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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Air Force Officer Arrested on Capitol Steps for Call to Impeach Trump: 'The Bill Must Come Due' [View all]Stacey Grove
(186 posts)23. Histrionics and fake patriotic gibberish
about "DoN't WeAr a UnIfOrM iF yOu'Re GoNnA pRoTeSt" proceeds on the assumption that our institutions are still intact.
They are not.
This is a brave man, not a coward.
There are too many cowards.
I remember the typewriter department at Montgomery Wards.
You'd inevitably see a test piece of paper in a typewriter that read: "NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN (that's how people wrote 50 years ago) TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY" or something like that.
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U.S. Air Force Officer Arrested on Capitol Steps for Call to Impeach Trump: 'The Bill Must Come Due' [View all]
riversedge
19 hrs ago
OP
I disagree. He knew exactly what was going to happen, but he made extremely brave speech.
ashredux
15 hrs ago
#11
Career wise, uniform on or off limits his Air Force future. He did the right thing.
marble falls
14 hrs ago
#15
All that said, it is a courageous act and one that will end his military career
bottomofthehill
12 hrs ago
#20
Now, there's a person who has more Integrity then the entire Trump administration.
chouchou
14 hrs ago
#16