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Flock's Farewell Address

#1 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:04 pm

No, I will not be coming back here, SSS.

I grew tired of the constant name calling, pettiness and lack of tolerance or even consideration of another viewpoint by you and your many comrades here on this bored. As I have occasionally come back to see what was going on here, I’ve seen many who I thought were somewhat politically neutral show themselves as full blown leftists, as ignorant, closed minded and fiercely resistant to considering alternative political viewpoints as you are. Small wonder that you rarely got any backlash for the slurs and insults you hurled at me.

I just logged back in one last time on inauguration eve to share something with you all. In 2016, I believed Donald Trump was a poser. Rude to his opponents, ultra-narcissistic, and dumb as dirt. I held the most of same opinions of him that you all STILL cling to. I could not and did not vote for him. I also could not ever see or even stand the idea of Hillary Clinton being President of the United States. So, I wrote in the name of the person whom I thought should be President.

As he moved forward, I judged Trump by his actions as President, his policies and his actions. Not by his twitter posts. Not by what some know-it-all talking head on TV told me to think of him. Not from negative quotes or stories from unnamed and unidentified sources. When I had questions or concerns about one thing or another, I tried to do my research and judge for myself from as much firsthand knowledge as I could gather on the internet, which was sometimes very difficult and very different from what was being 'reported'.

But I also observed the behavior of the Main Stream Media. From day one, they reported anything and everything negative about the man they could dig up, and in many cases, made up negative things to report. Supposedly legitimate ‘News People’ threw epithets, thinly veiled insults and sometimes undisguised slander at him, even in supposed ‘hard news’ segments. When they were proven wrong, which they often were, they NEVER owned up to it. They simply ignored it.

Compare that to the coverage of Biden and Harris since election season started. If you don't see any bias, you are truly deaf, dumb and blind. Or just content to be ignorant and go along. I won't even mention the election interference and the cancel culture campaign by the social media giants against anything or anyone they consider 'conservative or republican'. So much for the First Amendment to the Constitution. Remember what I said long ago about establishing precedents for the opposition when they get power. There are many 'republicans' that want absolute power as much as the current leaders of the democrat party and Bob the ethical lawyer do, and they will be glad to use what the democrats are stooping to if they get the chance.

President Trump won me over. He did his best to accomplish the goals he set forth when he was running. He, unlike just about every politician you can name, actually kept his promises. And he did so against an unrelenting barrage of hate I’ve never seen thrown at one man in public office. Just the fact that he stood up to it for 4 years earned him my respect. And I believe wholeheartedly that the election was stolen from him by pre-planned attacks on many fronts. There is a ton of evidence that the MSM and all the judges have completely ignored and refused to examine. But what is, is what is. And all the good Trump has done will soon be swept away, paraphrasing Jesus Christ Superstar.

Proof:
President-Elect Biden has said, on two occasions I have seen, but probably many more, that he decided to enter the Presidential race because of what happened in Charlottesville VA. He cited Trumps words about ‘good people on both sides’ as proof that Trump is a racist. He said he couldn’t just stand by and let a racist like Trump stay in office. Look it up.

The Charlottesville narrative that is still perpetuated today is a LIE. Trump was referring to the good people on both sides of the issue of removing the statue in question who peacefully exercised their right to free speech in support of their opinions on the matter. He SPECIFICALLY said he CONDEMNED the violence and the white supremacist groups that turned violent. He said it MANY TIMES. Any fair-minded ‘journalist’ would know that, but all the ‘fair-minded journalists’ that you hang your hat on have completely ignored that fact.

Another one: In the Trump Biden debate with Chris Wallace, Mr. Wallace asked President Trump if he would at long last condemn white supremacist groups. The MSM made hay with Trump’s response, but NONE of them reported that a couple of years before, Wallace asked President Trump the EXACT SAME QUESTION, and the President gave him a clear, concise answer that he unequivocally condemned white supremacists in any form. Did you, SSS, or any of your comrades ever see that? I did. You can try and look for it on google, but it has probably been deleted. He had addressed this question MANY times and got so tired of being asked the same question by every ‘fair-minded journalist’ he talked to. I have seen a montage of ‘fair-minded journalists’ asking him that question over and over again. Have you? At first, he repeated his unequivocal condemnation, but after a while, he got tired and exasperated by it, and became sarcastic. You can debate among yourselves why Chris Wallace asked that question in the prime time debate, a question to which he already got an answer and if he did any digging, would have already knew the answer.

I can go on, but you probably started writing your witty and warm response after reading the first sentence. I’m especially impressed with the bored buddy who is so proud of the many epithets he hurled at our President that he kept a record of them and posted them right here. What a shining star and example of love and unity to us all!

