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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 11:41:51 GMT -6
Bad timing, just doesn't seem to cover it lol : www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7618109/Pete-Davidson-plays-terrorist-thanks-Trump-making-ISIS-great-SNL-cold-open.htmlSNL has poked fun at Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria by having cast member Pete Davidson play a recently-freed member of ISIS who thanks the President for ‘bringing back jobs for terrorists’. Alec Baldwin returned to the program to play the Commander-in-chief in the sketch, which took place at a fictional Trump rally in New Mexico. ‘And where are you from?’ Baldwin asks Davidson’s character after inviting him up onto the stage. ‘ISIS!’ Davidson responds. ‘I was a prisoner in Syria until last week when you freed me, so I just wanted to say, thank you for bringing jobs back to ISIS. He then cheers: ‘I promise that I will make ISIS great again!’ Baldwin, as Trump, responds: ‘Terrific. What that great guy. ISIS is back in a big, big way, folks. And we love that, don’t we?’
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 11:45:42 GMT -6
The MSM won't mention this, but former President Obama released the ISIS leader President Trump just killed: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/10891700/Iraq-crisis-the-jihadist-behind-the-takeover-of-Mosul-and-how-America-let-him-go.htmlThe FBI “most wanted” mugshot shows a tough, swarthy figure, his hair in a jailbird crew-cut. The $10 million price on his head, meanwhile, suggests that whoever released him from US custody four years ago may now be regretting it… …Well-organised and utterly ruthless, the ex-preacher is the driving force behind al-Qaeda’s resurgence throughout Syria and Iraq, putting it at the forefront of the war to topple President Bashar al-Assad and starting a fresh campaign of mayhem against the Western-backed government in Baghdad. On Tuesday, his forces achieved their biggest coup in Iraq to date, seizing control of government buildings in Mosul, the country’s third biggest city. Coming on top of similar operations in January that planted the black jihadi flag in the towns of Fallujah and Ramadi, it gives al-Qaeda control of large swathes of the north and west of the country, and poses the biggest security crisis since the US pull-out two years ago… …“This guy was a Salafi (a follower of a fundamentalist brand of Islam), and Saddam’s regime would have kept a close eye on him,” said Dr Michael Knights, an Iraq expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “He was also in Camp Bucca for several years, which suggests he was already considered a serious threat when he went in there.” That theory seems backed by US intelligence reports from 2005, which describe him as al-Qaeda’s point man in Qaim, a fly-blown town in Iraq’s western desert. “Abu Duaa was connected to the intimidation, torture and murder of local civilians in Qaim”, says a Pentagon document. “He would kidnap individuals or entire families, accuse them, pronounce sentence and then publicly execute them.” Why such a ferocious individual was deemed fit for release in 2009 is not known. One possible explanation is that he was one of thousands of suspected insurgents granted amnesty as the US began its draw down in Iraq. Another, though, is that rather like Keyser Söze, the enigmatic crimelord in the film The Usual Suspects, he may actually be several different people.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 11:49:23 GMT -6
So, the Washington Post eulogized the brutal leader of ISIS who was killed:
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 11:55:19 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 11:59:52 GMT -6
Another former Obama sycophant criticizes President Trump.
James Winnefeld, a Navy Admiral who served as Barack Obama’s Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday morning and said he was worried about Trump’s “piling on” humiliation of ISIS and Baghdadi.
If you look back at the bin Laden raid, we treated his body with respect that is due under Islam,” he said.
