Acting SECNAV Modly submits his resignation

This from the guy who does nothing but whine CONSTANTLY about Trump… Your lack of self awareness knows no bounds.

What would you put your TDS/non-TDS post ratio at anyway? I’d put it about 85-90% just offhand.

You even sound like Trump… Could it be that your derangement is actually jealousy that he’s a better rhetorician than you?

Anyway, I asked before, I’ll ask again… You don’t like Trump… We get it… Noted… Do you have ANYTHING else to add to this forum??

Ayyyy Cupcake. (shakes head sadly). It has nothing to do with “liking” or disliking Trump. The fact that you insist on repeating this nonsense is proof positive that “[you don’t] get it”. Let me know if you ever stumble across any actual facts. Pointing out a few of Trump’s actual faults (among the limitless multitude), is all I need. There is nothing irrational about that.

Your repeated adhominem attacks in lieu of an argument is duly noted. Twelve strikes and you. Are. Out.

Pro tip No. 2: you argument should begin with something like, "Yes. Trump is an ignorant moron. But (insert some policy argument that you like here…) Conservatives usually lead with strict constructionist judges or tax cuts. At least you’d have some credibility.

Yes, you just put

And then commented about the need to

You should definitely put your resume out to the left wing media outlets (assuming you don’t already work at one). You’d fit in there quite well.

And that’s a ‘no’…I guess I should ask… Are you even a mariner? I recently discovered one of the other gSquad members wasn’t so maybe this is a trend?

Anything else to add? Smoking you like a country ham and living rent free in your head pretty much covers it for the moment. It’s all I need. Why you insist on making it so personal is beyond me. (personal zinger withheld by request)

Having a hard time finding those facts eh? Don’t worry. It will get worse before it gets better. But it will all be over soon.

Haha… Please keep it coming man… Is this another ‘game, set, match CoastalTrader’?

No answer on the TDS/non-TDS ratio, no answer to whether you’re a mariner, no answer as to anything else to add… gSquad in action… Orange man baaaaaaaad… Hahaha

What ever Trump said to Modly is immaterial but the relationship between the Commander in Chief of the military and the military is set by the President alone. That Modly thought that he could go onboard a warship and call the Captain stupid in front of the Captain’s subordinates says more about the administration than anything else.
I am heartened by Modlys resignation whether it was forced or not because it displays America’s strength of democracy.

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The problem I have is that anytime anyone points out the incorrect, inaccurate, irrelevant rambling it’s labeled TDS. You might see it as “every single little small insignificant thing,” but the rest of us are just sick of being told bullshit to our faces.

Here was a reply at today’s briefing about Covid testing:

“This is a very brilliant enemy. You know, it’s a brilliant enemy. They develop drugs like the antibiotics. You see it. Antibiotics used to solve every problem. Now one of the biggest problems the world has is the germ has gotten so brilliant that the antibiotic can’t keep up with it.”

“And they’re constantly trying to come up with a new – people go to a hospital and they catch – they go for a heart operation – that’s no problem, but they end up dying from – from problems. You know the problems I’m talking about. There’s a whole genius to it.”

“We’re fighting – not only is it hidden, but it’s very smart. Okay? It’s invisible and it’s hidden, but it’s – it’s very smart.”

Besides in no way answering the question, he suggested antibiotics used to cure viruses. They never have, that’s not what antibiotics do, ever. If my rig was on downtime and I gave that sort of rambling non-answer on a daily update call I’d never be invited back.

We’re not deranged, we’re just not fools. If he doesn’t understand the facts, doesn’t have the answers, and can’t succinctly provide a relevant update, step aside and let one of the multiple medical and crisis mgmt professionals do it.

To bring this back to Moldy, it’s the same. It’s just another example. It’s his administration, with his appointees who either stick to the standard (SecNav 1) and are fired, or do what they think their boss wants (as quoted by SecNav 2). We’ll see how SevNav 3 fares.

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Perhaps by some, not by me.

Your post is a great example of what TDS is not. It was a level headed criticism of what you see as a problem with how Trump conducts himself on a given topic. You were able to express your criticism without coming off like a poumpous, self absorbed prick attempting to promote an obvious agenda. Not all have that ability.

I find your argument reasonable and agree Trump should let the Drs. on the team speak to the details on medical issues.

How?? Do you have info that the admission directed him to go there and do that? And even IF he was directed to go speak to the crew, he was directed to disparage the CO??? These are pretty bold assertions especially with no proof.

Cause he wasn’t fired. Proof enough. Don’t pretend Trump has the sensitivity to let someone resign to save dignity. He has no sense of compassion.

Said this guy:

No it’s not. More default to “orange man baaaaaaaad” by the gSquad.

Cause saying, “you’re just critics“ is easier than answering critique? Nothing new there. Simplifies defending the indefensible.

Cause saying ‘proof enough’ is easier than providing proof (especially when none exists). Nothing new there, same game plan since 2016.

So we agree he didn’t object. he’s the President, he should have, didn’t, and didn’t fire anyone.

I don’t know what he did or didn’t object to… And neither do you (if that’s incorrect, please provide proof-3rd request).

Objected to the trip to Guam? Why? Objected to addressing the crew? Why? Both these are well within the scope of a SECNAV’s job. Objected to disparaging the CO to the entire crew? Yes that’s wrong but if you’re going to pin that on Trump you need some proof otherwise you look like a partisan hack… Surely you wouldn’t want that…

so, just the same stuff again? Ok, how original…

I guess so. More vague references with no sense of direction, commonality of topic or train of thought.

#gSquad

Direction is pretty obvious, as are the complaints. The Trump Administration punished the CO of a ship not at war who was later diagnosed with the sickness he was trying to protect his crew from. And when the Acting SECNAV showed up on his quarter of a million dollar flight (at least it was r a golf trip) he showed a completed lack of leadership, competence or compassion. His boss - the WH - didn’t fire him but was in a position to do so, so was negligent. But they did place an undersecretary for the Army to fill the vacant position because the Constitution requirements for the Senate to ‘advise and consent’ don’t mean anything to dictators.

But sure, mr I need proof, the President only handles golfing, so there’s really no reason to think he is or should be involved in anyway. Just like Obama and the pallets of cash to Iran. You have no proof of that, or Obama’s specific involvement but you seem to believe that myth.

The SECNAV relieved the CO for going outside the chain of command with his complaint. Facts matter.

These are irrelevant to the reason he was relieved. Facts matter.

So your ilk was all up in arms when POTUS directly intervened in the discipline process of Eddie Gallagher, and now is all up in arms that POTUS didn’t intervene in the discipline process of Capt Crozier/SECNAV… shit like this is how you get referred to as deranged.

The rest of your post is more unhinged ranting and/or unrelated to this thread.

Classic fallacy. (Actually a double)

10 pts. For correctly identifying the name of the fallacy.
10 pts. For correctly describing the substance of the fallacy.
2 Bonus Pts. For naming the secondary fallacy.
1 Additional bonus pt. For identifying the third thinly veiled fallacy by inference.