Etiquette



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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Was that IT??

I’m talking about something that happens every four years in the U.S.: the quadrennial “October Surprise”; a tried-and-true tradition/foundation in American politics.  You can bet your sweet bippy that it will happen... like clockwork.

And the “IT” I’m referring to in the title is Gold-star family member, Four-star General, John Kelly, finally going on the record about Trump.

In an interview with NYT’s Michael Schmidt, Kelly finally came out and laid his very important and influential cards on the table.  Plain and simple he said, “Trump is a fascist.”  

Another Four-star General and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Trump Administration, Mark Milley, had previously called Trump a “fascist to the core.”

Question: Do you think John Kelly’s finally coming out on the record (about his feelings on Trump) will make an/the “October Surprise difference” in the upcoming (and ongoing) U.S. election?  Or, is it too little, too late?  No measurable effect?

(by PrimalSoup)

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