I have come back this one time to post something that most of you have probably have not been given even the opportunity to hear. President Trump’s Farewell Speech he gave today. It is quintessentially presidential, much more than the next occupant of the White House has ever been or ever could be. Maybe someday he will plagiarize it. And it points out many of the reasons that I grew to support and respect Donald Trump, the President of the United States. You can respond to this, but I will not answer. To the few bored buddies who supported or at least understood where I was coming from politically, I will miss you and wish you well. To those of you I shared some fun and good times with on this bored, I wish the same. To everyone, Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.

-- President Trump's Farewell Address---

My fellow Americans: Four years ago, we launched a great national effort to rebuild our country, to renew its spirit, and to restore the allegiance of this government to its citizens. In short, we embarked on a mission to make America great again — for all Americans.
As I conclude my term as the 45th President of the United States, I stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together. We did what we came here to do — and so much more. This week, we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous. We extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck — a very important word. I’d like to begin by thanking just a few of the amazing people who made our remarkable journey possible. First, let me express my overwhelming gratitude for the love and support of our spectacular First Lady, Melania. Let me also share my deepest appreciation to my daughter Ivanka, my son-in-law Jared, and to Barron, Don, Eric, Tiffany, and Lara. You fill my world with light and with joy. I also want to thank Vice President Mike Pence, his wonderful wife Karen, and the entire Pence family. Thank you as well to my Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows; the dedicated members of the White House Staff and the Cabinet; and all the incredible people across our administration who poured out their heart and soul to fight for America. I also want to take a moment to thank a truly exceptional group of people: the United States Secret Service. My family and I will forever be in your debt. My profound gratitude as well to everyone in the White House Military Office, the teams of Marine One and Air Force One, every member of the Armed Forces, and state and local law enforcement all across our country. Most of all, I want to thank the American people. To serve as your President has been an honor beyond description. Thank you for this extraordinary privilege. And that’s what it is — a great privilege and a great honor. We must never forget that while Americans will always have our disagreements, we are a nation of incredible, decent, faithful, and peace-loving citizens who all want our country to thrive and flourish and be very, very successful and good. We are a truly magnificent nation. All Americans were horrified by the assault on our Capitol. Political violence is an attack on everything we cherish as Americans. It can never be tolerated. Now more than ever, we must unify around our shared values and rise above the partisan rancor, and forge our common destiny. Four years ago, I came to Washington as the only true outsider ever to win the presidency. I had not spent my career as a politician, but as a builder looking at open skylines and imagining infinite possibilities. I ran for President because I knew there were towering new summits for America just waiting to be scaled. I knew the potential for our nation was boundless as long as we put America first. So I left behind my former life and stepped into a very difficult arena, but an arena nevertheless, with all sorts of potential if properly done. America had given me so much, and I wanted to give something back. Together with millions of hardworking patriots across this land, we built the greatest political movement in the history of our country. We also built the greatest economy in the history of the world. It was about “America First” because we all wanted to make America great again. We restored the principle that a nation exists to serve its citizens. Our agenda was not about right or left, it wasn’t about Republican or Democrat, but about the good of a nation, and that means the whole nation. With the support and prayers of the American people, we achieved more than anyone thought possible. Nobody thought we could even come close.
We passed the largest package of tax cuts and reforms in American history. We slashed more job-killing regulations than any administration had ever done before. We fixed our broken trade deals, withdrew from the horrible Trans-Pacific Partnership and the impossible Paris Climate Accord, renegotiated the one-sided South Korea deal, and we replaced NAFTA with the groundbreaking USMCA — that’s Mexico and Canada — a deal that’s worked out very, very well. Also, and very importantly, we imposed historic and monumental tariffs on China; made a great new deal with China. But before the ink was even dry, we and the whole world got hit with the China virus. Our trade relationship was rapidly changing, billions and billions of dollars were pouring into the U.S., but the virus forced us to go in a different direction. The whole world suffered, but America outperformed other countries economically because of our incredible economy and the economy that we built. Without the foundations and footings, it wouldn’t have worked out this way. We wouldn’t have some of the best numbers we’ve ever had. We also unlocked our energy resources and became the world’s number-one producer of oil and natural gas by far. Powered by these policies, we built the greatest economy in the history of the world. We reignited America’s job creation and achieved record-low unemployment for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, women — almost everyone. Incomes soared, wages boomed, the American Dream was restored, and millions were lifted from poverty in just a few short years. It was a miracle. The stock market set one record after another, with 148 stock market highs during this short period of time, and boosted the retirements and pensions of hardworking citizens all across our nation. 401(k)s are at a level they’ve never been at before. We’ve never seen numbers like we’ve seen, and that’s before the pandemic and after the pandemic. We rebuilt the American manufacturing base, opened up thousands of new factories, and brought back the beautiful phrase: “Made in the USA.” To make life better for working families, we doubled the child tax credit and signed the largest-ever expansion of funding for childcare and development. We joined with the private sector to secure commitments to train more than 16 million American workers for the jobs of tomorrow.

