▲ 692 ▼ Donald Trump Has the Worst Economic Record in Modern U.S. History (democrats.org) submitted 2 years ago by silverbax@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 130 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Me= Obama was the one who got bin Ladn GOP =No, it was the troops that got bin Ladn. Me = So, Bush dressing up like a fighter pilot and pretending he'd done anything was a giant insult to the real heroes? GOP = Why do you hate America? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bush was a fighter pilot, though, in the 70s. In order to get out of fighting in Vietnam, he joined the air national guard. Never flew a mission and ended up getting grounded because he didn't complete a physical on time in 1972. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) We're splitting hairs here, but to me, never flying a mission and getting grounded means he was never a 'fighter pilot.' I mean, we agree on the basics and have a mildly different interpretation of the terms. Have a safe and happy holiday season permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) A large portion of fighter pilots don't actually fly a mission or a mission that involves weapons activation. That doesn't make them any less of a fighter pilot. Most of the time they are training or just protecting assets. But if you want to walk up to these guys and suggest they are not a fighter pilot cause they didn't kill anyone yet then go ahead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I haven't met every pilot on Earth. I know that there wasn't a day when I wouldn't have told George W. Bush that he wasn't a fighter pilot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bush was a fighter pilot, though, in the 70s. In order to get out of fighting in Vietnam, he joined the air national guard. Never flew a mission and ended up getting grounded because he didn't complete a physical on time in 1972. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) We're splitting hairs here, but to me, never flying a mission and getting grounded means he was never a 'fighter pilot.' I mean, we agree on the basics and have a mildly different interpretation of the terms. Have a safe and happy holiday season permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) A large portion of fighter pilots don't actually fly a mission or a mission that involves weapons activation. That doesn't make them any less of a fighter pilot. Most of the time they are training or just protecting assets. But if you want to walk up to these guys and suggest they are not a fighter pilot cause they didn't kill anyone yet then go ahead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I haven't met every pilot on Earth. I know that there wasn't a day when I wouldn't have told George W. Bush that he wasn't a fighter pilot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) We're splitting hairs here, but to me, never flying a mission and getting grounded means he was never a 'fighter pilot.' I mean, we agree on the basics and have a mildly different interpretation of the terms. Have a safe and happy holiday season permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) A large portion of fighter pilots don't actually fly a mission or a mission that involves weapons activation. That doesn't make them any less of a fighter pilot. Most of the time they are training or just protecting assets. But if you want to walk up to these guys and suggest they are not a fighter pilot cause they didn't kill anyone yet then go ahead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I haven't met every pilot on Earth. I know that there wasn't a day when I wouldn't have told George W. Bush that he wasn't a fighter pilot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) A large portion of fighter pilots don't actually fly a mission or a mission that involves weapons activation. That doesn't make them any less of a fighter pilot. Most of the time they are training or just protecting assets. But if you want to walk up to these guys and suggest they are not a fighter pilot cause they didn't kill anyone yet then go ahead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I haven't met every pilot on Earth. I know that there wasn't a day when I wouldn't have told George W. Bush that he wasn't a fighter pilot. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I haven't met every pilot on Earth. I know that there wasn't a day when I wouldn't have told George W. Bush that he wasn't a fighter pilot. permalink fedilink source parent