The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. was not Vandalized.

[robosmith]

Who are you going to believe? The lengthy explanation of a purported expert, or the flippant response of a pathological LIAR who is obviously NOT an expert and obviously deflecting from a major screw up?

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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. was not Vandalized.

President Trump has publicly stated that the problems with the recently renovated Reflecting Pool were caused by vandalism, claiming that "radical left lunatics" slashed the new blue coating and poured corrosive chemicals into the water.

As a General Contractor with over 25 years of experience, I'm sorry to inform you that the visible evidence points to a much more likely explanation.

Paint does not peel off in large sheets because of a political conspiracy. It peels off because the coating system failed.

The company responsible for the work was either not qualified for a project of this magnitude or failed to follow the proper procedures required for a successful coating application.

The most common causes of this type of failure are:

• Improper surface preparation before painting.

• Failure to properly clean and remove contaminants from the substrate.

• Inadequate surface profiling, preventing proper adhesion.

• Use of the wrong primer or an incompatible coating system.

• Application outside the manufacturer's temperature or humidity specifications.

• Insufficient cure time between coats or before filling with water.

• Use of a coating not designed for continuous water immersion.

• Poor quality control and inspection during the original application.

On a project of this size, visibility, and public importance, a manufacturer's paint representative would normally be involved throughout the process. Their job is to verify surface preparation, monitor application procedures, confirm compliance with specifications, and support the manufacturer's warranty.

If this project was properly bid and managed, those requirements would typically be included in the contract documents. Manufacturer inspections, adhesion testing, application reports, and warranty documentation are standard practice on high-profile public projects.

When paint releases in large sheets, coatings professionals immediately look at surface preparation records, application procedures, environmental conditions, inspection reports, and product selection. We do not start by assuming that political activists somehow caused a widespread adhesion failure across a newly completed coating system.

Everything in this country does not need to become a conspiracy theory or a cover-up.

If citizens walk up to a publicly funded project, see millions of dollars of their tax money floating around the Reflecting Pool in the form of peeled paint, and say, "What the hell happened here?" that's not terrorism. That's accountability.

If someone picks up a loose sheet of paint that has already detached from the bottom of the pool, that does not magically transform them into a terrorist or a national security threat. It makes them a taxpayer looking at a $14 million project that appears to have failed almost immediately.

We don't need National Guard patrols around a failed paint job. We need competent contractors selected through proper procurement procedures, qualified inspectors, manufacturer oversight, enforceable warranties, and accountability when public projects fail.

Most importantly, we need public projects built correctly the first time so taxpayers aren't forced to pay for the same job twice.

This isn't about politics. It's about construction. And from a construction standpoint, peeling paint, bubbling coatings, and premature failure almost always point to preparation, application, specification, or quality-control issues—not a coordinated act of vandalism.

 

[Nationalist]

The police.

[Fluffypants]

I noticed there is no link to the quote, so I guess your a plagiarist now too. 

Edited Friday at 07:39 PM by Fluffypants

[gatomontes99]

🤭. ooops

At least seven people have been arrested while seven more have been issued citations, an Interior Department spokesperson told the AP on Thursday.

😲 Oh noooo!

 

 

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, Nationalist said:

The police.

You mean the police who arrested a man for touching the water? LMAO

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, Fluffypants said:

I noticed there is no link to the quote, so I guess your a plagiarist now too. 

The guy identified his qualifications, which are obviously NOT MINE. Duh

[herbie]

Obama did it. Sneaked in there at night and peed in it that made the lining disintegrate.Black people pee is incredibly strong, that's why Donnie Diddler hired only Russians for his golden showers.

[Fluffypants]

17 hours ago, robosmith said:

The guy identified his qualifications, which are obviously NOT MINE. Duh

Where is the citation, did you pull it out of your ass? Are you hiding the link because it is some reddit poster or like a propaganda liberal website like The Daily Beast? 

[Nationalist]

Once again...another thread ends in complete failure for @robosmith and his Libbie cohorts.

Ya gotta admire their resolve. In the face of reality, they continue to convince themselves that they have some sort of justification for their constant destructive tendencies. 

Meh...

[robosmith]

3 hours ago, Fluffypants said:

Where is the citation, did you pull it out of your ass? Are you hiding the link because it is some reddit poster or like a propaganda liberal website like The Daily Beast? 

No, I do NOT follow YOUR EXAMPLES. LMAO

2 hours ago, Nationalist said:

Once again...another thread ends in complete failure for @robosmith and his Libbie cohorts.

Ya gotta admire their resolve. In the face of reality, they continue to convince themselves that they have some sort of justification for their constant destructive tendencies. 

Meh...

