" same. The "seditious six," as Secretary Pete Hegseth called the lawmakers who appeared in that video, deserved to be mocked. It's not hard to envision how Trump might have made Kelly into a laughingstock. Instead, he's making him into a martyr.

If this is the sort of "retribution" the president previewed on the campaign trail last year, it's not going to deter his critics. Worse, it indicates to persuadable voters that Trump's priorities are profoundly misplaced at a time when the public is losing patience with his administration's failure to rein in consumer costs. And so far, the revenge tour has produced no scalps of objective consequence.

The whole enterprise has been a costly waste of time."

I think that sums it up nicely.

" Ooooo, and with a "National Review" rationalization for the military to obey illegal orders"

Your reading comprehension skills are terrible if that's your takeaway.

Neither Crow or Slotkin could name any illegal orders given.

" That's not the point."

Then what is the point? Trying to weaken chain of command?

Since they can't point to any illegal orders given this is a stupid political stunt that is condescending to the troops.

#22. I am not aware of our military arresting anyone or engaging in police activity.

Again, the video has no point.

#27 it's interesting that you think you found illegal orders yet the lawmakers who put together this video are saying no illegal orders were given.

" A federal court has ruled that President Trump's use of the National Guard"

Well ... ...

" Applicability: The law applies to the Army and Air Force, but not the National Guard. "

From Alexandrite's link:

" The injunction was granted, blocking Trump from "deploying or requesting the deployment of any members of the National Guard to the District of Columbia;" however, the order is stayed for 21 days while the ruling faces an appeal. This means that the current deployment will remain in effect until at least Dec. 11"

If this gets shot down on appeal I'll gladly acknowledge Alexandrite's argument. Given how many lower court rulings against Trump that have been overturned on appeal ... I'll wait for the appeal ruling.

#41. Toth said absolutely nothing which has become your SOP.

Toth = you

" So if this "revenge tour" had produced "scalps of objective consequence," you'd be OK with

Insofar if those scalps of consequence got a fair trial and became scalps via the legal process. "Nobody is above the law." Or is it (D)ifferent for you depending on who is breaking the law? We all know the answer to that question.

" You a barely contain your hopefulness that it gets overturned."

I don't care As long as the process is properly followed let the chips fall where they may. If the NG cases is dismissed on appeal - fine. If appeals finds that the NG ruling in the lower court is improper? Fine. Per usual you are projecting, but then you are a little bitch so nobody is surprised.

" There he is. I knew it wouldn't take long before this pathetic unAmerican b(*&^ started carrying their water.

#49 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-11-25 10:11 AM | FLAG: "

Carrying water? That would be you. This video to the troops was and remains a stupid political stunt without a point.

From JPW's Reuters link:

" The troops are authorized to detain people who pose a threat to federal personnel or property, but only until police can arrest them. Military officials are not allowed to carry out arrests themselves"

So, if troops are protecting a federal building (federal buildings were repeatedly targeted in 2020) according to JPW they can't do anything. If a couple of guys start helping Molotov cocktails at them and the building they have been tasked with protecting, they just have to stand there and do nothing. It's as if JPW wants these buildings burned down just as was attempted numerous times in 2020.

The "point" is nonsensical. Nobody on the left would have shrugged off a video like this if it were 6 Republicans during the Obama presidency.

" 2) Burning Federal buildings are not of any over-whelming concern at the moment"

Gee, I wonder why that is?

"#76 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-11-25 01:21 PM | FLAG: "

STFU, loser. Summer 2020 was just over 5 years ago. You probably tugged away to all of the violence. I was mortified and in LA efforts were being made to jump-start a 2.0 version. But it got squelched, much to you furious chagrin.

Point is while left wing losers like yourself probably want to memory hole it a lot of people remember it all too well and welcomed measures taken to prevent that from happening.

" It has a point, Gutes Deutsch"

Only in your---------- addled brain.

" Yawn. As usual, you swallow everything they give you and go back for more.

You've been wrong about everything. And will continue to be if you keep your head up Trump's a&^.

#73 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-11-25 01:17 PM | FLAG: "

You are seriously dumb. You comment on stuff all of the time that you are clueless about. You didn't get summer 2020 2.0? Too effing bad. Go sit in a corner and cry about it.

#86

Liar.

" This dumbf*&^ just can't keep his idiot mouth shut.

#88 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-11-25 01:51 PM | REPLY"

Take responsibility for being upset that a repeat of summer 2020 was stopped / never got sufficiently going.

" Is this where you compare over 11,000 protests (93% of them peaceful) to ONE day in ONE city (100% violent, using the same barometer) in January, 2021???

#94 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2025-11-25 02:22 PM | FLAG: "

Why do you always trivialize the violence of 2020

" POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-11-25 03:02 PM | REPLY | FLAG:"

You didn't even address what I said. Because you can't. You don't want to be openly supportive of the 2020 violence but it's pretty obvious you do.

#108 ppl er usual, you are pulling crap out of your balloon knot.

" The number of trumpers who cried "the cities are burning!". They all seem totally intact to me"

Approximately $2 billion in property damage. More than 2 dozen people killed. Over 1500 police officers injured.

