tomder55
Jul 9, 2023, 03:12 AM
Last weekend I tuned into a Trump rally in South Carolina . I was curious to see how they planned to cram 30,000 attendees into a town that was 1/10 that size. Somehow they managed and had a well planned and executed rally in 90* degree weather ;on a holiday weekend when the smart call would be to keep cool in A/C or a pool .
I was delighted to see that when Senator Graham was introduced ,he was roundly booed by the attendees . The boos lasted throughout his address ;and continued when Trump gave him a shout out .
Most of that was because Graham is a sleezy politician who sticks his fingers into the wind to decide many issues. In 2023 he is a huge Trump supporter . 2016 he considered Trump as the worse of the worse .
Lindsey Graham: Trump should have been kicked out of the party - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-kicked-out-220402)
Being a protege of John McCaine; the one thing he has been consistent about is his love of sending the US military to war ;and specifically his lust to fight WWIII against Russia.
I have mentioned the senior Senator from my state often here ;mostly because he os wrong so often. Most recently he wanted to use a possible provocation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) as justification to invoke Article 5 of the NATO charter that would compel member states to go to war against Russia.
Operation Overlord or Zalinsky's charge ? (askmehelpdesk.com) (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/showthread.php?t=850812&p=3892040#post3892040)
He has said of our massive expenditures of weapons to Ukraine that it is the best money we have ever spent. He also added and the Russians are dying
Now on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius ; Graham has proposed a resolution to fast track Ukraine admission into NATO.
Lindsey Graham on Twitter: "I will be working with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to pass a resolution urging the admission of Ukraine into NATO. The best way to prevent future wars and promote peace is to create security guarantees that make aggressor nations think twice before starting wars.…" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1677360822710935560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1677360822710935560%7Ctwgr% 5E894102d0bc508a58eab51828216cf2a49e71492c%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwpde.com%2Fnews%2Fnation-world%2Flindsey-graham-backs-ukraine-inclusion-into-nato-amidst-divisive-cluster-munition-controversy-bipartisan-coalition-security-guarantees-future-conflicts-north-atlantic-organization-treaty)
This drew criticism from many in the Republican ranks .
Vivek Ramaswamy notes that the expansion of NATO to Russia's borders was a provocation that contributed to the war .
Vivek Ramaswamy hits Graham on his push for NATO to admit Ukraine | The Hill (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4087195-vivek-ramaswamy-hits-graham-on-his-push-for-nato-to-admit-ukraine/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CStop%20marching%20us%20to%20the, would%20support%20such%20a%20measure.)
other reactions by Repubs
Thomas Massie on Twitter: "Expansion of NATO, a Cold War relic, led to the rise of Putin, also a Cold War relic, culminating in the invasion of Ukraine. Expanding NATO further is not in the interests of US citizens." / Twitter (https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1677438483449753600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1677438483449753600%7Ctwgr% 5Ea672b9108bb6c4290d85d00f5edfc0375883cd46%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2 Fabsolutely-not-republicans-blast-grahams-effort-pass-resolution-urging-ukraine-admission-nato)
Rand Paul on Twitter: "Absolutely not. This is exactly wrong - as usual - and could very well lead us to war with Russia, something no one should want." / Twitter (https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1677451386408128513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1677451386408128513%7Ctwgr% 5Ea672b9108bb6c4290d85d00f5edfc0375883cd46%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2 Fabsolutely-not-republicans-blast-grahams-effort-pass-resolution-urging-ukraine-admission-nato)
On the eve of the summit Quid Pro Joe expressed that it may be time for Ukraine admission .
Germany ;a nation that could be on the front line is less enthused .
Germany delivers blow to Ukraine's hope of fast-tracked NATO membership (newsweek.com) (https://www.newsweek.com/germany-delivers-blow-ukraine-hope-nato-membership-1803860)
I was delighted to see that when Senator Graham was introduced ,he was roundly booed by the attendees . The boos lasted throughout his address ;and continued when Trump gave him a shout out .
Most of that was because Graham is a sleezy politician who sticks his fingers into the wind to decide many issues. In 2023 he is a huge Trump supporter . 2016 he considered Trump as the worse of the worse .
Lindsey Graham: Trump should have been kicked out of the party - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/03/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-kicked-out-220402)
Being a protege of John McCaine; the one thing he has been consistent about is his love of sending the US military to war ;and specifically his lust to fight WWIII against Russia.
I have mentioned the senior Senator from my state often here ;mostly because he os wrong so often. Most recently he wanted to use a possible provocation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) as justification to invoke Article 5 of the NATO charter that would compel member states to go to war against Russia.
Operation Overlord or Zalinsky's charge ? (askmehelpdesk.com) (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/showthread.php?t=850812&p=3892040#post3892040)
He has said of our massive expenditures of weapons to Ukraine that it is the best money we have ever spent. He also added and the Russians are dying
Now on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius ; Graham has proposed a resolution to fast track Ukraine admission into NATO.
Lindsey Graham on Twitter: "I will be working with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to pass a resolution urging the admission of Ukraine into NATO. The best way to prevent future wars and promote peace is to create security guarantees that make aggressor nations think twice before starting wars.…" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1677360822710935560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1677360822710935560%7Ctwgr% 5E894102d0bc508a58eab51828216cf2a49e71492c%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwpde.com%2Fnews%2Fnation-world%2Flindsey-graham-backs-ukraine-inclusion-into-nato-amidst-divisive-cluster-munition-controversy-bipartisan-coalition-security-guarantees-future-conflicts-north-atlantic-organization-treaty)
This drew criticism from many in the Republican ranks .
Vivek Ramaswamy notes that the expansion of NATO to Russia's borders was a provocation that contributed to the war .
Vivek Ramaswamy hits Graham on his push for NATO to admit Ukraine | The Hill (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4087195-vivek-ramaswamy-hits-graham-on-his-push-for-nato-to-admit-ukraine/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CStop%20marching%20us%20to%20the, would%20support%20such%20a%20measure.)
other reactions by Repubs
Thomas Massie on Twitter: "Expansion of NATO, a Cold War relic, led to the rise of Putin, also a Cold War relic, culminating in the invasion of Ukraine. Expanding NATO further is not in the interests of US citizens." / Twitter (https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1677438483449753600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1677438483449753600%7Ctwgr% 5Ea672b9108bb6c4290d85d00f5edfc0375883cd46%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2 Fabsolutely-not-republicans-blast-grahams-effort-pass-resolution-urging-ukraine-admission-nato)
Rand Paul on Twitter: "Absolutely not. This is exactly wrong - as usual - and could very well lead us to war with Russia, something no one should want." / Twitter (https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1677451386408128513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5 Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1677451386408128513%7Ctwgr% 5Ea672b9108bb6c4290d85d00f5edfc0375883cd46%7Ctwcon %5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2 Fabsolutely-not-republicans-blast-grahams-effort-pass-resolution-urging-ukraine-admission-nato)
On the eve of the summit Quid Pro Joe expressed that it may be time for Ukraine admission .
Germany ;a nation that could be on the front line is less enthused .
Germany delivers blow to Ukraine's hope of fast-tracked NATO membership (newsweek.com) (https://www.newsweek.com/germany-delivers-blow-ukraine-hope-nato-membership-1803860)