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Astronaut Scott Kelly apologizes after quoting, praising Winston Churchill
Washington Examiner ^ | October 7, 2018 | Daniel Chaitin

Posted on 10/07/2018 7:00:17 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie

Scott Kelly, a retired American astronaut with multiple space flights under his belt, apologized Sunday after quoting Winston Churchill and calling the 20th century British prime minister "one of the greatest leaders of modern times."

"Did not mean to offend by quoting Churchill. My apologies. I will go and educate myself further on his atrocities, racist views which I do not support. My point was we need to come together as one nation. We are all Americans. That should transcend partisan politics," Kelly wrote on Twitter in the evening.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Either this is satire, or Kelly is an idiot. Or, perhaps he’s just a Nazi who was told by his Leader who was responsible for Hitler’s defeat.


61 posted on 10/07/2018 7:27:43 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

There are posters here that can’t stand WC.

I think he is one of the great iconic figures of the age.

This astronaut is sucking up to the gravy train his wife got him into with the gun grabbers. He left his balls in orbit.


62 posted on 10/07/2018 7:30:40 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Look! An astrocuck!


63 posted on 10/07/2018 7:31:13 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: bboop

Educate yourself.

https://youtu.be/VcWc7WqcS5M


64 posted on 10/07/2018 7:31:42 PM PDT by Republic_Venom (It's time for some Republic Venom!)
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To: KC Burke

That is because that you were taken in by that verdammte Allied propaganda! Such filthy lies! They told lies! But nobody ever said a bad word about Winston Churchill, did they? No! ‘Win with Winnie!’ Churchill! With his cigars. With his brandy. And his rotten painting, rotten! Hitler - there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon! Two Coats! Churchill. He couldn’t even say ‘Nazi’. He would say ‘Noooo-zeeehz, Nooooooooooooo-zeeehz!’ It wasn’t Noses! It was Nazis! Churchill!...Let me tell you this! And you’re hearing this straight from the horse. Hitler was better looking than Churchill. He was a better dresser than Churchill. He had more hair! He told funnier jokes! And he could dance the pants off of Churchill!...Churchill!


65 posted on 10/07/2018 7:32:08 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: elpadre
for pete’s sake, Britain was literally fighting for it’s national life in 1943. The Germans were constantly bombing the island nation and preparing for an invasion. I can’t imagine much attention being paid to any other part of the Empire.

Bombing yes. And it was worse in 44' with the V-1 and V-2.

But the Germans were incapable of invasion in 1940 and it was the stuff of fantasy in 43'.

And Britain's entire strategy in 43' was saving the Empire.

Churchill wanted another invasion in the Mediterranean and was obsessed with protecting the Suez canal in 43'.

66 posted on 10/07/2018 7:32:49 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

This fool is evidently an asstronaught. And the spelling is intentional. He is not fit to even stand in the presence of such greatness as Winston Churchill.


67 posted on 10/07/2018 7:33:09 PM PDT by Free in Texas (Celebrate diversity. Own firearms of every caliber.)
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To: KC Burke
Hey Kelly:

             

68 posted on 10/07/2018 7:33:50 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Pathetic.


69 posted on 10/07/2018 7:33:54 PM PDT by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
THE WRONG STUFF!

67 posts and nobody said this?

Disappointed in FReepers.

70 posted on 10/07/2018 7:34:51 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Westbrook
"Uncle Jed, I decided I ain't gonna be a brain surgeon." -

Jethro Bodine

71 posted on 10/07/2018 7:35:01 PM PDT by daler
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To: windsorknot

Maybe Bezos or Musk will drop him off somewhere on one of their upcoming space flights.


72 posted on 10/07/2018 7:35:10 PM PDT by Soros Billions (Gore is a pussy, Hillary : There's a man for ya)
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To: windsorknot

Maybe Bezos or Musk will drop him off somewhere on one of their upcoming space flights.


73 posted on 10/07/2018 7:35:10 PM PDT by Soros Billions (Gore is a pussy, Hillary : There's a man for ya)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Scott Kelly needs to go on a space walk without a tether, or oxygen for that matter.


74 posted on 10/07/2018 7:35:51 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: RightGeek

What a spineless PC suck up.


75 posted on 10/07/2018 7:36:18 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

There will come a day when we’ll fly to the moon just to remove our flag and erase armstrong’s footprint.


76 posted on 10/07/2018 7:36:33 PM PDT by Fhios (♫ Oh Where have you been Jeffy boy Jeffy boy oh where have you been charming Jeffy?)
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To: Soros Billions

No Scott you don’t get gofundme money for dissing Churchill


77 posted on 10/07/2018 7:37:20 PM PDT by Soros Billions (Gore is a pussy, Hillary : There's a man for ya)
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To: Snickering Hound
From looking at the forces available including landing craft I suspect a ‘Second Front Now’ invasion in mid-43 would have produced a very big version of the Anzio Beachead. Which, I believe, is what WSC was concerned would happen. He never thought the Germans would crush the landing as they did at Dieppe. It would be to big for that. But contain it and turn it into a sort of the second coming of Gallipoli, that did have a good chance of happening. A year later the correlation of forces was really heavily tipped towards the Anglo-Americans.
78 posted on 10/07/2018 7:37:50 PM PDT by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Such unadulterated b/s. I for one, will NEVER come together with ANY lib or media bug....traitors all.


79 posted on 10/07/2018 7:38:00 PM PDT by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~ There needs to be a quieting of the screaming lambs.)
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To: wardamneagle
As for "coming together as a nation", see my tagline.

Reagan's plan was correct.

We win, they lose.

Dems are America's enemy, as they seek to destroy all it was founded upon.

80 posted on 10/07/2018 7:38:59 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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