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Mattis responds to Trump criticism: 'I guess I'm the Meryl Streep of generals'
The Hill ^ | October 17, 2019 | MARINA PITOFSKY

Posted on 10/17/2019 8:09:32 PM PDT by be-baw

Former Defense secretary James Mattis responded to the President Trump calling him “the world’s most overrated general” during a meeting with Congressional leaders Wednesday.

“I’m not just an overrated general. I’m the greatest, the world’s most overrated," Mattis told the audience at the Al Smith Memorial Foundation dinner Thursday. Mattis was the keynote speaker at the 74th annual event.

"I'm honored to be considered that by Donald Trump because he also called Meryl Streep an overrated actress. So I guess I'm the Meryl Streep of generals, and frankly that sounds pretty good to me,” Mattis continued.

But Mattis didn’t stop there with his jabs at the president.

“And you do have to admit that between me and Meryl, at least we’ve had some victories,” he joked.

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To: BunnySlippers

Bette Davis beats Streep as best American actress any day of the week.

And no i’m not gay!!

But I do like some Streisand songs and I saw Phantom of the Opera FOUR Times and I cry at sad movies and...

No, i’m MACHO!!! My woman says so.


21 posted on 10/17/2019 10:26:12 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: All

I guess he was a fine General.

But as a politician he was inept imo.

First, he supported women in combat arms.
Second, he had no probs with gay/trans in military.

Thirdly, Mattis lied and stated in testimony that enhanced interrogation (used the loaded torture) doesn’t work. He knows for a FACT, THAT IS FALSE. We got the location of Bin Laden due to the breaking of Khalid Sheik Muhammad.

Fourth, when you serve under the President, you serve at the pleasure of the President. You provide advice, counsel and opinion for the President to make the decision.


22 posted on 10/17/2019 10:30:25 PM PDT by rbmillerjr
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To: be-baw

Get over it Marine.

Hiring and firing generals over performance was what won us wWII. Even the best generals ended up being fired once they started slacking.

What is it with this narcissistic entitlement in the deep state nowdays?


23 posted on 10/17/2019 10:51:18 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hatse:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified e)
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To: be-baw

Streep IS an overrated actress.


24 posted on 10/17/2019 11:08:31 PM PDT by upsdriver (WWG1WGA)
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To: stanne

Watch 2004 ‘Manchurian Candiate” - you have to get by the bad music in the first act (opening song is OK version of CCR’s “Fortunate Son”).

Streep is doing Hillary. She’ll never admit it but that’s what she’s doing.


25 posted on 10/18/2019 12:05:15 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: be-baw

Mattis seemed to have a hard time taking orders from his superior.


26 posted on 10/18/2019 12:42:00 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo
Mattis seemed to have a hard time taking orders from his superior.

On the other hand when he couldn't take the orders then he left. He didn't stay around as a disloyal member of the administration. And let's be honest, Trump has been plagued with those.

27 posted on 10/18/2019 3:45:08 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: be-baw

I agree. Wish our President would stop name calling people. It’s just becoming so high schoolish. Make a point or jab with stupid name calling.


28 posted on 10/18/2019 4:09:08 AM PDT by Engedi (ui)
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To: DoodleDawg

That’s a good point. Fortunately for him, he wasn’t an enlisted man.


29 posted on 10/18/2019 4:42:46 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: be-baw

Of all the Meryl Streep movies I have tried to watch, The River Wild is the only one that lasted more than 5 minutes, and it didn’t last over 10 minutes. The movie where they sang songs by the World’s most overrated band was enjoyed by my wife and daughter. Not by me or my son.


30 posted on 10/18/2019 5:33:05 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: be-baw

Friggin General disrespects a President. Boy oh boy..... President Trump must be doing something extraordinary.

MAGA!!


31 posted on 10/18/2019 5:40:50 AM PDT by Demanwideplan
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To: Dixie Yooper

Cowboy Junkies?


32 posted on 10/18/2019 5:46:12 AM PDT by yeff (Yuor biran has teh alibtiy to mkae oderr out of caohs)
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To: be-baw

I thought the Al Smith dinner was a Democrat event.


33 posted on 10/18/2019 6:03:54 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: be-baw

An elderly homosexual milking his dwindling fame for some attention. Sad.


34 posted on 10/18/2019 6:14:05 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Which is worse: a government-controlled media, or a media-controlled government?)
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To: TigersEye

Well gee thanks.


35 posted on 10/18/2019 7:17:40 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: MIA_eccl1212

I find two things interesting - that he used a woman as an analogy and I can’t help but think what Streep might think about it....she’s now gonna be known as the one Mattis called the “most overrated...”


36 posted on 10/18/2019 7:49:55 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: cdcdawg
An elderly homosexual milking his dwindling fame for some attention. Sad.

Says the poster who just makes stuff up, because he has no proof of what he writes.

37 posted on 10/18/2019 8:02:09 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Fury

Okay, maybe he’s just a “confirmed bachelor” like Lindsey Graham. Any other of President Trump’s enemies you plan on defending today?


38 posted on 10/18/2019 8:06:00 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Which is worse: a government-controlled media, or a media-controlled government?)
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To: be-baw
As far as I’m concerned, he’s a class act.

You're right - he is... an honorable man...

39 posted on 10/18/2019 8:26:04 AM PDT by GOPJ (Elizabeth Warren IS Jussie Smollett - - Kevin D. Williamson - - https://i.imgur.com/rxRjNeD.jpg)
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To: cdcdawg

Whoever I comment about, I’ll try to make sure I use a smidgen of logic,

Try it sometime.


40 posted on 10/18/2019 8:37:33 AM PDT by Fury
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