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[–] c0smokram3r@midwest.social 70 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"You know, if you're young, and in this era, and if you have any guilt about not having gone to Vietnam. We have our own Vietnam. It's called the dating game," he said during a discussion of Trump's well-publicized germaphobia and the ongoing AIDs epidemic.

"It's pretty dangerous out there Robin. It's like Vietnam," Trump said earlier in the interview.

"It is, it is," Stern said. "The dating scene is like Vietnam."

"Dating is like being in Vietnam," Trump said. "You're the equivalent of a soldier going over to Vietnam."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-stds-vietnam/

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I’ve never seen anyone who deserves to be punched in the face more than trumpler does.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I guess the vet has Alzheimer’s. Poor guy.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So does Trump. Maybe put them both in a nursing home.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago

How cute! They can be roommates!

[–] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Trump belongs in a maximum security nursing home

[–] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 34 points 1 month ago

Cult self-sacrifice. Please make it stop somebody.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

If you can’t think of anyone who deserves a medal for injury during war time than a draft dodger who sat in luxurious hotels during a war, and has never served in the military, then you’re a fucking idiot, and a disgrace to all soldiers everywhere.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Can the military (Edit: Commander in Chief) revoke those medals?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not The Purple Heart, but it doesn't matter. Bone spurs Donnie wasn't awarded it by the military, so it means less to/for him than my grandfather's purple hearts mean to me. I have them, but that's just cause I was the only grandchild that served in the military. They don't confer any benefits to me, and I wouldn't be caught dead wearing one.

The fact that it can't be revoked is probably why he's gotten one of those rather than The Congressional Medal of Honor, which absolutely can be revoked.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Meanwhile, back in 1971, John Kerry threw his ribbons on the Capitol Steps in protest of the war in Vietnam he had returned from.

https://www.salon.com/2004/04/28/medals/

John Kerry did not, apparently, have bone spurs.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Iirc the Purple Heart medal is the only award that does not require approval and is given once you meet the requirements. As a result, I believe it can't be revoked since you can't uninjure yourself.

[–] udon@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

Sad to hear that veteran cannot think of more than one person.

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago

and thats why american comedy is dead.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago

If his doctor isn't instantly adding severe dementia to his medical record, he is part of health insurance fraud.

[–] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I bet Trump immediately hawked it for cash

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Tossed in the trash.

[–] Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Welp, once a boot.