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Post by kingswitz on Oct 27, 2019 12:09:07 GMT -6
Another former Obama sycophant criticizes President Trump. James Winnefeld, a Navy Admiral who served as Barack Obama’s Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday morning and said he was worried about Trump’s “piling on” humiliation of ISIS and Baghdadi. If you look back at the bin Laden raid, we treated his body with respect that is due under Islam,” he said. What was left of his body? After detonating his vest like the coward he was, most of it was pink mist.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 12:12:28 GMT -6
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) released a statement Sunday on the U.S. raid in northern Syria Saturday night that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi that criticized President Trump over his handling of the raid and the fight in Syria. In contrast in 2011, then House Minority Leader Pelosi gushed with praise for President Barack Obama and his administration over the U.S. raid in Pakistan that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The statements also feature telling distinctions in Pelosi’s attitude about no U.S. troops being killed in the respective raids. www.speaker.gov/newsroom/102719the death of Baghdadi. “Americans salute the heroism, dedication and skill of our military and our intelligence professionals and acknowledge the work of our partners in the region. We are relieved that no U.S. personnel died in this daring raid. “The death of al-Baghdadi is significant, but the death of this ISIS leader does not mean the death of ISIS. Scores of ISIS fighters remain under uncertain conditions in Syrian prisons, and countless others in the region and around the world remain intent on spreading their influence and committing acts of terror. “This month, the House passed a joint resolution on an overwhelmingly bipartisan 354-60 basis which rejects President Trump’s green-lighting of Turkish aggression into Syria against our Kurdish partners, and calls on him to present a clear strategy to defeat ISIS. The House must be briefed on this raid, which the Russians but not top Congressional Leadership were notified of in advance, and on the Administration’s overall strategy in the region. Our military and allies deserve strong, smart and strategic leadership from Washington.” Pelosi statement on Obama and the killing of bin Laden dated May, 2, 2011. www.speaker.gov/newsroom/pelosi-statement-president-obamas-announcement-osama-bin-laden“The death of Osama bin Laden marks the most significant development in our fight against al-Qaeda. I salute President Obama, his national security team, Director Panetta, our men and women in the intelligence community and military, and other nations who supported this effort for their leadership in achieving this major accomplishment. It is a testament to the professionalism of our dedicated national security professionals that no American lives were lost in this operation. “As we approach the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I hope that today’s action provides some comfort to the 9/11 families who lost loved ones in the devastating attacks on our shores. “Though the death of Osama bin Laden is historic, it does not diminish our relentless pursuit of terrorists who threaten our country.” Note that when it comes to observing that no U.S. personnel were killed in either of the raids, Pelosi credits the Obama administration’s “professionalism” for their safe return while under Trump’s leadership she is “relieved” no troops were killed.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 13:45:17 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 13:46:14 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 13:50:39 GMT -6
The Times of London called al-Baghdad "A promising young footballer and a student of the Koran who became a terrorist, mass murderer and the world's most-wanted man." The absurd headlines have also sparked a new hashtag - #WaPoDeathNotices - in which Twitter users envision similar obituaries for terrible people.
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Post by kcrufnek on Oct 27, 2019 14:03:49 GMT -6
And while saying this, she was doing this for her daughter: freebeacon.com/politics/waters-pays-daughter-56k-more-from-campaign/Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) ontinues to pay tens of thousands of dollars from her campaign's coffers to her daughter for running a slate mailer operation while other debts remain untouched, filings show. Waters's campaign committee disbursed $56,000 to the congresswoman's daughter Karen during the third quarter, according to the committee's most recent filings. The committee's payment to Karen reduced some of the accrued debt owed to her for running a slate mailer, or endorsement mailer, operation for the campaign. At the end of 2018, the campaign reported being $183,000 in the red to Karen. Since that time, it has steadily chipped away at the debt, bringing the amount currently owed down to $52,000. As Waters has continued to pay her daughter from her campaign's coffers, other committee debts have remained untouched. #PutinsPlatform lol
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Post by kcrufnek on Oct 27, 2019 14:08:00 GMT -6
As opposed to Obama spiking the ball and getting a flag for excessive celebration after the death of Bin Laden? Or maybe after his and Joe's bragging we had a coptor full of SEALS shot out of the sky? Fuck these people. We need more information. We need it all. Wait, that's too much information.
