Defense Secretary

[SassyLady]

Pete Hegseth

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/breaking-president-trump-nominates-pete-hegseth-secretary-defense/

I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as The Secretary of Defense. Pete has spent his entire life as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country.

Pete is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down. Pete is a graduate of Princeton University, and has a Graduate Degree from Harvard University. He is an Army Combat Veteran who did tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

For his actions on the battlefield, he was decorated with two Bronze Stars, as well as a Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Pete has been a host at FOX News for eight years, where he used that platform to fight for our Military and Veterans. Pete’s recent book, “The War on Warriors,” spent nine weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list, including two weeks at NUMBER ONE.

The book reveals the leftwing betrayal of our Warriors, and how we must return our Military to meritocracy, lethality, accountability, and excellence. Pete has also led two Veterans Advocacy organizations, leading the fight for our Warriors, and our great Veterans. Nobody fights harder for the Troops, and Pete will be a courageous and patriotic champion of our “Peace through Strength” policy.”

[NightTrain]

This guy was unknown to me until today, but that's a pretty great resume! And the fact that he's been railing against the woke infection of our military is just what's needed.

This is the guy that needs to recall Milley and have him court martialled. That event absolutely has to happen.

Vindmann too, but I'll admit that I'm wanting that purely for revenge reasons. Still, he was in uniform and betrayed his CinC for purely political reasons and lied about it too.

[fj1200]

Wouldn't experience in logistics on a major scale be higher on the requirement list than anti-woke?

[NightTrain]

Wouldn't experience in logistics on a major scale be higher on the requirement list than anti-woke?


I think he has that, too.

[fj1200]

I think he has that, too.

I'm not so sure.


Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American television presenter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_presenter), author, and Army National Guard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_National_Guard) officer who is to be the nominee for United States Secretary of Defense (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense) in Donald Trump (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump)'s second cabinet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump).[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth#cite_note-1)[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth#cite_note-:0-2) A political commentator for Fox News (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News) since 2014 and co-host of Fox & Friends (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_%26_Friends) Weekend from 2017 to 2024,[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth#cite_note-3)[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth#cite_note-4) he was previously the executive director of Vets for Freedom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vets_for_Freedom) and Concerned Veterans for America.

Under-secretary for anti-woke would be better IMO.

[SassyLady]

I'm not so sure.



Under-secretary for anti-woke would be better IMO.

You need to look deeper.

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2024/11/13/nolte-far-left-associated-press-lies-about-pete-hegseth/

[Gunny]

Wouldn't experience in logistics on a major scale be higher on the requirement list than anti-woke?A Major as SecDef isn't going to cut it. I'm fine if he can get rid of all Austin's woke BS. He has zero experience at anything higher than battalion level. If he ever served at a Headquarters above Battalion, he chased coffee for Colonels.

[fj1200]

You need to look deeper.

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2024/11/13/nolte-far-left-associated-press-lies-about-pete-hegseth/

That didn't change my opinion.

[SassyLady]

That didn't change my opinion.

Never in a million years did i think it would affect your opinion. You are pretty locked in to your everything anti Trump stance.

[fj1200]

Never in a million years did i think it would affect your opinion. You are pretty locked in to your everything anti Trump stance.

You didn't provide me with anything that would alter my opinion. Did you notice where I told you in the past week where I voted for the buffoon? I'm not here to be a mindless cheerleader for questionable decisions.

[SassyLady]

You didn't provide me with anything that would alter my opinion. Did you notice where I told you in the past week where I voted for the buffoon? I'm not here to be a mindless cheerleader for questionable decisions.
But you're also not here offering solutions. You're just doing your usual poo poo to everything that is being done.

I would have respected you more if you had not voted for someone you so obviously despise.

[fj1200]

But you're also not here offering solutions. You're just doing your usual poo poo to everything that is being done.

I would have respected you more if you had not voted for someone you so obviously despise.

So you have zero respect for the millions who voted for someone that they so obviously despise? That's rather short sighted considering that they are the reason that he won. I can easily hold my nose when I pull the lever while at the same time being ready to argue for conservative policies and against counterproductive choices. I really don't think you're capable of not drinking the kool-aid on all things trump.

[Gunny]

So you have zero respect for the millions who voted for someone that they so obviously despise? That's rather short sighted considering that they are the reason that he won. I can easily hold my nose when I pull the lever while at the same time being ready to argue for conservative policies and against counterproductive choices. I really don't think you're capable of not drinking the kool-aid on all things trump.

Exit polls didn't ask the right question because current occupiers of the Republican party couldn't handle the answer. This election is a referendum against the Dems. In case no one remembers 2020, when this clown show falls on its face, we'll be looking at worse than Harris.

I happen to like Pete Hegseth. No offense to him, nor any politics involved in my stating he is underqualified for the job. Not to mention putting himself in "yes man" position. Like the rest.

