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bluewater

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16. Let's elect a Democratic President who will be Commander-in-Chief

Reply to cwydro (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 31, 2019, 12:38 PM

Aug 2019

And get all politics out of the uniformed military.

None of this whataboutism.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Oh, hell. RWers are caling for disciplinary action against Army Nat'l Guard major at Biden rally [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2019 OP

Let me see if I get this straight......................right wingers, see below picture ........ turbinetree Aug 2019 #1

Do you really want uniformed military officers endorsing political candidates? bluewater Aug 2019 #2

Yeah, gotta agree there. cwydro Aug 2019 #3

Yes. Have to draw a hard line... bluewater Aug 2019 #8

I'd agree only if the military hadn't been allowing troops to show political support for Trump. I'm highplainsdem Aug 2019 #7

They should definitely be disciplined too. No politics in the uniformed military. bluewater Aug 2019 #10

But they haven't been. And if the major is, then the message being sent to the troops is that highplainsdem Aug 2019 #13

Whataboutism? Sorry, but no politics in the uniformed military. bluewater Aug 2019 #15

Magat troop display was allowed. It is not whataboutism, it's double standard. n/t MarcA Aug 2019 #20

No politics in the uniformed military. Zero tolerance. bluewater Aug 2019 #22

It should not be allowed. Period. cwydro Aug 2019 #14

Let's elect a Democratic President who will be Commander-in-Chief bluewater Aug 2019 #16

Hell to the yeah. cwydro Aug 2019 #17

I agree. When I saw that I cringed. Blue_true Sep 2019 #25

Agreed Bradical79 Sep 2019 #31

She can't do that exboyfil Aug 2019 #4

Major Ginger Tate is a she Polybius Aug 2019 #11

Thanks - I have corrected it exboyfil Aug 2019 #12

I'm a Biden supporter who spent over 10 years as a Naval Officer. LincolnRossiter Aug 2019 #5

Thank you exboyfil Aug 2019 #9

Well said. bluewater Aug 2019 #18

..👍🏼 uponit7771 Sep 2019 #26

The way it should be because it needs to be. Hortensis Sep 2019 #32

Can't blame them for this one Polybius Aug 2019 #6

This has been the rule for a very long time. mn9driver Aug 2019 #19

Not in uniform...a vet. pecosbob Aug 2019 #21

Hopefully she is punished the same as the soldiers in Germany! whistler162 Aug 2019 #23

There is no doubt that she should be punished. Blue_true Sep 2019 #27

Oh No.. I didn't even think about Cha Aug 2019 #24

It would seem she wanted to give him a coin she'd been waiting to give to the Obama/Biden team. YOHABLO Sep 2019 #28

Why do they hate our military? Iggo Sep 2019 #29

I don't know... myohmy2 Sep 2019 #30