When our nation was hit with the terrible pandemic, we produced not one, but two vaccines with record-breaking speed, and more will quickly follow. They said it couldn’t be done but we did it. They call it a “medical miracle,” and that’s what they’re calling it right now: a “medical miracle.” Another administration would have taken 3, 4, 5, maybe even up to 10 years to develop a vaccine. We did in nine months. We grieve for every life lost, and we pledge in their memory to wipe out this horrible pandemic once and for all. When the virus took its brutal toll on the world’s economy, we launched the fastest economic recovery our country has ever seen. We passed nearly $4 trillion in economic relief, saved or supported over 50 million jobs, and slashed the unemployment rate in half. These are numbers that our country has never seen before. We created choice and transparency in healthcare, stood up to big pharma in so many ways, but especially in our effort to get favored-nations clauses added, which will give us the lowest prescription drug prices anywhere in the world. We passed VA Choice, VA Accountability, Right to Try, and landmark criminal justice reform. We confirmed three new justices of the United States Supreme Court. We appointed nearly 300 federal judges to interpret our Constitution as written. For years, the American people pleaded with Washington to finally secure the nation’s borders. I am pleased to say we answered that plea and achieved the most secure border in U.S. history. We have given our brave border agents and heroic ICE officers the tools they need to do their jobs better than they have ever done before, and to enforce our laws and keep America safe. We proudly leave the next administration with the strongest and most robust border security measures ever put into place. This includes historic agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, along with more than 450 miles of powerful new wall. We restored American strength at home and American leadership abroad. The world respects us again. Please don’t lose that respect. We reclaimed our sovereignty by standing up for America at the United Nations and withdrawing from the one-sided global deals that never served our interests. And NATO countries are now paying hundreds of billions of dollars more than when I arrived just a few years ago. It was very unfair. We were paying the cost for the world. Now the world is helping us. And perhaps most importantly of all, with nearly $3 trillion, we fully rebuilt the American military — all made in the USA. We launched the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces in 75 years: the Space Force. And last spring, I stood at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and watched as American astronauts returned to space on American rockets for the first time in many, many years. We revitalized our alliances and rallied the nations of the world to stand up to China like never before. We obliterated the ISIS caliphate and ended the wretched life of its founder and leader, al Baghdadi. We stood up to the oppressive Iranian regime and killed the world’s top terrorist, Iranian butcher Qasem Soleimani.
We recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. As a result of our bold diplomacy and principled realism, we achieved a series of historic peace deals in the Middle East. Nobody believed it could happen. The Abraham Accords opened the doors to a future of peace and harmony, not violence and bloodshed. It is the dawn of a new Middle East, and we are bringing our soldiers home. I am especially proud to be the first President in decades who has started no new wars.
Above all, we have reasserted the sacred idea that, in America, the government answers to the people.; Our guiding light, our North Star, our unwavering conviction has been that we are here to serve the noble everyday citizens of America. Our allegiance is not to the special interests, corporations, or global entities; it’s to our children, our citizens, and to our nation itself.

As President, my top priority, my constant concern, has always been the best interests of American workers and American families. I did not seek the easiest course; by far, it was actually the most difficult. I did not seek the path that would get the least criticism. I took on the tough battles, the hardest fights, the most difficult choices because that’s what you elected me to do. Your needs were my first and last unyielding focus. This, I hope, will be our greatest legacy: Together, we put the American people back in charge of our country. We restored self-government. We restored the idea that in America no one is forgotten, because everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We fought for the principle that every citizen is entitled to equal dignity, equal treatment, and equal rights because we are all made equal by God. Everyone is entitled to be treated with respect, to have their voice heard, and to have their government listen. You are loyal to your country, and my administration was always loyal to you. We worked to build a country in which every citizen could find a great job and support their wonderful families. We fought for the communities where every American could be safe and schools where every child could learn. We promoted a culture where our laws would be upheld, our heroes honored, our history preserved, and law-abiding citizens are never taken for granted. Americans should take tremendous satisfaction in all that we have achieved together. It’s incredible.
Now, as I leave the White House, I have been reflecting on the dangers that threaten the priceless inheritance we all share. As the world’s most powerful nation, America faces constant threats and challenges from abroad. But the greatest danger we face is a loss of confidence in ourselves, a loss of confidence in our national greatness. A nation is only as strong as its spirit. We are only as dynamic as our pride. We are only as vibrant as the faith that beats in the hearts of our people. No nation can long thrive that loses faith in its own values, history, and heroes, for these are the very sources of our unity and our vitality. What has always allowed America to prevail and triumph over the great challenges of the past has been an unyielding and unashamed conviction in the nobility of our country and its unique purpose in history. We must never lose this conviction. We must never forsake our belief in America. The key to national greatness lies in sustaining and instilling our shared national identity. That means focusing on what we have in common: the heritage that we all share.

