Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army (ret.), talks with Rachel Maddow about how important it is to service members to know that their leadership values them and their service and won't leave them behind, even if they're killed — a message Donald Trump will have a hard time conveying with credibility. Aired on 09/04/2020.
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Trump Disdain For Military Service Damages Morale Of Those Serving | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
🍀Good luck for us all🍀
Please vote!
Amen
Just when you think Trump could not go any lower.
TheBuck StopsHere ummm I’m do not support dumbo donnie! I’ve made great decisions in my life, and 2 of them are my amazing kids! Another amazing choose was to dump dumbo donnie and ride the blue wave 🌊 🌊 🌊 right into the WH….. thank you and goodnight! PS no need for me to go to Russia. I’ll leave that up to dumbo donnie and family!
MrBobcattech cool! We’ll be ridin the blue wave baby! Blue wave right into the WH
Biden 2020 🇺🇸💙🌊🌊🌊🌊
@Kathy M YIPPY! I’ve got my favorite crayola’s ready to fill out my mail in ballot (since Drumpf invented the rona in his evil lab). I’ll be sending it in first thing Nov 4th!
The sheep’s here lol it’s too much hahhaha
Yes we can all see that. His name is Dazai
Things money can’t buy : Respect. Morals. Trust. Patience. Class. Common sense. Dignity. Integrity , Character..
@Samuel A, maybe because what you post are outright LIES!
@Michael Keeys lol your hate clouds your judgment but I’m prob a Russian bot not a voter from Texas lol
@Michael Keeys Acquitted President Donald J. Trump on the two articles of impeachment
lol Trump Derangement Syndrome TDS
@Michael Keeys lol “Russia” like Obama said in 2012 THE COLD WAR IS OVER lol
@Samuel A, No hate here, just knowledge, your ignorance is on full display here! Who Acquitted him? The Supreme Court CAN NOT overrule an Impeachment unless it has been found to be UnConstitutional! While the Chief Justice rules over impeachment proceedings of presidents, they are restricted to following the Senate rules and procedures in the handling of the trial, and can’t overrule those rules and procedures.
As I said, Impeachment is a purely political matter, one of the powers assigned solely to Congress.
Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution has the clause…
“The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”
Article 1, Section 3 has the clause…
“The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two-thirds of the Members present.”
Note the word “sole”. Meaning SCOTUS cannot overturn. Impeachment is one of the checks and balance powers granted solely to Congress.
And SCOTUS has ruled on the issue before, saying they can’t make rulings against any impeachment process as long as the Senate followed their rules.
Can the supreme court override the Senate’s ruling in an impeachment case against the president?
No, in the case of Nixon v. United States, 506 U.S. 224 (1993), related to the impeachment and Senate conviction of federal judge Walter Nixon, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that impeachment is a “nonjusticiable political question” and not subject to judicial review. https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/article-2/56-judicial-review-of-impeachments.html
You sir just have a problem with facts! You prefer to believe and spread lies!
Don’t let your morale to be tarnished JUST GO OUT AND VOTE!
goodhttps://youtu.be/0AcMp9JJ8q0H
Ba Doai enough with your reposting.
Trump 2020!!!!
4 keys to prevent Trump from rigging our votes:
1. Check your voter registration status NOW.
County clerks in Republican districts across the country fraudulently purge voter rolls of legitimate Democrat voters prior to each election. In the 2014 mid-term election, I arrived at my local polling station only to discover I was no longer registered to vote, even though I had been a resident of my county and living at the same address for seven years. I was forced to cast a “provisional ballot,” which I suspect was not counted in the final vote tally. Since then, I have always verified my voter registration status well ahead of upcoming elections to ensure I have time to re-register in case of any Republican shenanigans.
2. Vote early.
In Republican states, there will no doubt be attempts to suppress voter turnout in Democratic districts by limiting the number of polling stations and reducing polling hours. This will likely be under the guise of protecting voters and polling workers from Covid-19 exposure.
Laws no doubt vary by state. In Texas, voters must vote at their designated polling location on Election Day. However, during the early voting period, voters can vote at any open polling location in their county of residence. This makes it more difficult for Republicans to target Democratic districts for poll closures and restricted hours. Find the early voting laws for your state, and vote as early as possible. This will point you in the right direction: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/early-voting-in-state-elections.aspx
3. Use no-excuse absentee voting in states where it is available.
“No excuse absentee voting” means you can request an absentee ballot from your state or county election official for any reason. Currently, 29 states offer no excuse absentee voting, including the most important swing states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If your state is on this list, request an absentee ballot and mail it no later than October 20th to ensure it is received and counted: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
Mail in ballots can be dropped off at your local election board in most cases, or authorized ballot boxes at various locations in your state. That will lighten the burden on the Post Office that Trump has kneecapped.