Unfortunate you're unable to refute a SINGLE POINT made in the OP.

Because you KNOW that Trump is a pathological LIAR.

[Legato]

9 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Because you KNOW that Trump is a pathological LIAR.

When someone who is a pathological liar calls someone else a pathological liar, would that be a reverse paradox.

[robosmith]

27 minutes ago, Legato said:

When someone who is a pathological liar calls someone else a pathological liar, would that be a reverse paradox.

^CLOWN DELUSION who doesn't know that everyone outside of right wing propaganda channels calls Trump a pathological LIAR

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Major fact-checking organizations, political analysts, and historians have documented that Donald Trump frequently makes false or misleading statements. For instance, records show that during his presidency, he made over 30,000 false or misleading claims. As a result, his public statements are extensively tracked by platforms such as Washington Post's Fact Checker and Politifact. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

For a breakdown on how media fact-checkers catalog his recurring inaccuracies and exaggerations:

 

5:04

Four years of Trump falsehoods | Fact Checker

 

The Washington Post · Jan 23, 2021

 

[Legato]

6 minutes ago, robosmith said:

^CLOWN DELUSION who doesn't know that everyone outside of right wing propaganda channels calls Trump a pathological LIAR

 

So they're in on the paradox. Who'd a thunk it.

[robosmith]

34 minutes ago, Legato said:

So they're in on the paradox. Who'd a thunk it.

You're such a sick CLOWN you NEED a paradox. LMAO

[gatomontes99]

2 hours ago, robosmith said:

No, I do NOT follow YOUR EXAMPLES. LMAO

Unfortunate you're unable to refute a SINGLE POINT made in the OP.

Because you KNOW that Trump is a pathological LIAR.

I posted an article with 7 people being arrested and a video actually showing someone doing it. Soooo.....😒

[Fluffypants]

2 hours ago, gatomontes99 said:

I posted an article with 7 people being arrested and a video actually showing someone doing it. Soooo.....😒

Robo:

That is NOT TRUE, you can FAKE videos with AI, DUH.

Trump LIES because we liberals CANNOT have never done ANYTHING wrong, ever. ANTIFA is against FASCISM because its IN the name. Its like NAMBLA is the NATIONAL MAN BOY LOVE ASSOCIATION its just for men who appreciate the LOVE of BOYS and is not supporting gay pedophilia. I KNOW because I HAVE been a MEMBER for decades.

Edited Saturday at 10:27 PM by Fluffypants

[robosmith]

9 hours ago, Fluffypants said:

Robo:

That is NOT TRUE, you can FAKE videos with AI, DUH.

I never said it can't be done LIAR.

What I said is, you can use AI to generate videos with a script written by AMYONE and that FACT proves that just because a video was generated by AI doesn't mean it's FALSE.

Do you understand now?

9 hours ago, Fluffypants said:

Trump LIES because we liberals CANNOT have never done ANYTHING wrong, ever. ANTIFA is against FASCISM because its IN the name. Its like NAMBLA is the NATIONAL MAN BOY LOVE ASSOCIATION its just for men who appreciate the LOVE of BOYS and is not supporting gay pedophilia. I KNOW because I HAVE been a MEMBER for decades.

Your grammar and content makes you sound like an lDIOT. Drop the strawman "arguments."

ANTIFA means ANTI-FASCISM and using violence to oppose fascism has a glorious history in the US going back to WWII. Duh

[John Johnston]

This is easy. You know that Trump is lying because he is speaking. Diaper Don does not know what being truthful is. The clown proves it every single time he opens his big mouth. This is not a mystery. 

Edited 23 hours ago by John Johnston

[Nationalist]

4 hours ago, robosmith said:

I never said it can't be done LIAR.

What I said is, you can use AI to generate videos with a script written by AMYONE and that FACT proves that just because a video was generated by AI doesn't mean it's FALSE.

Do you understand now?

Your grammar and content makes you sound like an lDIOT. Drop the strawman "arguments."

ANTIFA means ANTI-FASCISM and using violence to oppose fascism has a glorious history in the US going back to WWII. Duh

Ohhh do I ever wish one of you ANTIFA goofs would use violence with me.

Just once.

[Fluffypants]

6 hours ago, robosmith said:

I never said it can't be done LIAR.

What I said is, you can use AI to generate videos with a script written by AMYONE and that FACT proves that just because a video was generated by AI doesn't mean it's FALSE.

Do you understand now?

Your grammar and content makes you sound like an lDIOT. Drop the strawman "arguments."

ANTIFA means ANTI-FASCISM and using violence to oppose fascism has a glorious history in the US going back to WWII. Duh

I noticed you aren't denying being a member of NAMBLA.