[SassyLady]

So you have zero respect for the millions who voted for someone that they so obviously despise? That's rather short sighted considering that they are the reason that he won. I can easily hold my nose when I pull the lever while at the same time being ready to argue for conservative policies and against counterproductive choices. I really don't think you're capable of not drinking the kool-aid on all things trump.I'm perfectly capable of seeing who he is. If you didn't vote for him because of who he is and the fact that he's there to disrupt everything then you have not been paying attention.

[Black Diamond]

I'm perfectly capable of seeing who he is. If you didn't vote for him because of who he is and the fact that he's there to disrupt everything then you have not been paying attention.

Yeah but to be fair he wasn't given much choice.

[SassyLady]

Yeah but to be fair he wasn't given much choice.

Not voting is a choice. Voting for someone while holding your nose and then bitching about everything they do is not very productive.

Anyone who thinks they voted for the same old tired republican bs is in for a shock. He wants to clean up the government and that means getting rid of some Republicans as well.

[Black Diamond]

Not voting is a choice. Voting for someone while holding your nose and then bitching about everything they do is not very productive.

Anyone who thinks they voted for the same old tired republican bs is in for a shock. He wants to clean up the government and that means getting rid of some Republicans as well.

I don't think anyone thinks that.

[Black Diamond]

Not voting is a choice. Voting for someone while holding your nose and then bitching about everything they do is not very productive.

Anyone who thinks they voted for the same old tired republican bs is in for a shock. He wants to clean up the government and that means getting rid of some Republicans as well.

It's possible he's getting rid of Gaetz.

[Gunny]

Not voting is a choice. Voting for someone while holding your nose and then bitching about everything they do is not very productive.

Anyone who thinks they voted for the same old tired republican bs is in for a shock. He wants to clean up the government and that means getting rid of some Republicans as well.

Not everybody can be a cheerleader for a populist megalomaniacal populist. You need to get over yourself. You sure don't have a problem bitching and whining when you don't like shit.

[SassyLady]

Not everybody can be a cheerleader for a populist megalomaniacal populist. You need to get over yourself. You sure don't have a problem bitching and whining when you don't like shit.

Wow .. not the first time you've told me to get over myself. What? If I disagree with you I'm being egotistical? I truly don't think anyone on DP has a bigger ego than you Gunny so perhaps you need to take your own advice

[Black Diamond]

Not voting is a choice. Voting for someone while holding your nose and then bitching about everything they do is not very productive.

Anyone who thinks they voted for the same old tired republican bs is in for a shock. He wants to clean up the government and that means getting rid of some Republicans as well.

Some people aren't brought up that way. Don't know if it's right and not sure i agree but I've heard a lot of folks say you don't vote, don't bitch.

[Gunny]

Wow .. not the first time you've told me to get over myself. What? If I disagree with you I'm being egotistical? I truly don't think anyone on DP has a bigger ego than you Gunny so perhaps you need to take your own advice

Look in the mirror. You'll find someone I couldn't hope to compete with.

[SassyLady]

Some people aren't brought up that way. Don't know if it's right and not sure i agree but I've heard a lot of folks say you don't vote, don't bitch.
So voting for someone you despise is only so you can bitch?

[SassyLady]

Look in the mirror. You'll find someone I couldn't hope to compete with.

Then stop trying.

[Gunny]

Then stop trying.

Not being able to compete with your ego has nothing to do with being able to destroy your arguments. Now you want to keep going? I assure you that you haven't been around long enough to see just how nasty I can be if you want to sling personal insults.

[Black Diamond]

So voting for someone you despise is only so you can bitch?

For some probably. But the point is some people believe you always vote

[Gunny]

For some probably. But the point is some people believe you always vote

That is true. Let's rewind: After Trump's behavior following the 2020 election, there was no way I could envision voting for him again. It is most fortunate for him current Admin is such an abysmal failure that people are afraid to leave it up to them for 4 more years. ESPECIALLY when they broke out Kamala who is dumber than Biden.

I, as well as plenty of others, may have voted for him to get rid of the Dems, but that doesn't erase past behavior. It doesn't erase the bad policies he had, regardless the good ones. In 2020, his loyal few couldn't carry an election against Biden. So it took the rest of us.

That in no way means we have to agree with his breaking out doubling down on stupid. These appointments have nothing to do with best qualified and everything to do with amassing power by appointing loyal yes men, qualified or not. We're almost in a war and he isn't going to stop it. Matter of fact, he could be the cause with his hard line stances on China and Iran. That's not the time to be appointing less or unqualified people.

[SassyLady]

Not being able to compete with your ego has nothing to do with being able to destroy your arguments. Now you want to keep going? I assure you that you haven't been around long enough to see just how nasty I can be if you want to sling personal insults.
I've been around you since the beginning Gunny. Way before DP. I know exactly how vile you can get so you don't scare me.

