Trump promotes surviving Tuskegee Airman to brigadier general

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AshG said:
I've seen elsewhere lots of rustled jimmies that one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airman was present at the SOTU and watched as Limbaugh received the Medal of Freedom instead of him.

There's a good reason for that: In a ceremony earlier, Trump honored his service by promoting him to Brigadier General, a rank no African American from his generation ever had the slightest hope of attaining.

Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to brigadier general > U.S. Air Force > Article Display
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So no not entirely true. The commander of the collective group referred to as the Tuskegee Airmen, Benjamin O Davis, achieved the rank of General (that’s four stars) prior to his retirement. (Edit: not fully correct either. He got three stars prior to retirement. Clinton awarded his fourth star in 1998 after retirement)

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. - Wikipedia.

His father Benjamin O Davis Sr was a General in the United States Army.
 
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Giving Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom was nothing more than a partisan entertainment move for the cameras. It was nothing more than one nasty hate spewing man giving another nasty hate spewing man a pat on the back.
 
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Coug said:
Giving Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom was nothing more than a partisan entertainment move for the cameras. It was nothing more than one nasty hate spewing man giving another nasty hate spewing man a pat on the back.
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One could look over this list and wonder WTF with several of Obama’s honorees also but screech on like you always do Coug.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom
 
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Coug said:
Giving Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom was nothing more than a partisan entertainment move for the cameras. It was nothing more than one nasty hate spewing man giving another nasty hate spewing man a pat on the back.
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Worth it just to see your reaction. Got anything else more important to b!tch about?

BTW, didn't DeNiro get one? Now talking about a "nasty hate filled spewing man."
 
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37L1 said:
Worth it just to see your reaction. Got anything else more important to b!tch about?

BTW, didn't DeNiro get one? Now talking about a "nasty hate filled spewing man."
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An Oscar winning, triple A list'er actor who's entertained billions? Of course, you shallow troglodyte.
 
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Coug said:
What a retarded argument. Literally no one was talking about Obama. Pay f***ing attention!
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You know how they roll, when they know he fckd up - the whataboutisms start flowing like cheap wine. No better way to prove your point than them comparing him to their opinion the lowest common denominator.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
So no not entirely true. The commander of the collective group referred to as the Tuskegee Airmen, Benjamin O Davis, achieved the rank of General (that’s four stars) prior to his retirement. (Edit: not fully correct either. He got three stars prior to retirement. Clinton awarded his fourth star in 1998 after retirement)

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. - Wikipedia.

His father Benjamin O Davis Sr was a General in the United States Army.
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Fixed it, thanks for the information!
 
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Coug said:
An Oscar winning, triple A list'er actor who's entertained billions? Of course, you shallow troglodyte.
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He's still a "nasty hate filled spewing man."

BTW, Trump's entertained "billions", the Oscar's nowadays are a running joke. Some criteria you got there Cougerman.

But go ahead, clutch yer pearlz, it's quite entertaining, so much so, I cannot wait for your response, wheee!
 
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The leftist meltdown is great. This thread has just a small snippet of their disenchantment and despondency. I honestly cant wait till Trump gets re-elected. I'm hoping yall wont dissapoint with your ludicrous rage and gloom caressed melancholy. Its gonna be awesome!!!
 
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You know how they roll, when they know he fckd up - the whataboutisms start flowing like cheap wine. No better way to prove your point than them comparing him to their opinion the lowest common denominator.
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I don’t think he F’ed up anymore than anyone else did . Cougs whole point was the quality of the person that received it and that he shouldn’t have . You can’t argue that one person doesn’t deserve it without comparing others that have .. can you ? There’s nothing wrong with whataboutism , unless you don’t want the topic compared to anything else .
 
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Coug said:
What a retarded argument. Literally no one was talking about Obama. Pay f***ing attention!
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You're bitching about Pres giving the medal to someone and another one being brought up with their recipients is retarded? Dont throw stones from a glass house there hoss..
 
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I don’t think he F’ed up anymore than anyone else did . Cougs whole point was the quality of the person that received it and that he shouldn’t have . You can’t argue that one person doesn’t deserve it without comparing others that have .. can you ? There’s nothing wrong with whataboutism , unless you don’t want the topic compared to anything else .
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If you call out their bullsh!t they immediately retort with any myriad of logical falicies..but most often ad hominem..typical for uneducated folks who think they are educated because they are on reddit.
 
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This only serves to make him a more valuable target for a terrorist organization. Mr. Trump has put a big price tag on your head sir. Sad!
 
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0nelilreb said:
I don’t think he F’ed up anymore than anyone else did . Cougs whole point was the quality of the person that received it and that he shouldn’t have . You can’t argue that one person doesn’t deserve it without comparing others that have .. can you ? There’s nothing wrong with whataboutism , unless you don’t want the topic compared to anything else .
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Whataboutisms are intellectually lazy, especially given that the comparison to shore up ones justification of acceptance now is using the actions of the person who you despise. It's an unintentional self defeating argument - instead of addressing the issue at hand, its instant deflection and redirection.

This shouldn't be too difficult to understand.
 
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Septic said:
Whataboutisms are intellectually lazy, especially given that the comparison to shore up ones justification of acceptance now is using the actions of the person who you despise. It's an unintentional self defeating argument - instead of addressing the issue at hand, its instant deflection and redirection.

This shouldn't be too difficult to understand.
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So comparing anyone or anything else to the topic or subject at hand is lazy and whataboutism ? We must stay on the specific target, only talking about it’s merits without the ability of comparison ? Are you sure this is what you want ?
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
If you call out their bullsh!t they immediately retort with any myriad of logical falicies..but most often ad hominem..typical for uneducated folks who think they are educated because they are on reddit.
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Sounds to me like your beef is with logic, not the reddit hipsters. Try spending a little more time forming cogent arguments instead of name calling and you may have better outcomes.
 
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0nelilreb said:
So comparing anyone or anything else to the topic or subject at hand is lazy and whataboutism ? We must stay on the specific target, only talking about it’s merits without the ability of comparison ? Are you sure this is what you want ?
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If your only response is to excuse and draw similarities of the behavior at hand, with behavior of someone else that you don't approve of - you're defeating your own point.

In pointing out the hypocrisy of the person you're conversing with, you're inadvertently exposing your own. Again, whataboutisims are self defeating arguments.
 
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