jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoVeterans groups hit back at J.D. Vance for claiming Tim Walz had 'stolen valor'www.rawstory.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1420arrow-down16
arrow-up1414arrow-down1external-linkVeterans groups hit back at J.D. Vance for claiming Tim Walz had 'stolen valor'www.rawstory.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareMagicShel@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up82·edit-23 months agoIf you’re going to swiftboat someone, you have to set up the swiftboaters, too, not just expect them to be with you. Trump has done nothing to ingratiate himself with the military, and they’ve been a much softer right wing block for him after 2016.
minus-squareThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·3 months agoYup. I guess referring to veterans as “suckers” and “losers” didn’t sit too well with many of them. Imagine that!
minus-squareaaron@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-23 months agoLet’s be fair, the “suckers” and “losers” he referred to were only those who died
minus-squareÆnima@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 months ago… or got captured or won a Medal of Honor or didn’t vote for him (probably).
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 months agoHe’s the best ever at everything though. Nobody has ever seen anything like it.
minus-squareteamevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoI mean he is the biggest asshole narcissistic windbag I’ve ever seen, and he lies more too
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down3·3 months agoThey still have the New York Times. Rest assured that they’ll be banging the drum, making insinuations about Walz’ service record until November 7.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoDo the republicans run hit ads in the NYT? I would figure they consider that a liberal rag, and that anyone reading it would already be a decided voter.
If you’re going to swiftboat someone, you have to set up the swiftboaters, too, not just expect them to be with you.
Trump has done nothing to ingratiate himself with the military, and they’ve been a much softer right wing block for him after 2016.
Yup. I guess referring to veterans as “suckers” and “losers” didn’t sit too well with many of them. Imagine that!
Let’s be fair, the “suckers” and “losers” he referred to were only those who died
… or got captured or won a Medal of Honor or didn’t vote for him (probably).
He’s the best ever at everything though. Nobody has ever seen anything like it.
I mean he is the biggest asshole narcissistic windbag I’ve ever seen, and he lies more too
They still have the New York Times. Rest assured that they’ll be banging the drum, making insinuations about Walz’ service record until November 7.
Do the republicans run hit ads in the NYT? I would figure they consider that a liberal rag, and that anyone reading it would already be a decided voter.