▲ 416 ▼ Veterans groups hit back at J.D. Vance for claiming Tim Walz had 'stolen valor' (www.rawstory.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MagicShel@programming.dev 83 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) 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. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup. I guess referring to veterans as "suckers" and "losers" didn't sit too well with many of them. Imagine that! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aaron@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Let's be fair, the "suckers" and "losers" he referred to were only those who died permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago ... or got captured or won a Medal of Honor or didn't vote for him (probably). permalink fedilink source parent [–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) He's the best ever at everything though. Nobody has ever seen anything like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] teamevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup. I guess referring to veterans as "suckers" and "losers" didn't sit too well with many of them. Imagine that! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aaron@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Let's be fair, the "suckers" and "losers" he referred to were only those who died permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago ... or got captured or won a Medal of Honor or didn't vote for him (probably). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aaron@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Let's be fair, the "suckers" and "losers" he referred to were only those who died permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago ... or got captured or won a Medal of Honor or didn't vote for him (probably). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago ... or got captured or won a Medal of Honor or didn't vote for him (probably). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) He's the best ever at everything though. Nobody has ever seen anything like it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] teamevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] teamevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago 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. permalink fedilink source parent