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HOLY SHIT !!! - Vote Vets Already Has An Ad Up Regarding Arlington !!! - Watch THIS !! (Original Post) Rubyshoo Aug 2024 OP
Awesome! FirstLight Aug 2024 #1
Deepest Condolences SheltieLover Aug 2024 #11
Same with me sdfernando Aug 2024 #44
Respected all military, it's how we were raised, but Mustangs held a special place in my mom' heart, and mine too. Attilatheblond Aug 2024 #67
Thank you... sdfernando Aug 2024 #68
Not just respect, but respect and GRATITUDE Attilatheblond Aug 2024 #70
Well said! sdfernando Aug 2024 #71
Powerful. .Hope it is shown everywhere! niyad Aug 2024 #2
Needs to be shown on Rebl2 Aug 2024 #33
In the Mar-a-Lago COL Mustard Aug 2024 #39
Most 3auld6phart Aug 2024 #50
Wish I could find that on YouTube GoneOffShore Aug 2024 #3
It definitely needs to be on YouTube. StarryNite Aug 2024 #7
it is barbtries Aug 2024 #56
Thanks for posting so we don't have to click on the X link. Xavier Breath Aug 2024 #58
you're welcome barbtries Aug 2024 #62
The VoteVets website lindalou65 Aug 2024 #31
OMG that's fantastic!! flamingdem Aug 2024 #4
Wow, THAT was fabulous! DFW Aug 2024 #5
Oh my gosh! That is an amazing ad! StarryNite Aug 2024 #6
they didn't add in the "Medal of freedom is better than medal of honor..." stuff Trump said. BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2024 #8
The problem is . . . hawkeye21 Aug 2024 #29
The important thing to focus on here is that our Vets are men and women of honor FakeNoose Aug 2024 #64
excellent ad Skittles Aug 2024 #9
Ouch, donnie. Everyone loathes your orange fat ass. rubbersole Aug 2024 #10
Send lawyers, guns and money ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 2024 #37
Can you donate to them? TheDemsshouldhireme Aug 2024 #12
Yes Woodwizard Aug 2024 #13
Thank you TheDemsshouldhireme Aug 2024 #18
Thank you for the link. generalbetrayus Aug 2024 #53
I am a veteran of OIF majdrfrtim Aug 2024 #14
Thank You Rubyshoo Aug 2024 #19
Good ad. Nt Figarosmom Aug 2024 #15
Beautiful. byronius Aug 2024 #16
This needs to go viral!!! LilElf70 Aug 2024 #17
Will be circulating this for sure! Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Aug 2024 #20
How are they distributing/showing this ad? It needs to get wide distribution and airing. hlthe2b Aug 2024 #21
Damn! Makes me want to salute whoever put this together. The traitor must not regain our White House. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2024 #22
I've sent them quite a bit of money lately. Susan Calvin Aug 2024 #23
The entire G.O.P. should be ashamed for following this disrespectful ass clown BoRaGard Aug 2024 #24
K&R UTUSN Aug 2024 #25
Truth! gab13by13 Aug 2024 #26
wow LizBeth Aug 2024 #27
That is fantastic! hawkeye21 Aug 2024 #28
The felonious, racist candidate for U. S. C.I.C. is WAY OUT OF ORDER! Jrose Aug 2024 #30
Great Ad, but I have never once seen one anywhere...same for the Lincoln project ads Chakaconcarne Aug 2024 #32
I'm a vet and would happily give him the one-finger salute if I ran accross him. Ping Tung Aug 2024 #34
I would too Bird Lady Aug 2024 #38
Very well done. gademocrat7 Aug 2024 #35
This Vet approves... Wounded Bear Aug 2024 #36
GOTV, GOTV, GOTV BlueWavePsych Aug 2024 #40
This ad "Nails it" republianmushroom Aug 2024 #41
It makes me very sad johnnyfins Aug 2024 #42
Wow! Nailed it! Martin68 Aug 2024 #43
This ad needs to get on TV nationally Number9Dream Aug 2024 #45
Good read, I just looked them up! Tickle Aug 2024 #46
We know who and what he is. MSM: Get your heads out of your ass Evolve Dammit Aug 2024 #47
Milwaukee Irish julmur Aug 2024 #48
Great but they left out when he saluted a North Korean General IbogaProject Aug 2024 #49
Where does this ad run? It should be on national television. Vinca Aug 2024 #51
Yes, it should! LeftInTX Aug 2024 #54
DAMN! Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #52
Youtube version so you don't have to deal with X albacore Aug 2024 #55
EXCELLENT!!! ailsagirl Aug 2024 #57
Bravo to those who serve and have ever served in the US military!!! Waterguy Aug 2024 #59
I like where my money has gone. bluedigger Aug 2024 #60
In case anyone soldierant Aug 2024 #61
WOW !! What a truly amazing ad! liberalla Aug 2024 #63
I think vets and active duty armed forces should salute Trump . . . with one finger. tclambert Aug 2024 #65
Trump's gonna do some heavy duty squirming oasis Aug 2024 #66
Oooo, SMACKDOWN! Well done, Vote Vets! 👍 electric_blue68 Aug 2024 #69
Great ad LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2024 #72

