Trump lauds Colonial Airports

[Wry Catcher]

What word do you think he misread? I think he was alluding to the bombing of Shayrat Airbase in 2017.

It stands to reason the word he misread was actually "ports" considering the significance of the naval operations in the Revolutionary War. Control of the ports provided a decisive military, strategic and logistical advantage. When the French fleet arrived, Washington coordinated our military operations with the French fleet to take and defend Newport, and later, Chesapeake Bay, which was of critical importance to our victory.

Also, because the British Royal Navy had a significant Naval superiority advantage over the Continental Navy, Congress helped our cause by issuing what's known as "letters of marque" to colonial privateers (civilians who privately owned boats that were armed, authorizing them to attack/capture enemy vessels), which resulted in over 2,000 British ships being captured and taken to ports that were not under British control, valued at over $60 million dollars.

These Naval operations, and the fight for control of the major colonial ports (which had been blockaded by the British Royal Navy relatively early), concluding with the French fleet taking control over Chesapeake Bay and providing naval support for the siege of Yorktown and the consequent surrender of General Cornwallis, were, in no uncertain terms, the major turning points of the war.

This Wikipedia article provides an overview of the Naval operations and their role in the outcome of the War, if you're interested:

Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

Of course, Osiris! I didn't think of that, but "ports" is exactly what he was trying to read.
Our area engaged in what is now termed the first Naval battle of the Revolution, in June 1775 in Machias, Maine--the Battle of the Margaretta.

Good theory, but our Army did not actually take over ports as a winning strategy.
For most of the war, The British took whatever ports they wanted.....Boston, NY, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston

It was the French Navy that ultimately ended British control of our ports, not Washington’s Army

There you go again, using those pesky facts. Don't you Cons hate facts. Facts give Cons a headache. They hate the truth. Why else would they eat up every lie the Orange Shit Gibbon feeds them.

You keep calling Old Lady and Rightwinger "Cons". That statement is false, and I can't comprehend how you or anyone could use that on two of the good gals and guys.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

“Our Army manned the [unintelligible], it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do and at Ft. McHenry under the rocket’s red glare had nothing but victory. When dawn came, the star-spangled banner waved defiant.”

The denial about Trump being such a moron cannot be healthy.

Trump praises the Army’s takeover of ‘the airports’ during the Revolutionary War

I watched and heard no such thing.

NOTE: Watched the vid and yes, he did. I assume whoever prepared the teleprompter is now shackled somewhere in the WH basement.

 

[OldLady]

Like two or three threads on this already

when a POTUS says something as asinine as Washington's Army "took over the airports" in 1775 there should be 1,001 threads about the dumbassery of the POTUS.

Has anyone figured out yet how the Continental Army is a name sake of George Washington?

 

[miketx]

Like two or three threads on this already

when a POTUS says something as asinine as Washington's Army "took over the airports" in 1775 there should be 1,001 threads about the dumbassery of the POTUS.

He never said it, some trolls edited a video.

no one edited the video you brain dead **** face

Your hero is a zero, from 1775 .........

huh?

 

[miketx]

Maybe it was aliens?

 

[Wry Catcher]

“Our Army manned the [unintelligible], it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do and at Ft. McHenry under the rocket’s red glare had nothing but victory. When dawn came, the star-spangled banner waved defiant.”

The denial about Trump being such a moron cannot be healthy.

Trump praises the Army’s takeover of ‘the airports’ during the Revolutionary War

I watched and heard no such thing.

NOTE: Watched the vid and yes, he did. I assume whoever prepared the teleprompter is now shackled somewhere in the WH basement.

I don't believe the teleprompter made any reference to an airport in the 18th century, I suspect trump went ad lib, and as usual made a fool of himself.

 

[bravoactual]

I read the link provided.

It was not so much a Naval Battle (only one side a Navy, so no battle), it was more of a raiding party engagement. Which is not at all surprising.

The British Navy was known to raid coastal areas. Taking provisions i.e Food and Water. Or maybe it was a press gang. Which is how the British Navy was known fill out the ranks of their ships, hence the term "Pressed Into Service". The British would take Men and older teen boys by force to serve on their ships.

This happened up and the coast of British Colonies and even Great Britain itself. But it was in no way, shape and/or form a Naval Battle.

Now, back to lies of 45.

No Air Fields because there were no Air Craft.

No Ramparts to ram.

Flag referenced from Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. That Flag can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology. I really do see the humor
or anything to laugh at in speaking truth, but Cons hate the truth anyway.