To New Yorkers: New York State has Republican districts. Due to COVID-19, the legislature recently passed several bills to make it easier to request an absentee ballot. The date was moved up so you can request one today. You can use COVID-19 as a reason. For more information see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-law-sweeping-election-reforms#_blank
4. Do NOT waste your vote.
Yes, my fellow Americans, I am also frustrated by the two-party system, and I understand the appeal of underdog third-party candidates. You must realize, however, that a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively a vote for Trump. Don’t believe me? Just look at the numbers. Two states, Florida and Wisconsin, tipped the Electoral College for Trump in 2016. Trump won Florida by 113,000 votes and Wisconsin by a mere 23,000 votes. The top two third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, captured 271,000 combined votes in Florida and 137,000 combined votes in Wisconsin. According to exit polls, the overwhelming majority of these votes were from disenfranchised Liberal voters who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton. Joe Biden is not my preferred candidate (“Bernie/Warren 2020” was my dream ticket). Nevertheless, *we must be united in taking back our country* and make America thrive again. Please share this message as often as possible from now to Election Day. Say “NO” to another four years of fascism.
Flush the turd on November the 3rd! 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💩
Anyone with an IQ over 40 that believes this FAKE ATLANTIC ARTICLE IS TRULY MENTALLY SICK!!!!
I’m A 76 year old veteran with stage four cancer call agent orange please god let me live to vote blue all the way. I was in the AIR FORCE form 1963 to 1967
Thank you for your service, sir. I believe God will bless you and keep you healthy long after you vote blue..
Yes, God will allow you to be here to vote and continue to share in the Victory long after!
Let me put my hand on top of your hand and may I ask the Lord from my heart and kindness that he gives you your wish and to let you know that you are valued For Your Love of a country and its people. May the Lord guide and be with you to give you strength to be able to do your vote. Amen
My Son is a 27 year old disabled veteran I cry for him when is not around he says he is no hero Hero’s didn’t get to come home God Bless our Brave Soldiers
They proved trump never said it. Now where are all of you mouth peices at now?
@Eric Gatlin they tried to get his base to abandon ship, now they are targeting Veterans! These ppl are evil! Projecting their beliefs towards President Trump…the Democrats are racist, bigots, hypocritical and hate Veterans! Look how the Obama administration desecrated the military and treated our great veterans! This party needs to be crushed and destroyed.. should have happened after the civil war. It has been a disgrace since it’s inception!
@Erick Borling nope
@Bert Johnson yeah no one wants to reply now lol!!!
Yeah Democrats are worthless as can be. And yes probably pure evil. Republicans are greedy but most of them aren’t evil. You see I said most of them lol!!! But Trump he’s America’s last hope.
I like generals who believe in a free press. Thank you to ALL of our military. You deserve our utmost respect.
Please vote!
4 keys to prevent Trump from rigging our votes:
1. Check your voter registration status NOW.
County clerks in Republican districts across the country fraudulently purge voter rolls of legitimate Democrat voters prior to each election. In the 2014 mid-term election, I arrived at my local polling station only to discover I was no longer registered to vote, even though I had been a resident of my county and living at the same address for seven years. I was forced to cast a “provisional ballot,” which I suspect was not counted in the final vote tally. Since then, I have always verified my voter registration status well ahead of upcoming elections to ensure I have time to re-register in case of any Republican shenanigans.
2. Vote early.
In Republican states, there will no doubt be attempts to suppress voter turnout in Democratic districts by limiting the number of polling stations and reducing polling hours. This will likely be under the guise of protecting voters and polling workers from Covid-19 exposure.
Laws no doubt vary by state. In Texas, voters must vote at their designated polling location on Election Day. However, during the early voting period, voters can vote at any open polling location in their county of residence. This makes it more difficult for Republicans to target Democratic districts for poll closures and restricted hours. Find the early voting laws for your state, and vote as early as possible. This will point you in the right direction: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/early-voting-in-state-elections.aspx
3. Use no-excuse absentee voting in states where it is available.
“No excuse absentee voting” means you can request an absentee ballot from your state or county election official for any reason. Currently, 29 states offer no excuse absentee voting, including the most important swing states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If your state is on this list, request an absentee ballot and mail it no later than October 20th to ensure it is received and counted: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
Mail in ballots can be dropped off at your local election board in most cases, or authorized ballot boxes at various locations in your state. That will lighten the burden on the Post Office that Trump has kneecapped.
