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The Hegseth "incident."

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 14:16 last edited by
    #75

    ???

    Is he confusing the FTC with the CFPB?

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 14:17 last edited by
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      Re her post, the reasons he shouldn’t be SecDef have nothing to do with the DoD, and everything to do with Pete Hegseth.

      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
      -Cormac McCarthy

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      • J jon-nyc
        5 Dec 2024, 14:16

        ???

        Is he confusing the FTC with the CFPB?

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        George K
        wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 14:17 last edited by
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        @jon-nyc said in The Hegseth "incident.":

        ???

        Is he confusing the FTC with the CFPB?

        Yeah, it's still funny.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          5 Dec 2024, 14:17

          Re her post, the reasons he shouldn’t be SecDef have nothing to do with the DoD, and everything to do with Pete Hegseth.

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          George K
          wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 14:18 last edited by
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          @jon-nyc said in The Hegseth "incident.":

          Re her post, the reasons he shouldn’t be SecDef have nothing to do with the DoD, and everything to do with Pete Hegseth.

          No, she says that because of unproven allegations, that's disqualifying.

          As was posted above, Tower might have been a womanizer, but we would have gotten someone who could run the DoD. He would have been competent.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            George K
            wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 14:23 last edited by
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            Oh - I also listened to the first part of Megyn Kelly's interview with him.

            About the NDA - he claims that her attorneys approached him at a time when his career was taking off and they threatened to expose this affair unless he paid up.

            There was a lot of "Jesus is my savior" thrown in too. I gave up after about 15 minutes.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 14:23 last edited by
              #80

              I wasn’t summarizing her post, I was disagreeing with it.

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 14:23 last edited by
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                Maybe they should put him in charge of Veteran Affairs.

                So many punchlines, so little time.

                I was only joking

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                  Copper
                  wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 16:01 last edited by Copper 12 May 2024, 16:01
                  #82

                  In 2023, over 29,000 active-duty troops were sexually assaulted

                  One about every 20 minutes, about 12% of active duty women each year

                  At that rate, it would take about 8 years to assault them all.

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                    Darth Putin
                    wrote on 5 Dec 2024, 22:17 last edited by
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                      George K
                      wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 01:21 last edited by
                      #84

                      Joni Ernst is a "nope."

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        taiwan_girl
                        wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 02:02 last edited by
                        #85

                        He's done. I expect a "withdraw my nomination" statement later today.

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                        • T taiwan_girl
                          6 Dec 2024, 02:02

                          He's done. I expect a "withdraw my nomination" statement later today.

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                          George K
                          wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 02:06 last edited by
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                          @taiwan_girl said in The Hegseth "incident.":

                          He's done. I expect a "withdraw my nomination" statement later today.

                          I agree - though maybe over the weekend.

                          Although I found the allegations against him to be a bit dodgy - especially the "rape"accusation - his qualifications always seemed to be a bit on the thin side.

                          Because you've done tours into a war zone, and your "buddies" support you, that's not enough to head a huge government department.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Jolly
                            wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 02:12 last edited by
                            #87

                            Give him a vote.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            • G George K
                              6 Dec 2024, 02:06

                              @taiwan_girl said in The Hegseth "incident.":

                              He's done. I expect a "withdraw my nomination" statement later today.

                              I agree - though maybe over the weekend.

                              Although I found the allegations against him to be a bit dodgy - especially the "rape"accusation - his qualifications always seemed to be a bit on the thin side.

                              Because you've done tours into a war zone, and your "buddies" support you, that's not enough to head a huge government department.

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                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 12:45 last edited by
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                              @George-K said in The Hegseth "incident.":

                              Because you've done tours into a war zone, and your "buddies" support you, that's not enough to head a huge government department.

                              The reality is he was chosen because of his celebrity more than his combat experience. After all, there are thousands of people with that. And doing Fox stuff definitely doesn't prepare anybody for running a government department.

                              I was only joking

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                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 13:09 last edited by
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                                I think a lot of you are forgetting his masters degree in Public Policy and the several books that he’s written detailing the inadequacies of today’s military and list ls multiple ways to fix those inadequacies. Those books are very highly regarded among retired military officers.

                                It’s a mistake to dismiss him out of hand as being a celebrity pick. Quite frankly, the weekend cohost of Fox & Friends is hardly great celebrity. The guy is a serious military pedagogue.

                                The Brad

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                                  6 Dec 2024, 13:09

                                  I think a lot of you are forgetting his masters degree in Public Policy and the several books that he’s written detailing the inadequacies of today’s military and list ls multiple ways to fix those inadequacies. Those books are very highly regarded among retired military officers.

                                  It’s a mistake to dismiss him out of hand as being a celebrity pick. Quite frankly, the weekend cohost of Fox & Friends is hardly great celebrity. The guy is a serious military pedagogue.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 13:11 last edited by
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                                  @LuFins-Dad said in The Hegseth "incident.":

                                  I think a lot of you are forgetting his masters degree in Public Policy and the several books that he’s written detailing the inadequacies of today’s military

                                  Forgotten? I was unaware.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Doctor Phibes
                                    wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 13:13 last edited by
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                                    I forget nothing. I know little.

                                    I was only joking

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 13:21 last edited by
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                                      The media will focus on the women in combat, removal of trans soldiers, firing the woke generals, etc…

                                      They aren’t talking about the ideas of completely revamping the promotion structure of the military. The new education programs for training officers, etc… They also are ignoring his take on the very nature of the purpose of the military.

                                      The Brad

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                                      • J Jolly
                                        6 Dec 2024, 02:12

                                        Give him a vote.

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                                        taiwan_girl
                                        wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 14:10 last edited by taiwan_girl 12 Jun 2024, 14:12
                                        #93

                                        @Jolly

                                        Give him a vote.

                                        I dont think that President Trump would want that.

                                        WIthdraw is better than a "no" vote for him.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 6 Dec 2024, 14:49 last edited by
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                                          Washington Post yesterday:

                                          Such awards were issued somewhat liberally throughout the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, experts say. Awardees of the meritorious service medal are predominantly military officers like Hegseth, data provided by the military shows. While many officers have risked their lives on the battlefield, the majority of fighting and exposure to danger is performed by the enlisted troops they command.

                                          Ah...wait, he DID serve in combat the explain.

                                          Hegseth also received a Combat Infantryman Badge, which is awarded when infantry soldiers and officers engage an enemy in combat.

                                          For the Washington Post in 2018 a Bronze Star was something to be mentioned, a lot. And they don't comment that it was issued "liberally."

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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