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Ramrouser said:
After Pete’s calm, collected and passionate testimony today he will be confirmed as our next Secretary of Defense. He was a great lead off batter for the Trump administration. Senator Ernst just announced she would be voting for Pete.

Disagree he’s unqualified for the job. It’s not like Pete will not be without a team to run the Department. He’s there as a change agent to instill a new culture in the Pentagon.

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You’re not even trying anymore. What an unserious human being you are.

“Agent of change.” Give me a fucking break.
 
mpaer said:
It is hilarious to talk about DEI. The only qualification Pete has is he is aligned with orangturds whacko political BS
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I’m not making the argument his resume makes him qualified but his military and combat experience makes him more qualified than you are giving him credit for. I’m not sure he will be confirmed but if he is, incompetence will show up quickly. His message of squashing all Woke programs and being merritt based is spot on.
 
Where are all these accusers who say Pete Hegseth has never run a large organization? Why are they anonymous?

I do know of one person who has come forward and said Pete Hegseth was a cheater, a womanizer, and a drunk. His name is *checks notes* Pete Hegseth.
 
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
 
nycfan said:


For reference (something I totally had to look up though I could have named Singapore and the Philippines off the top of my head):

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This is such a damning clip. ASEAN is the future of our military focus (outside our numerous issues with eastern Europe). Not understanding this alliance should be an automatic disqualifier for anyone interested in being Sec Def.
 
PandemicBlue said:
So, now we will get to watch the liberal news media (the same media who ignored the millions of immigrants when they entered) try to get any and all footage of any illegal immigrant who is caught and detained pending deportation, even if that immigrant is a criminal who the Democrat run sanctuary cities have and are currently trying to protect while endangering their own citizens in the process, in their attempt to make the Trump Administration look as cruel as possible. All these people, many of which I'm sure are good hardworking people, may now be forced to go back to their home country....a country they likely would have never left had it not been for the Biden Administration rolling out the welcome mat.
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What specific "liberal" news media are you referring to? Because in case you haven't noticed, your right-wing wealthy buddies have been buying up most of it and turning it conservative. The Washington Post, LA Times, CNN, and even The NY Times have all moved to the right over the election campaign. Twitter is now owned by Trump's current best friend, Elon Musk, and Zuckerberg just announced that he's effectively moving Facebook and Instagram in a MAGA direction. So where is this all-powerful liberal news media that you refer to? Because it has become a pale shadow of right-wing media - you guys now dominate the media in this country, whether you admit it or not.
 
Callatoroy said:
Your next post of ANY substance will be your first. Besides being a cuck for the echo chamber you literally never offer an original thought. Eaten up with little man syndrome you are.
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And to think that people pay 20$ a ticket to this kind of 4k projection in theaters.
 
p5mmr9 said:
This is such a damning clip. ASEAN is the future of our military focus (outside our numerous issues with eastern Europe). Not understanding this alliance should be an automatic disqualifier for anyone interested in being Sec Def.
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But see…not knowing stuff is how one becomes an agent of change.
He’s not there to just keep doing what all the eggheads have been doing.
He’s got a tattoo! And a drinking problem! Deal with it, nerd!
 
Ramrouser said:
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
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I don’t think it will. Rooting out wokeness and instilling a new culture would be hard enough but restoring the ship building capability, improving / modernizing our nuclear capability, incorporating the newest forms in technology into our weapons systems, fixing Biden’s broken recruiting, and passing a financial audit are individually massive initiatives. Combined I think it makes it one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Of course, if he picks the right people much can be done.
 
Enigma94 said:
The hypocrisy of constantly squealing about how the most qualified person must be the one who gets every job followed by nominating the most objectively unqualified person to ever be put forward to run the military of all things is just stunning. They squeal about how the mere appearance of not having the best person possible when nominating KBJ for the Supreme Court is disqualifying regardless of her credentials, then set about making excuses for why Hegseth is ok despite having almost none.
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By this point you could make a powerful argument that Trumpers attacking DEI for "unqualified" or "incompetent" hires is just another example of GOP projection. Judging from Trump's second cabinet it would appear that it's white male Trumpers who aren't qualified for the positions they're getting, and they're getting them only because Republicans vote lock-step for them no matter what.
 
Ramrouser said:
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
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Yes - maybe the bureaucracy can "basically run" itself - however the Secretary of Defense truly matters. It isn't a meaningless bureaucratic position with no real responsibility. I suggest all listen to that Woodward anecdote.
 
Ramrouser said:
Face it, the Pentagon basically runs itself with its immense bureaucracy. Pete can change things on the edges but the Pentagon will keep on chugging along.
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Ah yes, the same "he really won't be all that bad or cause that much damage" argument used by Zen. It's really telling when Trumpers have to resort to the "he won't be THAT bad - how much damage could he really do?" argument.
 
I went to a conference a couple years ago in NYC. One of the most interesting events was a speaker who was a retired army general.
He was then working for JPMorgan. A lot of the focus was on geopolitical events around the world, cyber security, etc.
He didn’t strike me as a person who was “woke.” But he did speak about DEI.
I’m going to put a lot more credence in what he said than someone who say, never spent a day in the military nor achieved the type of success this man had.
I’ll give one small example. He actually knows what DEI is and what it isn’t.
 
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p5mmr9 said:


Yes - maybe the bureaucracy can "basically run" itself - however the Secretary of Defense truly matters. It isn't a meaningless bureaucratic position with no real responsibility. I suggest all listen to that Woodward anecdote.
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Pete can just have some bureaucrat make the call.
 
StrangePackage said:
I mean don't rock stars usually have a reputation for being philandering and blackout drunk?

He's practically there already.
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I’m trying to follow the analogy. Did Ryan Leaf not ever play QB before being drafted?
 
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Callatoroy said:
Facts? Where are all these people who have accused him? Who carried him to his room? Why don’t these people come forward (and there would be hundreds) if what “sources” claim are true. Usually there are lots of people at parties. Maybe they have come forward and aren’t anonymous anymore but I haven’t seen them.
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You mean like his mom?
 
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