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@RockLobster - if you were able to accomplish big things and had sound policies, I'd vote for you regardless of your character.

Adding some context that there was criticism before praise. May 25: (Monday) George Floyd dies. May 26: Protests and riots begin in Minnesota. May 27: Protests intensify, with more looting and property damage in Minneapolis. May 28: (Thursday) Despite Governor Walz activating ~500 National Guard, the 3rd Precinct is burned down by rioters. Trump implicitly criticizes Governor Walz and explicitly Mayor Frey, calling them weak and threatening to send in the Guard if the situation doesn't improve. May 29th: (Friday) May 30: The increased and fully mobilized National Guard presence begins to calm things down, but tensions are still high. Trump is still critical. May 31: Multiple tweets about Law and Order, congrats to the National Guard, it shouldn't have taken so long, but Great Job. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/tweets-may-31-2020 (note: timestamps do not show for local time zone)

The comment has red flags: It engages in Monday morning quarterbacking by referencing an article published after my original comment. It dismisses the CNN video showcasing simply because it was visible on Twitter. It overlooks the broader issue, including Walz's lies and criticism from bad blood with multiple people who served with him. While there is support from his peers Al Bonnifield --- "“He was asking what would be best for the soldiers,” Bonnifield recalled. “His feeling was, where can I do best for my soldiers? He thought he could do more in Congress than he could do if he stayed with the unit. He went on for half an hour or more, talking to us, trying to figure out what to do.” Jeff Bertrang, outranked Tim (link) --- "Tim had a go-get-em attitude." Joseph Eustice, served under Tim (link) --- "He was a great soldier,” Eustice said. “When he chose to leave, he had every right to leave." Who has called out Tim Walz? His peers... Doug Julin, Sgt. Maj. -- Tim Walz's military superior -- Would have likely said no to his retirement request if not backdoored due to the timing. Was completely caught off guard that Walz was retiring after Walz had already confirmed he was staying after notified of potential deployment in March. Thomas Behrends, Command Sergeant Major -- Tim's replacement (link) --- "He quit earlier than he was supposed to after he was aware his unit would be deployed." "Coward" "Traitor" "Deserter" Paul Herr, Command Sergeant Major -- Tim's unit (link) --- "He's used the rank that he never achieved in order to advance his political career" "He quit" John Kolb, Lieutenant Colonel -- Unit's battalion commander (link) "I do not regret that Tim retired early" Tom Schilling, Vet -- Tim's unit (link) --- "Its a character thing" "Stolen Valor" Corey Bjertness, Captain -- Tim's unit chaplain (link) --- "Coward" Kathy Miller, Mother of Kyle Miller - Tim's unit member killed in Iraq (link) --- "Coward" Additional callouts from peers Tom Hagen, Minnesota National Guard (Judge Advocate) and War Vet (link) --- "Lie by omission" (from 2006) David Thul, War Vet (link) --- "Federal crime for stolen valor" (from 2009) Questionable behavior Implying combat experience with his words: "We can make sure that those weapons of war that I carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at." Tim Walz Implying combat experience by holding a sign proclaiming: "Enduring Freedom Veterans for Kerry" (https://i.ibb.co/qxmZC3N/image.png) - Tim Walz Press Release on March 20, 2005: "Walz Still Planning to Run for Congress Despite Possible Call to Duty in Iraq -- "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." (https://i.ibb.co/C2qjg5Y/image.png) - Tim Walz How he misused his rank for politics “fast and loose” with his word choices at times in describing his service.

What is the full story? When did Trump say it and why? What was Trump saying before about leadership and governor response?

All across the USA, young competitive gymnast girls practice 20 hours weekly during school, and 25-30 hours weekly during the summer. The best have options to home school and train more with the best coaches. In wrestling, competitive youth practice 3-5 hours a week. One has to actively seek out and has a hard time finding good coaching and practice opportunities.

Oof. (listen to the word exchange in the video)

To Never Trumpers. Why do people with questionable character argue that strong character is more important than the immediate benefits of sound policies? The rhetoric from some 'Never Trumpers' often reveals character flaws that are arguably worse than those of Trump.

People like Trump and Rock Lobster can gain support if their policies, leadership, and benefits to voters outweigh their character flaws.

Who was talking in the video? What relationship was he to Tim Walz? What did he say? Tell me you didn't watch the video without telling me you didn't watch the video... "Twitter man says!" Why would I listen to what Twitter man says when I can listen to the source, do my own thinking, and form my own opinion?

National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin was Tim Walz's military superior. Please provide evidence where Doug Julin's direct comments have been debunked. Extensive searches for counters to Doug Julin's statements have not yielded any results. Tim Walz was aware of an upcoming deployment to Iraq and informed Doug Julin that he intended to deploy with the Battalion. Doug Julin claims that Tim Walz later retired through a process that bypassed standard procedures, going over Doug Julin’s authority to more senior leadership (without talking to Doug). While Tim Walz had been informed of the deployment, he had not yet received direct orders that trigger stop loss (too late to retire). The timing of Tim Walz's retirement, perceived by many as abandoning his team when they needed leadership, is likely why his team viewed his departure as ‘quitting.’ While it’s understandable that few would willingly choose to go to war, this sequence of events has contributed to a perception of Walz as untrustworthy and undependable. Some would say 'coward.' With that context, and with how Tim Walz has repeated projected his background, the claims on stolen valor is understandable.

Today's replays will be available later at https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/sports/mat-b-repechages-and-finals/ed682b98-2e08-3056-a3dc-feff0e581557

The two losses 2023 worlds were a surprise

great guy

I’ve spent maybe 16 weeks over several trips, last time visiting in 2020. Stand by my comment.

You don’t know Indians.

Did anyone else see Japan defend the undertook really well? Brooks tried a few times and adapted his approach.

Being against a global town square is weird.

My favorite part of is how well the people love it. —— And because of this commitment to our users, even despite the boycott, usage has reached all time highs. Using a Twitter legacy metric, user active minutes, in August 2022, people spent 7.2 billion active minutes on the platform. Today, that number is more than 9 billion, a 25% increase. The same is true for video - even compared to last year, daily video views are up 45% to 8.2 billion. X is innovating and growing.

the bubble is thick

hmmm the athletes signed off on their test results dq https://www.3wiresports.com/articles/2024/8/5/fa9lt6ypbwx5su3z20xxnfzgtao0gy

Nailed it. https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/black-smoke-joliet-refinery-nothing-worry-exxon

What is this fire in Channahon, Illinois? Driving by and confused.

this guy is in pain defending gov track https://www.govtrack.us/posts/434/2024-07-26_we-retracted-our-single-year-legislator-report-cards-after-warning-about-their-unreliability