" You're pretending all the protests from 2020 were violent"

No im not.

" 103 why would I address your strawman bulls^*+.

#106 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-11-25 05:13 PM | FLAG: "
I

Its annoying, isn't it?

#124. I understand how you cherry pick statistics.

But much is worse - 1 killed J6 protester or over 2 dozen "collateral damage killings" during the 2020 riots. How about the amount of property damage and livelihoods lost? $2 billion vs $10 million?

This has gotten to be so circular ... .

I thought the J6 riot was really bad. You come across as the 2020 riots were just some tomfoolery. And to the extent they were bad it was all RW agitators. Of course Dems and their allies have such an established track record of setting up bail out fund programs for RW rioters. Even their VP pimped it.

But, here we are. Back at square one.

You never, ever convey anything about the 2020 riots other than romanticize, trivialize or 100% blame your perceived political foes.

It's so incredibly dishonest.

BTW - how many of the Tea Party protests were violent back when that was a thing?

" 11,000 protests were based on something sadly true.

#137 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2025-11-26 11:10 AM | FLAG: "

Faulty logic. So as long as Danforth approves the cause rioting is A-ok? Further, it was not based on a truth. And even further, the man who killed Floyd was arrested, charged, convicted and was sentenced to decades in prison. THAT is Justice.

" So $180,000 per occurrence (which doesn't pass the smell test, unless you're counting police pay) versus $10 million"

Per occurrence. The J6ers only rioted one time. And as you studiously ignored, let's add the Tea Party protests into the mix.

" Why is it that while the J6ers only rioted one time, we keep hearing of news stories where these very people have been arrested since their pardons - in some cases - for heinous, violent crimes?"

Obviously, some of them are criminals.

" Plus, these J6ers were responsible for beating LEO with American flag poles"

Which is absolutely terrible.

"and were responsible for the death of Brian Sicknick"

A BS claim; a politically motivated claim. He died the following day of a stroke.

" I don't understand why the J6ers are such heroes to you"

They're not. I e never made any such claim. You are repeatedly demonstrating that your reading comprehension is terrible.

" Then what's your problem with reminding the military of that"

It's condescending and insulting to pretend that they don't already know that.

#159. You don't give a rip about police officers. They are political cannon fodder for you and nothing more.

You probably laughed when retired cop David Dorn was murdered.

" Why are you defending and/or completely excusing the murders of LEO on January 6th?"

Because there weren't any. The only person killed on J6 was Ashli Babbit. And she wasn't murdered. It was LEO justifiable use of lethal force.

#163

You were doing just fine until this:

" who sneers and laughs and excuses and denigrates LEO like Brian Sicknick"

Absurd. How about we both stop with the stupid straw man stuff?

"
#164 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2025-11-26 01:35 PM | FLAG: "

#169, You are so boring. You just repeat yourself over and over and over.

"#175 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2025-11-26 01:52 PM | FLAG: "

Your life is a text book example of PTSD.

You are a beta cuck incel who was bullied by the nerds when you were a kid and your ex wife left you for a trailer park dweller with a mullet and 5 inch dong.

That is a lifetime of nonstop emasculation which undoubtedly induces PTSD. In a vacuum I'd feel sympathy. The problem is instead of self reflection on how you can be a better person you continually double down on all of the terrible personality traits that caused you to be a human punching bag in the first place.

" If our Senators cannot speak their minds none of us have that right anymore

#171 | POSTED BY TOR AT 2025-11-26 01:45 PM | FLAG: "

I agree. But it's a two way street. They are free to speak their minds and we are free to criticize and mock them when we feel they say stupid things.

#182. I've got you pegged perfectly. If you worked at being a better person I'd have sympathy for your lifelong emasculation. But you don't and in your bitterness you constantly lash out. It's a mentally unhealthy way to deal with your issues.

"In what way do I need to be a better person? I'm curious as to what that means to you

Be specific

#186 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2025-11-26 02:26 PM"

Well, I'll start by listing some of the things that you do very poorly.

1. How you express yourself. You frequently go off on blood rage tantrums that are purely driven by negative emotions. A couple of examples would be your reaction to Chevron being overturned (you made a bunch of catastrophic predictions and none of them have materialized) and taking out Iran's nuclear facility.
2. How you view others. On multiple occasions you've said only two possibilities for the ~ 75 million people who voted for Trump. They are stupid or they are evil. That's it. No other possibilities. Principled disagreement? Nope, not possible. Voting for the lesser of two evils? Nope. Stupid or evil. That's it.
3. (this builds off #2), How you characterize others. "----" "MAGA scum" over and over again. You come across as a self-perceived know-it-all who basks in self-perceived moral superiority.
4. Overall nastiness. Like how you want to take glee in the anguish and sorrow Republican parents would have if one of their kids were to die of cancer. Pissing on Charlie Kirk's corpse while it was still warm.

This is FAR from a complete list, but it's a start.

#200 Im confident that plenty of witnesses can attest that Trump did not fire any weapons when this occurred.

#204. You validated everything I said, and then some.