FirstLight

(14,362 posts)
1. Awesome!
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 12:38 AM
Aug 2024

I may not have served, but my dad did.
He'd be so pissed about it 😠 ( passed last year)

sdfernando

(5,467 posts)
44. Same with me
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 01:55 PM
Aug 2024

Dad was a Mustang, drafted in WWII, became an officer and went to Korea & Vietnam….also died last year (95yo). He would be so pissed about this. We have lots more of family that didn’t make it back from those wars. trump is such scum!!!

Attilatheblond

(4,807 posts)
67. Respected all military, it's how we were raised, but Mustangs held a special place in my mom' heart, and mine too.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 10:15 PM
Aug 2024

Condolences on the recent loss of your dad. And the loss of all those who didn't make it home.

Mom worked on 2 Nave bases, Long Beach back in the days of the Vietnam war, and Port Hueneme SeaBee base. At sunset, as the colors were struck, TAPS was always played. Even on those bases, with no cemeteries, EVERYTHING came to a complete halt. And every sunset that I was on base, tears would flow down my cheeks. Yeah, I am sort of emotional and as transparent as a window.

Never wanted to go to a high school reunion. Knew there would be too many empty chairs.

The stunt the Trump campaign pulled this week should make it impossible for him to ever hold office again.

sdfernando

(5,467 posts)
68. Thank you...
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 10:57 PM
Aug 2024

And thank you to you mother and father! Respect!…. That’s really what it is all about.

Attilatheblond

(4,807 posts)
70. Not just respect, but respect and GRATITUDE
Sat Aug 31, 2024, 03:28 PM
Aug 2024

May we ALL be mindful of the many privileges we have in our nation, privileges maintained by those who serve in military and other public service careers.

3auld6phart

(1,331 posts)
50. Most
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 04:09 PM
Aug 2024

Especially in heavy leaning mAGa States. I just don’t understand serving and retired Service Members voting and kissing that orange abominations ass. I have kin laying and missing in foreign fields. thankfully we DON’T have to put with that triple chinned! Porcine eyed buffoon’s crap. vote BLUE

barbtries

(30,037 posts)
62. you're welcome
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 07:45 PM
Aug 2024

sometimes the twitter links play in the DU window. when they don't i just immediately close X.

DFW

(56,972 posts)
5. Wow, THAT was fabulous!
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 01:19 AM
Aug 2024

I have been contributing to Vote Vets since they first showed up, but now that I see the fruits of my contributions, I see that they need to be increased substantially. That is one hell of a powerful message, and one that should resonate even deep into Trump country.

hawkeye21

(290 posts)
29. The problem is . . .
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 09:28 AM
Aug 2024

Trump has said and done SO MUCH BULLSHIT that it's nearly impossible to keep track of it all. But yes, that would have been a great thing to include, but that it wasn't doesn't really matter. The ad is a scathing, honest, accurate portrayal of the worst scum humanity has to offer.

FakeNoose

(36,173 posts)
64. The important thing to focus on here is that our Vets are men and women of honor
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 08:51 PM
Aug 2024

It should be obvious to all that Chump has no honor, and he never did.

This is not 2024 politics, this is the way he's been his entire life. Our Vets should not be required to salute him. And they certainly shouldn't vote for him. I understand that the military folks normally vote R without thinking about it. But this isn't a normal election and Chump isn't a normal candidate.

There are a lot of Republican voters out there who are refusing to vote for Chump again. They don't want him back in the White House and they recognize the threat he is to our country.

rubbersole

(8,789 posts)
10. Ouch, donnie. Everyone loathes your orange fat ass.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 01:40 AM
Aug 2024

Oh, you'll get 37% of the vote. You can read about it on your phone while you're skipping out to Venezuela.

12. Can you donate to them?
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 01:54 AM
Aug 2024

because I would like to see this in every battle ground state from now until election day.

