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Bill Horton

@mrhortywho.bsky.social

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Retired Marine, #COYG, Lions, Wolverines fan also.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · Jul 30

And this is why I will take absolutely no shit at all from anyone who says they won't vote for whoever wins the Dem primary in 2028 because they don't like their position on their pet issue.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1h

"Hey, what's wrong? I covered up my Hitler tattoo with Mussolini's face!"

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2h

Proof. And this is AFTER the tattoo came out.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Bernie Sanders stands by Maine oysterman challenging Collins despite controversy

The anti-establishment ex-Marine earned plaudits from some Democrats. Now his comments risk their chances of defeating incumbent Republican senator

www.independent.co.uk

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2h

I'm not the one calling Bernie a centrist.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2h

Bernie is still endorsing him, so it's not "centrists".

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 2h

He sounds like he's dumb as a box of rocks with judgment to match.

I don't get why anyone wants him to continue this campaign.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 3h

Also, I absolutely recognize there's a possibility he could be a Sinema or Fetterman. Is that clear?

But I *know* what a Republican will do, 100%.

And what a Republican will do is worse.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 3h

You can go back and read what I said and then stop putting words in my mouth.

Also, look up the definition of the word "if," as that would be quite helpful for this discussion.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 6h

Shut. Your. Mouth.

He has a Nazi tattoo. Disqualifying for several reasons:

- Too ignorant to know what it was
- No effort to fix or remove it
- Pathetic excuses on why he has it
- Coupled with past posts on Reddit, he's not fit for the Senate.

Should he be homeless? No. But the bar is higher.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 6h

"Why don't you like Bernie and those leftists, Bill?"

This is why. I can't stand vets who use this excuse for their behavior, and for Bernie to make this comment when he never served is just as bad.

Disown the guy with the Nazi tattoo. It's not hard.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Platner would later apologize for the posts and say they were the result of his feeling alienated after returning home from military service.

Pressed further about Platner's comments about sexual assault, Sanders defensively shot back, "Have you served four tours of duty?"

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 6h

As a retired Marine I absolutely HATE it when servicemembers use this excuse to justify or rationalize their actions.

I have no respect for anyone who does this, regardless of party affiliation.

Bernie's comment is also pathetic, especially since he never served himself.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 7h

Well, we won four-nil, so maybe no more previews?

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 9h

Darren's father during that interview.

a group of people are laying on the ground and one of them is saying `` i 'm getting better! ''

Alt: The old man from The Holy Grail being carted off by his son saying, "I'm not dead! I'm getting better!"

media.tenor.com

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 10h

Not what I did at all. Not sure how you got there.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah, he is also.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 17h

Back in 2017 I listened to their pod for a while, but I quit many years ago, mainly because of Lovett. He's totally insufferable. I'm embarrassed I used to like it now.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah, and like I said, I don't want him to win, I won't support him, he's my least favorite candidate of the names that are floating around now.

But IF he wins the primary, I will vote for him then because he's better than any possible Republican.

Not close to a "Gavin or bust" philosophy.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 18h

A current example would be Trump winning when some people on the left were saying Harris would be just as bad for Palestine.

Completely and utterly false, but there's still people on here who believe that. It's ridiculous.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 18h

Far more people will be "thrown under the bus" in every demographic if a Republican wins.

And however bad Newsom is, he still won't implement policies like whichever Republican that wins would. I don't know how to explain it better.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 19h

So, be prepared that he could win the primary, and that could be who we get, unfortunately.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 19h

negotiation and improvement than any Republican would be also.

Having said that, I'll reiterate I don't want him to win the primary, but based on my Facebook feed which is more liberal and conservative than what I see here, he's far more visible and well known that other potential candidates.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 19h

But if he wins the primary, I'm voting for him.

There is no conceivable universe where he would be as bad as any Republican on any issue, even trans people. Any Republican will be far worse on literally every issue, and the issues Newsom is bad on, he will be far more open to

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 19h

I can only speak for myself and what I've seen here, but I have not seen one person say anything like "Gavin or bust."

I personally, will not vote for or support him in the primary as I don't like what he's said about trans people, and a few other things.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 21h

So the pro-Palestinian folks are sticking by him somewhat?

How... unsurprising.

Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 21h

That's all anyone can ask.

I will say as a retired Marine, I am sick of seeing "PTSD" rolled out from veterans or for veterans to excuse their terrible behavior or decisions, at least in matter like this.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 22h

A related story for you, sir.

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Bill Horton @mrhortywho.bsky.social · 1d

When I went to USMC Officer Candidate School in 2000 as a prior enlisted candidate, one of the other priors with me was a Scout Sniper, and we were practically rackmates as our last names ended in "H", so we got to know each other well.

A common thing back then for Scout Snipers to do was /1

Lyle Jeremy Rubin @lylerubin.bsky.social · 1d

And it’s not just marines who weren’t familiar with the historical roots of the tat. It was Obama-era officials who didn’t include them as red flags in their physical entry exams or background checks. As Platner explains here. x.com/podsaveameri...