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Trump administration 2024-2028

Apparently there are more than two templates for reactions to Padilla's Q&A technique. Note that Noem's briefing stiffed some of the press who wanted to attend.

"There was one camp that did not express outrage as much as umbrage: the journalists covering the event. After Padilla was escorted to the parking lot, several reporters jawed that it was not the senator's place to storm a press conference, that some of us weren't even able to get inside, and that we don't get to, say, vote on the Senate floor just because we happen to be in the building.

The KNX reporter held out his press pass. "You have one of these?" he asked. "No? Then you're a second-class citizen, Senator. Resign your job and get a press pass, and then you'll be able to ask the questions.""
 
So. Just watched the parade. Started watching it on CNN, but they wouldn't STFU and kept flicking around to other stories and then their moron talking heads so I went to YouTube.

Sigh. If Trump was expecting a Bastille Day parade or a Moscow May Day parade then he ought to feel deeply disappointed - not to mention Hegseth (who I swear to God had an American flag stuffed as a hanky into his suit's breast pocket and was wearing a camouflage pattern tie.)

While the basic concept of the US Army wearing the uniforms worn over the last to centuries was a good one, the whole thing just seemed disorganized and poorly prepared for. From soldiers shuffling along as though their hearts weren't in it (almost every army puts a band near the reviewing stand to perk the troops up and get them into step as they near the parade's critical point) to the endless interspersed rumbling tanks etc who seemed to move without any specific order or rhythm (again look to France, Russia, Germany, anyone how to organize a roll past.) it just didn't click. Hell, when the best marching unit in the parade is the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets . . . Sigh, again. Hell, I wasn't expecting a UK King's Birthday Trooping the Colours Parade with all the fancy drill evolutions but still - marching in step is a little thing, easily accomplished.

I won't even get into the young soldiers who looked like they were press ganged to stand as an audience for some country singer who set up after the parade was over. I hate to say it, but my guess is that somewhere in Russia, China and a few other not so nice countries, military staff are rolling in the aisles laughing.

My guess is there won't be a repeat of this anytime soon. Too bad. It should have been good.

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FJAG said:
So. Just watched the parade. Started watching it on CNN, but they wouldn't STFU and kept flicking around to other stories and then their moron talking heads so I went to YouTube.

Sigh. If Trump was expecting a Bastille Day parade or a Moscow May Day parade then he ought to feel deeply disappointed - not to mention Hegseth (who I swear to God had an American flag stuffed as a hanky into his suit's breast pocket and was wearing a camouflage pattern tie.)

While the basic concept of the US Army wearing the uniforms worn over the last to centuries was a good one, the whole thing just seemed disorganized and poorly prepared for. From soldiers shuffling along as though their hearts weren't in it (almost every army puts a band near the reviewing stand to perk the troops up and get them into step as they near the parade's critical point) to the endless interspersed rumbling tanks etc who seemed to move without any specific order or rhythm (again look to France, Russia, Germany, anyone how to organize a roll past.) it just didn't click. Hell, when the best marching unit in the parade is the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets . . . Sigh, again. Hell, I wasn't expecting a UK King's Birthday Parade with all the fancy drill evolutions but still - marching in step is a little thing, easily accomplished.

I won't even get into the young soldiers who looked like they were press ganged to stand as an audience for some country singer who set up after the parade was over. I hate to say it, but my guess is that somewhere in Russia, China and a few other not so nice countries, military staff are rolling in the aisles laughing.

My guess is there won't be a repeat of this anytime soon. Too bad. It should have been good.

:(
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From the few minutes I watched, I immediately noticed heads turned in all sorts of directions when they got to where the POTUS was. A couple looking in his direction, but a whole lot more staring straight ahead just looking "done". Even a few looking straight up.

Personally I think parades should be reserved for the man in red, the yearly turkey feast, and major military victories. This looked and felt more like a personal vanity thing for Trump, and not something for the US Army.

EDIT: Wow, that song was a choice.

https://bsky.app/profile/bubbaprog.lol%2Fpost%2F3lrm4ekho5k2b
 
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HavokFour said:
From the few minutes I watched, I immediately noticed heads turned in all sorts of directions when they got to where the POTUS was. A couple looking in his direction, but a whole lot more staring straight ahead just looking "done". Even a few looking straight up.

Personally I think parades should be reserved for the man in red, the yearly turkey feast, and major military victories. This looked and felt more like a personal vanity thing for Trump, and not something for the US Army.

EDIT: Wow, that song was a choice.

https://bsky.app/profile/bubbaprog.lol%2Fpost%2F3lrm4ekho5k2b
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Drill like a flash mob ;)
 
Brad Sallows said:
On the bright side, that's less imposing to sensitive citizens than a legion of sharp goose-steppers.
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If you'd like to see a novel interpretation of goose-stepping, here's the Brazilian army's version.


Note, however, they are in step. :giggle:

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McG said:
These assassinations would fit here: A Deeply Fractured US
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brihard said:
I proposed that thread be reopened last week, it’s still locked. I’ll take the opportunity to repeat the suggestion.

Regarding the attempted and completed assassinations, ABC has a much more detailed story. Police were proactively checking on the safety of other politicians, and arrived as the assassin was exiting the residence. He opened fire on them and fled. No word if any police are hurt.

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That thread is unlocked for use now. Usual site guideline caveats apply.

A Deeply Fractured US
 
FJAG said:
.... For those looking for the US Army's parade, here's the White House's video.
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HavokFour said:
From that chain:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934064522924585313


A small snippet of the audible tackiness from Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/1lblspo/thanks_to_our_sponsor_coinbase
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The colour commentary describing the vehicles/weapons & the sponsorships reminds me of something you'd hear in the background of this movie :)
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