Pete Hedgseth for Secretary of Defense
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Anonymous
Was he an alcoholic abuser of women?? |
Anonymous
You left out the part where he was fired by two veterans organizations for financial malfeasance. |
Anonymous
You mean other than the fact that Panetta had previously headed the CIA and the OMB, or the fact that he had never been accused of beating women? |
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Panetta was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993. He served under President Bill Clinton as director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1994 and as White House chief of staff from 1994 to 1997. He cofounded the Panetta Institute for Public Policy in 1997 and served as a distinguished scholar to chancellor Charles B. Reed of the California State University System and as a professor of public policy at Santa Clara University.
By the time he was nominated as defense secretary, Leon Panetta had served as a US congressman for over 15 years (1977 to 1993). He had been director of the OMB. And he had been the director of the CIA. (As CIA director, he also oversaw the operation that killed Osama bin Laden). So Rep. Panetta had extensive experience both on the appropriations/legislative side of national defense and security issues, but also in actually running agencies with substantial budgets on the executive branch side. Mr. Hegseth brings none of that experience. He came to his hearing unprepared and with no familiarity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a group with strong US ties (in other words, dude doesn't even know who our friends are in a strategically important global theater). In contrast---just so you know that I am not reflexively anti any Trump appointee, Marco Rubio IS qualified to be Secretary of State. |
Anonymous
Yes, Panetta was more than qualified, and anyone who says different is an idiot tool. 1. 1963- Panetta graduated from law school and passed the California Bar 2. 1963-1965 Lt. in the Army Military Intelligence Corps and received Army Commendation Medal 3. 1969-1970 Director of Office of Civil Rights at HEW 4. 1977-1993 Congressman representing California congressional district 3a. Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Budget 3b. Chairman on Subcommittee for Personnel & Police 3c. Vice-Chair of the Caucus of Vietnam Era Veterans 5. 1993-1994 Director of Office of Management and Budget 6. 1994-1997 White House Chief of staff where he dealt with both foreign and domestic policy 7. 1998-2009 Professor of Public Policy at Santa Clara University 8. 2009-2011 Director of the CIA 9. 2007 Established the Panetta Institute of Public Policy at California State University |
Anonymous
Troll fail. Hint: do a smidgen of research. |
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George Will came out against Hegseth this morning, and his column is getting attention from some RINO GOP Senators, plus the fact that he paid $50k in hush money to the woman who claimed he raped her. But I still think they'll chicken out.
https://wapo.st/4h6Ro68 |
Anonymous
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How sad that the only republicans who had the courage and integrity to vote against Hegseth were women.
Do no men care about protecting America? About protecting women who work for DoD? |
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CONGRATULATIONS, PETE HEGSETH!!!!!!!! A Real DEFENSE SECRETARY America is Back! |
Anonymous
!!!!!! Wooo hooo!! |
Anonymous
I think you mean backward. |
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This is all performative bs
They will all be confirmed all picks Magadonia we are We are now Catholic nation all schools will be only religion allowed. Good job religious Jews, evangelicals etc any orthodox religion you just got scammed SCOTUS Back to Pete I can not wait for red states to experience what’s coming. Blue will survive those idiots with no education will not. Bird Fli human to human done . |
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BREAKING: Ladies and Gentlemen, the next Secretary of Defense!
Pete Hegseth has been CONFIRMED! The vote came down to the wire at 51-50 after JD Vance cast the deciding vote! |
Anonymous
I’ll drink to that |
Anonymous
Well done!! Congratulations to Pete!! I predict the military finally makes their numbers!! Glad sanity prevailed!! |