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2018-10-26 -Land of the Free

At 63, I Threw Away My Prized Portrait of Robert E. Lee

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Robert E Lee Is a Good Man. His fight was for his state. Most learned there was a war when there were troops marching into their towns.
He changed commission for his State as this is what the Constitution stated.

America was ill informed of the pending war, but at that time, it was on your doorstep before it was even preventable.

Thanks Democrats for trying to make another one. We are not biting.

But we will "Grab that ballot" anyway.

I have seen this movie before and you are the bad guy and Americans like the good guy.

Posted by newc 2018-10-26 01:30|| 2018-10-26 01:30|| Front Page Top

#2 The democrat party is an un-moored pile of trash floating in the sea trying to find Morality and Virtue. Go Figure!

Posted by newc 2018-10-26 01:31|| 2018-10-26 01:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Hey Stanley - We don't want Robert E. Lee getting lonely under the bus where you've thrown him. Why don't you go ahead and throw Douglas MacArthur under there with him - for pedophilia with his 15 year old Filipina mistress, Elizabeth "Dimples" Cooper - http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kQD0wB_yK-Y/U65TsgPZhOI/AAAAAAAAJQc/hWCfdKx1AtY/s1600/4par.jpg

Posted by Lone Ranger 2018-10-26 01:50|| 2018-10-26 01:50|| Front Page Top

#4 What an ass

Posted by Rex Mundi 2018-10-26 02:37|| 2018-10-26 02:37|| Front Page Top

One man's opinion which I do not share.

While there are dozens of books on Lee, Michael Korda's 'Clouds of Glory, The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee' is a fantastic biography.

One Korda reviewer wrote: ”His place in history is unique: a Caesar without his ambition; a Frederick without his tyranny; a Napoleon without his selfishness; and a Washington without his reward.”

Another one of those fascinating things about General Robert E. Lee is that the only insignia of rank he ever wore was the three stars of a Colonel. This was the final rank he achieved before resigning as an officer in the American Army.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-10-26 03:37|| 2018-10-26 03:37|| Front Page Top

#6 After all with feet of clay have been torn down, who will be left standing?

Posted by Solomon White7514 2018-10-26 09:00|| 2018-10-26 09:00|| Front Page Top

#7 By Stanley A. McChrystal, retired United States Army general.

As told to Rolling Stone Mag?

Posted by Frank G 2018-10-26 09:12|| 2018-10-26 09:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Lee is an honored American for what he did after the war in helping reunite the nation. He encouraged his soldiers to stop fighting and to become Americans again.

Posted by Penguin_of_the_Desert 2018-10-26 09:16|| 2018-10-26 09:16|| Front Page Top

#9 How does McChrystal feel about lead-from-behind POTUS Barack Hussein Obama?

Posted by JohnQC 2018-10-26 09:58|| 2018-10-26 09:58|| Front Page Top

#10 "I just threw away my portrait of Gen McChrystal"...said no one ever. What a virtue signaling little man. I hope he feels better.

Posted by Ebbaviling Munster5971 2018-10-26 10:12|| 2018-10-26 10:12|| Front Page Top

#11 Signalling that he really, really, really is open to a SecDef position in a Democrat administration ... reluctantly, of course.

Posted by magpie 2018-10-26 14:55|| 2018-10-26 14:55|| Front Page Top

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