[SassyLady]

Just announcing Hegseth has the ball rolling.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/14/exclusive-pentagon-scrambling-wiping-evidence-dei-trump-readies-fire-woke-generals/

[Black Diamond]

Just announcing Hegseth has the ball rolling.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/14/exclusive-pentagon-scrambling-wiping-evidence-dei-trump-readies-fire-woke-generals/

The wokeness needs to be gone from the. Military

[fj1200]

I'm perfectly capable of seeing who he is. If you didn't vote for him because of who he is and the fact that he's there to disrupt everything then you have not been paying attention.

That's quite hilarious. Thank goodness we have you around. :rolleyes:

[fj1200]

Not voting is a choice. Voting for someone while holding your nose and then bitching about everything they do is not very productive.

Anyone who thinks they voted for the same old tired republican bs is in for a shock. He wants to clean up the government and that means getting rid of some Republicans as well.

Three, maybe four, threads is "everything"? Dumb is dumb and maybe if you'd suggest somebody/something wasn't the best then you might have some credibility.

[fj1200]

Just announcing Hegseth has the ball rolling.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/14/exclusive-pentagon-scrambling-wiping-evidence-dei-trump-readies-fire-woke-generals/

I'd be more worried about a 2 or 3 front war if I were looking for someone to lead.

[SassyLady]

Three, maybe four, threads is "everything"? Dumb is dumb and maybe if you'd suggest somebody/something wasn't the best then you might have some credibility.
I don't think I've ever used the word best with regard to the appointments.

However, I at least, have the moxie to post a thread about what interests me rather than sitting in my thumbs waiiting for someone else to post just so I can crap on it.

Go find something that interests you and create a thread about it fj. I know it's kinda scary because then the 3 other people on the board might say something negative about it

[fj1200]

I don't think I've ever used the word best with regard to the appointments.

However, I at least, have the moxie to post a thread about what interests me rather than sitting in my thumbs waiiting for someone else to post just so I can crap on it.

Go find something that interests you and create a thread about it fj. I know it's kinda scary because then the 3 other people on the board might say something negative about it

This again? It's almost like I haven't made my opinion known 24,000+ times around here. I like it when people challenge me, you seem to have issues when done to you.

[Gunny]

I don't think I've ever used the word best with regard to the appointments.

However, I at least, have the moxie to post a thread about what interests me rather than sitting in my thumbs waiiting for someone else to post just so I can crap on it.

Go find something that interests you and create a thread about it fj. I know it's kinda scary because then the 3 other people on the board might say something negative about it

You don't get to tell people what they can post nor where. If you feel a rule has been violated, feel free to report the post. Otherwise, no one is requiring you to respond to anything that inconveniences your narratives.

[SassyLady]

You don't get to tell people what they can post nor where. If you feel a rule has been violated, feel free to report the post. Otherwise, no one is requiring you to respond to anything that inconveniences your narratives.

Uh oh ... what happened to free speech on this board?

[SassyLady]

This again? It's almost like I haven't made my opinion known 24,000+ times around here. I like it when people challenge me, you seem to have issues when done to you.

You express your opinion by dissecting what others bring to the board. I just suggested that you start your own thread every now and then. Step out of your comfort zone.

[Gunny]

Uh oh ... what happened to free speech on this board?You tell me. You seem to think you are the only one that has it.

[SassyLady]

You tell me. You seem to think you are the only one that has it.

By suggesting he post more?

[Kathianne]

By suggesting he post more?
Actually by being more than suggestive regarding he must initiate rather than respond. It's not your job, nor any of ours to tell others what they must post and in what form. It's condescending as well as attempting to control.

[SassyLady]

Actually by being more than suggestive regarding he must initiate rather than respond. It's not your job, nor any of ours to tell others what they must post and in what form. It's condescending as well as attempting to control.
I don't see it that way at all. I didn't say he must do anything.

But I am definitely beginning to understand that there's only a couple of people here allowed to control the narrative. Got it!

[fj1200]

You express your opinion by dissecting what others bring to the board. I just suggested that you start your own thread every now and then. Step out of your comfort zone.

Your premise is flawed. I express my opinion in many different ways. The act of starting a thread is not what you think it is. As I've said countless times we have to many threads around here so I choose to be part of the solution in not adding to it.

[fj1200]

I don't see it that way at all. I didn't say he must do anything.

But I am definitely beginning to understand that there's only a couple of people here allowed to control the narrative. Got it!

Nobody controls the narrative around here. You want me to post threads but you posted this thread with basically an announcement that could have been posted by anybody. Me posting the same thing would somehow check a box you think I need to check but the meat is in the discussion. The discussion is the point of this board IMO; Debating Policy.