Hegseth Hearing Live Now

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This article goes into some details about the GOP’s actions towards anyone who dares criticize Trump’s nominees:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearing-takeaways.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
But yeah, keep yapping about the emotional Dem senators.

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Anonymous wrote:Pulitzer Prize winner from Detroit calls out Michigan’s junior senator.

The 1967 Detroit riot was one of the worst in US history and absolutely no comparison to DC in the summer of 2020. So what's your point?

The junior senator trust funder pretending to live in Michigan clearly doesn’t know state history. Her attempt to go viral exposed her as a dunce. Deeply embarrassing.

I wouldn’t put a lot of faith into what Charlie LeaDuff says. Then again, he knows a thing or two about being a drunk in public. Maybe he can relate to Petey.

+1. Charlie LeDuff definitely has a lot in common with Pete as they've both drunks who have mistreated their wives. LeDuff was arrested in 2023 for domestic violence, his second time.

People in Detroit can't stand LeDuff and see him for what he really is; a drunk racist who beats his wife and lives in the one of the whitest suburbs.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like you clicked on the wrong thread, friend. Sorry that your back key is so hard to reach for you.

I most certainly clicked the right thread. Grievance culture is toxic to your health. People here have no control over the fate of Hegseth. Perseverating on his morals or qualifications gets nothing accomplished. This is performance art. Go for a walk.

NP. So you don't think citizens should call their senators saying they don't want a drunkard running the military, who is clearly lying? He couldn't even answer Mark Kelly - How can you have overcome hardship if everything is an anonymous smear campaign? You know these appointments affect Americans. Maybe if more people took the time to watch...

I love that Mark Kelly was introduced as "Captain Kelly." In his response, Hegseth referred to him as "Senator Kelly." Dumb move by the Dems to rub rank in Hegseth's face.

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Anonymous wrote:Blatantly lying. He cannot answer a single question. Here is Elizabeth Warren catching him out.

But it was funny when Warren kept on him about if generals had to wait 10 years after leaving the military, why should he not have to wait ten years. He responded: "I wasn't a general." There was a hearty laugh. Otherwise, Warren was demonstrating why women should be in combat. She gets so angry that she would be jumping over bodies, throwing grenades, and taking out machine guns.

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Why is it that the MAGAs keep going on about the Dems’ line of questioning vs addressing the concerns brought up during the hearing and this thread?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it that the MAGAs keep going on about the Dems’ line of questioning vs addressing the concerns brought up during the hearing and this thread?

It's an attempt to distract from the main topic of discussion by raising an irrelevant point. (aka red herring) How dare senators ask questions about a nominee's qualifications for the job and past statements about the 250,000 women in the department they seek to lead.

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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.

It was ROTC! How can you question his vast military and combat knowledge? Running around VA Tech with your rucksack is just like Iraq!

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Anonymous wrote:Blatantly lying. He cannot answer a single question. Here is Elizabeth Warren catching him out.

But it was funny when Warren kept on him about if generals had to wait 10 years after leaving the military, why should he not have to wait ten years. He responded: "I wasn't a general." There was a hearty laugh. Otherwise, Warren was demonstrating why women should be in combat. She gets so angry that she would be jumping over bodies, throwing grenades, and taking out machine guns.

Very good job exposing a lot of this slicksters BS. Thank you senator Warren!

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Anonymous wrote:Pulitzer Prize winner from Detroit calls out Michigan’s junior senator.

Don’t senators employ a room of staffers who draft and vet the hearing script? She needs to sack anyone involved in that ignorant display. The average college freshman at Wayne State in Detroit has a better handle on local history.

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Anonymous wrote:It's rich that you use the phrase "grievance culture" since it is the hallmark of Trump's political strategy, not to mention his public persona.

PS. Why aren't YOU outside going for a walk?

Ah. Trump. Is he wearing a Hegseth disguise today? You're literally taking years off of your life by twisting yourself into knots over these uncontrollables. If Hegseth is confirmed what are you going to do about it? Why do you care? How will it change your everyday life? Seriously, get a grip.

I'm sitting in my sunroom soaking in the daylight and monitoring the markets.

No you weren't. You were on DCUM being a a-hat.

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Anonymous wrote:Blatantly lying. He cannot answer a single question. Here is Elizabeth Warren catching him out.

But it was funny when Warren kept on him about if generals had to wait 10 years after leaving the military, why should he not have to wait ten years. He responded: "I wasn't a general." There was a hearty laugh. Otherwise, Warren was demonstrating why women should be in combat. She gets so angry that she would be jumping over bodies, throwing grenades, and taking out machine guns.

Warren is very skilled at lecturing others.

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Hegseth could not be hired as a lowly clerk at DOD because of his alcoholism, womanizing, and financial improprieties with two organizations.

Financial impropriety is any illegal, unethical, or dishonest activity that can lead to a loss of capital. It can include fraud, corruption, money laundering, and other financial irregularities.

I guess trump get 50% of whatever Hegseth skims from DOD coffers.

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These kind of hearings really show how very old and White and male the Midwest lawmakers are.

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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 proved yesterday and in his lying cheating life he will do whatever the orange clown says.

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Anonymous wrote:You will be paying this guy’s salary.

No one can control how their tax dollars are spent sadly.

Anonymous wrote:And your kids could be dragged into any missteps he makes while he is drunk or sexually assaulting someone your daughter’s age.

Are you suggesting there will be a draft? Will it be gender neutral and include women?

Yep, even menstruating men.

I bet you're a good christian on Sundays right....total a## every other day

Yes, everyone knows that stating the truth is a$$ behavior. How dare they!?