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16. Fetterman's grasp of history could charitably be described as "tenuous."
Wed Jan 8, 2025, 03:34 AM
Jan 2025

Last edited Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:05 AM - Edit history (1)

Jefferson had to borrow money from England to pay Napoleon for the Louisiana Purchase. Trump is talking about taking Greenland by force. "My gun is bigger than your gun." Like Dick Cheney's attempted grab of Iraq in 2003 for its oil, Musk, dba Trump, wants to grab the rare earth metals of Greenland (even they know that taking China probably won't work). Musk doesn't have a military. Once inaugurated, Trump does.

If Fetterman is truly blind to the difference, I don't see him lasting the year as a member of our party. Unless he truly has brain damage, I can't shake the notion that something is going on here that none of us yet know about. He is in no dire danger of being defeated in a re-election campaign in the near future. So there must be some other kind of motive for him to suddenly start behaving like Manchin light. There is exactly ONE "reasonable conversation" to have about acquiring Greenland from Denmark: are you, the people of Greenland and Denmark, interested?" When the answer comes back "NO," any further conversation is no longer reasonable.

*on edit-- if Fetterman jumps on the bandwagon of discussing Harry Truman's actions in the year 1867, he should quietly make his exit now. If not, it's not too late to return to sanity a couple of years before his presumed re-election campaign. The Republicans won't try to claim temporary insanity when his insanity consisted of repeating their lines verbatim.

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Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #1
...the difference being that France wanted to sell. LudwigPastorius Jan 2025 #2
He must have. His reasoning is illogical. Greenland is an island and not part of... brush Jan 2025 #9
another difference is that france did not really own the sioux, cheyenne, blackfeet, etc who really owned louisiana rampartd Jan 2025 #11
France had to sell because of Haiti. n/t Yavin4 Jan 2025 #12
it seems to be pretty clear barbtries Jan 2025 #17
It is NOT a 'responsible conversation', Fetterman! What the hell is wrong with you?? This is madness. Celerity Jan 2025 #3
Greenland & Denmark said "NO SALE".. Did ya Cha Jan 2025 #4
Seems just a mater of time before he flips to Republican. dgauss Jan 2025 #5
A reverse Arlen Spector? Not like there is not a precedent in PA politics nt kelly1mm Jan 2025 #13
I Have to Wonder... DET Jan 2025 #6
no mr. manchin, I mean sinema, I mean garland, I mean fetterman... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #7
I was never a big fan. I donated to Rep Malcolm Kenyatta in the primaries. I wish more people had gotten behind him tulipsandroses Jan 2025 #8
Wtf? The Third Doctor Jan 2025 #10
The Mansion/Sinema vibe gets stronger by the day. Hassler Jan 2025 #14
JFC, john, quit embarrassing yourself. niyad Jan 2025 #15
Fetterman's grasp of history could charitably be described as "tenuous." DFW Jan 2025 #16
Fetterman is clearly not a well man. (nt) Paladin Jan 2025 #18
Is he okay? 2naSalit Jan 2025 #19
What the hell happened? ShazzieB Jan 2025 #20
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