We Love A Parade

[Chucko]

I think POTUS is doing a great job considering all the flak he gets and will give him a pass if he messes up now and then.

Now he is floating the parade idea which is fine, but I cannot imagine the cost of a decent military parade in DC.

i thing he is out of bounds on this one. I would just let the dippy little countries have theirs and the US can have little local parades which are nice and still would give us a sense of pride..

I do like to watch the goosestepping N Koreans do their thing though.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...rld-bulls.html

[Ret10Echo]

Love the military? Then don't torture the troops with the pain and absolute clown-show that such an event would be.

Been there done that during my time in Berlin.... It's NOT fun.

Instead of screwing over the troops just invite them to Mar-a-Lago for a weekend.



C

[Box]

I have had friends from the 82d that have shared horror stories of All-American week. 15,000 paratroopers doing a division run, division review - I am willing to bet that just the threat of a yuge parade in DC has troops in the eighty-deuce quivering in their jump boots right about now.

I don't think the POTUS is a bad guy for floating the idea. A couple of four-day weekends or a paid vacation during spring break would be a much nicer way of praising the troops for their hard work and sacrifice. For fuck sake, we have gay pride parades, vagina hat protests, womens rally, immigrants rights, promise keepers, and even the 400,000 folks that participated in the million man march...
...and suddenly the POTUS is a bad guy because he wants to do what he thinks is something good for the military.

Why is this?

The American-Left cannot get enough of Emmanuel Macron's 'little-frenchman' in their collective mouths and this idea of a parade didn't happen until after Macron hosted the POTUS during the Bastille Day celebration and Macron just hosted another Bastille Day. Trump was 'inspired' by his visit with Macron and enjoyed the bastille Day ceremonies.
-So, liberals can be inspired by a self-proclaimed socialist, but when the POTUS is inspired by the same guy and now then wants to showcase the US military, the American left becomes apoplectic.

Why is that?

Call them what you will - but the French have been one of our dearest allies for the entire time we have been a nation. The French HELPED us win our freedom from England and even though we have our spats, they still maintain good relations with us. They have been celebrating Bastille Day like this for over a century.

A military parade through Washington DC might be a bit hokey and un-needed, but it hardly deserves all of the bad press.


Lets try a little experiment - lets get a celebrity to speak ill about the next LGBT, Vagina Hat, Sanctuary City, or Not-My-President parade and see how much support the same kind of disruptive shit gets...
...as far as those in the media referring to a military parade as something indicative of a third world dictatorship - those folks can eat fuck, and go shit themselves.

Our Soldiers. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen are not part of a third world dictatorship. Any talking head on TV that suggests otherwise should be tarred and feathered in the town square.


...but seriously, lets not have a parade, military parades are gay - and not in the new-age-liberal-chic kind of way - servicemembers don't need the hassle - they'd be a lot better off with some free tickets to a theme park.

[Golf1echo]

A compromise maybe? How about a military operation into Washington DC....kind of like what the Democrats did only different, more overt.

Let's face it those involved with the coup aren't going to round up themselves.

[Box]

Originally Posted by Golf1echo

"How about a military operation into Washington DC....

Indeed - after all, the oath does have that little bit about obeying the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed above me - all enemies foreign and domestic, yada yada yada..........

[ddoering]

Originally Posted by Golf1echo

A compromise maybe? How about a military operation into Washington DC....kind of like what the Democrats did only different, more overt.

Let's face it those involved with the coup aren't going to round up themselves.

That is probably what the Dems are afraid of.

[Ret10Echo]

Originally Posted by ddoering

That is probably what the Dems are afraid of.

That's OK. We'll invite the Brits...

[Badger52]

Originally Posted by Golf1echo

A compromise maybe? How about a military operation into Washington DC....kind of like what the Democrats did only different, more overt.

I like it, all except for the pink font.

[Pete]

Got this to say about parades - more fun to watch than to be in.

[Golf1echo]

Originally Posted by Badger52

I like it, all except for the pink font.

That's the feign leak a big scary parade roster and route, as ddoering indicated there wouldn't be many rats in that ship. Pick them up at their mansions, secret meetings, and foundations... To make a statement have the National Guard do it on the Macron's visit, they gave us the Statue of Liberty. Now let's see that deck of cards

Here is a little visual:
https://o4anews.com/gop-house-rep-fi...fbi-officials/

[bblhead672]

Originally Posted by Golf1echo

A compromise maybe? How about a military operation into Washington DC....kind of like what the Democrats did only different, more overt.

Let's face it those involved with the coup aren't going to round up themselves.

Perhaps the 82nd Airborne could jump into DC, run over to 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW and arrest everyone there for crimes and misdemeanors. Then parade them all down to Andrews AFB to await their turn for extended vacation in Gitmo.

[PSM]

Originally Posted by bblhead672

Then parade them all down to Edwards AFB...

That would be a hell of a parade across the country. May I suggest Andrews AFB?

Pat