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2 hours ago, Bravo said:

but he isnt. spotify told him to fuck off.

I am sure he is devastated.

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Young maintains he pulled the trigger, that his record label backed his move, and that Spotify is ground zero for Covid misinformation. No surprise the bitchass chump is calling Young a liar.

but he isnt. spotify told him to fuck off.
He has been pissed at Spotify and streaming services before over streaming quality, too.
On 1/25/2022 at 7:57 PM, elfenix said:

 

Seeing that service ribbon reminded me of a book I read ages ago.  Here's a condensed version from History Channel:

Spoiler

A Promise to MacArthur Helped Win a Chance at Combat

MacArthur was irked that the Joint Chiefs of Staff had decided to give the European Theater precedence in terms of ships, guns and men, and Johnson agreed to act as MacArthur’s advocate when he returned to Washington, and to press for more resources for him, according to Woods.

Johnson toured U.S. and Australian air bases, where the closest he got to the rigors of war was enduring a bad case of dysentery. He pressed commanders for a chance to get into combat, even if it was just as an observer. Thus, on June 9, 1942, Johnson walked onto the tarmac at Garbutt Field in Australia and prepared to join a squadron of bombers on a raid on a Japanese base on the northeast coast of New Guinea, according to Woods’ biography.

Just going along for a ride was pretty dangerous. At that stage of the war, “there were virtually no American fighter planes to provide cover for bombers,” Woods says. “The average loss rate for a mission was 25 percent of the planes.”

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson, in the Navy before his presidency, circa 1940s.

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Johnson was assigned to the Wabash Cannonball, a B-26 piloted by Lt. Willis G. Bench. He met the crew and checked out the plane, but then decided that he needed to relieve himself before takeoff. When he got back to the aircraft, his seat was occupied by another observer, Lt. Col. Francis R. Stevens, one of his colleagues on the fact-finding mission. As Woods writes, Stevens grinned and told Johnson to find another plane. The future president shrugged and went over to Lt. Walter H. Greer, pilot of another B-26, the Heckling Hare. Greer agreed to take him along.

The raid quickly turned disastrous. As the Wabash Cannonball and the Heckling Hare approached the Japanese base, they found scores of Japanese Zeros already attacking the previous wave of U.S. planes. The Wabash Cannonball was hit and caught fire, and crashed into the water, killing everyone on board.

Meanwhile, an electrical generator for one of the Heckling Hare’s two engines failed, forcing Greer to jettison his load of bombs and return to the base, as the Japanese raked the plane with bullets. “They got shot up badly,” Woods says. Johnson gamely went back into the plane to offer to assist the gunner, but mostly watched the terrifying event through the B-26’s Plexiglas nose.

LBJ's Controversial Silver Star

A World War II Silver Star medal.

A World War II Silver Star medal.

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Fortunately, the Heckling Hare made it back to Australia. Before heading back to the states, Johnson met with MacArthur, who told him that he would receive the Silver Star—the only member of the Heckling Hare’s crew to get a medal. Johnson’s Silver Star citation noted that “he evidenced marked coolness in spite of the hazards involved” and concluded that “his gallant action enabled him to obtain and return with valuable information."


Johnson, who had a genuine affection and respect for the servicemen who faced danger on a regular basis, was embarrassed at first by the honor. Woods says that Johnson wrote—but never sent—a letter saying that he didn’t deserve the medal. “Charles Marsh, who was Johnson’s political guru, told him that he was destined to be a major political force, and that he owed it to his country and his career not to give the medal back,” Woods explains.

Instead, after FDR ordered that Congress members in the armed forces return to their legislative duties, Johnson went back to Washington and used his military experience—thin as it was—to lend credibility to his calls for more resources for the Pacific forces. After the war, the Silver Star became a part of his qualifications when he won election to the Senate in 1948. But Woods, who spent a decade researching his Johnson biography, never found any evidence that Johnson ever actually talked about the incident, either in public or private.

In a sense, Johnson didn’t have to, because voters filled in the blanks. As Mayer notes, politicians who were World War II combat heroes—such as President John F. Kennedy, who survived having his Navy patrol boat ripped in half by a Japanese destroyer, and bomber pilot Sen. George McGovern, D-South Dakota—typically spoke modestly about their exploits. “Johnson was being modest about something that was truly tiny, but everyone probably assumed he was being modest about a great thing,” Mayer says.

Kent Germany, an associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina and a fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, notes that Johnson wore his Silver Star pin on his suit for much of his political career.

“In his presidential portrait and many of the images of him as president,” Germany says, “that award for gallantry rests high up on his left lapel, connecting him to that moment in 1942 despite any possible reservations about his receiving it.”

 
 

 

20 minutes ago, TexLonghorn said:

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^^^^ LOL

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3 minutes ago, brakeman said:

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So, pretty accurate reflection of America then. 🤔

On 1/28/2022 at 8:40 PM, Bravo said:

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Would.

Kinda late to the game, but still worth a laugh:

 

 

15 hours ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

 

Hey, we speak English here!

it would be funny to see how many state AG and Gov candidates are running against Joe Biden and KH based on their political ads.  I am already sick of the Texas ones.  

8 minutes ago, gyroprotagonist said:

it would be funny to see how many state AG and Gov candidates are running against Joe Biden and KH based on their political ads.  I am already sick of the Texas ones.  

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On 2/5/2022 at 12:04 PM, Incredulity said:

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racist comedy central GIF

Dude probably speaks better english than you do

14 hours ago, Johnny Sack said:

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I honestly don't get this one.  Was Drake busted with blow or something? 

1 hour ago, Lobo said:

I honestly don't get this one.  Was Drake busted with blow or something? 

It doesn't make any sense.  But, Drugs for  BLACK PEOPLE!!!!!

16 hours ago, Johnny Sack said:

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Holy shit you suck.

I honestly don't get this one.  Was Drake busted with blow or something? 
30 million dollars over 3 years in grants to reduce harm for addicts. 20 different items were used as suggested examples, including safe needles and condoms. Passed during the height of a pandemic where sharing a pipe is even less of a great idea than before.

All Republicans: "Biden is spending billions to give out free Crack pipes". "Biden did nothing to fight the pandemic "
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