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Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station |
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 29 21:23:14 2026 Spotted this online.
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Posted by TRAIN DUDE on Sun Aug 30 00:41:55 2026, in response to Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 29 21:23:14 2026. Sadly. almost doesn't count. |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by TRAIN DUDE on Sun Aug 30 00:41:55 2026. Sadly. almost doesn't count. Really? I spent thirty years working on the railroad and know of several instances where people have been killed standing on or close to the tracks. Some of them were friends. Just because you don't like someone's political affiliation doesn't mean you should wish them dead. All like is valuable. And remember when someone is killed on the railroad tracks it becomes of the regular railroad workers to go out there and pick up the pieces; head, legs, arms. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sun Aug 30 09:54:40 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026. Not to mention, the Senator is a Vietnam Vet. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Aug 30 11:35:01 2026, in response to Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 29 21:23:14 2026. Ohh. Almost got hit with poetic justice. Poor Da Nang Dick. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Aug 30 11:35:01 2026, in response to Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 29 21:23:14 2026. Ohh. Almost got hit with poetic justice. Poor Da Nang Dick. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Aug 30 11:36:02 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026. When you say "close to", how close? Within the loading gauge? |
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Posted by AlM on Sun Aug 30 14:26:43 2026, in response to Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 29 21:23:14 2026. LOL.Don't you remember the rule promulgated by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert that "youthful indiscretions" don't count? This happened 12 years ago. :) |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 15:06:49 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sun Aug 30 09:54:40 2026. Yeh: Fat lot of thanks we got for fighting that one. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Italianstallion on Sun Aug 30 17:01:04 2026, in response to Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 29 21:23:14 2026. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
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Posted by TRAIN DUDE on Sun Aug 30 17:17:15 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026. You know of several instances but i responded to 20 or 30 in less than 3 years as a road car inspector. I also responded to dozens more as a supervisor and manager. I knew when I posted my comment that I'd get at least one " uncouth and classless" comment. There is a special place in my heart for false valor dick. |
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Posted by TRAIN DUDE on Sun Aug 30 17:25:15 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026. You know of several instances but i responded to 20 or 30 in less than 3 years as a road car inspector. I also responded to dozens more as a supervisor and manager. I knew when I posted my comment that I'd get at least one " uncouth and classless" comment. There is a special place in my heart for false valor dick. |
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Posted by TRAIN DUDE on Sun Aug 30 17:32:01 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026. "U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal faced criticism and accusations of "stolen valor" during his 2010 Senate campaign after reports revealed he had repeatedly misstated his military record, falsely claiming he "served in Vietnam" when he actually served stateside in the Marine Corps Reserve during the Vietnam era. |
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Posted by Avid reader on Sun Aug 30 17:39:25 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sun Aug 30 09:54:40 2026. the Senator is a Vietnam Vet. Yes stolen valor!! |
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Posted by AlM on Sun Aug 30 18:22:51 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sun Aug 30 09:54:40 2026. He made it clear in 2010 that he is not.Once again, Hastert's "youthful indiscretion" exemption applies. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 30 19:05:15 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026. On the two instances in my 38 years of service where I witnessed a violent death on RR property, its the medical examiner or coroner that takes charge of the investigation. At the conclusion, its the EMS that picks up and bags the pieces and not any RR employees. RR employees Get involved when the equipment dead heads (sorry) to the nearest yard to be inspected for any additional body parts. |
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Posted by AlM on Sun Aug 30 20:48:54 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026. standing on or close to the tracksI think many people fail to actively realize that tracks are less than 5 feet apart while trains are 10 feet wide. So if you're fooling around 2 feet from the tracks you may think you're safe but of course you're not. Blumenthal was of course actually fairly safe because he was still a few inches from the edge, but it's a horribly foolish thing to do. What if he'd been blown into someone and then bounced off them right back into the train? |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 31 03:02:58 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Aug 30 19:05:15 2026. Can't imagine railroad workers being involved with recovery of anything medically related. Risk of possible contamination and/or infection, yes? |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Aug 31 09:09:15 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 31 03:02:58 2026. Truth! |
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Posted by TRAIN DUDE on Mon Aug 31 10:12:16 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 31 03:02:58 2026. Absolutely true. Employee interest is the Train and the ROW. |
