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The only thing I knew about Hegseth was from seeing him on Fox News. He is a curious choice with an interesting background: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth "Conservative activist" might be exactly what DoD needs. | |||
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I’d rather have someone heading up DoD who has put their own flesh and blood on the line fighting for this country than an executive. Heading the DoD is not like running a corporation where you need to make decisions to ensure profitability. Someone who has ACTUALLY been shot at is more likely to consider the gravity of sending men and women to die in battle and might actually be less likely to send them to die in a 20 year war or be influenced by military contractors ($$$$). ——————————————— The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Psalm 14:1 | |||
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Happily Retired |
The more I think about it, the more I like Hegseth in charge of the DOD. That place is a cesspool. Hegseth will gut it out. .....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. | |||
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Hespeth can appoint subordinates to oversee the logistical, financial, and personnel aspects of the DOD while he takes care of the house cleaning and overall culture of the the DOD. He lived through some of the woke bullshit and was even removed from an assignment protecting President Biden and the Capitol after J6 because he has a cross tattooed on his chest. He continues to have contact with service members who connect with him because of his role on Fox News. You can have the most efficient, well funded military in the world, and still lose if the the soldiers are not well trained in war fighting instead of wokeness, and their morale is in the shitter. Again I suggest this interview to see his mindset. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoN5ovwB8s4 _________________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." Mark Twain | |||
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His bio says he won two bronze stars and two army commendation medals. He rose high enough in the ranks to understand how the military works and he is obviously very intelligent. He seems to have more than enough "legit" military experience that no doubt eclipses many, or most, 20 active duty personnel. Plus, he essentially had an extensive "interview" working with Trump in his first administration. I was expecting Tulsi Gabbard, but Hegseth seems like a very strong choice. . | |||
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Hegseth surprised me and my first thought was I hope he's not going into a position with shoes bigger than he can fill. Everything I've heard from him and seen of him is that he's in favor of a real "fighting" military and he can't stand what our military's become. If he can fill the shoes I think he'll do well. | |||
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The VA, for sure, is absolutely a mess. At the management level, it is a repository for lazy, otherwise unemployable sloths that don't give a damn about doing their job or helping vets in any way. I can say this with firsthand experience. I am not a vet, but I have worked with the VA for years to hire vets that deal with substance abuse issues, or are considered otherwise unemployable. 15-20 years ago, it was a good program and we had a great relationship. Now I cannot get these bureaucrats to show up in their own offices to sign their own contract to allow me to keep bringing in men that need the jobs. Keep in mind, it is their contract, not mine, and doesn't require any extra scrutiny, just their presence and a pen. How lazy, stupid and incompetent does one have to be to become this useless? . | |||
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Get Off My Lawn |
I really don't see NPR surviving an Elon audit. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/...sistance-day-1395%2F "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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| Speling Champ |
The military isn’t a business or a social experiment or anything else except its own unique organization due to its mandate to kill people and break things. Hegseth was a surprise but after a bit of thought he is the perfect SecDef for what needs to be done. He is going to be giving a shit-ton of press conferences as he cleans house. More than any other prospective SecDef Hegseth knows how the media works. Hegseth may turn out to be one of Trump’s most effective and successful picks once the dust settles. | |||
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Trump brings deportation chiefs into White House, away from entrenched agencies https://justthenews.com/govern..._campaign=newsletter His first administration saw internal leaks often frustrate his efforts to apprehend and deport illegal immigrants, but he appears prepared to avoid comparable obstacles by working outside of captured agencies, to some extent. More at link _________________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." Mark Twain | |||
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| Looking at life thru a windshield  |
One of the main arguments I have been hearing this morning from the super intellectual Main Stream Media is how Hegseth does not understand the bureaucracy. What they do not comprehend is, that bureaucracy is not going to be around much longer, it is about to be remade which is long overdue. Their other beef is his comments about women in combat and something about pardoning war criminals(not too familiar about this subject) but I imagine it is their way of referring to service members that have somehow not killed the enemy according to their rules. | |||
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The women in combat is addressed here: Basically he is saying any role where strength is a determining factor. women are just not as strong physically as men, and standards are being lowered to let them in infantry units, which will get people killed in combat. He said he has no problem with female fighter pilots, or women who can actually meet the standards before they were lowered to accommodate women. That is one of the issues he talks about in this interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoN5ovwB8s4 _________________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." Mark Twain | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
From the article:
Okay, then California, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts and like minded first world shitholes get zero federal dollars. No defense funds, no DHS funds, no FBI, no FAA, no highway funds, no Medicare, no grants, no federal assistance at all. Zero. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
I'm sorry, I must have been out sick the day the memo came out that the DOD is a "business" that needs to be run by a businessman. Silly me! | |||
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quarter MOA visionary |
Anyone ever notice the lame-street media talking point word of the day? Seems the current word is "loyalist" Donald Trump is fielding his positions with loyalists, followed by commentary that it is all about reward/payback and nothing else. How 'bout not having a Benedict Arnold descendant there to stab him in the back, leak sensitive information, spy on him or conspiring his demise?  | |||
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| Run Silent Run Deep  |
Running the DoD as a company is how all the DEI shit came into effect! No thanks! It needs to be run like a tight, military unit, period. _____________________________ Pledge allegiance or pack your bag! The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money. - Margaret Thatcher Spread my work ethic, not my wealth | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
I don’t think this deserves a separate thread, but I did find the article interesting. I’ve been wondering why, eight days post election, there are still 12 House of Representatives seats remaining to be declared. Republicans now sit at 216 seats, just 2 shy of those necessary for a majority (Dems have 207 this morning). This morning President Trump stopped by the House and told Republicans that he believed they would have a “4 maybe 5 seat majority.” This article focuses on two states, California and Florida. California is consistently the slowest to tally votes, in 2020, California was updating its ballot count until December 3rd, a full month after the general election. Florida (by the way, the 3rd most populous state), is kitty cat quick. This helps explain why. Counting Ballots in CA Can Take Weeks—Why _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven! |
I figured this scumbag would try and scuttle away like the cockroach that he is  Special counsel Jack Smith reportedly plans to retire before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, denying the incoming president a chance to fire him | |||
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| Legalize the Constitution |
This from Charlie Kirk on “X,” regarding President Trump’s selection of Pete Hegseth as SecDef.
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During the photo op this morning, Trump looked happy but Joe was grinning from ear to ear. He looked positively ecstatic. | |||
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