I think this parade things is a way to bait democrats

[redstatebluegirl]

He will say that we hate vets, hate the military and are soft on terrorists because of our lack of support for this stupid charade. He will use it, he i already planning it out.

[guillaumeb]

1. Has Trump picked out an appropriate costume?

I meant uniform.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. He could wear his military school uniform, of course he would need to add yards of fabric to it.

[guillaumeb]

6. Senator Tammy Duckworth called him "cadet bone spurs".

One of my 2 Senators.

[MurrayDelph]

16. I think he wants to borrow one

from "Sheriff" David Clarke.

[spanone]

22. ...

[guillaumeb]

24. Perfect.

Does it come in white? White is Trump's favorite color.

[The Blue Flower]

2. The latest distraction

I wish we could stop analyzing every turd the shitgibbon flings at us. What matters is why it is doing that.

[asiliveandbreathe]

4. Just a distraction from the dumpsters /russian investigation....Gen Eaton

put a fire under the idea of a military parade..it was ..well, blazing..an earlier DU thread....

[NCTraveler]

5. He says that anyway. It's not baiting. It's who he is. nt.

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. Bone spur Donnie and his scared shitless kids would never go anywhere near

a uniform or service.

Just like Hannity, Limbaugh, McConnell, Ryan, Nunes and the rest, military service is NEVER in the offing ...Now usually I google someone before I declare them chickenhawks, but I didnt this time and I am willing to bet NONE of these I mentioned served.

[EarlG]

8. They'll try, but there's a fairly easy counter to this

Just remember: this isn't a parade to honor the military. It's a military parade to honor Trump. Trump wants to waste taxpayer dollars on a military parade to honor himself.

[bluestarone]

10. you got that right

100% agree

[writerJT]

20. That assumes the Trumpist GOP gets logic and

nuance. It also assumes they give a shit about intellectual honesty.

I’m with you, don’t get me wrong. I just have zero faith that anyone even slightly leaning in favor of Trump will care about facts.

[GusBob]

9. Yep it's a win win for him. The date will be 11/11/18

100 year anniversary of WWI

And 3 days after the midterms

It's a complete set up

[Voltaire2]

11. We need to stop being afraid to speak out.

When they do something as nakedly stupid as this, we need to stop worrying about appearances and loudly proclaim the obvious: this is some massively stupid clown shit.

[Initech]

12. Who gives a shit? I say we ignore him.

We have much more important things to focus on than his stupid parade, like winning elections!

[C_U_L8R]

13. Trump thought he had a sneaky 'gotcha'

But his tactic is so transparent, gimmicky and hamfisted.
It's blowing back all over himself. USA USA USA.

[Blue_true]

14. Democrats should continue to pound him on his dodging the draft.

Force him to explain why over and over. Let vets like Duckworth take the lead in criticizing him, Senator Duckworth has done an amazing job so far.

[bigtree]

15. I'm not lead around by the right wing. I don't need them to validate my patriotism

...or set the terms for me.

I also don't think there's ANYTHING Democrats can do to avoid their bull.

Most Americans know the difference between patriotism and a communist-style military parade.

[Renew Deal]

17. I agree

Imagine 40-50 anarchists attacking the parade? He would use it for more division. The whole thing is meant to be a trap.

[Paladin]

18. I think you're giving him too much credit.

I don't think he has that much capacity for strategic political strategy. He's essentially a spoiled 7 year-old boy, and he just wants to see a bunch of soldiers and military hardware parade past him and salute.

[salin]

23. I agree.

I also think that the peeps around him really hate him, or they would show him photos of W's 'Mission Accomplished' - and then snippets of all of the mocking that followed that single moment - mocking that went on for years.

[Iggo]

19. He already says that.

[spanone]

21. and we just have to say 'no, we hate trump'

[gratuitous]

25. Of course he's baiting Democrats

But instead of taking a tack that looks like Democrats hate the military or something, we can put this all on President Trump and denounce him as a banana republic dictator wannabe. We don't have to engage the parade or the military or anything else Trump wants to make the nontroversy about; we can set our own terms for decrying a spectacularly bad idea.

Most of the popular media actually seem to be on our side on this one.

[Anon-C]

26. Don't oppose it: let him have his Ronnie Raygun parade!

NT

[Freelancer]

27. Melania can sing "Don't Cry for Me Sloven-ia" from balcony -nt

[Freelancer]

28. Don't care. Might make work for DC road repair contractors. -nt

[Tarc]

29. What Dems should to is take the cost of the parade and file a bill

in that exact amount for VA benefits, job training and tuition waivers for those coming out of the military, and so on. Put it side by side and make the case to the public "do we spend this on a one day parade, or years worth of tangible benefit to veterans?"

[Thedemby]

30. We all join in!

A few hundred thousand of us loyal American patriots could go down and watch the parade. We could maybe join our military neighbors and brethren, show our gratitude to them by marching with them. Then we too could salute the president as we go by.

It would be grand!

[Freethinker65]

31. That and to increase he ego....but, what if WE turn up in great numbers for Memorial Day parades

We can show our support to those that have previously fought, died, and that are currently enlisted without partaking in Trump's propaganda ego-boosting dick-measuring parade. Attend your local hometown Memorial parade.

We just need to show up and be easily recognized as a somewhat cohesive group supporting the troops (something like the pink hat marchers, easy to recognize). The Democratic Party fights for the troops healthcare, education, housing assistance, military pay, consumer protection, etc. The GOP fights for the $$$$ for the weapons and MIC. The GOP believes like Rumsfeld, that people/troops are merely "fungible".

[Thedemby]

32. Butt, butt....

I want to go to the d.c. parade and salute prez my own special way though.

[GeorgeGist]

33. Appears to be working ...

on our lame ass media.

[lastlib]

34. We can stop it.

This guy stopped one:



June 5, 1989. Unidentified man stops a column of Chinese Army tanks after a massive protest was violently crushed in Tienanmen Square, Beijing.

[BlueDog22]

35. I doubt it

That would make him capable of thought.