Trump Attacks Sully Calls Him Out on Hoax on the Hudson

By NCD on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 5:11pm |

After Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed a commercial aircraft on the Hudson River after it's engines were knocked out by sucking in a flight of geese, said "For the first time in American history, a president has repeatedly shown utter and vulgar contempt and disrespect for those who have served and died serving our country," on Facebook. Trump attacked back on Twitter:

"The Hoax on the Hudson destroyed a beautiful, beautiful aircraft because it's incompetent pilot lost power trying to save a flock of geese. New York has too many geese and not enough great pilots! He's not a hero, he's a loser."@RealDonaldTrump

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/05/politics/sully-sullenberger-trump-troops-comment-trnd/index.html

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oh yeah, dig in with more of the warped Trump theory of what makes a hero, that'll work

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 5:30pm

after thinking on it a minute, this one is pure jealousy, he would like to be the kind of pop culture hero that Sully is. He actually had some of that for a while after "Art of The Deal" came out

by artappraiser on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 5:55pm

Trump's response is so obvious I predicted it before he even thought of it in his warped malicious lizardy brain.

by NCD on Sun, 09/06/2020 - 6:01pm

Trump's kitsch art heist in Paris

(fakes and knockoffs, as should be obvious.

The Gold Lamé King wouldn't settle for - or know - anything more)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-06/trump-ended-2018-fran...

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 7:14am

yeah recommened; as well as being a scoop by Katya & colleagues, that article is getting praise from other journos for the quality of the work

by artappraiser on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 7:27am

95-yr. old WWII vet on the draft dodger. well worth the watch, beats Sully for my money, heck we got our own Sir Tom Moore but better:

Please help my dad go viral! He’s the coolest 95 year old around! He filmed this on his IPhone! Please share. pic.twitter.com/ZrWSqXAWAH
— Shelbie Wassel (@ShelbieWassel) September 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 7:08am

And hey, gives hope Joe can stay this savvy as Prez, is a spring chicken comparatively.

by artappraiser on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 7:20am

His squadron commander, Wiki page here.

Arthur Murray Preston (November 1, 1913 – January 7, 1968) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. ... By September 16, 1944 was serving as a lieutenant in Torpedo Boat Squadron 33. On that day, Preston commanded two PT boats in the successful rescue of a downed Navy pilot in Wasile Bay, Halmahera Island in Indonesia, despite intense fire from Japanese forces. He was subsequently promoted to lieutenant commander and awarded the Medal of Honor.

from his Medal of Honor citation:

"Lt. Comdr. Preston successfully achieved a mission considered suicidal in its tremendous hazards, and brought his boats through without personnel casualties and with but superficial damage from shrapnel. His exceptional daring and great personal valor enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service."

by NCD on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 2:55pm

Blue light special warning for all us guilty Trump watchers (know we shouldn't feed the troll but can't look away)

He’s very alert today, But his train of thought is nonexistent and he is pegging the grievance meter into the ultraviolet range
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 7, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 1:38pm

OIC-Tom's listening so we don't have to:

Trump now going back to his antifa soup stories
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 7, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 1:49pm

lol at this one! He does this often enough, I rarely see it noted:

He is now reading his speech and arguing with it
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) September 7, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 1:52pm

The press conference has now got a hashtag #TrumpMeltdown

by artappraiser on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 6:38pm

Qanon should jump right on this, but I bet they won't catch it, how he's been micro-chipped now too:

This is Vietnam-era anti-war activist Leftist talk. Is Trump a secret Antifa? @RadioFreeTom @TheRickWilson https://t.co/yu1Un3YjsA
— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) September 7, 2020

To be fair, this was one of his favorite lines of argument going way back, they are all part of "the swamp". Went off the rails with "MAGA", MAGA presumes lots of big corporations making big fancy shit for the military and stuff.

by artappraiser on Mon, 09/07/2020 - 5:14pm

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