Kamala Harris's VP Choice: Did She Make Her First Major Campaign Mistake?

[John Drake]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Are you having to go back that far to try and discredit the bloke.........🤔

You don't have to do that with your leader Trump, as you are well aware......🤣

 

What it proves is that this issue has been out there at least since 2018. All the component parts of the criticism Walz have been there for six years. This isn't some desperate smear thrown up just because Walz is a VP nominee. Trump isn't my leader. I've made that plain many times over. 

[herfiehandbag]

3 hours ago, susanlea said:

Still defending this crazy guy. Vance is the only normal one from the four. Walz is the most extreme.

Defining crazy, normal and extreme!

 

Oh the irony!

 

Do you read your posts before you press "post"?

[John Drake]

1 minute ago, sirineou said:

Do the math. How old is he?  How old was he in 2005 

 

Walz was about 41 or 42. Solidly middle aged.

[herfiehandbag]

2 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Trump isn't my leader. I've made that plain many times over. 

The least credible of hollow claims!

[Tug]

43 minutes ago, Keep Right said:

This cackling woman has been making major mistakes all her life. Choosing Tim Walz as her left wing VP just adds to those mistakes. I added a nice photo of Tim Walz's mugshot for your enjoyment.

Speeding dui reduced to reckless driving 200$ fine and court costs.trump sexual assault fined 34 felony convictions hes close to 500 million in judgments against him seems he can’t get bonded.thats not getting into defrauding his charity nor the fraud bilko university……..no comparison none……heck I’ve been arrested a few times when I was young nothing serious or criminal heck just makes Walt more a likable regular guy.

[Lacessit]

18 minutes ago, John Drake said:

From the people who know Walz best, his fellow Minnesotans.

 

 

Please tell us about your own military service, and the rank you attained, which gives you the right to pass judgment on others.

[transam]

3 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

What it proves is that this issue has been out there at least since 2018. All the component parts of the criticism Walz have been there for six years. This isn't some desperate smear thrown up just because Walz is a VP nominee. Trump isn't my leader. I've made that plain many times over. 

2005.............🤭

Now what was I getting up to in 2005, hmmmmm....😝

 

I wasn't even on here, or thinking about LOS in 2005...........😂

 

But Trump, wow, he has been up to loads of sh_t since 2005, his record, and future record will be out there for all to see........😱

 

Now if he became President, just imagine the p_ss taking and laughter around the world.............🤣

[transam]

2 minutes ago, Tug said:

Speeding dui reduced to reckless driving 200$ fine and court costs.trump sexual assault fined 34 felony convictions hes close to 500 million in judgments against him seems he can’t get bonded.thats not getting into defrauding his charity nor the fraud bilko university……..no comparison none……heck I’ve been arrested a few times when I was young nothing serious or criminal heck just makes Walt more a likable regular guy.

Yes, some here are really scraping the barrel, but like their hero Trump.....🤔

[John Drake]

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

Please tell us about your own military service, and the rank you attained, which gives you the right to pass judgment on others.

 

Who are you to contradict the two army sageants who composed that letter? Are you even an American?

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, susanlea said:

Kamala has a very thin skin. CNN website has a link showing her get angry at a few hecklers. She looks nasty. Underneath the silly laugh is a nasty person. China must be loving the prospect of her winning. 

I saw that video clip, and thought that she dealt with it well, so did the audience - they laughed so much that the heckler's shut up.

 

Now who was It who asked "security" to take heckler's out the back and beat sh!t out of them, oh yes, Donald Trump!

[LatPhrao]

Utter BS and load of crap. Whoever wrote this upside down screed is clearly churning for the MAGA crowd.  Every, every review for days by any credible new source of the Harris choice of VP has been completely opposite of this piece of garbage.   Flush twice. 

[sirineou]

Just now, thaibeachlovers said:

Not the people of the US then. She didn't win a single state when she entered the primaries.

err, wrong again ,

do you even know how delegates are appointed? 

it is an interesting subject and similar to the electoral college in the general election. 

Harris was selected to be the candidate,  in a similar  process that tramp got the nomination. 

 

[John Drake]

Walz appears to be a man who has/had an alcohol problem, who exaggerates his war record (or lack thereof), who lets his cities burn in the face of rioting, gives driver's licenses to illegal aliens, and who seems to have a problem controlling his anger.

[LatPhrao]

2 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Walz appears to be a man who has/had an alcohol problem, who exaggerates his war record (or lack thereof), who lets his cities burn in the face of rioting, gives driver's licenses to illegal aliens, and who seems to have a problem controlling his anger.

