In 1948, I went w/ my parents to the White House to receive the Collier Trophy, my Dad refused to shake hands w/ Pres. Truman. My Dad had never met a Democrat he liked. My Mom was so embarrassed she traded recipes w/ the President. Sec'y Simon et al tried to suppress the giggleshttps://twitter.com/DUANEALLEN/status/931983782315520000 …
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Replying to @GenChuckYeager
I was taught to respect the President no matter the party.
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Replying to @DRJK4 @GenChuckYeager
Sounds like you'd make a great autocrat enabler.
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Replying to @adoukas @GenChuckYeager
That response would make sense if Truman had been an autocrat and not just someone Chuck Yeager’s Dad disagreed with.
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Replying to @DRJK4 @GenChuckYeager
Nothing to do with Truman. The idea that you have to respect the POTUS, no matter what, is the kind of absurd jingoism that lets autocrats run roughshod over norms and institutions.
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Replying to @adoukas @GenChuckYeager
Truman wasn’t an autocrat. Yeager’s Dad didn’t shake his hand because he was a liberal. Autocracy has nothing to do with it.
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Replying to @DRJK4 @GenChuckYeager
You're entirely missing the point. Forget the originals tweet – what yours implies is that one should respect the POTUS no matter what. Nonsense.
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Blocked the other guy. This is not his soapbox
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You are so fabulous, sir. Thank you for cutting short an irrelevant tangent. Also, You noted your mom was truly embarrassed. How did you feel? :)
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