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Post by kcrufnek on Oct 27, 2019 14:09:13 GMT -6
Another former Obama sycophant criticizes President Trump. James Winnefeld, a Navy Admiral who served as Barack Obama’s Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday morning and said he was worried about Trump’s “piling on” humiliation of ISIS and Baghdadi. If you look back at the bin Laden raid, we treated his body with respect that is due under Islam,” he said. Did they ask him if the freak was wearing his Kobe jersey at the time of his death?
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 17:22:36 GMT -6
Former Obama White House photographer Pete Souza posted about a White House photo of President Trump in the situation room during the Baghdadi raid, insinuating the photo was staged based on the reported time of the raid in Syria Saturday and the metadata embedded in the photo.
The Trump photo was originally posted Sunday morning by senior Trump adviser Dan Scavino with a two-part caption listing those in the photo, “President Trump is joined by VP Mike Pence, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, left; Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army General Mark A. Milley, and Brig. Gen. Marcus Evans, Deputy Director for Special Operations……on the Joint Staff, at right, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in the Situation Room of the White House monitoring developments as U.S. Special Operations forces close in on notorious ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s compound in Syria with a mission to kill or capture the terrorist.”
Souza noted, “The raid, as reported, took place at 3:30PM Washington time. The photo, as shown in the camera IPTC data, was taken at “17:05:24″.”
White House reporter Andrew Feinberg followed Souza’s leading post and accused Trump of staging the photo, “One of these photos is staged. @petesouza’s photo was taken from the corner of the room since he was trying to stay out of the way. Everyone in the @realdonaldtrump photo is looking straight at the camera, the photographer would‘ve blocked the screen Obama et al were looking at”
After lighting a fire online insinuating the photo was staged, Souza tried to walk it back over several tweets, finally saying after nearly two hours, “Just to be clear, I didn’t say it was staged. Trump himself said he didn’t arrive to the Situation Room until “around 5pm”. So it’s definitely possible the photo was taken during the raid.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 17:25:38 GMT -6
Given that Adam Schiff is a leaker and a consumate liar,(still waiting on his hard evidence of Trump & Russia that he stated he had three years ago to appear), so President Trump did the right thing by leaving him in the dark about the special operations raid.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 17:27:59 GMT -6
For those who don't catch the reference, it is in regards to the last meeting Pelosi & Democrat leaders had with President Trump & then they stormed out because they wanted to show they were "resisting" President Trump.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 17:30:02 GMT -6
Nick Paton Walsh is the Senior International Correspondent for CNN. Walsh won two Emmy’s for his coverage on ISIS so he is very familiar with the absolute barbarity of the murderous group.
On Sunday following President Trump’s statement on US forces killing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Walsh compared US President Donald Trump to ISIS.
Nick Paton Walsh: There were lots of moments during Donald Trump’s speech which jarred to some degree. It is extraordinary how the communications were managed. It was a long trail ahead of him actually releasing details, explicit details, some of it which sort of echoed frankly the crudeness you would often expect to hear from ISIS about the whimpering, screaming Baghdadi penned down in a sealed tunnel killing himself and his three children. It was sort of disturbing to hear to some degree.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 17:52:15 GMT -6
So, the WaPo changed their title due to the backlash they received:
Which led to wide spread mockery on social media. Here are some examples:
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 18:02:36 GMT -6
One has to wonder about the legal ramifications for New York once this story breaks out? www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/10/27/nyc-exports-homeless-across-country-without-telling-receiving-cities/New York City is spreading its homeless crisis across the nation by quietly sending homeless people to other cities in the U.S., all without giving the receiving cities a heads up. The city has deployed local homeless families to 373 cities across the U.S.— from Honolulu to Louisiana— with a year’s worth of rent as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Special One-Time Assistance Program,” without alerting local officials in those cities, the New York Post reported.nypost.com/2019/10/26/nyc-homeless-initiative-sends-people-across-us-without-telling-receiving-cities/The Post reported that city taxpayers spent $89 million on rent to ship 5,074 homeless families—or 12,482 individuals— out of the city since the program started in August 2017.The families, initially housed in the city’s shelters, were sent to 32 states and far-flung locales such as Puerto Rico. The city also doled out money for travel expenses through another city taxpayer-funded program called Project Reconnect, but there was no word on how much the city spent on this program. The Department of Homeless Services defended the high costs of the program, saying that housing the homeless in city-run shelters costs $41,000 per family per year compared with the average yearly rent of $17,563 to transplant families elsewhere. Even though the agency claims it is saving money, the cities on the receiving end of the program are reportedly not happy. Newark city spokesman Mark Di Ionno said that the city—home to 1,198 families who are part of the program— is “in the process of passing an ordinance to ban New York from sending us SOTA clients.” New York’s state senate also opened an investigation into New York City’s program to ship the homeless to cities in upstate New York. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, 63,839 men, women, and children in New York City slept in homeless shelters for the night in January 2019.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 21:06:57 GMT -6
Less than 24 hours ago the US military under the leadership of President killed the leader of the Islamic State the crowd at Nationals Park booed President Trump on Sunday at Game 5 of the World Series.
