"In June of 1775, the Continental Congress created a unified Army out of the Revolutionary Forces encamped around Boston and New York, and named after the great George Washington, commander in chief. The Continental Army suffered a bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown.
"Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do, and at Fort McHenry, under the rocket’s red glare it had nothing but victory. And when dawn came, their star-spangled banner waved defiant."
Trump lives in their head.
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Hard for Trumpies to grasp, I suppose.
If only Trump could laugh at himself. Covefe!
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How much as adlib? How much was just bad writing? How much was just misreading?
For amusement purposes only, not to start impeachment proceedings!
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If anyone cares enough, they can search the transcript and then listen to the speech at the link.
For example, where Albany says he said, "Our Army manned the air," the transcript at the link says [inaudible] and if you listen, the mic cut out for a split second and it is garbled (and he started misreading after that).
But, to be fair, when the mic cuts out on the president, his opponents should always feel free to put any word in his mouth that they can criticize later.
Link: https://factba.se/transcript/donald-trump-speech-july-fourth-lincoln-memorial-july-4-2019
You can clearly hear that he said "I am Putin's love slave..."
Enjoy your evening Ned!
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You would have to be a limo lib to find that funny.
Ignorant buffoon.
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It is funny, and totally fair game. (I have to say, though, that the chances that Albany thought it was funny, as opposed to thinking that Trump really thought there were airports...50/50.)
with GB in 1812.
Or, is it possible he was listing a series of events, from the Revolutionary War, to the War of 1812, to the Civil War? What are the words you use for people who make mistakes like this? "Ignorant buffoon?"
You really think he knew there was another war in 1812? Answer honestly.
one right after the other. But you, Frank L, insists that Trump must think that the first two examples were the same war. Why do you think that? Do you have any basis for that belief other than your desire for that belief to be correct?
And if you do believe that, do you also think that Trump also believes that Pork Chop Hill was from the Revolutionary War? If not, why not?
For people like you, Trump will have to insert a sentence between every other sentence: "For those who don't appreciate a stylistic march through history, I now have to explicitly note that my next sentence refers to the next major war in our history." But, don't you think it would be a tedious speech if he had to say that over and over and over again just because one guy in the country can't figure out what a period and a pause means, because his partisan derangement forces him to misinterpret things?
It’s real simple. Do you believe he knew that we had fought a second war with GB in 1812?
Do you believe he even knew in what War pork chop hill happened?
There is no reason to think he thought the wars were the same war. Read the transcript. You're making shit up, and then pretending I dodge an important question when I basically said once, and strongly implied another time, that you would have to be an ignorant buffoon to think that he (and his speech writer) thought they were the same. Do you think he thought Ft. McHenry and Antietam were different wars? If so, why do you think that? If not, why?
Regarding Pork Chop Hill...yeah, I think he knew, since he named the war in his speech in the sentence in which he mentioned Pork Chop Hill. Why would you ask such a silly question?
Do you think he knew in which war Alvin York fought?
I would also bet money that he didn’t know we had two wars with GB when he was saying those words.
But that’s right he was from Kenya and not expected to know. Heard that a lot as well.
Link: https://forum.uhnd.com/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=2&msgid=294875
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I was responding to Chris who was harping on a Trump gaffe while excusing Obama.
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I bet if you were posting or twatting anywhere then you led with it.
You were still bringing it up years later which is even worse. His post was the day after it was said.
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It's just not as funny several years after the fact.
The first paragraph strikes me as a slightly misread teleprompter. But there is no way whoever wrote that speech could have mixed up the War of 1812 and the Revolutionary War.
Harmless stuff and great entertainment.
But he disappointed critics who had warned that Trump, the first president in decades to make a keynote speech on the July 4 holiday, was hijacking the celebration to bolster his own political standing and attack Democratic rivals.
Instead, in a trickling rain, he uncharacteristically avoided talking about himself and his political detractors. He repeatedly ascribed a singular greatness to the country, declaring it "the most exceptional nation in the history of the world."
"Today, we come together as one nation with this very special Salute to America. We celebrate our history, our people, and the heroes who proudly defend our flag -- the brave men and women of the United States military!" he said.
Link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-producer-president-makes-july-4th-own-show-200916773.html
We were talking about a part of his speech that was historically inaccurate. I don't think anyone is questioning the patriotism or enthusiasm of his speech.
What planet do you live on?
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