At the center of this heritage is also a robust belief in free expression, free speech, and open debate. Only if we forget who we are, and how we got here, could we ever allow political censorship and blacklisting to take place in America. It’s not even thinkable. Shutting down free and open debate violates our core values and most enduring traditions.
In America, we don’t insist on absolute conformity or enforce rigid orthodoxies and punitive speech codes. We just don’t do that. America is not a timid nation of tame souls who need to be sheltered and protected from those with whom we disagree. That’s not who we are. It will never be who we are.
For nearly 250 years, in the face of every challenge, Americans have always summoned our unmatched courage, confidence, and fierce independence. These are the miraculous traits that once led millions of everyday citizens to set out across a wild continent and carve out a new life in the great West. It was the same profound love of our God-given freedom that willed our soldiers into battle and our astronauts into space.

As I think back on the past four years, one image rises in my mind above all others. Whenever I traveled all along the motorcade route, there were thousands and thousands of people. They came out with their families so that they could stand as we passed, and proudly wave our great American flag. It never failed to deeply move me. I knew that they did not just come out to show their support of me; they came out to show me their support and love for our country. This is a republic of proud citizens who are united by our common conviction that America is the greatest nation in all of history. We are, and must always be, a land of hope, of light, and of glory to all the world. This is the precious inheritance that we must safeguard at every single turn. For the past four years, I have worked to do just that. From a great hall of Muslim leaders in Riyadh to a great square of Polish people in Warsaw; from the floor of the Korean Assembly to the podium at the United Nations;General Assembly; and from the Forbidden City in Beijing to the shadow of Mount Rushmore, I fought for you, I fought for your family, I fought for our country. Above all, I fought for America and all it stands for — and that is safe, strong, proud, and free. Now, as I prepare to hand power over to a new administration at noon on Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning. There’s never been anything like it. The belief that a nation must serve its citizens will not dwindle but instead only grow stronger by the day. As long as the American people hold in their hearts deep and devoted love of country, then there is nothing that this nation cannot achieve. Our communities will flourish. Our people will be prosperous. Our traditions will be cherished. Our faith will be strong. And our future will be brighter than ever before.

I go from this majestic place with a loyal and joyful heart, an optimistic spirit, and a supreme confidence that for our country and for our children, the best is yet to come.
Thank you, and farewell. God bless you. God bless the United States of America
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Re: Flock's Farewell Address

#2 Post by silverscreenselect » Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:40 pm

Flock,

I did read Trump's "speech" as you posted it. It just goes to show that he's still got a speechwriter somewhere who can piece together a coherent marketing piece and that he's got at least one lawyer somewhere who he was willing to listen to and kept him on message during that speech. That speech is also completely unlike everything else he said during his four years in office. Perhaps you missed all of that.

I would have hoped that your months away from the Bored would have given you some sense of perspective and that the events since the election at least might have give you a slight bit of pause at least. But the facts that not one single judge anywhere in the country has found any credible evidence of election fraud in dozens of lawsuits, that the Republican officials in your current state of Georgia did not find any credible evidence of election fraud, but that Trump continued to push that agenda and incite his followers to storm the Capitol might have given you some pause. Perhaps you forgot that many of the judges who ruled against Trump were appointed by Republicans, including Trump himself. Perhaps the Deep State brainwashed them. Notice that I said "credible evidence." When you go to court, even in front of Republican judges, you need sworn, admissible, credible testimony, not just second and third hand allegations of what people thought they saw and then relayed to Breitbart. And if the Democrats somehow had the ability to rig an election with the complicity of many Republican state and local officials and judges, why wouldn't they have manipulated the votes in the various House and Senate races as well?

I would have hoped that 400,000 and counting of your fellow Americans dead from a disease that Trump continued to downplay might have given you some sense of pause. Or that seeing a mob egged on by Trump break down the Capitol doors and kill a policeman while chanting "Hang Mike Pence" while they wore Camp Auschwitz tee shirts and waved Confederate flags might have given you pause. The press didn't have to make things up about Trump. All they needed to do was point the camera at him and let him sink himself over and over again. You keep mentioning the comments about the Charlottesville riot. Trump did say that there were "good people" on both sides. The problem is that there were no "good people" on the right, only the skinheads, racists, and neo-Nazis. I've challenged you repeatedly to produce some evidence of peaceful protesters in favor of keeping the Confederate statues. In an era in which people take and post selfies of every time they sneeze, I've yet to see any evidence of these peaceful protesters. On the other hand, I've seen plenty of evidence, which keeps coming in each day of the ugliness that Trump precipitated at the riot just two weeks ago.