The crowd of wealthy DC liberals then started chanting, “Lock him up!”
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 21:11:32 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/10/27/donald-trump-nationals-astros-world-series-booed-lock-him-up/President Donald Trump was met with loud boos and a “lock him up” chant at game five of the World Series Sunday between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros. The president and first lady Melania Trump were shown on the big screen early on in the game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., but did not receive a warm reception from the local crowd. The crowd can be heard booing and chanting “lock him up” on videos. (RELATED: Washington Nationals Snub POTUS, Invite Prominent Anti-Trump Chef To Throw First Pitch At World Series) WATCH: Trump and Melania are attending the game with a group of congressmen, including Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, and North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows. The Nationals notably did not invite the president to throw out the first pitch, instead giving that honor to celebrity chef Jose Andres, a frequent critic of the president.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 27, 2019 21:17:46 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/10/27/yg-kicks-fan-off-stage-for-refusing-to-yell-fck-donald-trump/California rapper YG booted one of his fans off stage, moments after inviting him up, on Saturday night after the fan refused to yell “fuck Donald Trump” into the microphone. “Get him off stage. Fuck up outta here. He a Donald Trump supporter. Get his ass out of here,” reacted YG after a fan refused to yell the profane refrain about President Donald Trump into the microphone. The incident reportedly took place at the Mala Luna Music Festival on Saturday evening. The encounter was also caught on video. “I don’t know if I want to shake your hand,” said YG after inviting the fan on stage. “Hey, listen. I spotted you out in the crowd. I asked if you fuck with Donald Trump. You say you don’t know. So since you don’t know, I need you to make up your mind tonight.” The term “fuck with” is slang commonly used to describe when somebody “enjoy something to a certain degree,” according to UrbanDictionary.com‘s “top definition.”
“I need you to say your name. I want you to state your name, because I know your mamma, your daddy, your grandma, your grandfather’s watching,” said the rapper. “I want you to state your name, and yell, ‘fuck Donald Trump.'”
When the fan refused to state his name and curse the president, the rapper shoved him away, demanding that the fan “get outta here.”
“No, you won’t?” reacted YG. “Get his ass outta here. Get him off stage. Fuck up outta here. He a Donald Trump supporter. Get his ass outta here.”
In 2016, the rapper invited fans on stage to take sticks and beat a piñata bearing the likeness of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
YG is also the same rapper behind the song “Fuck Donald Trump.”
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Post by kcrufnek on Oct 27, 2019 23:07:49 GMT -6
So, the WaPo changed their title due to the backlash they received: Which led to wide spread mockery on social media. Here are some examples: I've been reading these all day. Fucking gold.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 28, 2019 0:53:55 GMT -6
When Trump announced he would be attending a possible Game 5 on Sunday, the Nationals announced Trump antagonist chef Jose Andres would throw out the ceremonial first pitch for that game. (Trump had already said he was not interested in throwing the first pitch.)
