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Allisondbl's avatar

May I also add in - if you haven't heard it - Taylor Swift's speech at NYU. She chooses to be LESS political but absolutely uplifting. (Must confess this is one of my alma maters). And I have to note that the school Barron Trump is currently attending. So maybe a titch bit POINTED.

KEITH TAYLOR's avatar

"He should have been arrested because there was an overt lie."

Saith McEnany.

Judas Iscariot on roller skates.

If people should be arrested for telling overt lies, Donald Trump should never see daylight again.

Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Every time I read about right wing asshole outrage, I always flash on the South Park episode of a group of Prius owners at a party in a San Francisco apartment. Everyone's standing around with a crystal goblet, and every so often, they fart into it, then inhale the farts.

Dialectic.Detective's avatar

Great speech!

This is totally besides the point but did he say he met George Orwell or did I read that wrong?

"There is nothing new in this. George Orwell — who we met on the street in London — "

Scott Cameron Pelley: Born 1957, July 28 (age 67)

Eric Arthur Blair, AKA George Orwell: Died 1950, January 21 (age 46)

Robert Eckert's avatar

I think he means we (collectively) first encountered Orwell "Down and Out in Paris and London"

Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

Must be the royal we. I'm sure someone met George Orwell on the street in London.

GrannysKnitting's avatar

way to amplify the message you don't like in a totally not ironic, moronic way right wingers - no notes

Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Evan. I couldn't even read the transcript of That Thing's "speech." I did read Scott P's; it was excellent and I'm glad it's gone viral.

Paytheline's avatar

After calling for Pelley’s arrest, McEnany decried canceling culture.

belfryo's avatar

"He babbled about how he’s getting drag queens and transgender people out of the military, to zero applause"

I missed the 'zero applause' from earlier Tellings...Baby like...

Its SO hard to get a read on where the military stands on all this since by design they are not allowed to speak on these matters...

G-7 in Space's avatar

I don’t think they are allowed to “applaud” ….?

belfryo's avatar

Unfortunately that scans. I wondered about that after I posted my comment

Dorothea is a Democrat's avatar

His speech made me cry. Let's hope he lit a fire under every graduate who bothered to listen to it. As Pelley says, we need you.

chev_chelios's avatar

I agree, incredible speech ....from what I saw, seemed like a few did bother to really listen though it looked liked many others couldn't be bothered...that was very sad and was very disappointed in the reaction of some of the graduates ...or lack of reaction.

Blair Lehman's avatar

"Kayleigh McEnany, perhaps the most interchangeable of all the Fox News windsocks, wants Pelley arrested for it."

Too stupid to even know they are proving his point...

Darrell Leland's avatar

Years ago I read an article about The Muppet Show that said many "stars" were afraid to be guests because they feared being upstaged by the Muppets. Riley Gaines managed to be upstaged by Kermit and never got anywhere near him. What a fail!

And as for hacky bitch Michael Goodwin... who is he again?

Stephen St John's avatar

"Kayleigh McEnany, perhaps the most interchangeable of all the Fox News windsocks, wants Pelley arrested for it." No, nothing fascist about that at all. /s

meh's avatar

Fascists never see their own cognitive dissonance.

Ellie still in the mix in 26's avatar

I applauded! It was a great speech! We need more people brave enough to speak the truth!

tehbaddr's avatar

'the same “60 Minutes” Trump has been rubbing his sicko fascist anal glands all over'

Dear Leader is just expressing himself!

tehbaddr's avatar

Couldn't help myself, it was easy pickins.

tehbaddr's avatar

He's "scooting" all over them!

DJ Teetop's avatar

And putting the rug back on his head

knockedoutloaded's avatar

leopard skin pill box hat

Betsy L's avatar

It needs to be noted that West Point likely did not *invite* Dumpy to give its commencement speech. It's a *military* academy, therefore it does what it's told. The president rotates among the military academies. This year it was West Point's turn. Next year he'll go to Annapolis or the AF academy.

G-7 in Space's avatar

Pray there are “ramps”….

Stulexington's avatar

Yeah, they probably invited him because they were told to invite him

"M"'s avatar

Exactly

My theory was that Goebbels Miller called them up and threatened them

Especially given that POTUS Joe gave the speech last year & shook the hands of ~1600 graduating officer cadets personally

And didn't roll on about "trophy wives" in his speech

meh's avatar

Nor did Old Handsome Joe tell them he was too busy to stick around and shake hands and then go play golf.

PAB so exemplifies the worst of human nature.

Thomas Molano's avatar

If I was a West Point graduate, I’d be relieved that I didn’t have to shake PAB’s hand.

Dorothea is a Democrat's avatar

No, you're right. He's done it ever since he saw Mike Pence do it and got jealous. It's about prestige with him. It has zero to do with the men and women at West Point.