In the bag for felon Trump and utter moron JD Vance much.  Please check your white hooded robe at the door where it can be burned with the rest.

[Lacessit]

5 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Who are you to contradict the two army sageants who composed that letter? Are you even an American?

Deflection, and possibly defamation. How do you know the two army sergeants had no axe to grind with Walz?

 

I am not American. The proposition this thread is reserved for American posters only is egregiously stupid.

[BigStar]

5 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Here’s weird.

 

Kamala Harris' running mate Tim Walz is not 'normal,' CNN contributor says

 

And lying about his service; stolen valor:

 

Gov. Walz's biography boasts a higher National Guard rank than he retired with after he was automatically demoted for failing to fulfill obligations of his promotion. He also bailed out on his unit before deployment in Iraq.

     --Minnesota National Guard confirms VP nominee Tim Walz demoted, calling into question official bio

 

Even his wife is weird:

 

Tim Walz’s Wife Gwen Kept Windows Open During BLM Riots to ‘Smell the Burning Tires’

 

Walz lyin' like a dawg about Trump: https://rumble.com/v5a1nd0-tim-walz-lies-vs-donald-trump-truths-harriswalz-campaign-gaslights.html

 

And media given their psyop talking points, which you duly parrot: https://rumble.com/v5a1nf9-media-was-given-their-psyop-talking-points-on-heals-up-harriss-vp-pick-tim-.html

 

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

4 hours ago, sirineou said:

"Tim Walz is a Great Partner. Just Ask the Football Coach He Worked Under "

"Vice President Kamala Harris’ pick for her running mate is widely reported to be a former Minnesota high school football coach whose team won its first state championship ever. "

https://www.thedailybeast.com/tim-walz-is-a-great-partner-just-ask-the-football-coach-he-worked-under

 

I would advise Republicans to steer clear of discussing sports coaches.

 

Ask Gym Jordon, he’ll explain.

[John Drake]

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Deflection, and possibly defamation. How do you know the two army sergeants had no axe to grind with Walz?

 

I am not American. The proposition this thread is reserved for American posters only is egregiously stupid.

 

The two sergeants served in Iraq. They have direct knowledge of what occurred. 

[thaibeachlovers]

12 minutes ago, sirineou said:

err, wrong again ,

do you even know how delegates are appointed? 

it is an interesting subject and similar to the electoral college in the general election. 

Harris was selected to be the candidate,  in a similar  process that tramp got the nomination. 

 

BS. Trump won in primaries.

[Wrwest]

55 minutes ago, Mazungu said:

Walz served honorably for his country. Period. Before he retired from the National Guard in 2005 he was only aware that his battalion could be mobilized to serve in Iraq within the next two years. You Trumpsters are really fishing for a hidden bone spur. 

 

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/swift-boat-walz/

 

The timeline of Walz’s service and the deployment of his unit, the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment, is relatively clear, through public records, news accounts and press releases at the time:

• April 2004: Walz returns to Minnesota with the 1/125th after a year long deployment as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Turkey and Europe. Walz was stationed at Vicenza, Italy, where the unit pulled guard duty on friendly military bases, which may have been back-fill duty for active duty units deployed to Afghanistan. He was promoted to command sergeant major of the battalion soon after returning.
• March 2005: Walz’s newly-formed campaign for a Congressional House seat releases a press release that indicates Walz is aware of a possible but unconfirmed deployment, though no official orders have been announced. “The National Guard Public Affairs Office announced a possible partial mobilization of roughly 2,000 troops from the Minnesota National Guard,” the press release said. “The announcement from the National Guard PAO specified that all or a portion of Walz’s battalion could be mobilized to serve in Iraq within the next two years… When asked about his possible deployment to Iraq Walz said, ‘As Command Sergeant Major I have a responsibility not only to ready my battalion for Iraq, but also to serve if called on. I am dedicated to serving my country to the best of my ability, whether that is in Washington DC or in Iraq.”

• May 2005: Walz officially retires from the Minnesota National Guard after 24 years of service, according to documents posted online that appear to be his NGB Form 22, a Report of Separation and Record of Service. Walz previously retired after 20 years of service but returned to service after Sept. 11, he wrote in a Winona Daily News opinion piece, re-enlisting for four years. However, his NGB Form 22 indicates his “terminal reserve/military service obligation” date was September 2007.
• July 2005: The 125th Field Artillery Regiment receives initial call-up orders and, that fall, deploys for training in Mississippi as part of the 34th Infantry Divisions’ 1st Brigade Combat Team.
• March 2006: The 125th deploys to Iraq, 10 months after Walz had separated from the unit. The unit will not return until September 2007.

