All the warnings fell on deaf ears, huh? Must be service-related hearing-loss.

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    The only belief that’s been shattered mildly bruised is that he is in the in-group, and that by association his wife is too. But it’s a safe bet that he still believes himself to be in the in-group.

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      Exactly. You vote for the Leopards Eating Peoples’ Faces Party because you want to watch the leopards eating someone’s face. You just never believe it will be your face.

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      “Why did you vote for him?” a member of Congress asked.

      “Because I was an idiot,” the veteran replied.

      This was him speaking to congress, seems he learned.

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          Having grown up in the southern US, it can be indoctrinating. Especially in religious areas of which he is a part. Am I going to defend him? No, he made his choices. Am I happy he’s willing to go speak in front of congress? Yes.