Posted on 10/22/2017 8:37:27 AM PDT by rktman
Since retired Gen. John Kelly became White House chief of staff, news outlets have portrayed him as the disciplinarian sent to impose order over an unruly President Donald Trump. Kelly rejects that scenario -- when it comes to taming, he has other fish to fry.
To wit, at Thursday's press briefing, Kelly tongue-lashed the usually feisty White House press corps so relentlessly that in 18 minutes he reduced the usually swaggering scribes and talking heads into shamed silence.
After Kelly slammed reporters for taking a "sacred" moment -- the notification of family when a military member is killed in action -- and turning it into a cable-news chew toy, after he pointed out the thankless toil of the 1 percent of Americans who serve in the military and after he directed members of the media to raise their hands if they knew any Gold Star families, Kelly offered one final salvo.
"We don't look down upon those of you who haven't served," Kelly closed. "In fact, in a way, we're a little bit sorry because you'll never have experienced the wonderful joy you get in your heart when you do the kind of things our servicemen and women do. Not for any other reason than they love this country."
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Here’s some of the lib crap post tongue lashing:
...the usually feisty White House press corps....
The author must be attending Putin’s press briefings. The White Hut press Corp is about as feisty as a bowl of over cooked spiggitti...and just about as smart.
The herd is never gonna understand Trump, Kelly, decency, etc.
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The libtards could contain themselves no longer. They finally dropped that facade lie about “we respect the military.” They’re out in the open now. Fire mission!
FFE. Fire for effect.
Media, talking heads, show hosts, online blowhards, and small minded idiots that can't see beyond their noses...
You all have witnessed what the Kenyan has done to Our Country, what the Kenyan has done to the Black Community...and then we wonder why they still vote for a slimy, lying, sneaky, gross DEMOCRAT...because they want the ‘freebies’ in life, good heavens if they had to go out and earn a living...
Do you see intelligent Black Community people acting like this? No...Condi Rice, Colin Powell, Ben Carson and a lot of others, they are well educated, and speak so you can understand them, they don't sit on their butts and live like a ‘junk yard dog’...
DEMOCRATS ARE AT FAULT FOR ALL OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH AMERICA TODAY!!!
You musta forgot about a bunch of turncoat gopE assclowns. Unless you’re grouping them in with the dementocrats.
What’s the difference between RINO’s; GOPe’s and DEMOCRATS?
NONE!!!
“....he reduced the usually swaggering scribes and talking heads into shamed silence.” Would God they had the intelligence and decency to ever BE ashamed or embarrassed. But they were merely conniving other outrageous thing to say. They are brute beasts which somehow learned to speak and operate a computer keyboard.
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It’s been awhile.
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That was an awesome press conference. Kelly is amazing!
I did not see the briefing, but someone emailed me about the movie Kelly recommended, Taking Chance.
http://time.com/4990259/john-kelly-taking-chance-military-death/
Had not heard of it, but I’m not a movie guy. Dialed it up on Amazon Prime last night.
If anyone cannot stand for the national anthem after watching that movie, they don’t belong in this country.
That would describe Ms. Wilson who started this for exactly that reason.
Watched the replay from the briefing. The press should be but won’t be ashamed of themselves. Kelly did mention the movie during his talk to the ungrateful assclowns.
Anyone have the actual video of the briefing and the General’s rebuke?
Someone has it. It wasn’t a rebuke as much as a matter of fact “presentation” and defense of DJT and his handling of the phone call. Hope someone has it readily available.
...because the Lying Leftist Media certainly doesn't.
If I wasn’t fighting a deadly tooth right now I’d look on YouTube for it.
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