They are right to be running scared.

[Wrwest]

4 hours ago, sirineou said:

Nonsense!!

You really need to do your research before posting right wing talking point propaganda. Otherwise you risk becoming a right wing tool. 

The operative phrase of the above article is " He did not hold the rank at the time of his retirement"  But it does not mean that he had not archived the rank. 

See how propaganda works? it contains a kernel of truth around which a bias can coalesce. 

"Walz did achieve the rank of command sergeant major, it was a provisional rank until he completed required coursework for senior leaders, National Guard officials said. He did not do so by the time he departed the military and his retirement rank reverted to master sergeant on May 15, 2005, officials said. "

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/07/tim-walz-military-record/

 

Thank you. They are rightly running scared.

[steven100]

17 minutes ago, John Drake said:

Walz appears to be a man who has/had an alcohol problem, who exaggerates his war record (or lack thereof), who lets his cities burn in the face of rioting, gives driver's licenses to illegal aliens, and who seems to have a problem controlling his anger.

 

well he'll fit in nicely ..... 

[Wrwest]

3 hours ago, susanlea said:

You support radical ideas.

Radicalizes? Only in reflection of today's MAGA.

[Lacessit]

2 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

The two sergeants served in Iraq. They have direct knowledge of what occurred. 

Which proves what? They had a grudge against Walz?

 

Noted you do not respond to my question on your own military experience.

 

Now let's see - Trump evades military service due to bone spurs. Which do not seem to impede him from playing hundreds of rounds of golf.

 

He calls fallen soldiers suckers and losers.

 

He does not want to be seen with disabled veterans.

 

The Biblical phrase about straining at a gnat, and swallowing a camel, springs to mind. I'm sure you'll find it in a Trump bible.

[John Drake]

17 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I am not American. The proposition this thread is reserved for American posters only is egregiously stupid.

 

Yet you want to require some anonymous statement of military experience before people are allowed to criticize Walz's exaggerations and deception on his war record. Guess what. Any American citizen can criticize any American politician as much as they want. And unlike some other countries, America doesn't lock people up for social media posts that may hurt someone's feelings.

[John Drake]

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Which proves what? They had a grudge against Walz?

 

That they know more about the situation than you do.

[sirineou]

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

BS. Trump won in primaries.

First trump run unopposed, the voters in the primary had a choice of trump, trump or trump. 

 When Biden withdrew endorsed Harris, and  he released his delegates .  The delegates voted for Harris .   What do you expect ? that the democrats would run another primary with 100 days to the election, even though Harris had already secured the support of enough delegates, and was unopposed? 

You guys might be stupid enough to support trump. but much to your disappointment  we are not stupid enough to form a circular firing squad . 

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, sirineou said:

First trump run unopposed, the voters in the primary had a choice of trump, trump or trump. 

 When Biden withdrew endorsed Harris, and  he released his delegates .  The delegates voted for Harris .   What do you expect ? that the democrats would run another primary with 100 days to the election, even though Harris had already secured the support of enough delegates, and was unopposed? 

You guys might be stupid enough to support trump. but much to your disappointment  we are not stupid enough to form a circular firing squad . 

There’s one small detail worth a mention.

 

Nikki Haley withdrew from the GOP race, but nevertheless continued to poll almost a third of the vote in successive primaries as a ‘write-in’.

 

Trump is toast.

[Lacessit]

2 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Yet you want to require some anonymous statement of military experience before people are allowed to criticize Walz's exaggerations and deception on his war record. Guess what. Any American citizen can criticize any American politician as much as they want. And unlike some other countries, America doesn't lock people up for social media posts that may hurt someone's feelings.

I guess that's another deflection/evasion.

 

I am not questioning your right to criticize. I am questioning the foundation you have laid for it.

 

I do admire and respect people who serve in the military. Perhaps you should too.

 

I don't know what relevance your last sentence has, except as a non-sequitur.

[thaibeachlovers]

4 minutes ago, sirineou said:

First trump run unopposed, the voters in the primary had a choice of trump, trump or trump. 

Are you saying not a single state had anyone other than Trump in their primaries? I'm not going to look it up, but that sounds unlikely, to be polite. Anyone can join a primary.