And you talk about cancel culture and the First Amendment, despite the evidence that these rioters used social media to pass back and forth information that helped them in the planning and staging of the riots. You'll get to see and hear a lot of that when they go to trial on sedition and conspiracy charges. But I would like to give you just a slight bit of information about the First Amendment. The First Amendment applies to Congress, and through the 14th Amendment to the states. It prohibits government action. It does not apply to Twitter, Facebook, or Amazon, or Breitbart, Newsmax, and Parler either. They are free to permit or refuse to do business with anyone or to let anyone post any or all opinions, censored or uncensored.

The biggest joke in your pro-Trump adoration was your claim that Trump's speech was "quintessentially presidential, much more than the next occupant of the White House has ever been or ever could be." If you heard Biden talk about the COVID victims today, you might realize that he has already proved you wrong, even before he takes the oath of office.

I thought you might have expressed the slightest bit of humility or regret for some of the things you've posted here that have been proved wrong. But you're in too deep. You've drunk the Koolaid and you still revel in it. The only difference between you and the guy with the buffalo horns helmet in the Capitol is that I presume you have a bit better taste in clothing. Since I have a sneaky feeling that you've checked in from time to time, I'll say that I will miss you if you do finally leave for good. And you do finally have two United States Senators that you can be proud of.
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Re: Flock's Farewell Address

#3 Post by tlynn78 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:23 am

flockofseagulls104 wrote:
Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:04 pm
No, I will not be coming back here, SSS.

I grew tired of the constant name calling, pettiness and lack of tolerance or even consideration of another viewpoint by you and your many comrades here on this bored. As I have occasionally come back to see what was going on here, I’ve seen many who I thought were somewhat politically neutral show themselves as full blown leftists, as ignorant, closed minded and fiercely resistant to considering alternative political viewpoints as you are. Small wonder that you rarely got any backlash for the slurs and insults you hurled at me.

I just logged back in one last time on inauguration eve to share something with you all. In 2016, I believed Donald Trump was a poser. Rude to his opponents, ultra-narcissistic, and dumb as dirt. I held the most of same opinions of him that you all STILL cling to. I could not and did not vote for him. I also could not ever see or even stand the idea of Hillary Clinton being President of the United States. So, I wrote in the name of the person whom I thought should be President.

As he moved forward, I judged Trump by his actions as President, his policies and his actions. Not by his twitter posts. Not by what some know-it-all talking head on TV told me to think of him. Not from negative quotes or stories from unnamed and unidentified sources. When I had questions or concerns about one thing or another, I tried to do my research and judge for myself from as much firsthand knowledge as I could gather on the internet, which was sometimes very difficult and very different from what was being 'reported'.

But I also observed the behavior of the Main Stream Media. From day one, they reported anything and everything negative about the man they could dig up, and in many cases, made up negative things to report. Supposedly legitimate ‘News People’ threw epithets, thinly veiled insults and sometimes undisguised slander at him, even in supposed ‘hard news’ segments. When they were proven wrong, which they often were, they NEVER owned up to it. They simply ignored it.

Compare that to the coverage of Biden and Harris since election season started. If you don't see any bias, you are truly deaf, dumb and blind. Or just content to be ignorant and go along. I won't even mention the election interference and the cancel culture campaign by the social media giants against anything or anyone they consider 'conservative or republican'. So much for the First Amendment to the Constitution. Remember what I said long ago about establishing precedents for the opposition when they get power. There are many 'republicans' that want absolute power as much as the current leaders of the democrat party and Bob the ethical lawyer do, and they will be glad to use what the democrats are stooping to if they get the chance.

President Trump won me over. He did his best to accomplish the goals he set forth when he was running. He, unlike just about every politician you can name, actually kept his promises. And he did so against an unrelenting barrage of hate I’ve never seen thrown at one man in public office. Just the fact that he stood up to it for 4 years earned him my respect. And I believe wholeheartedly that the election was stolen from him by pre-planned attacks on many fronts. There is a ton of evidence that the MSM and all the judges have completely ignored and refused to examine. But what is, is what is. And all the good Trump has done will soon be swept away, paraphrasing Jesus Christ Superstar.