To New Yorkers: New York State has Republican districts. Due to COVID-19, the legislature recently passed several bills to make it easier to request an absentee ballot. The date was moved up so you can request one today. You can use COVID-19 as a reason. For more information see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-law-sweeping-election-reforms#_blank
4. Do NOT waste your vote.
Yes, my fellow Americans, I am also frustrated by the two-party system, and I understand the appeal of underdog third-party candidates. You must realize, however, that a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively a vote for Trump. Don’t believe me? Just look at the numbers. Two states, Florida and Wisconsin, tipped the Electoral College for Trump in 2016. Trump won Florida by 113,000 votes and Wisconsin by a mere 23,000 votes. The top two third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, captured 271,000 combined votes in Florida and 137,000 combined votes in Wisconsin. According to exit polls, the overwhelming majority of these votes were from disenfranchised Liberal voters who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton. Joe Biden is not my preferred candidate (“Bernie/Warren 2020” was my dream ticket). Nevertheless, *we must be united in taking back our country* and make America thrive again. Please share this message as often as possible from now to Election Day. Say “NO” to another four years of fascism.
Flush the turd on November the 3rd! 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💩
Anyone with an IQ over 40 that believes this FAKE ATLANTIC ARTICLE IS TRULY MENTALLY SICK!!!!
Hunter Biden Article from NBC and WSJ: 2014. 44-year-old Hunter Biden booted from the navy for using CRACK COCAINE.
Oct. 16, 2014, 5:51 PM MDT / Updated Oct. 16, 2014, 6:14 PM MDT
Vice President Joe Biden’s son was booted from the Navy Reserve because he tested positive for drugs, it was revealed on Thursday.
A U.S. official told NBC News that Hunter Biden was kicked out of the Reserve earlier this year after he failed a drug test.
The official said Biden failed the test in 2013, but he was not kicked out until Feb. 14 of this year. Senior U.S. officials told NBC News that Biden, 44, tested positive for cocaine. The Wall Street Journal first reported the incident.
According to one official, Biden’s dismissal from the Naval Reserves was not made public “because he was treated like any other sailor who fails a drug test and is thrown out of the Navy.” The official said the services do not routinely report such cases.
Biden was commissioned in the Navy Reserves in 2012 as an Ensign and was pursuing a public affairs track. He had to get a waiver because of his age at the time of his commissioning.
Vice-President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden walk in the Inaugural Parade January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC as Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States.David McNew / Getty Images, file
#Walkaway
— Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube
Trumps cocaine use is well documented.
If you are a military man/woman or come from a family who served and you vote for him in November…you deserve what you get
iAm ErgoProxy 1930 relative: if you are that dumb, you deserve what you get.
This news story is fake. Vote Trump 2020!!
BDiana9909 BD=🇷🇺🇷🇺💩💰 Know your English: there is no such thing as fake nz 🤣
BDiana9909 No such thing as fane nz– get a dictionary You are 🇷🇺🇷🇺💩💰. Go back.
DoD CORE VALUES: Duty, integrity, ethics, honor, courage, and loyalty. Air Force: Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. Army: Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage . . . something Trump knows NOTHING about.
BDiana9909 Bot 🤖 be gone. You’re affecting our patience. BIDEN 2020‼️🇺🇸❤️🤍💙👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Z. Deutch YESSSSS‼️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Trump is the man 👨
I’m Joe Message and I approve this Biden 🖕🏻
Anyone with an IQ over 40 that believes this FAKE ATLANTIC ARTICLE IS TRULY MENTALLY SICK!!!!
Whicker Boy Trump with the very same IQ has disrespected military personnel with his own disgusting and despicable mouth on national television. It’s morons like you who are blissfully ignorant of reality.
Magahats what’s the excuse this time? Again fake news?
Yes it is fake news. The author has his story is based on four anynmous sources, there are ten folks plus Bolton that are on record saying this is a hoax.
If this happen in 2018 why is he bringing the lie out two months before the election ? You sheep will believe almost anything.
Good luck to you in your road to the truth, “Real American”. This is a very real story … unfortunately.