18. Thank you
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 02:25 AM
Aug 2024

just sent them some money. Awesome ad that is so true about how he is unfit to serve as CIC. Im in PA and want to see this ad regularly.

generalbetrayus

(684 posts)
53. Thank you for the link.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 04:41 PM
Aug 2024

I just donated to VoteVets for the first time today after seeing the video. It should be seen EVERYWHERE.

LilElf70

(611 posts)
17. This needs to go viral!!!
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 02:20 AM
Aug 2024

Msnbc? CNN? FAUX?

Great find Ruby. Ty

He wants to play political games?

GAME ON SUKKA !!!!!!

hlthe2b

(107,149 posts)
21. How are they distributing/showing this ad? It needs to get wide distribution and airing.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 05:23 AM
Aug 2024

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,628 posts)
22. Damn! Makes me want to salute whoever put this together. The traitor must not regain our White House.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 05:54 AM
Aug 2024

Susan Calvin

(2,162 posts)
23. I've sent them quite a bit of money lately.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 08:52 AM
Aug 2024

Glad to see they're putting it to good use. They also have sent me and are going to send me some great yard signs.

BoRaGard

(3,427 posts)
24. The entire G.O.P. should be ashamed for following this disrespectful ass clown
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 08:55 AM
Aug 2024

I hold the whole G.O.P. to blame for this.

Thanks to Vote Vets for this hard-hitting, fact-based ad.

hawkeye21

(290 posts)
28. That is fantastic!
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 09:24 AM
Aug 2024

I wish it could be shown everywhere 24/7. That MAGA Trump continues to have any chance at all of being elected is, perhaps, the greatest stain on this nation next to slavery.

There is NO choice. There is NO comparison. It's Democrats or civil war, because we're not going back. And when we fight, we win! I'd rather do it with the ballot, but if necessary, the Declaration itself explains that it would be our duty to stop this country from being turned into a malignant dictatorship. Trump and his cowardly MAGAt friends should make no mistake about that.

johnnyfins

(1,533 posts)
42. It makes me very sad
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 01:19 PM
Aug 2024

That those who have served honorably and the families of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to this country, have to see this. What alternate universe are we living in where a presidential candidate from one of our two major parties can do this and get away with it? This is not ok. It is beyond "weird". I dont see how ANY current service member or ANY veteran can support him now.

Number9Dream

(1,667 posts)
45. This ad needs to get on TV nationally
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 02:10 PM
Aug 2024

The higher ups of the Democratic Party need to do whatever it takes to get this ad on TV all over the Country.
I live in the Lehigh Valley of PA, and I've only seen one negative, anti-Trump TV ad locally and on Philly TV. Meanwhile, the Trump folks are hammering VP Harris constantly.

Tickle

(3,230 posts)
46. Good read, I just looked them up!
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 02:17 PM
Aug 2024

Here's the link https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/votevets-org/


Political leanings: Democratic

2018 total spending: $14.2 million

VoteVets.org is a political group that supports veterans and promotes liberal causes. Its mission is “to elect Veterans to public office,” and its agenda includes “working with progressive allies representing labor, immigration, gay and lesbian rights, and environmentalists, when their issues coincide with the needs of troops and veterans.”

It operates two political committees: the VoteVets PAC and the VoteVets Action Fund.

The VoteVets PAC is a Carey committee, a hybrid organization that functions as a PAC and a super PAC. Like a traditional PAC, the committee can give money directly to a campaign. However, like a super PAC, it can also raise and spend unlimited amounts of money for independent expenditures, which are funds spent on advertisements or other communications in order to elect or defeat specific candidates.

The VoteVets Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, a “social welfare organization” that must spend less than 50% of its funds for political purposes. It does not disclose its donors, but it must report its independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission.

IbogaProject

(3,897 posts)
49. Great but they left out when he saluted a North Korean General
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 03:37 PM
Aug 2024

That really shows how out of touch with Military Decorum he is.

Waterguy

(278 posts)
59. Bravo to those who serve and have ever served in the US military!!!
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 06:40 PM
Aug 2024

We must make sure that DonOld TrumpScum is never in charge. Once was too much! It would be a major travesty for this fascist to ever hold office again!!!

bluedigger

(17,171 posts)
60. I like where my money has gone.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 07:09 PM
Aug 2024

My Harris-Walz lawn sign from them is being shipped. Should be here any day.

soldierant

(8,075 posts)
61. In case anyone
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 07:13 PM
Aug 2024

has any money left over from donating to Haeeis/Walz and local candidates, VoteVets could use some money too (to keep putting these out.

tclambert

(11,148 posts)
65. I think vets and active duty armed forces should salute Trump . . . with one finger.
Fri Aug 30, 2024, 10:02 PM
Aug 2024

And I think you know which one.

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