Proof:
President-Elect Biden has said, on two occasions I have seen, but probably many more, that he decided to enter the Presidential race because of what happened in Charlottesville VA. He cited Trumps words about ‘good people on both sides’ as proof that Trump is a racist. He said he couldn’t just stand by and let a racist like Trump stay in office. Look it up.

The Charlottesville narrative that is still perpetuated today is a LIE. Trump was referring to the good people on both sides of the issue of removing the statue in question who peacefully exercised their right to free speech in support of their opinions on the matter. He SPECIFICALLY said he CONDEMNED the violence and the white supremacist groups that turned violent. He said it MANY TIMES. Any fair-minded ‘journalist’ would know that, but all the ‘fair-minded journalists’ that you hang your hat on have completely ignored that fact.

Another one: In the Trump Biden debate with Chris Wallace, Mr. Wallace asked President Trump if he would at long last condemn white supremacist groups. The MSM made hay with Trump’s response, but NONE of them reported that a couple of years before, Wallace asked President Trump the EXACT SAME QUESTION, and the President gave him a clear, concise answer that he unequivocally condemned white supremacists in any form. Did you, SSS, or any of your comrades ever see that? I did. You can try and look for it on google, but it has probably been deleted. He had addressed this question MANY times and got so tired of being asked the same question by every ‘fair-minded journalist’ he talked to. I have seen a montage of ‘fair-minded journalists’ asking him that question over and over again. Have you? At first, he repeated his unequivocal condemnation, but after a while, he got tired and exasperated by it, and became sarcastic. You can debate among yourselves why Chris Wallace asked that question in the prime time debate, a question to which he already got an answer and if he did any digging, would have already knew the answer.

I can go on, but you probably started writing your witty and warm response after reading the first sentence. I’m especially impressed with the bored buddy who is so proud of the many epithets he hurled at our President that he kept a record of them and posted them right here. What a shining star and example of love and unity to us all!

I have come back this one time to post something that most of you have probably have not been given even the opportunity to hear. President Trump’s Farewell Speech he gave today. It is quintessentially presidential, much more than the next occupant of the White House has ever been or ever could be. Maybe someday he will plagiarize it. And it points out many of the reasons that I grew to support and respect Donald Trump, the President of the United States. You can respond to this, but I will not answer. To the few bored buddies who supported or at least understood where I was coming from politically, I will miss you and wish you well. To those of you I shared some fun and good times with on this bored, I wish the same. To everyone, Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.

-- President Trump's Farewell Address---

My fellow Americans: Four years ago, we launched a great national effort to rebuild our country, to renew its spirit, and to restore the allegiance of this government to its citizens. In short, we embarked on a mission to make America great again — for all Americans.
As I conclude my term as the 45th President of the United States, I stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together. We did what we came here to do — and so much more. This week, we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous. We extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck — a very important word. I’d like to begin by thanking just a few of the amazing people who made our remarkable journey possible. First, let me express my overwhelming gratitude for the love and support of our spectacular First Lady, Melania. Let me also share my deepest appreciation to my daughter Ivanka, my son-in-law Jared, and to Barron, Don, Eric, Tiffany, and Lara. You fill my world with light and with joy. I also want to thank Vice President Mike Pence, his wonderful wife Karen, and the entire Pence family. Thank you as well to my Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows; the dedicated members of the White House Staff and the Cabinet; and all the incredible people across our administration who poured out their heart and soul to fight for America. I also want to take a moment to thank a truly exceptional group of people: the United States Secret Service. My family and I will forever be in your debt. My profound gratitude as well to everyone in the White House Military Office, the teams of Marine One and Air Force One, every member of the Armed Forces, and state and local law enforcement all across our country. Most of all, I want to thank the American people. To serve as your President has been an honor beyond description. Thank you for this extraordinary privilege. And that’s what it is — a great privilege and a great honor. We must never forget that while Americans will always have our disagreements, we are a nation of incredible, decent, faithful, and peace-loving citizens who all want our country to thrive and flourish and be very, very successful and good. We are a truly magnificent nation. All Americans were horrified by the assault on our Capitol. Political violence is an attack on everything we cherish as Americans. It can never be tolerated. Now more than ever, we must unify around our shared values and rise above the partisan rancor, and forge our common destiny. Four years ago, I came to Washington as the only true outsider ever to win the presidency. I had not spent my career as a politician, but as a builder looking at open skylines and imagining infinite possibilities. I ran for President because I knew there were towering new summits for America just waiting to be scaled. I knew the potential for our nation was boundless as long as we put America first. So I left behind my former life and stepped into a very difficult arena, but an arena nevertheless, with all sorts of potential if properly done. America had given me so much, and I wanted to give something back. Together with millions of hardworking patriots across this land, we built the greatest political movement in the history of our country. We also built the greatest economy in the history of the world. It was about “America First” because we all wanted to make America great again. We restored the principle that a nation exists to serve its citizens. Our agenda was not about right or left, it wasn’t about Republican or Democrat, but about the good of a nation, and that means the whole nation. With the support and prayers of the American people, we achieved more than anyone thought possible. Nobody thought we could even come close.
We passed the largest package of tax cuts and reforms in American history. We slashed more job-killing regulations than any administration had ever done before. We fixed our broken trade deals, withdrew from the horrible Trans-Pacific Partnership and the impossible Paris Climate Accord, renegotiated the one-sided South Korea deal, and we replaced NAFTA with the groundbreaking USMCA — that’s Mexico and Canada — a deal that’s worked out very, very well. Also, and very importantly, we imposed historic and monumental tariffs on China; made a great new deal with China. But before the ink was even dry, we and the whole world got hit with the China virus. Our trade relationship was rapidly changing, billions and billions of dollars were pouring into the U.S., but the virus forced us to go in a different direction. The whole world suffered, but America outperformed other countries economically because of our incredible economy and the economy that we built. Without the foundations and footings, it wouldn’t have worked out this way. We wouldn’t have some of the best numbers we’ve ever had. We also unlocked our energy resources and became the world’s number-one producer of oil and natural gas by far. Powered by these policies, we built the greatest economy in the history of the world. We reignited America’s job creation and achieved record-low unemployment for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, women — almost everyone. Incomes soared, wages boomed, the American Dream was restored, and millions were lifted from poverty in just a few short years. It was a miracle. The stock market set one record after another, with 148 stock market highs during this short period of time, and boosted the retirements and pensions of hardworking citizens all across our nation. 401(k)s are at a level they’ve never been at before. We’ve never seen numbers like we’ve seen, and that’s before the pandemic and after the pandemic. We rebuilt the American manufacturing base, opened up thousands of new factories, and brought back the beautiful phrase: “Made in the USA.” To make life better for working families, we doubled the child tax credit and signed the largest-ever expansion of funding for childcare and development. We joined with the private sector to secure commitments to train more than 16 million American workers for the jobs of tomorrow.

