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SHRED

(28,136 posts)
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:03 AM Aug 2017

Why would General Kelly stay now? After this?

After Don the Con has turned his back on everyone who has fought and died in WWII.

Would he stay out of a sense of duty to stabilize this country the best he can?
Is he really a far rightwinger himself and privately aligns himself with the Traitor-in-Chief?

Who is this guy and what's his angle?

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uponit7771

(90,339 posts)
1. Not sure Kelly disagrees that much with what Trump is saying. Like German generals; its not them who
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:05 AM
Aug 2017

... is getting the brunt of the backlash

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
2. Just remember his short tenure at DHS. He carried out trumpenfuhrer
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:05 AM
Aug 2017

Plans for deportation like the good white supremacist should.

Squinch

(50,949 posts)
3. Axelrod said this morning that some of them might be feeling they are the
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:05 AM
Aug 2017

"thin blue line" between Trump and disaster, but I don't know enough about Kelly to know if that is likely.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
4. To try and prevent a nuclear war.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:05 AM
Aug 2017

Don't get me wrong... I think Kelly is wrong on a LOT of issues. But I think he really, REALLY thinks Trump needs adult supervision to avoid getting a millions of people killed.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
10. From what I know about him.....
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:31 AM
Aug 2017

... he is very conservative, but not insane.

Yes, he was cruel. But look at how he reacted to Trump yesterday. He clearly thinks the man is an asshole. But the fact he, McMaster and Mattis have their pact indicates to me they think he is dangerous.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
7. Lust for power or
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:18 AM
Aug 2017

He truly shares Trumps views. Absolutely no pass, he is in NO WAY putting his country first.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
11. I didn't say he is putting country first.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:32 AM
Aug 2017

I think he is trying to keep Trump from starting a nuclear war.

I do not think he is a "good" guy per se.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
14. He can't keep him from defending Nazis...
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:57 AM
Aug 2017

How is he going to stop a war? At best you could add stupid to the list of Kelly's attributes.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
13. Most likely, I think you're correct.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:37 AM
Aug 2017

This man has a dead son who served his country. Another son in the army. I believe he loves and will defend the US.

But I would never vote for him to represent me. He's too conservative for me. But I think he won't let trump destroy the US.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
6. Coward, complicit, or both
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:10 AM
Aug 2017

And believe me, it brings me great pain to suggest that a General is a "coward," but we don't know the man.

The third option is that he still believes he can rein Trump in, but after yesterday, what would be his basis for that?

Trump "went rogue" yesterday...that was NOT a scheduled kissfest for David Duke. "ALLEGEDLY" neither Kelly not anyone else in attendance knew that was going to happen.

Listen, in the majority of my posts on Monday, following the teleprompter speech, I said "LOOK at his facial expressions, he is PISSED OFF, he does NOT want to be saying ANY of this," and it's true. He didn't.

If Kelly had been a General in WWI, he would have been fighting the nazis. He'd be sending the military into the meat grinder in order to bring Hitler's regime down. I don't think anyone needs to pull him aside and say "Ummm...EXCUSE me, General, but this is WRONG."

His honor, his service, his legacy is on the line as he remains in this position. He will either allow Trump to be the person who define's his life's work, or he'll walk.

I am going to be very surprised if he walks.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
8. Anyone that stays in this rascist nazi/kkk supporting administration after last night
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:24 AM
Aug 2017

is a fucking traitor that spits on the grave of all the American heroes that gave their lives to fight Hitler in WW2.

They are standing up for KKK terrorists and nazis.

Write each and everyone of them off as human beings period.

Trump made clear he stands with the Klan and neo-nazis last night, if they serve him..they serve them as well.

jrthin

(4,836 posts)
15. All these people w/this keep administration keep showing
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 10:18 AM
Aug 2017

and telling us who they are, yet some keep insisting that is not who they are.

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