@real american It takes valor, guts and integrity to repel and condemn atrocities said and committed by Coward Perverse Trump! Can you be a lower type of a coward? Yes! if you support him!
You can learn it from a bumper sticker–“Freedom isn’t free”.
@Peter T You are choosing to accept, as fact, the claim that Trump called everyone in the military suckers and losers based on anonymous sources while ignoring the first hand testimony of named sources going on the record testifying that these events never took place. You cite the provably TRUE claims in the article as evidence of the article as being truthful as a whole while ignoring the provably FALSE claim in the article: “President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn’t fly” and that the Secret Service wouldn’t drive him there. Neither claim was true.
Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain.”
Proven false by a released FOIA request that states the trip was, indeed, called off by the marine corp military aide to the president due to bad weather.
So, you accept as fact the things you want while ignoring evidence to the contrary. That is the definition of confirmation bias.
@MrBobcattech Oh for crying out loud.
One last try to get you to open your mind.
Trump has a history, a proven history, of insulting others who he has no respect for.
“Anonymous” sources made statements / claims, which have been confirmed by other news agencies, including FOX, and so the only anonymous part is that we the public don’t know their names.
Couple of things on this,
1) Trumps proven behaviour in calling whistleblowers TRAITORS and calling for retribution against them.
2) Trumps own use of “Anonymous” sources, for example all those “some people”, “lots of people” claims he uses.
3) The sources that made these claims are NOT anonymous to the reporter. He knows EXACTLY who they are.
4) All those named sources, Whitehouse officials and all, have a proven history of LIES. Not going to name them but remember this. 22,000+ LIES and MISLEADING statements in just 4 years.
At what point Bob does your intelligence say enough is enough?
Your comments here prove that you are STILL happy to be keep in the dark, lied to, by Trump. That’s ok I guess. You are the one who has to look at yourself in the mirror each morning. Me, well I have a bit more self respect than to accept constant lies as truth.
In any case, I’m done with you, you’re not worth any more of my time.
Anyone with an IQ over 40 that believes this FAKE ATLANTIC ARTICLE IS TRULY MENTALLY SICK!!!!
Eternal Freedom requires Eternal Vigilance .🇺🇸
MrBobcattech I’m goddess
Dear Rachel, I’m sorry for my comments. I have looked at further evidence and it seems that this is true.
@Michael Keeys Oh Mikey , grandma will be down there soon to cut the the crust off your grilled cheese.
Mary, you are a perfect example of being a wise individual, for you showed a strong moral code for admitting to a mistake. I wish more people could do this and say I am sorry. Bless you
@BDiana9909, the fake media? You mean those who don’t report what fits into your little box? Or those who don’t agree with the LYING TRUMP.
Michael Keeys actually the MSM lies constantly. Do your research although I know you won’t
@BDiana9909 and Fox News doesn’t is that right? Trump lies like it’s an involuntary bodily function, and morons like you eat it up like it’s the gospel truth.
GOD’S BLESSINGS TO ALL MILITARYl EVERYWHERE. 🇺🇸
Lynda Trones Thank you for your kind thoughts. Pay your taxes as real support.
@Roch Xavier ALWAYS.. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. DO NOT LET THIS PERSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE DIMINISH ANYTHING…HES A WORLD CLASS NOTHING HOPEFULLY ON HIS WAY TO FEDERAL PRISON!! TAKE GOOD CARE.
Lynda Trones THANK YOU ❤️🇺🇸
Thank you
Roch Xavier I am extremely hurt and sorry for the disrespectful disgusting words of Trump. *I Along with millions of others around the world truly appreciate everything you and all the women and men of the Armed Forces do to protect us. Thank you for everything that you do and I pray for God to keep and protect each and everyone of you when you put yourselves on the front in the name of the 🇺🇸*
This vote too important to “mail it in”. Vote in person if you are able.
BDiana9909 Biden 2020 trumpturd loser
@tigre tigre So any time he does something bad it’s “fake news” right? You’re brainwashed.
@Ke Nia most of the times, YES.
Anyone with an IQ over 40 that believes this FAKE ATLANTIC ARTICLE IS TRULY MENTALLY SICK!!!!
I am able to vote in person. And that’s exactly what I’ll do, no matter how long the lines are. Too important to pass up.
OUTSTANDING LEADER MAJ. GENERAL. Trump could use some proper competency and leadership education.