 

[OldLady]

I read the link provided.

It was not so much a Naval Battle (only one side a Navy, so no battle), it was more of a raiding party engagement. Which is not at all surprising.

The British Navy was known to raid coastal areas. Taking provisions i.e Food and Water. Or maybe it was a press gang. Which is how the British Navy was known fill out the ranks of their ships, hence the term "Pressed Into Service". The British would take Men and older teen boys by force to serve on their ships.

This happened up and the coast of British Colonies and even Great Britain itself. But it was in no way, shape and/or form a Naval Battle.

Now, back to lies of 45.

No Air Fields because there were no Air Craft.

No Ramparts to ram.

Flag referenced from Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. That Flag can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology. I really do see the humor
or anything to laugh at in speaking truth, but Cons hate the truth anyway.

Clearly, you didn't read the article, or you would know that it wasn't a raiding party or a press gang (that happened more after the Revolution). But you're also continuing to call me a Con, so you obviously have no intention of being informed about this.
I'm done with you. Hopefully some of the other people who are in this thread now know about the Battle of the Margaretta.

 

[OldLady]

The Village of Machias Confronts the Royal Navy, June 1775 - Journal of the American Revolution

Please note, the Sons of Liberty and the Provincial Congress were already formed and active, so the fact that war had not been officially declared is meaningless. There was already organized resistance up and down the coast.

 

[ph3iron]

We see today, on this forum in several threads, but worse on supposed "news" outlets a fine example of TDS... Trump Derangement Syndrome.
CNN, MSNBC, NYT the Washington Post and others... portraying this obvious teleprompt blunder as a "bizarre claim"... "mental lapse by the President".... really you dumbasses? Are you that pathetic in your hatred that you honestly believe he thinks there were airports in 1775?

I remember when Obama made a similar gaffe and claimed he would visit all 57 states in his campaign.
No one seriously made a claim that he honestly believed there are 57 states. Well...save a few idiots.
When in Honolulu, Obama, after a particularly long day, not to mention jet leg, mistakenly referred to Hawaii as being part of Asia... no one reported it as he actually thinks Hawaii is in Asia.
When making a speech on Memorial Day, paying tribute to fallen heroes... Obama accidently said "I can see them right here in this audience"... when he was meant to say "I see the surviving families in the audience.
One could go on for some time on his and other Presidents quite humorous misstatements.

But in today's hyper sensitive Trump outrage.... we are to believe these idiots that our President wasn't making a mistake. He thought jets were flying around in the revolutionary war.

You are all idiots.

I'm still searching for the missing 7 or 8 states obama said he visited

Maybe one of his 10000 lies?
Whoops that is the con?

 

[miketx]

Lol! The butthurt gets more ridiculous each day. All presidents say stupid crap like that.

 

[OldLady]

Lol! The butthurt gets more ridiculous each day. All presidents say stupid crap like that.

Um....not that stupid, no they don't come close.

 

[rightwinger]

“Our Army manned the [unintelligible], it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do and at Ft. McHenry under the rocket’s red glare had nothing but victory. When dawn came, the star-spangled banner waved defiant.”

The denial about Trump being such a moron cannot be healthy.

Trump praises the Army’s takeover of ‘the airports’ during the Revolutionary War

Fake news.

Ram them Ramparts *****!

 

[bigrebnc1775]

I read the link provided.

It was not so much a Naval Battle (only one side a Navy, so no battle), it was more of a raiding party engagement. Which is not at all surprising.

The British Navy was known to raid coastal areas. Taking provisions i.e Food and Water. Or maybe it was a press gang. Which is how the British Navy was known fill out the ranks of their ships, hence the term "Pressed Into Service". The British would take Men and older teen boys by force to serve on their ships.

This happened up and the coast of British Colonies and even Great Britain itself. But it was in no way, shape and/or form a Naval Battle.

Now, back to lies of 45.

No Air Fields because there were no Air Craft.

No Ramparts to ram.

Flag referenced from Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. That Flag can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology. I really do see the humor
or anything to laugh at in speaking truth, but Cons hate the truth anyway.

and you can keep your doctor and Insurance also lol We need a lost and found section for the 7 or 87 states that have been lost that obama said he visited.

 

[Jitss617]

Was that airport in the 57th state?? Lol

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

“Our Army manned the [unintelligible], it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do and at Ft. McHenry under the rocket’s red glare had nothing but victory. When dawn came, the star-spangled banner waved defiant.”

The denial about Trump being such a moron cannot be healthy.