That was followed by a report the team owners did not want to sit with Trump and quietly let it be known he should not ask them to do so.
At the game Sunday night, Trump was loudly booed by the wealthy D.C. swamp rats in attendance who also chanted, “lock him up”, even though just the day before a raid in Syria ordered by Trump had led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
And what happened then? The Houston Astros stomped the Nationals 7-1 to send it back to Houston for a Tuesday game leading the series 3-2. Lesson repeated again, President Trump's opponents tend to be bit by massive amounts of Karma when they attack the President for political bs.
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 28, 2019 1:00:49 GMT -6
Why should he? Obama is not in political office, etc. Also, it is very telling that Democratic leadership was not notified about this raid & there were no leaks about it either. Interesting coincidence there. www.dailywire.com/news/susan-rice-complains-that-trump-should-have-informed-obama-about-killing-isis-leaderFormer National Security Adviser and documented liar Susan Rice complained on Sunday that President Donald Trump did not inform former President Barack Obama about the raid in which ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed. “Well obviously it’s a major milestone and it’s one that we all should be welcoming quite plainly, but it doesn’t mean that the fight against ISIS is over. And it doesn’t mean that we can declare mission accomplished, and just walk away,” Rice said. “What we’ve seen time and time again in this part of the world is that when the pressure is relieved on terrorist organizations, whether al-Qaeda or ISIS, they are able to reconstitute. So we need to be vigilant. We need to maintain a minimal presence in order to ensure that the pressure stays on ISIS and they don’t come back roaring.” “Do you know, was President Obama informed of the death of al-Baghdadi by the administration?” Brennan asked. “There’s no reason why I should know. There is a tradition of common courtesy of presidents informing their predecessors of things of significance like this,” Rice responded. “Since the White House seemingly didn’t feel it necessary to inform the leadership of the intelligence committees on a bipartisan basis, I’m quite confident that they didn’t do the normal protocol with respect to predecessors either.” Rice continued by saying that Trump should have informed Obama “as a matter of courtesy,” despite the fact that Obama holds no power in government anymore and was not needed for any of the decision-making that went into authorizing the raid to get al-Baghdadi. WATCH: Rice has been in the news recently after appearing on a far-left podcast where she repeatedly called Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) a “piece of s**t.” “Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice called Senator Lindsey Graham a piece of s*** during the recording of a podcast episode,” The Daily Mail reported. “The short clip shows Rice’s outburst as a preview for this week’s episode of ‘Pod Save the World,’ where the panel discuss the 2012 Benghazi controversy.” “He’s been a piece of s***,” Rice said. “I said it, I said it, da s***. Finally. He’s a piece of s***.” “In the weeks immediately after the [Benghazi] attack, Republicans, often led by Lindsey Graham, accused Rice, who was U.S. Ambassador to the UN at the time, of ‘misleading the public’ with her representation of the situation,” The Daily Mail added. “Rice had claimed that the jihadist military action was not premeditated and told the public that the attack had evolved from a protest. This was all later found to be false. “ Graham responded to Rice last week on Fox News, saying, “Everything she touched turned to a piece of crap, national security-wise. It does bother me that the person who lied about Benghazi is still relevant. Here’s her greatest hits: The Iran nuclear deal, withdrawal from Iraq, the rise of ISIS. At the end of the day, the Rwanda genocide, the Syrian red line. The bottom line is I hope the American people will remember that it’s Susan Rice and Barack Obama who brought you ISIS, who gave the Ayatollah $150 billion, and at the end of the day, if she doesn’t like me, I must be doing something right.” WATCH:
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Post by kcrufnek on Oct 28, 2019 1:28:30 GMT -6
I don't know who disgusts me more - Rice or Brennan. She's a slimy ass piece of dung.