Man , that makes me think are we Blacks , Hispanics worth fighting for this Country ( dying ) unbelievable.
No, it is White America. You haven’t figured it yet ??
This may be the last time that we’ll be FREE to vote, so make sure you VOTE.
4 keys to preventing Trump from rigging our votes:
1. Check your voter registration status NOW.
County clerks in Republican districts across the country fraudulently purge voter rolls of legitimate Democrat voters prior to each election. In the 2014 mid-term election, I arrived at my local polling station only to discover I was no longer registered to vote, even though I had been a resident of my county and living at the same address for seven years. I was forced to cast a “provisional ballot,” which I suspect was not counted in the final vote tally. Since then, I have always verified my voter registration status well ahead of upcoming elections to ensure I have time to re-register in case of any Republican shenanigans.
2. Vote early.
In Republican states, there will no doubt be attempts to suppress voter turnout in Democratic districts by limiting the number of polling stations and reducing polling hours. This will likely be under the guise of protecting voters and polling workers from Covid-19 exposure.
Laws no doubt vary by state. In Texas, voters must vote at their designated polling location on Election Day. However, during the early voting period, voters can vote at any open polling location in their county of residence. This makes it more difficult for Republicans to target Democratic districts for poll closures and restricted hours. Find the early voting laws for your state, and vote as early as possible. This will point you in the right direction: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/early-voting-in-state-elections.aspx
3. Use no-excuse absentee voting in states where it is available.
“No excuse absentee voting” means you can request an absentee ballot from your state or county election official for any reason. Currently, 29 states offer no excuse absentee voting, including the most important swing states: Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. If your state is on this list, request an absentee ballot and mail it no later than October 20th to ensure it is received and counted: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-1-states-with-no-excuse-absentee-voting.aspx
Mail in ballots can be dropped off at your local election board in most cases, or authorized ballot boxes at various locations in your state. That will lighten the burden on the Post Office that Trump has kneecapped.
To New Yorkers: New York State has Republican districts. Due to COVID-19, the legislature recently passed several bills to make it easier to request an absentee ballot. The date was moved up so you can request one today. You can use COVID-19 as a reason. For more information see: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-law-sweeping-election-reforms#_blank
4. Do NOT waste your vote.
Yes, my fellow Americans, I am also frustrated by the two-party system, and I understand the appeal of underdog third-party candidates. You must realize, however, that a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively a vote for Trump. Don’t believe me? Just look at the numbers. Two states, Florida and Wisconsin, tipped the Electoral College for Trump in 2016. Trump won Florida by 113,000 votes and Wisconsin by a mere 23,000 votes. The top two third-party candidates, Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein, captured 271,000 combined votes in Florida and 137,000 combined votes in Wisconsin. According to exit polls, the overwhelming majority of these votes were from disenfranchised Liberal voters who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton. Joe Biden is not my preferred candidate (“Bernie/Warren 2020” was my dream ticket). Nevertheless, *we must be united in taking back our country* and make America thrive again. Please share this message as often as possible from now to Election Day. Say “NO” to another four years of fascism.
Flush the turd on November the 3rd! 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💩
@MrBobcattech DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, and those who are politically unaffiliated will crawl through glass to vote that authoritarian dictator-lover OUT of OUR WHITEHOUSE!
Remember what Hillary said after the 2016 election? “Americans are SO unhappy with the results of the election that it might be the LAST election we have.” A week later Michael Moore parroted the same stupid comment. Hillary was softening YOU up four years ago to believe we don’t need or want more elections. After she ran operations in Ukraine, Libya, Kosovo, Syria, to change the governments, Hillary believed she could do it in the US.
Oh, we are voting. Every last one of us. Count on it.
Trump 2020
That’s what Hillary told you after losing in 2016. Ever since Algore lost by 587 votes, the dems have been changing election law to win elections they cannot win.
People please take your voters ballots to your local voters registration office instead of mailing them
LOOK IT UP. That might not be the place. Find out where the official ballot drop box(es) are. They may be outside a local county gov’t building where the elections office is. Find out before so you’re not scrambling last second. Remember, you need that sweet justice and appropriate revenge for all the insults and attacks you’ve borne. YOU NEED IT. VOTE! Make us happy again.
@Erick Borling …will do! ✌️🇺🇸
Stop this vicious Democrat violence on Americans and America
We never leave a man behind!
These aren’t just words there a promise.
If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…and we will deserve it.
— A statement to the GOP from Lindsey Graham, 2016