President Disrespects the Flag at Military Base

[GoldenBoy89]

I can only imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth had it been President Obama.

And that's without him picking on athletes and calling them names for improper displays of patriotism....

 

[TLK Valentine]

What part of it applies to both military AND CIVILIANS - especially the COMMANDER IN CHIEF - don't you get.

I can only imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth had it been President Obama.

That's the beauty of the Internet -- one need not imagine... only remember:

FOXNews.com - Conservatives Say Obama Lacks Patriotism - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum

 

[Hank77]

Oh Lord. You wasted a vote on Jill Stein? And you're in here going on and on about Trump?

It's called being a conscientious voter.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

It's called being a conscientious voter.

I would say any vote that absolves you of responsibility for electing Trump was worth it.

 

[Christie insb]

Trump sits, talks through song lowering the flag at military base amid NFL anthem controversy

The next time we have a presidential election I want someone who is a lawyer and a veteran. Of course I am almost 60 and the number of men from my age down who were in the military are not very numerous.

 

[DaisyDay]

So it was done out of ignorance.

Got it.

He went to military school.

 

[Hank77]

He went to military school.

It probably didn't mean much to him when he was in school so it was easily forgotten. He had no desire to be in the military.

 

[DaisyDay]

It probably didn't mean much to him when he was in school so it was easily forgotten. He had no desire to be in the military.

No, but he liked the pomp and ceremony.

 

[Shiloh Raven]

I would say any vote that absolves you of responsibility for electing Trump was worth it.

My conscience is clear. There is no way I would have voted for either him or Clinton. I still think they are both vile and corrupt. I thought it was a sad time for America since these two candidates were the best their political parties could produce to officially nominate for president. Concerning Trump, if he was the best candidate the religious GOP could produce to represent them, then I can only guess that gaining political power and sustaining that power was more important to them than anything else in their life, perhaps even more important than their spiritual beliefs, values, and moral convictions.

 

[cow451]

Trump isn't a uniformed service member. So, how is that disrespect on his part?

Didn’t read the whole link, huh. Read the whole article in the OP link and you get the information about what a civilian should do.

 

[cow451]

So? That doesn't mean it was disrespect on the part of Trump. He's not a uniformed service member and he was in the middle of an interview. Maybe there was a time limit on the interview. There could've been a million things. Again, this is petty. It's sad to me that people watch every move he makes, waiting for a single slip up (which this wasn't) so they can go report it to the world.

The interview was more important. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[cow451]

I am sorry for my constant defense of Trump.

There is a difference between regretting being caught versus repenting (having a true change of heart).

 

[AirPo]

Trump isn't a uniformed service member. So, how is that disrespect on his part?

Wow, I usually just skim post and I still got that answer.

 

[AirPo]

Don't expect Trump supporters to see it that way.

Too late to point that out.

 

[AirPo]

He went to New York Military Academy. I think he knew what that song was and what it meant. He's not a uniformed officer, so he wasn't required to stand and salute. Come on with this petty crap already.

Supporting Trump's crap is the petty crap.

 

[AirPo]

So it was done out of ignorance.

Got it.

Anything else would be shocking.

 

[AirPo]

No, you only want to see a snub. There was no snub.

Might have to agree with this. Trump is too ignorant to know that what he was/wasn't doing was a snub.

 

[AirPo]

What patriotic duty? What part of UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS don't you get?

The part where he did not stand with hand on heart. i.e. the snub.
It's really that simple.

 

[AirPo]

You're being deliberately petty and difficult. You know there is no duty here. There was no 'supposed to' about it. He wasn't a uniformed service member.

Actually there is. It's spelled out in the OP. So who is really the one being petty and difficult? Your mirror has the answer.

 

[Shiloh Raven]

Might have to agree with this. Trump is too ignorant to know that what he was/wasn't doing was a snub.

I can concede that this may be true about Trump being too ignorant to know what he's doing. I thought I could reconsider my thoughts on Trump's intellect after I read articles like these.

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