Trumps Presidency 2025

[mtutiger]

28 minutes ago, LaceyLou said:

Some questionable music choices.... I saw a clip where they played Fortunate Son by CCR as the parade was going on.

Sounds like somebody has no idea what that song is about.

I've only seen clips, but it's striking how sloppy the whole production is... If a Russian parade were planned and it went off like this, one of Putin's associates would be throwing the organizer off of a balcony

[Tiger337]

None of this matters at all.  The right wing politicians and media are going to tell us that the parade was the greatest celebration in US history and MAGA world will eat it up.   

[CMRivdogs]

If it's supposed to be a military parade honoring the Army, why the pre-recorded rock music. Come on guys any parade planner with his/her salt should at least give us marches. 
 

Can the CCR and give us Sousa, Karl King (circus marches better fit this farce), Edwin Bagley, at the very least John Williams. 

[mtutiger]

Just now, CMRivdogs said:

If it's supposed to be a military parade honoring the Army, why the pre-recorded rock music. Come on guys any parade planner with his/her salt should at least give us marches. 
 

Can the CCR and give us Sousa, Karl King (circus marches better fit this farce), Edwin Bagley, at the very least John Williams. 

I rather enjoyed the announcer giving "special thanks to our sponsor... Coinbase"

Idiocracy baby!

[romad1]

24 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

I rather enjoyed the announcer giving "special thanks to our sponsor... Coinbase"

Idiocracy baby!

Its supposed to be the Fuhrer's birthday party.  

[romad1]

 

[CMRivdogs]

Just now, romad1 said:

 

Birthday boy is not very happy. Pete needs to revise his resume

[mtutiger]

Considering how much deference they give this administration, you know it's bad when the Times is calling it low-energy...

[Motown Bombers]

 

[romad1]

13 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Those stands are empty!  They must have all been up in the luxury boxes getting roast beef. 

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, LaceyLou said:

Some questionable music choices.... I saw a clip where they played Fortunate Son by CCR as the parade was going on.

Sounds like somebody has no idea what that song is about.

My wife says no-one ever heard any the lyrics to R&R songs. Maybe she's right. I remember GM once ran a series of commercials, for Cadillac I think,  over the Who's "Eminence Front" they cut it off before the got to the lyric, the chorus of which is "It's a put on", which is of course the perfect sentiment for any advertising! But yeah - total oblivion sometimes.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[GalagaGuy]

Here's her tweet............

Here she is on Fox a short time later.........

 

[CMRivdogs]

 

[GalagaGuy]

That tank looks stolen from the VFW near me.  

[romad1]

2 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

Birthday boy is not very happy. Pete needs to revise his resume

He could probably go back to Fox News.  I can't think of another serious employer who would take him.  

[gehringer_2]

46 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

That tank looks stolen from the VFW near me.  

It does appears to be WWII vintage - some variant of a Sherman maybe

[romad1]

1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said:

It does appears to be WWII vintage - some variant of a Sherman maybe

[adjusts glasses] Its a M4 Sherman with what looks like the 76mm gun which had better anti-armor capabilities than the original 75mm gun.   

[gehringer_2]

7 minutes ago, romad1 said:

[adjusts glasses] Its a M4 Sherman with what looks like the 76mm gun which had better anti-armor capabilities than the original 75mm gun.   

who the heck keeps a piece of WW2 ordinance running? Is there some group out there that reconditions old tanks like the Yankee Airforce had once refurbed a B17?

[romad1]

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

who the heck keeps a piece of WW2 ordinance running? Is there some group out there that reconditions old tanks like the Yankee Airforce had once refurbed a B17?

Oh friend...no offense intended...you are a sweet summer child to this entire world of gearheads who geek over these old tanks. 

One very interesting place in particular i've visited in the UK is the Tank Museum.  A friend and I send each other gear from their gift shop each Christmas.  Very dorky indeed. 

https://tankmuseum.org/

https://tankmuseum.org/events/tankfest/

Another place I believe in Florida is run by a bunch of US armor aficionados who are led by Rabbi Rob an actual ordained rabbi apparently. 

https://www.ww2armor.org/

 

[gehringer_2]

30 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Oh friend...no offense intended...you are a sweet summer child to this entire world of gearheads who geek over these old tanks. 

One very interesting place in particular i've visited in the UK is the Tank Museum.  A friend and I send each other gear from their gift shop each Christmas.  Very dorky indeed. 

https://tankmuseum.org/

https://tankmuseum.org/events/tankfest/

Another place I believe in Florida is run by a bunch of US armor aficionados who are led by Rabbi Rob an actual ordained rabbi apparently. 

https://www.ww2armor.org/

 

LOL - I knew there are a lot of statics around, but keeping  obsolete tanks in condition to run down the street on the Mall takes a second level of obsession (or some Russians - 🤣). Am I correct that Shermans were usually gasoline fueled? - That's at least less expensive engine up-keep than keeping old diesels running.

Edited 17 hours ago by gehringer_2

[gehringer_2]

8 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

There were more people than I expected at the No Kings Rally in my town.  There looked to be about 300 people with more people coming and going.  There was a guy in a truck with a Trump 2028 sign trying to start ****, but everybody pretty much ignored him. 

I only stayed for about a half hour because a bird crapped on my jacket on my way there - must have been a Trump supporter.     

Estimates between 5K and 7K for the rally in A^2. Police had closed a bunch of streets downtown.

[IdahoBert]

[mtutiger]

 

[romad1]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

LOL - I knew there are a lot of statics around, but keeping  obsolete tanks in condition to run down the street on the Mall takes a second level of obsession (or some Russians - 🤣). Am I correct that Shermans were usually gasoline fueled? - That's at least less expensive engine up-keep than keeping old diesels running.

Some of the UK tanks are running biodiesel as I recall.   Probably not spec.