Trump / Musk (other than DOGE)

[StrangePackage]

In a year he’s either going to be a rock star or perceived as the Ryan leaf of cabinet picks.

I mean don't rock stars usually have a reputation for being philandering and blackout drunk?

He's practically there already.

 

[ChileG]

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.

Pete can just have some bureaucrat make the call.

 

[ChileG]

I mean don't rock stars usually have a reputation for being philandering and blackout drunk?

He's practically there already.

I’m trying to follow the analogy. Did Ryan Leaf not ever play QB before being drafted?

 

[Geisterfahrer]

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.

You mean like his mom?

 

[SnoopRob]

Shit, just put anyone white man in charge.

I mean, that’s kinda the GOP mantra at this point.

FIFY.

 

[ChileG]

He said/she said stories are always tough to know exactly what the truth is.
But I read accounts of the police report and one thing in there rang true for me.
When a hotel worker asked Hegseth to lower his voice at 1:30am, an inebriated Hegseth replied, “I have freedom of speech!”
That definitely happened.

 

[hedge]

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.

Then why the consternation about Biden being senile? I mean, the US government can basically run itself with its immense bureaucracy. But I thought that's what Trump & Co. are hellbent on getting rid of? Drain the swamp and all that.

Ramrouser: We have an immense bureaucracy that can keep things chugging along, even in the face of an incompetent leader

Maga: Let's get rid of it!!

Ramrouser: Sounds good to me, you've got my vote!

 

[nycfan]

Abramson is an out there guy himself.

https://cybernews.com/gaming/elon-musk-path-of-exile-cheating-gaming/

No excuses: gamers think they caught Musk cheating on Path of Exile 2

“… Simply put, the gamers allege – there’s a great Reddit thread – that Musk has paid other players to play PoE2 as Elon so he could look like a good gamer.

In gaming, it’s virtually an unforgivable sin for someone to essentially outsource the development of a character in order to then swoop in and claim glory when the hardest work was already done.

There’s no smoking gun, to be fair. But there’s precedent: in 2022, Musk shared a “power mage” character from Elden Ring, another fantasy RPG, but the build was immediately laughed at as the work of a complete novice. …

Last year, Musk also claimed he was ranked among the top 20 players worldwide of the video game Diablo IV. It soon turned out it wasn’t true. …”

——
This world is so strange. I am pretty sure I got off the elevator in the wrong universe somewhere along the way.

 

[sringwal]

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.

“There are safety nets to keep a clearly unqualified person in charge from fucking everything up,” is not a good reason to put that person in charge.

Ask yourself this: of the people close enough to the president, and all of the unqualified people below him, who are going to be the adults in the room who keeps them from, well, “fucking everything up?”

Because I honestly couldn’t tell you.

 

[farce©]

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.

Next batter up....

Every poster here, including yourself, knows this bullshit.

 

[Zoo_View]

You have the naivety of a small child.

He’s actually trolling y’all.

He’s a Trumplican Jack-ass; why anyone responds to him is puzzling.

 

[hedge]

its jus a matter of time before the trump musk mutual handjobs ends

As they always must. At least for awhile...

 

[Zoo_View]

CSPAN is "lefty media"?

Anything that doesn’t parrot Newsmax or OANN is lefty media.

 

[Zoo_View]

This clown has no business being anywhere near a position of power. JFC.

What’s worse is that the man who nominated him to be SecDef is about to be inaugurated as POTUS.

 

[Zoo_View]

I suspect we're going to see the first 3 differently.

"Documented alcoholism" I assume is based on accusations of former Fox employee, many more employees have disputed the claim.

"Sexual assault" is an accusation for which there was no legal action ever taken.

"Misogyny" is probably a reference to his views on women in the military. It's a stretch to say that not lowering established physical requirements is "misogyny"

I'm not sure what the Christian Nationalism is a reference to.

Read this and ask yourself why you EVER interact with this poster.

 

[1moretimeagain]

I agree with Hegseth that we can’t compromise the standards for our military personnel. Except for Sec of Defense, for that position we can throw the standards out entirely.

 

[Zoo_View]

Shit, just put anyone in charge.

I mean, that’s kinda the GOP mantra at this point.

The GOP mantra is for government to FAIL.

Put incompetent people in charge of Executive Branch, fire the career experts…….when the shit hits the

 

[Zoo_View]

Shit, just put anyone in charge.

I mean, that’s kinda the GOP mantra at this point.

The GOP mantra is for government to FAIL.

Put incompetent people in charge of Executive Branch, fire the career experts…….when the shit hits the fan, blame the failure on “THE GOVERNMENT.”

SUCCESS!

 

[Zoo_View]

“There are safety nets to keep a clearly unqualified person in charge from fucking everything up,” is not a good reason to put that person in charge.

Ask yourself this: of the people close enough to the president, and all of the unqualified people below him, who are going to be the adults in the room who keeps them from, well, “fucking everything up?”

Because I honestly couldn’t tell you.

Musk, Thiel, Bezos, Zuckerberg, and the rest of the Tech Bros WANT the US Government to fail.

 

[milom98]

Shit, just put anyone in charge.

I mean, that’s kinda the GOP mantra at this point.

I've heard that Don Jr and Eric like to shoot guns. Doesn't get more qualified or patriotic than that for a top brass job in the military.