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Compare those who served the Country 250 years ago vs present day.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 5:39 am
Posted on 5/21/26 at 5:39 am
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 5:47 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Those traitorous pieces of shite have only served themselves and I hope they have very miserable lives for what remains of it
Posted on 5/21/26 at 5:49 am to GatorOnAnIsland
have an upvote
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:08 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Lot of Dual citizens on that list for today
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:35 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Thankfully, there are great people, who walk* among us.
Brought a tear to my eye watching this stream yesterday...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth personally reenlists his good friend and former Fox Host colleague, Staff Sgt. Joey Jones
* Even on prosthetics.
Indexed to good part...
Brought a tear to my eye watching this stream yesterday...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth personally reenlists his good friend and former Fox Host colleague, Staff Sgt. Joey Jones
* Even on prosthetics.
Indexed to good part...
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:36 am to GatorOnAnIsland
quote:
Compare those who served the Country 250 years ago vs present day
I do see images of individuals who served the country 250 years ago, over on the left. On the right, I honestly see no images of anyone who has ever served anyone but themselves.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:51 am to captainFid
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Staff Sgt. Joey Jones
He's a great patriot. He lost his legs in Afghanistan working a bomb tech in the Marines
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 6:52 am
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:05 am to GatorOnAnIsland
I’ve oft said one of the bigger mistakes our founders made were trusting future politicians would do so out of service and not a career choice.
Our founders all had lives and businesses to get back to.
Our founders all had lives and businesses to get back to.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:19 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Trump as well, more in 6 years than all of them put together
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:20 am to GatorOnAnIsland
Now compare the voters from then and today
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:20 am to GatorOnAnIsland
To SSG Joey Jones…..
OORAH !!
OORAH !!
Posted on 5/21/26 at 8:09 am to George Dickel
Throw in all of our founding fathers who literally couldn't wait to get out of office.
Posted on 5/21/26 at 9:33 am to GatorOnAnIsland
While the point is valid...the numbers are actually a bit off.
George Washington served in the Virginia Provincial Legislature starting in 1758. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Army from 1775-1783...so those 8 years of military appointment would be excluded from his timeline of serving in office.
He was chosen to lead the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention in 1786, after initially declining, he reconsidered and attended in 1787 where he served for the better part of a year.
Then he was elected president in 1789, serving until 1797.
So, Washington was a politician from 1758-1775, also in 1787 along with 1789-1797. That is a total of 26 years.
Thomas Jefferson served in Virginia's House of Burgesses from 1769-1775. He served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1775. In 1776, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, where he served for 3 years. He was elected governor of Virginia in 1779 and 1780. He was a Virginia delegate to the Congress of Confederation in 1783-1784. He was US Minister of Plenipotentiary to France in 1784 (which was an appointment, rather than political office...so it could be omitted). He served as Secretary of State in From 1790-1794. He ran for President in 1796 and 1800, serving as President from 1801-1809.
So, Jefferson was a politician from 1769-1780, 1783-1784, 1790-1794 and 1801-1809. That would be a total of 25 years.
George Washington served in the Virginia Provincial Legislature starting in 1758. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Army from 1775-1783...so those 8 years of military appointment would be excluded from his timeline of serving in office.
He was chosen to lead the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention in 1786, after initially declining, he reconsidered and attended in 1787 where he served for the better part of a year.
Then he was elected president in 1789, serving until 1797.
So, Washington was a politician from 1758-1775, also in 1787 along with 1789-1797. That is a total of 26 years.
Thomas Jefferson served in Virginia's House of Burgesses from 1769-1775. He served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1775. In 1776, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, where he served for 3 years. He was elected governor of Virginia in 1779 and 1780. He was a Virginia delegate to the Congress of Confederation in 1783-1784. He was US Minister of Plenipotentiary to France in 1784 (which was an appointment, rather than political office...so it could be omitted). He served as Secretary of State in From 1790-1794. He ran for President in 1796 and 1800, serving as President from 1801-1809.
So, Jefferson was a politician from 1769-1780, 1783-1784, 1790-1794 and 1801-1809. That would be a total of 25 years.
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