Trump praises the Army’s takeover of ‘the airports’ during the Revolutionary War[/QUO...... will write President Trump a letter to ask him to mix-up more words more often to enrage the Troglocrats more

 

[rightwinger]

It stands to reason the word he misread was actually "ports" considering the significance of the naval operations in the Revolutionary War. Control of the ports provided a decisive military, strategic and logistical advantage. When the French fleet arrived, Washington coordinated our military operations with the French fleet to take and defend Newport, and later, Chesapeake Bay, which was of critical importance to our victory.

Also, because the British Royal Navy had a significant Naval superiority advantage over the Continental Navy, Congress helped our cause by issuing what's known as "letters of marque" to colonial privateers (civilians who privately owned boats that were armed, authorizing them to attack/capture enemy vessels), which resulted in over 2,000 British ships being captured and taken to ports that were not under British control, valued at over $60 million dollars.

These Naval operations, and the fight for control of the major colonial ports (which had been blockaded by the British Royal Navy relatively early), concluding with the French fleet taking control over Chesapeake Bay and providing naval support for the siege of Yorktown and the consequent surrender of General Cornwallis, were, in no uncertain terms, the major turning points of the war.

This Wikipedia article provides an overview of the Naval operations and their role in the outcome of the War, if you're interested:

Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

Of course, Osiris! I didn't think of that, but "ports" is exactly what he was trying to read.
Our area engaged in what is now termed the first Naval battle of the Revolution, in June 1775 in Machias, Maine--the Battle of the Margaretta.

In point of fact, the British Navy controlled ports up and down the coast of the then British Colonies.

Maine, as a state did not exist in 1775. It was part of the the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The American Revolution, as an Armed Rebellion against Great Britain did not begin in earnest until after the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

The British Navy was one of most powerful navies of its time. There was no U.S. Navy to fight the British Navy in 1775.

Next you going to tell us that Washington crossed the Delaware River in helicopter.

I'm not going to argue with you; it is history. I've read primary source documents about it. The Continental Army may not have had a "Navy," but they sure had ships engaging with the British.
If the New England Historical Society isn't factual enough for you, Google it.
The Battle of Margaretta, When Pitchforks Beat the British Navy - New England Historical Society

Except for the fact the Revolution did not begin until 1776. That there was no U.S. Navy to fight the British Navy you're fine. Try telling the truth, which I know for a lying , 45 loving Con is hard to do.

I read your link. 1775. The Siege of Boston Harbor. Massachusetts Bay Colony. Nope, no Maine at all. There was no Naval Battle, one needs a Navy to have such a battle and there was NO. U.S. NAVY AT THE TIME.

You're quite the know-it-all, aren't you, bravoactual? Here for the campaign are you? I don't recall seeing you around the past few years. But it's really great to have you with us to clear up all those facts you think you know.

I don't know what YOU call it when a group of combatants take over two enemy ships and set the crew adrift, kill the Captain and refit the ships to use fighting the enemy at sea for several years, but we call it a battle. Men were killed; the leadware carried to Machias by the Weston sisters actually arrived after the battle was over because they got lost (and it's only eight miles from Weston Hill to Machias, not sixteen, but knowing them, it may have been sixteen before they got there). I'm related to them—Hannah's sense of direction was abysmal, and that came from her own grandson, so it's no doubt true. She got lost in the trees in her own backyard once.

The town had to repel the British again two years later when they tried to enter the town and were defeated. Machias was not occupied by the British during the Revolutionary War. The War of 1812 was another story—but we don't talk about that much.

Now smarten up, smarty pants. I was just all agog to learn that we were part of Massachusetts back in 1775--it doesn't mean we didn't exist because we were called "Massachusetts?" LOL

Lexington and Concord and the Battle of the Margaretta both happened before the Declaration of Independence made it formal, perhaps, but there were a lot of colonists already pretty pissed at the British--especially after L & C, which they had heard about. The townspeople even erected a Liberty Pole in defiance (they were told not to by the soon to be dead British Captain Moore). He said he'd fire on the town if they didn't take it down and gave them a day to think about it. They attacked him and his crew while they sat in church instead, and perhaps in karmic retribution for such a nasty move, the attack was botched, the British saw the colonists coming with their pitchforks and muskets and they made it back to their ships in time to make this a battle on the water instead of on the land.

Did Concord have an airport?

 

[bravoactual]

I read the link provided.

It was not so much a Naval Battle (only one side a Navy, so no battle), it was more of a raiding party engagement. Which is not at all surprising.