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Post by kcrufnek on Oct 28, 2019 1:38:00 GMT -6
When Trump announced he would be attending a possible Game 5 on Sunday, the Nationals announced Trump antagonist chef Jose Andres would throw out the ceremonial first pitch for that game. (Trump had already said he was not interested in throwing the first pitch.) That was followed by a report the team owners did not want to sit with Trump and quietly let it be known he should not ask them to do so. At the game Sunday night, Trump was loudly booed by the wealthy D.C. swamp rats in attendance who also chanted, “lock him up”, even though just the day before a raid in Syria ordered by Trump had led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. And what happened then? The Houston Astros stomped the Nationals 7-1 to send it back to Houston for a Tuesday game leading the series 3-2. Lesson repeated again, President Trump's opponents tend to be bit by massive amounts of Karma when they attack the President for political bs. But let's kick out the people wearing Betsy Ross shirts and people displaying signs supporting the people of Hong Kong.
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Post by kcrufnek on Oct 28, 2019 1:39:39 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Oct 28, 2019 11:39:04 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/10/28/rankin-veteran-brother-not-shake-mcconnell-hand-cummings-funeral/The man who refused to shake the hand of Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell at the funeral of late Rep. Elijah Cummings has spoken out, defending his decision to snub the majority leader. Bobby Rankin, talking to the Washington Post on Monday, accused McConnell of withholding veteran aid to his deceased brother who died from cancer last October. (RELATED: Elijah Cummings’s Friend Snubs Mitch McConnell At Memorial Service) “When I saw Mitch McConnell, all I saw was my brother’s face,” Rankin said. “Elijah Cummings reached across party lines trying to help my brother get his military benefits, and Mitch McConnell was one of the persons he reached out to.” “I could not put my hands in the man’s hand who refused to help somebody who served his country. I couldn’t do it, because I was thinking about my brother,” he continued. Rankin can be seen skipping over McConnell as he goes down a line shaking hands with Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. McConnell praised the late Baltimore representative in a speech during the funeral Friday. “He celebrated its victories, sought to advocate for its needs, and worked to heal its wounds,” McConnell said, according to Newsweek. “He knew there was only one reason why a son of sharecroppers, a child who had literally had to bear the injuries of bigotry, and segregation, could graduate from law school, and eventually chair, a powerful committee in Congress. “Only one reason, because principle leaders had fought to give kids like him a chance,” McConnell added.
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Post by kcrufnek on Oct 28, 2019 16:54:46 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2019/10/28/rankin-veteran-brother-not-shake-mcconnell-hand-cummings-funeral/The man who refused to shake the hand of Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell at the funeral of late Rep. Elijah Cummings has spoken out, defending his decision to snub the majority leader. Bobby Rankin, talking to the Washington Post on Monday, accused McConnell of withholding veteran aid to his deceased brother who died from cancer last October. (RELATED: Elijah Cummings’s Friend Snubs Mitch McConnell At Memorial Service) “When I saw Mitch McConnell, all I saw was my brother’s face,” Rankin said. “Elijah Cummings reached across party lines trying to help my brother get his military benefits, and Mitch McConnell was one of the persons he reached out to.” “I could not put my hands in the man’s hand who refused to help somebody who served his country. I couldn’t do it, because I was thinking about my brother,” he continued. Rankin can be seen skipping over McConnell as he goes down a line shaking hands with Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. McConnell praised the late Baltimore representative in a speech during the funeral Friday. “He celebrated its victories, sought to advocate for its needs, and worked to heal its wounds,” McConnell said, according to Newsweek. “He knew there was only one reason why a son of sharecroppers, a child who had literally had to bear the injuries of bigotry, and segregation, could graduate from law school, and eventually chair, a powerful committee in Congress. “Only one reason, because principle leaders had fought to give kids like him a chance,” McConnell added. So is there truth to this story? I didn't know anything about it. Cummings was a crook and a piece of crap. I don't care what letter is by his name.
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