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Bill,

I was appalled by the whole disturbing spectacle. I noticed the speech was covered on every major television network and turned the television off. Later, the local news reported on it - from Zelensky in his khaki t-shirt (pure theatrics) to him handing over the "Ukrainian battle flag" to Harris and Pelosi, to mention of taking Federal land to create a "Ukrainian Freedom Park" - all accompanied by the mindless standing ovations of our elected "leaders" in Congress.

I was reminded of the quote of Senator Padme in episode 3 of Star Wars: "So this is how liberty dies..with thunderous applause".

In our case, I think our liberty died a long time ago. With the ongoing escalation toward direct conflict between the United States and Russia - death may become literal.

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Unfortunately for me, my wife was watching BBC News' coverage of the visit / speeches, etc. She should know better- just hearing it from another room made me start yelling at each spoken lie.

I walked in for a moment and what struck me was not only the lies, but the happy smiles on Pelosi, et al.

If there is any doubt of our nation's 'leaders' (Dr. Cornell West often referred to this set as 'mis-leaders' and i prefer that term) love for war-making, weapons purchases and sales and their utter disdain for the actual public interests, this moment, and their recent approval of the disgustingly massive annual 'defense' appropriation (along with their inability to even extend the child tax credit) should remove that.

Yet we can't retreat into the gloom of these moments.; but rather, must keep calling the perpetrators and perpetuators of these moral failures out. If there is any history at all to be recorded, it must be known that at least some of our kind did speak out in opposition and tried to change directions in time.

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these politicians, serving the military industry complex in dc, would put our children and grandchildren in the front lines of ww iii for the crooks in kiev.

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Tucker Carlson had a good monologue last night, comparing all the Congressional clapping for Zelenskyy with the clapping that the Soviet delegates used to do for Stalin. I read that it was considered an insult (punishable by whatever) to be the first one to stop clapping for Stalin. They used to have bowls of water for the delegates to cool their hands from all their clapping. Or so I read.

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I read that Zelensky was a former ACTOR & COMEDIAN. How appropriate to govern. The JOKE is on US.

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Heh. Ever hear of a guy named Reagan?

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Dec 23, 2022
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Guessing he found a better paying GIG - CIA hand puppet

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Bedtime For Bonzo, anyone?

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He had some pretty raunchy acts. He had one where he's playing the piano hands-free with his pants down. It's on YouTube. Such talent. (sarc)

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Pelosi presented Zelensky with a folded American flag, something typically reserved for the next of kin of American soldiers killed in battle. The symbolism was evident - it was as if the Ukrainian soldiers were OUR soldiers! Pelosi has a real knack for outrageous self-serving theatrics. And Congress cheered. Disgusting.

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FWIW, VolodTheExtortionist was NOT pre-empted for local programming on the nearest NBC affiliate; I watched WheelOfFortune with dinner [inferences on that are one's own].

On the bright side, the English of PresidentCargoPants is getting better, which makes a proxy war with nuclear possibilities more obvious to what remains of sane America. Perhaps in another year of bleeding US taxpayers, CommanderCrazyEyes will be fluent enough to make a complete fool of himself.

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Wartime Presidents make the history books. Mike Love (of The Beach Boys) once said that the history of war is the history of man. Sad but that's largely true.

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Applause, Applause, standing yet!

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Dec 22, 2022Edited
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My guess is someone in our foreign policy apparatus. State Department, CIA, NSA, etc. He appeared to be reading from a written script. His theatrics were pretty good. He put his hand to his chest at the right time, as if his words were coming from his heart. He is an actor/comedian after all.

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Dec 22, 2022
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It was a last chance for Pelosi to choreograph the event before she became de-Speakered. She was also in charge for the first video speech from Zelenskyy to Congress soon after the Russians invaded. Bookends.

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