The British Navy was known to raid coastal areas. Taking provisions i.e Food and Water. Or maybe it was a press gang. Which is how the British Navy was known fill out the ranks of their ships, hence the term "Pressed Into Service". The British would take Men and older teen boys by force to serve on their ships.

This happened up and the coast of British Colonies and even Great Britain itself. But it was in no way, shape and/or form a Naval Battle.

Now, back to lies of 45.

No Air Fields because there were no Air Craft.

No Ramparts to ram.

Flag referenced from Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. That Flag can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology. I really do see the humor
or anything to laugh at in speaking truth, but Cons hate the truth anyway.

and you can keep your doctor and Insurance also lol We need a lost and found section for the 7 or 87 states that have been lost that obama said he visited.

Wow, look at this lame attempt diversion. Not even a good one. Totally lame.

Like 45.

 

[rightwinger]

“Our Army manned the [unintelligible], it rammed the ramparts, it took over airports, it did everything it had to do and at Ft. McHenry under the rocket’s red glare had nothing but victory. When dawn came, the star-spangled banner waved defiant.”

The denial about Trump being such a moron cannot be healthy.

Trump praises the Army’s takeover of ‘the airports’ during the Revolutionary War

I watched and heard no such thing.

NOTE: Watched the vid and yes, he did. I assume whoever prepared the teleprompter is now shackled somewhere in the WH basement.

Trump claims the teleprompter stopped working

He was on his own

 

[bravoactual]

Of course, Osiris! I didn't think of that, but "ports" is exactly what he was trying to read.
Our area engaged in what is now termed the first Naval battle of the Revolution, in June 1775 in Machias, Maine--the Battle of the Margaretta.

In point of fact, the British Navy controlled ports up and down the coast of the then British Colonies.

Maine, as a state did not exist in 1775. It was part of the the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The American Revolution, as an Armed Rebellion against Great Britain did not begin in earnest until after the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

The British Navy was one of most powerful navies of its time. There was no U.S. Navy to fight the British Navy in 1775.

Next you going to tell us that Washington crossed the Delaware River in helicopter.

I'm not going to argue with you; it is history. I've read primary source documents about it. The Continental Army may not have had a "Navy," but they sure had ships engaging with the British.
If the New England Historical Society isn't factual enough for you, Google it.
The Battle of Margaretta, When Pitchforks Beat the British Navy - New England Historical Society

Except for the fact the Revolution did not begin until 1776. That there was no U.S. Navy to fight the British Navy you're fine. Try telling the truth, which I know for a lying , 45 loving Con is hard to do.

I read your link. 1775. The Siege of Boston Harbor. Massachusetts Bay Colony. Nope, no Maine at all. There was no Naval Battle, one needs a Navy to have such a battle and there was NO. U.S. NAVY AT THE TIME.

You're quite the know-it-all, aren't you, bravoactual? Here for the campaign are you? I don't recall seeing you around the past few years. But it's really great to have you with us to clear up all those facts you think you know.

I don't know what YOU call it when a group of combatants take over two enemy ships and set the crew adrift, kill the Captain and refit the ships to use fighting the enemy at sea for several years, but we call it a battle. Men were killed; the leadware carried to Machias by the Weston sisters actually arrived after the battle was over because they got lost (and it's only eight miles from Weston Hill to Machias, not sixteen, but knowing them, it may have been sixteen before they got there). I'm related to them—Hannah's sense of direction was abysmal, and that came from her own grandson, so it's no doubt true. She got lost in the trees in her own backyard once.

The town had to repel the British again two years later when they tried to enter the town and were defeated. Machias was not occupied by the British during the Revolutionary War. The War of 1812 was another story—but we don't talk about that much.

Now smarten up, smarty pants. I was just all agog to learn that we were part of Massachusetts back in 1775--it doesn't mean we didn't exist because we were called "Massachusetts?" LOL

Lexington and Concord and the Battle of the Margaretta both happened before the Declaration of Independence made it formal, perhaps, but there were a lot of colonists already pretty pissed at the British--especially after L & C, which they had heard about. The townspeople even erected a Liberty Pole in defiance (they were told not to by the soon to be dead British Captain Moore). He said he'd fire on the town if they didn't take it down and gave them a day to think about it. They attacked him and his crew while they sat in church instead, and perhaps in karmic retribution for such a nasty move, the attack was botched, the British saw the colonists coming with their pitchforks and muskets and they made it back to their ships in time to make this a battle on the water instead of on the land.

Did Concord have an airport?

Maybe a Space Port.