When our nation was hit with the terrible pandemic, we produced not one, but two vaccines with record-breaking speed, and more will quickly follow. They said it couldn’t be done but we did it. They call it a “medical miracle,” and that’s what they’re calling it right now: a “medical miracle.” Another administration would have taken 3, 4, 5, maybe even up to 10 years to develop a vaccine. We did in nine months. We grieve for every life lost, and we pledge in their memory to wipe out this horrible pandemic once and for all. When the virus took its brutal toll on the world’s economy, we launched the fastest economic recovery our country has ever seen. We passed nearly $4 trillion in economic relief, saved or supported over 50 million jobs, and slashed the unemployment rate in half. These are numbers that our country has never seen before. We created choice and transparency in healthcare, stood up to big pharma in so many ways, but especially in our effort to get favored-nations clauses added, which will give us the lowest prescription drug prices anywhere in the world. We passed VA Choice, VA Accountability, Right to Try, and landmark criminal justice reform. We confirmed three new justices of the United States Supreme Court. We appointed nearly 300 federal judges to interpret our Constitution as written. For years, the American people pleaded with Washington to finally secure the nation’s borders. I am pleased to say we answered that plea and achieved the most secure border in U.S. history. We have given our brave border agents and heroic ICE officers the tools they need to do their jobs better than they have ever done before, and to enforce our laws and keep America safe. We proudly leave the next administration with the strongest and most robust border security measures ever put into place. This includes historic agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, along with more than 450 miles of powerful new wall. We restored American strength at home and American leadership abroad. The world respects us again. Please don’t lose that respect. We reclaimed our sovereignty by standing up for America at the United Nations and withdrawing from the one-sided global deals that never served our interests. And NATO countries are now paying hundreds of billions of dollars more than when I arrived just a few years ago. It was very unfair. We were paying the cost for the world. Now the world is helping us. And perhaps most importantly of all, with nearly $3 trillion, we fully rebuilt the American military — all made in the USA. We launched the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces in 75 years: the Space Force. And last spring, I stood at Kennedy Space Center in Florida and watched as American astronauts returned to space on American rockets for the first time in many, many years. We revitalized our alliances and rallied the nations of the world to stand up to China like never before. We obliterated the ISIS caliphate and ended the wretched life of its founder and leader, al Baghdadi. We stood up to the oppressive Iranian regime and killed the world’s top terrorist, Iranian butcher Qasem Soleimani.
We recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. As a result of our bold diplomacy and principled realism, we achieved a series of historic peace deals in the Middle East. Nobody believed it could happen. The Abraham Accords opened the doors to a future of peace and harmony, not violence and bloodshed. It is the dawn of a new Middle East, and we are bringing our soldiers home. I am especially proud to be the first President in decades who has started no new wars.
Above all, we have reasserted the sacred idea that, in America, the government answers to the people.; Our guiding light, our North Star, our unwavering conviction has been that we are here to serve the noble everyday citizens of America. Our allegiance is not to the special interests, corporations, or global entities; it’s to our children, our citizens, and to our nation itself.

