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And you AOC are a Jackass.
And not knowing what a boy is vs a girl, she has qualified herself as a Democrat nominee for the Supreme Court.
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Politics/Government / Re: Live Thread>>Senate Confirmation Hearings
« Last post by mystery-ak on Today at 06:41:37 pm »
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With friends like San Fran Nan your really really don't need any enemies.  The only person she didn't cross was Hitlery.  And that was only because she knew she would wind up hammered like Paulie..... or dead.
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As part of his sentence, McMains must pay $378,380.82 in restitution to the VA, $357,847.80 in restitution to the SSA and $43,451.56 in restitution to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,

I would hope that some interest would be tacked on there as he most certainly made some during his theft over the past 15+ years.

Also, I suspect that there are many other similar cases of fraud that will need to see the light of day.
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Military/Defense News / Last D-Day C-47 Pathfinder Pilot Dies at 102
« Last post by rangerrebew on Today at 06:37:14 pm »
Last D-Day C-47 Pathfinder Pilot Dies at 102
Jan. 14, 2025 | By David Roza

Lt. Col. David Hamilton, the last surviving C-47 pilot who flew pathfinding paratroopers into France during the 1944 D-Day invasion, died Jan. 5 at the age of 102.

Hamilton was born in Watford, England, in 1922 and lived in Paris until he and his family moved to New York City when he was six years old. His father flew in World War I and his older brother was a pilot with United Airlines, so when Hamilton joined the U.S. Army Air Forces on Dec. 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, his goal was to fly.


It took a few years, but in early 1944 the newly-trained C-47 transport pilot arrived in England, where his substantial amount of instrument flying experience earned him a slot in the Pathfinders, a special unit of 20 C-47 crews forming up ahead of the D-Day invasion.

The Pathfinders carried about 300 Pathfinder paratroopers just two hours ahead of the larger invasion of approximately 13,000 paratroopers. The ground troops’ goal was to mark landing zones and drop zones to guide in the other aircraft.

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/last-d-day-c-47-pathfinder-pilot-david-hamilton-dies/
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The Shameless Richard Blumenthal
Guy Benson


During yesterday's confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sprung something of a pop quiz on President-elect Trump's nominee.  The Senator asked if Hegseth knew how many Americans currently serve in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.  Hegseth nailed two of the three, and was in the ballpark of the third.  Having failed to induce the nominee into flunking his test, Blumenthal went on to assert that Hegseth lacks the necessary experience to lead an institution as vast as the Department of Defense -- diminishing his credentials as "communication skills" worthy of a spokesperson role, rather than a cabinet secretary:


https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1879202312477909279

Whatever you think of this line of questioning (I wonder how many members of that committee could have answered accurately), and regardless of your thoughts on Hegseth's nomination (I strongly recommend watching his opening statement to understand why so many rank-and-file warriors are vociferously supporting his confirmation), let's take a moment to talk about this particular inquisitor.  It feels like something of a sick joke that Blumenthal sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee at all.  He's certainly in no position to lecture anyone else on military matters or to sit in judgment of decorated war fighters.  Why?  Because unlike Hegseth and many others, Blumenthal was never a war fighter himself.  That's not unusual, of course; most Americans are civilians.  But most Americans did not lie about it for their entire adult lives and political careers until they got caught.  The New York Times busted Blumenthal years ago:

    At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut rose and spoke of an earlier time in his life. “We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam,” Mr. Blumenthal said to the group gathered in Norwalk in March 2008. “And you exemplify it. Whatever we think about the war, whatever we call it — Afghanistan or Iraq — we owe our military men and women unconditional support.” There was one problem: Mr. Blumenthal, a Democrat now running for the United States Senate, never served in Vietnam. He obtained at least five military deferments from 1965 to 1970 and took repeated steps that enabled him to avoid going to war, according to records.

    The deferments allowed Mr. Blumenthal to complete his studies at Harvard; pursue a graduate fellowship in England; serve as a special assistant to The Washington Post’s publisher, Katharine Graham; and ultimately take a job in the Nixon White House. In 1970, with his last deferment in jeopardy, he landed a coveted spot in the Marine Reserve, which virtually guaranteed that he would not be sent to Vietnam...What is striking about Mr. Blumenthal’s record is the contrast between the many steps he took that allowed him to avoid Vietnam, and the misleading way he often speaks about that period of his life now, especially when he is speaking at veterans’ ceremonies or other patriotic events. Sometimes his remarks have been plainly untrue.


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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2025/01/15/the-shameless-richard-blumenthal-n2650545
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Editorial/Opinion/Blogs / Epic Failures of Incompetent Leaders
« Last post by mystery-ak on Today at 06:36:32 pm »
January 15, 2025
Epic Failures of Incompetent Leaders
By Eileen Griffin-Ray

The crisis of leadership unfolding in California is not an anomaly. It is part of the American cultural shift that prioritizes “safe spaces” and feelings over reality and functionality. The slow slide into incompetence that has cost American lives and livelihoods has been progressing for many years.

America is watching entire neighborhoods of Los Angeles burn to the ground. During this unprecedented crisis, everyone involved is expecting leadership.

When residents of Los Angeles first looked for leadership, they discovered that their mayor, Karen Bass (D), was out of the country. Bass was on a “diplomatic mission” attending the inauguration of Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama.

Why would the mayor of a large city with wide-ranging challenges and issues leave the country just as warnings were being issued about a windstorm with serious potential consequences? One must question her understanding of her role as leader.

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https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/epic_failures_of_incompetent_leaders.html
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