Posted on 08/30/2018 8:07:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
· President Trump tweets that joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea would be suspended as a gesture of goodwill toward North Korea, while warning that the exercises could relaunch “far bigger than ever before” if he wants them to
· At least 1,500 people pay their final respects to Sen. John McCain at the Arizona state Capitol. McCain died of brain cancer last Saturday at age 81.
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THE LEAD STORY - WAR GAMES OFF … FOR NOW: President Trump on Wednesday tweeted that there was “no reason” for joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, dubbing them costly while describing his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as “very good” and “warm” … However, he signaled that he could restart them if he wanted to, promising they would “be far bigger than ever before.” The president tweeted a White House statement, in which he said he believed the rogue regime was experiencing “tremendous pressure from China” amid “trade disputes” with the U.S. Simultaneously, North Korea was acquiring “considerable aid” from China, which “is not helpful,” Trump continued.
The statement went on to insist that any issues between the U.S. and China would be taken care of by Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who have a “very strong” relationship....
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1,500 people in a state he served for decades? Seems like a small number to me versus all the hoopla in the mainstream media.
Seems every time I’ve turned on to TV, the reporting is about McCain. I don’t believe the people are much interested. I wonder what the ratings are from programs pushing McCain’s death.
Trump must preempti the nuclear north before they kill millions of Americans.
This is like the second coming of the Soviet Union. The elite praise some recently dead apparatchik, who receives a full state funeral and accolades. The proles say little and act sullen.
I don’t believe the people are much interested.
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The media is interested and desperately wants us to be interested. But again, the media is misreading and/or ignoring the sentiments of viewers.
Many people saw McCain as a vindictive and spiteful egomaniac, and the classless way he went out just reinforced this view of him.
He’ll only be missed by his new fans in the media.
We aint done “respicting” juan just yet.
McCain was a commissar and party member in high standing of the Politburo. Kind of like Stalin lying in state.
“The media is interested and desperately wants us to be interested.”
It will be quite interesting to see how few people actually show up. While over 100,000 people came to honor Reagan, I wouldn’t be surprised to see relatively few come for McCain, it might be embarrassing if the line is so short there could be gaps. Could the powers that be do something to slow those exiting so the line stays full?
Wonder what the going rate is to pay people to be in line? They could do a Rommel like in Tripoli when the parade tanks frove around the back and into the parade again.
Arizona's "dear leader."
The number of commoners waiting to piss on his grave is greater than his number of LSM rump swabs ..
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