As President, my top priority, my constant concern, has always been the best interests of American workers and American families. I did not seek the easiest course; by far, it was actually the most difficult. I did not seek the path that would get the least criticism. I took on the tough battles, the hardest fights, the most difficult choices because that’s what you elected me to do. Your needs were my first and last unyielding focus. This, I hope, will be our greatest legacy: Together, we put the American people back in charge of our country. We restored self-government. We restored the idea that in America no one is forgotten, because everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We fought for the principle that every citizen is entitled to equal dignity, equal treatment, and equal rights because we are all made equal by God. Everyone is entitled to be treated with respect, to have their voice heard, and to have their government listen. You are loyal to your country, and my administration was always loyal to you. We worked to build a country in which every citizen could find a great job and support their wonderful families. We fought for the communities where every American could be safe and schools where every child could learn. We promoted a culture where our laws would be upheld, our heroes honored, our history preserved, and law-abiding citizens are never taken for granted. Americans should take tremendous satisfaction in all that we have achieved together. It’s incredible.
Now, as I leave the White House, I have been reflecting on the dangers that threaten the priceless inheritance we all share. As the world’s most powerful nation, America faces constant threats and challenges from abroad. But the greatest danger we face is a loss of confidence in ourselves, a loss of confidence in our national greatness. A nation is only as strong as its spirit. We are only as dynamic as our pride. We are only as vibrant as the faith that beats in the hearts of our people. No nation can long thrive that loses faith in its own values, history, and heroes, for these are the very sources of our unity and our vitality. What has always allowed America to prevail and triumph over the great challenges of the past has been an unyielding and unashamed conviction in the nobility of our country and its unique purpose in history. We must never lose this conviction. We must never forsake our belief in America. The key to national greatness lies in sustaining and instilling our shared national identity. That means focusing on what we have in common: the heritage that we all share.

At the center of this heritage is also a robust belief in free expression, free speech, and open debate. Only if we forget who we are, and how we got here, could we ever allow political censorship and blacklisting to take place in America. It’s not even thinkable. Shutting down free and open debate violates our core values and most enduring traditions.
In America, we don’t insist on absolute conformity or enforce rigid orthodoxies and punitive speech codes. We just don’t do that. America is not a timid nation of tame souls who need to be sheltered and protected from those with whom we disagree. That’s not who we are. It will never be who we are.
For nearly 250 years, in the face of every challenge, Americans have always summoned our unmatched courage, confidence, and fierce independence. These are the miraculous traits that once led millions of everyday citizens to set out across a wild continent and carve out a new life in the great West. It was the same profound love of our God-given freedom that willed our soldiers into battle and our astronauts into space.

As I think back on the past four years, one image rises in my mind above all others. Whenever I traveled all along the motorcade route, there were thousands and thousands of people. They came out with their families so that they could stand as we passed, and proudly wave our great American flag. It never failed to deeply move me. I knew that they did not just come out to show their support of me; they came out to show me their support and love for our country. This is a republic of proud citizens who are united by our common conviction that America is the greatest nation in all of history. We are, and must always be, a land of hope, of light, and of glory to all the world. This is the precious inheritance that we must safeguard at every single turn. For the past four years, I have worked to do just that. From a great hall of Muslim leaders in Riyadh to a great square of Polish people in Warsaw; from the floor of the Korean Assembly to the podium at the United Nations;General Assembly; and from the Forbidden City in Beijing to the shadow of Mount Rushmore, I fought for you, I fought for your family, I fought for our country. Above all, I fought for America and all it stands for — and that is safe, strong, proud, and free. Now, as I prepare to hand power over to a new administration at noon on Wednesday, I want you to know that the movement we started is only just beginning. There’s never been anything like it. The belief that a nation must serve its citizens will not dwindle but instead only grow stronger by the day. As long as the American people hold in their hearts deep and devoted love of country, then there is nothing that this nation cannot achieve. Our communities will flourish. Our people will be prosperous. Our traditions will be cherished. Our faith will be strong. And our future will be brighter than ever before.

I go from this majestic place with a loyal and joyful heart, an optimistic spirit, and a supreme confidence that for our country and for our children, the best is yet to come.
Thank you, and farewell. God bless you. God bless the United States of America

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