We keep saying everyone needs to move on, and get over the results of the election. Shouldn't that start from the top down?

MAJ Bryan Zeski — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:23:51 -0500

Response by PO1 Henry Jackson made Feb 26 at 2017 6:49 PM

PO1 Henry Jackson — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:49:12 -0500

This dude is fake news, do anything to keep the pressure off of him.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2017 6:57 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:57:41 -0500

Yes, but Hillary obviously isn't a good enough leader for her people to listen to.

Response by SSG Michael Eastes made Feb 26 at 2017 6:57 PM

SSG Michael Eastes — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 18:57:55 -0500

This guy is a whole new ball game after all the other Presidents; one of a very few who were not professional politicians. I'm not overly keen on the whole Twitter thing, but I'm more interested in the campaign promises that are being kept, and the response of the business community to the potential for our future. I'm more hopeful than I was.

I am concerned about the number of Republicans who still are "Never Trump" partisans in spite of the election results, and the responses from the Leftists often border on the insane. Some have definitely crossed that border.

Give the new administration a little time, folks. I am already pleasantly surprised with some of the actions I've seen. I reserve the right to change my mind if things start to go south.

Response by PO2 Peter Klein made Feb 26 at 2017 7:01 PM

PO2 Peter Klein — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:01:44 -0500

Great point!

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Feb 26 at 2017 7:02 PM

MCPO Roger Collins — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:02:50 -0500

I was hoping for left to right.

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Feb 26 at 2017 7:46 PM

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:46:29 -0500

It does seem strange that he is the one who keeps bringing up things from the past that are over and done with after the election. Think part of this is because he isn't a career politician, he's a businessman/reality TV actor. As such he relishes the glory of past successes and government being what it is there haven't been any "glory days" to hang his hat on yet.

Response by MGySgt Rick Tyrrell made Feb 26 at 2017 8:30 PM

MGySgt Rick Tyrrell — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:30:14 -0500

Again so far he has made all the right decisions

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2017 8:44 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:44:08 -0500

I didnt realize we needed to move on, as if there were some devastating event with catastrophic loss of life. If the media want to be asshats and mock every facet of this administration, they get what they deserve. They provide little in the way of news, but scores of whiny bullshit!

Response by PO2 Robert Aitchison made Feb 26 at 2017 8:53 PM

PO2 Robert Aitchison — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:53:16 -0500

He really should read up on the Streisand effect. Practically everyone except for his most ardent followers is well aware that Russia interfered with our election to help him win (FTR I do not think this affected the outcome) and every time he tweets something like this it only serves to remind people.

Likewaise every time he falsely claims to have scored a "big" election victory it reminds people how he didn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Streisand effect - Wikipedia

The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet. It is an example of psychological reactance, wherein once people are aware something is being kept from them, their motivation to access and spread the information is increased.[1]

Response by COL Charles Williams made Feb 26 at 2017 11:39 PM

COL Charles Williams — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 23:39:41 -0500

He moved on they day he started. He just likes to stir the pot. He is your Commander in Chief too MAJ Bryan Zeski just like his predecessor, and We don't get to pick them. We just get to serve at their pleasure, even after we leave active duty. I do wish, however, he would just lose the Twitter, and do his job... quietly and professionally.

Response by 1stSgt Nelson Kerr made Feb 27 at 2017 12:41 AM

1stSgt Nelson Kerr — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:41:58 -0500

Of course he want us to move on " ignore the man behind the curtain" style moving on. trying to blow enough smoke to create a smoke screen.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2017 1:54 AM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 01:54:46 -0500

True.

Response by PFC Jonathan Albano made Feb 27 at 2017 6:42 AM

PFC Jonathan Albano — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 06:42:14 -0500

Both sides could stand to grow up. We can continue to throw playground insults at each other, or we can do something productive. The majority of Americans didn't like either candidate due to the negative track records they both brought to the table in the ethics department. You can shine a turd all you want but, at the end of they day, it's not getting any more shiny and you're still getting poop on your sleeve.

Rather than debating the "legitimate" president, we should ask ourselves how either one even managed to get as far as they did in the first place. Let's be honest, how many people defending their "chosen one" really think they were the best choice given all other options (Bernie Sanders, Gary Johnson, Ben Carson, your next door neighbor, ect.)

This breaks down to a We the People issue to me more than it does any specific candidate. We were the ones who put them on their pedestals. It's time to pay the piper.