Hegseth Hearing Live Now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:No watching but has ANYONE asked him point blank how he thinks he is qualified for the job?
How many people have you directly supervised?
How big of a budget have you managed?
Your last job was as a weekend tee vee host, can you explain to me what skills are transferable, if any?

I mean it's great that Senators are pointing out his drinking and abuse but where are the questions asking about his qualifications? Make him explain!

There have been “more qualified” people that have done a terrible job as SoD. Not sure what you consider a qualification matters at all. The number one qualification here is the President thinks you can do it and asks.

They both work for us Dummy.

Our tax dollars pay them.

What’s your point? We elected a Trump and he appointed Hegseth. That’s how this works.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm now okay with Hegseth being confirmed. I am certain he will muck things up and will not survive four years. Let him fly his crazy flag. There will be another scandal since he has problems with drinking, sex, and self control in general. He will self immolate.

But do you know the damage he can do in the meantime ? Like promoting people who are yes men instead of professional officers (who are loyal to the Constitution).

And trust me, there are a lot of cowardly people in the DoD who will do anything to please the guy they report to,

We'll see. Hegseth is a f'up. He mismanaged two nonprofits with a dozen or fewer staff and he has a weak character. He simply will not be up to the task of managing the military. What he will be good at is stirring up cultural wars and getting air time. That's what Trump primarily chose him for. The DoD is an enormous institution with its own culture and priorities and doesn't like to be told what to do; it will find ways to resist this sec of defense the way it has resisted all the past ones.

The main job of the Secretary of Defense is to manage the massive DOD bureaucracy. He doesn’t boss the military. He doesn’t make foreign or domestic policy. He has a schedule full of meetings and phone calls and bureaucratic drudgery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm now okay with Hegseth being confirmed. I am certain he will muck things up and will not survive four years. Let him fly his crazy flag. There will be another scandal since he has problems with drinking, sex, and self control in general. He will self immolate.

But do you know the damage he can do in the meantime ? Like promoting people who are yes men instead of professional officers (who are loyal to the Constitution).

And trust me, there are a lot of cowardly people in the DoD who will do anything to please the guy they report to,

We'll see. Hegseth is a f'up. He mismanaged two nonprofits with a dozen or fewer staff and he has a weak character. He simply will not be up to the task of managing the military. What he will be good at is stirring up cultural wars and getting air time. That's what Trump primarily chose him for. The DoD is an enormous institution with its own culture and priorities and doesn't like to be told what to do; it will find ways to resist this sec of defense the way it has resisted all the past ones.

The main job of the Secretary of Defense is to manage the massive DOD bureaucracy. He doesn’t boss the military. He doesn’t make foreign or domestic policy. He has a schedule full of meetings and phone calls and bureaucratic drudgery.

He’s not qualified

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's making some good points on the standards needing to be the same for both sexes according to the job. For example, he just mentioned that carrying ammo and rucksack, etc, weighs more than 100 pounds.

Reminds me when my college ROTC son came home complaining about having to carry a female's rucksack in a training event. She was holding back the platoon. There may be a place for her in the military, but it would not be in ground combat.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Warren.......and that Hanzo lady. Geeee so embarrassing as a citizen, the way they acted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sen Cramer (R-ND) just went off on a religious monologue. How is this appropriate for a congressional hearing?

Now he's letting the guy explain his white supremacist tattoo.

Wasn’t that the same type of cross that was on Carter’s funeral handout?

Indeed, it was. Democrats don’t have a clue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Warren.......and that Hanzo lady. Geeee so embarrassing as a citizen, the way they acted.

Their screeching hurt my ears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sen Cramer (R-ND) just went off on a religious monologue. How is this appropriate for a congressional hearing?

Now he's letting the guy explain his white supremacist tattoo.

Wasn’t that the same type of cross that was on Carter’s funeral handout?

Indeed, it was. Democrats don’t have a clue.

Oh! So Hesgeth is a priest! Got it. Glad you've cleared that up for us.

Now do the other tattoo...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sen Cramer (R-ND) just went off on a religious monologue. How is this appropriate for a congressional hearing?

Now he's letting the guy explain his white supremacist tattoo.

Wasn’t that the same type of cross that was on Carter’s funeral handout?

Indeed, it was. Democrats don’t have a clue.

Oh! So Hesgeth is a priest! Got it. Glad you've cleared that up for us.

Now do the other tattoo...

Why are Democrats so fixated on his tattoos? Can’t find anything better?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sen Cramer (R-ND) just went off on a religious monologue. How is this appropriate for a congressional hearing?

Now he's letting the guy explain his white supremacist tattoo.

Wasn’t that the same type of cross that was on Carter’s funeral handout?

Indeed, it was. Democrats don’t have a clue.

Oh! So Hesgeth is a priest! Got it. Glad you've cleared that up for us.

Now do the other tattoo...

Why are Democrats so fixated on his tattoos? Can’t find anything better?

Not a Democrat but I am aware that our military has a significant problem with Christian extremism. Including this guy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sen Cramer (R-ND) just went off on a religious monologue. How is this appropriate for a congressional hearing?

Now he's letting the guy explain his white supremacist tattoo.

Wasn’t that the same type of cross that was on Carter’s funeral handout?

Indeed, it was. Democrats don’t have a clue.

Oh! So Hesgeth is a priest! Got it. Glad you've cleared that up for us.

Now do the other tattoo...

Why are Democrats so fixated on his tattoos? Can’t find anything better?

Other arm has We the People tattooed on it. Not a word on that though.

[Anonymous]

What was the point of his confirmation hearing? He could literally murder someone on the senate floor and they’d confirm him. That’s where we are these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm now okay with Hegseth being confirmed. I am certain he will muck things up and will not survive four years. Let him fly his crazy flag. There will be another scandal since he has problems with drinking, sex, and self control in general. He will self immolate.

But do you know the damage he can do in the meantime ? Like promoting people who are yes men instead of professional officers (who are loyal to the Constitution).

And trust me, there are a lot of cowardly people in the DoD who will do anything to please the guy they report to,

We'll see. Hegseth is a f'up. He mismanaged two nonprofits with a dozen or fewer staff and he has a weak character. He simply will not be up to the task of managing the military. What he will be good at is stirring up cultural wars and getting air time. That's what Trump primarily chose him for. The DoD is an enormous institution with its own culture and priorities and doesn't like to be told what to do; it will find ways to resist this sec of defense the way it has resisted all the past ones.

The main job of the Secretary of Defense is to manage the massive DOD bureaucracy. He doesn’t boss the military. He doesn’t make foreign or domestic policy. He has a schedule full of meetings and phone calls and bureaucratic drudgery.

He’s not qualified

Yes, absolutely. My point was he is also completely unsuited to what is first and foremost a bureaucratic job. He and Trump seem to think SECDEF has all sorts of discretionary authority over the military services. He doesn’t.

[Anonymous]

He will use the military as a police force here against us

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He's making some good points on the standards needing to be the same for both sexes according to the job. For example, he just mentioned that carrying ammo and rucksack, etc, weighs more than 100 pounds.

Reminds me when my college ROTC son came home complaining about having to carry a female's rucksack in a training event. She was holding back the platoon. There may be a place for her in the military, but it would not be in ground combat.

Exactly.

lol pp son is an idiot. Everyone carries their pack. I question if this guy was ever in combat.