The Hegseth "incident."

[89th]

Trump has done enough adultery on his own, he doesn’t need even more help from his nominees.

[Jolly]

@89th said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Trump has done enough adultery on his own, he doesn’t need even more help from his nominees.

The TDS is strong within this one, it is.

[Horace]

Depending on who Trump picks for Secretary of Concentration Camps, those sorts of posts might be pretty dangerous.

[89th]

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

@89th said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Trump has done enough adultery on his own, he doesn’t need even more help from his nominees.

The TDS is strong within this one, it is.

Or just a reminder why I didn’t vote for him. It’s surprisingly simple. I will not tell my kids I voted for someone so morally bankrupt. Ironic, since he loves bankruptcies.

[jon-nyc]

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

@89th said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Trump has done enough adultery on his own, he doesn’t need even more help from his nominees.

The TDS is strong within this one, it is.

TDS (noun): (1) Trump Derangement Syndrome. (2) A handy epithet used to dismiss claims that offend one's sensibilities without having to go to the bother of providing any arguments.

[Horace]

@89th said in The Hegseth "incident.":

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

@89th said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Trump has done enough adultery on his own, he doesn’t need even more help from his nominees.

The TDS is strong within this one, it is.

Or just a reminder why I didn’t vote for him. It’s surprisingly simple. I will not tell my kids I voted for someone so morally bankrupt. Ironic, since he loves bankruptcies.

You don’t want them deciding not to share a thanksgiving table with you.

[Tom-K]

At least he doesnt, "like um' young."

[Jolly]

Bottom line...Can he do the job?

Lots of people in the North thought Lincoln was nuts for appointing Grant.

[jon-nyc]

It’s notable that both he and Trump cheated on W1 with W2, and cheated on W2 with W3.

That seems to be a pretty exclusive club. Seems like to be W3 of such a guy has to come with a little resignation that you’re bound to be cheated on also. Perhaps even with W4 if the guy’s young enough

[LuFins Dad]

I think whether it’s Hegseth or not, the result will be the same. A radical reorganization of the command and officer corps in the military. The military will go back from DEI and become more of a merit based organization, and the #1 merit will be making the other team dead, dead, dead.

[Copper]

@LuFins-Dad said in The Hegseth "incident.":

The military will go back from DEI

I don't know about that.

Do we want the Russians or Chinese to have more DEI than us?

[Tom-K]

@jon-nyc said in The Hegseth "incident.":

It’s notable that both he and Trump cheated on W1 with W2, and cheated on W2 with W3.

That seems to be a pretty exclusive club. Seems like to be W3 of such a guy has to come with a little resignation that you’re bound to be cheated on also. Perhaps even with W4 if the guy’s young enough

So the question is: can we trust him? Obviously, his wives couldn't and they were right.

If he can break one oath, he can break another. That's just the kind of guy he is.

[George K]

@Tom-K said in The Hegseth "incident.":

If he can break one oath, he can break another.

Give that man a cigar.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Bottom line...Can he do the job?

Actually, the question is whether there are people available who can do the job better than him.

If Trump's main prerequisite for picking him is because he thinks he'll be unquestionably loyal, then maybe his inability to remain faithful to his various wives is actually quite a big deal.

[Jolly]

@Doctor-Phibes said in The Hegseth "incident.":

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Bottom line...Can he do the job?

Actually, the question is whether there are people available who can do the job better than him.

If Trump's main prerequisite for picking him is because he thinks he'll be unquestionably loyal, then maybe his inability to remain faithful to his various wives is actually quite a big deal.

I think loyalty is a component. I also think the guy's view of what the military needs to be, plays a huge part. This is a guy with two bronze stars, so he's no perfumed prince. So, in that area, he's a true believer.

The problem is the wimmen.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

The problem is the wimmen.

Seems like that's true of a few of Trump's picks. I'd guess the levels of narcissism are higher than average in that little group.

[Jolly]

Yet, the narcissist just pulled off maybe the biggest comeback in American politics.

Ever.

So, there's something there. Maybe it's just the economy. Or maybe the country likes a fighter and is tired of the legacy media blowing smoke up their ass. Or feels like lawfare is unfair and unAmerican.

And if his opposition doesn't get their head out their ass and figure out why the guy got elected, they may get a chance to live with the narcissists policies for the next decade.

[89th]

@Jolly said in The Hegseth "incident.":

Yet, the narcissist just pulled off maybe the biggest comeback in American politics.

Ever.

I'd argue this was the biggest comeback. His poll numbers were down, the media were criticizing him, yet he inspired pilots to go up and whoop some alien ass.

Link to video

[LuFins Dad]

Was the Trump campaign the biggest comeback ever? Or was it one of the biggest collapses by the Dems ever?

[Jolly]

Epic collapse, no argument. Bad candidate replaced by worse candidate.

But...Has there ever been a candidate for POTUS that...

1. Had been defeated in his reelection bid?
2. That had been impeached twice?
3. That had a Whitehouse coordinated lawfare campaign ran against him, starting when he left office?
4. That was pilloried by a House "investigative" committee in Prime Time?
5. That was outspent during the campaign 3:1?
6. That had 90% of the media arraigned against him?

You can one or two of those in other successful bids, but I don't think you can
get a majority, let alone all.