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Posted by Q4 on Mon Aug 31 11:33:49 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by TRAIN DUDE on Sun Aug 30 17:32:01 2026. It’s one thing to slightly embellish a resume but when you make a totally false claim that during your military service you served in a war zone when you didn’t is an affront to those who did and to the branch of service you were in. It not just dishonest, but disrespectful and despicable.Just my opinion on that subject. My father who started out as a Conductor and retired as a Motorman use to say “Standing near the edge of the platform should only be done if you want to take a chance of getting killed.” He also said “Leaning over and looking down the tracks to see if the train is coming is not going to make it come any faster.” My dad unfortunately had a few 12-9s in his career while operating a train and found two others hit by other trains. |
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Posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Aug 31 11:42:38 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Q4 on Mon Aug 31 11:33:49 2026. My father who started out as a Conductor and retired as a Motorman use to say “Standing near the edge of the platform should only be done if you want to take a chance of getting killed.” He also said “Leaning over and looking down the tracks to see if the train is coming is not going to make it come any faster.” Another factor to consider comes into play on railroad platforms. There non-stopping trains will pass through the station at high speed thereby creating a suction which can throw one off balance. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Train Dude on Mon Aug 31 13:01:19 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Q4 on Mon Aug 31 11:33:49 2026. I totally agree with your first point and am not ashamed of my total disdain for stolen valor, dick.As for your 2nd point, after my first 12-9, I learned to view them only from the perspective of the rolling stock, my job. I did have one lapse it that oerspective when I had 2 space cases one week apart at the same station and witnessed the passing of both during the extrication. Other than that, while I felt sympathy for the human beings, I never let it effect me beyond that, no matter how greusome the scene was. I can understand that a train operator might see things differently, especially if it was an accident or the result of a crime |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 31 13:15:40 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Sun Aug 30 09:12:24 2026. Just because you don't like someone's political affiliation doesn't mean you should wish them deadWow. It's not about so-called "political affiliation"—in particular, it has to do with Da Nang Dick's actions. By that reasoning, nobody should have disdain for national socialists to that point, right? I personally do not and do believe that people can repent. |
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Posted by Q4 on Mon Aug 31 17:37:34 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Train Dude on Mon Aug 31 13:01:19 2026. I think my father handled them well as far as I could tell but he was also saw action in WWII and was one of that generation that didn’t talk about stuff like that. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Mon Aug 31 17:47:27 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 31 13:15:40 2026. I believe they (some) can repent. Think George Wallace after he was shot. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Aug 31 19:38:20 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Aug 31 11:42:38 2026. There is no suction. There is, however, compressed air in front of the train that creates turbulence that can knock you off balance and send you falling towards the train. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 1 19:08:58 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by AlM on Sun Aug 30 14:26:43 2026. This wasn't a youth. |
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Posted by AlM on Tue Sep 1 19:26:01 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 1 19:08:58 2026. That's the whole point. Dennis Hastert wanted to be excused for a "youthful indiscretion" that happened when he was 40. And he got away with it until he was nailed as having done even worse stuff.It's plain old hypocritical to excuse Republicans who did stupid things years ago but then call out Democrats. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Wed Sep 2 14:55:08 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by AlM on Tue Sep 1 19:26:01 2026. Wow. Completely unrelated and yet you push this BS narrative. And nobody is excusing RINOs for anything. |
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Posted by AlM on Wed Sep 2 19:21:53 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by Olog-hai on Wed Sep 2 14:55:08 2026. It's not completely unrelated. I am pointing out the hypocrisy of excusing some politicians for foolishness they committed years ago while going out of one's way to dredge up the long-ago foolishness of others. |
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Posted by TRAIN DUDE on Wed Sep 2 21:24:04 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by AlM on Wed Sep 2 19:21:53 2026. You are a discusting piece of hypocrite shit. No one forgave hastert of anything. He committed his crime and did his time. Dirty dick blumenthal committed his crime but wss never punished for it. Thank you for proving that my disgust for you is dead on. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Wed Sep 2 21:43:46 2026, in response to Re: Democrat Blumenthal at an Amtrak station, posted by AlM on Wed Sep 2 19:21:53 2026. It's not completely unrelatedYes it is. I am pointing out the hypocrisy of excusing some politicians for foolishness they committed years ago while going out of one's way to dredge up the long-ago foolishness of others Nobody has done that. You are making things up, AKA using the red herring fallacy. |
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