Pete Hegseth, standing next to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, in front of a room full of Pentagon correspondents, asserted what MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell called “the stupidest public lie ever told by a secretary of defense.”
If we somehow save our Country before it all goes to hell in a hand basket! I still feel that this Cabinet assembled (without instructions) is basically a Junk Drawer. Hegseth proves it every day.
Has the drunken dumbbell appointed by Trump and confirmed by the United States Senate as Secretary of Defense ever heard of the Manhattan project, Hiroshima, Nagasaki? This is disgusting and as Steve so often says, "There are NO words" to describe the state of this country.
The leaders of what should be the opposition party have lost their fvcking minds. The only ones talking my language are middle class and working folks in Dem or Ind classification.
What a great way to address the press, even if it is FOX News. First words " you are the worst exposer of the opposers message". And then to answer with misinformation. Thank you for clarifying this regrettable situation. America is really in a rough spot right now - could use some real greatness about now!
I can say in all honesty that this is one event where I sat back fully aghast and stunned. The level of acidic vitriol dripping out of Hegseth's mouth is one for the record books. I am absolutely sickened to realize this is how our pretend leadership behaves. It pushes "OMFG" to beyond explosive limits. Hegseth's performative theatrics leave an indelible s**t stain on our republic. He knows no bounds; no modicum of decency or dignity.
Melodrama in and of itself is not a bad thing. Like so many other emotions, it depends on how that melodrama is applied and directed. Hegseth is toxic. I also just read on YouTube that he may have been drunk during that presser.
Quite the question, isn't it? Is he drunk? Maybe, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he was. He's an untreated alcoholic.
Another explanation could be that he is on what's known as a 'dry drunk'. Being an untreated alcoholic he is susceptible to the same rages, emotional behavior, and erratic tendencies as the practicing drunkard. I should know; I'm a recovering alcoholic with 45 years of continuous sobriety. I've run into many people like Pete over the years.
We knew who he was and why he was picked, the repugnantkins in the senate knew it as well, they were spineless knowing the danger he represented, most of them have children and grandchildren; what kind of person won’t protect his own family? And we expect them to protect us as a nation? This is all part of the plan, Petey Boy is delivering because he knows he’s toast if they don’t stay in power, who would hire him, he’s insufferable.
The alarming concern is the fact Hegseth sits in one of the most powerful seats in our republic. All that rage and the related theatrics raises all kinds of anxieties.
Not fast enough for me either. But I don't see a leader of the "repudiation" anywhere. With the likes of AOC, Mamdani, Cuomo, Harris, the Clintons, Newsome, Pelosi, Jeffries, Sanders, Omar, etc, I see no leadership in the Democratic Party that is even close to taking on the task of rising to the challenge of leading a meaningful and effective opposition. My fear is Hegseth conduct will become the expected norm of this group of fascists, in the same way Trump's lies have become. I wish I could share in Steve's optimism, but with the state the Democratic Party is in, I fear the future.
I cannot concur more. There are times when I feel as though it is deliberate, and when that thought crosses my mind my friend, I do not have the words to describe how disturbing it is. Perhaps the term "twisting in the wind" is as close as I can get.
Hetseth is nothing more then a drunken rapist who caught the eye of Trump. Trump has him sitting next to him at functions and meetings as if he were his wife. Something I've been observing. He has no other credentials except to be Trumps type.
U.S. intelligence agencies had long assessed that, faced with the possibility of an attack on its nuclear facilities, Iran would try to move its stockpile.
IT was all a lie and fabrication of hyperbolic distortion to the America people and the world.
Here is what Happened mystery no MORE!!!
He saw Netanyahu being on Fox news everyday he was jealous of his spotlight for attacking IRAN. He wanted to be in the spotlight, so he entered the agreement to bomb IRAN!! TRUMP warned Iran and said he would bomb Iran in two weeks in the paper, NYT"S .... He gave then a heads up so they could move all nuclear stockpiles away into safety, it was all a setup! for safety for Iran. IRAN Top generals were given the heads-up in advance and His staff where all involved but now it's come into focus and into the light of truth, and now he will pay the price for lying to the world!' Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Hegseth have denied reports that the uranium was moved in the days before the strikes were carried out. THEY denied everything, as usual, it's their way to deny and lie! Senators Remain Divided on Iran Strikes After Trump Administration Briefing Lies?
THIS IS HOW, 'EVIL' TRUMP IS AND HIS ADMINSTRATION-A DICTATOR AND AUTHORIATARIAN SCAM-MAN!!!!!
Greatest, tallest, biggest, most successful, most loved . . . . It is noteworthy that many members of this administration (and their boss) speak exclusively in superlatives, which are always suspect and almost always inaccurate. Remember Sean Spicer's big lie on day one of Trump 1.0?
Steve, Hegseth strikes me as the type that he believes that he should be receiving the same deference that his predecessors did. What he does not seem to understand is that right now he is getting off easy, because his predecessors would have been in front of Congress having to answer for everything that happened and the childish bluster would not save the day. I hope to soon see him sitting at that table.
The day of the first American tribunals are coming. Not fast enough for me, but I know they are coming. Hegseth will be one of first to sit in the docket. Being unqualified, petulant and arrogantly ignorant aren't excuses.
Not so fast. My fear is that first there will be a lot of ordinary Americans like you and me that will be forced into those dockets for 'crimes' against the regime.
I was just thinking this morning about SCOTUS's ruling about federal injunctions. Taking that a little further it was about federal injunctions concerning birthright citizenship. I thought of my father, born 102 years ago. He was a beneficiary of birthright citizenship having been born here in the U.S. not very long after his parents came to this country to escape the Bolshevists in Russia. He lived up to his birthright though; having served in combat as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific during WWII. Just like those 3 guys, Marines, whose father was just rounded up as an illegal alien while he was weed whacking at an IHOP the other day. That could have been my own grandparents.
Hegseth is incompetent. It's obvious whenever he speaks that he has no idea what he's doing. He's also a disgrace and a divider, i.e. renaming the USS Harvey Milk. HE'S A BUM. I wish I could tell him this in person. The only reason why Trump appointed him is because Hegseth will say Yes Sir, when Trump gives the order to impose Martial Law.
Regardless of Nazi control of SCOTUS, Congress, and the Executive WE the People still decide what happens in 2026 If we care about our country's destiny and to move away from this Nazi regime it's important to start planning our strategy to the election now
This includes taking steps to prevent election subversive strategies that were present in 2024 These steps include contacting your secretary of state about
- Conduct independent audits of UPS firmware on Dominion and ES&S machines
- Subpoena communications between Eaton, Palantir, Starlink employees, and Pro V&V
- Audit Starlink satellite logs for the week of the election
- Freeze uncertified infrastructure updates
- Recount physical ballots—by hand
Also remember
DO NOT become cynical about elections
Phone calls matter to legislators
Yard signs matter
Everybody has a townsquare where we can make our voices heard So Engage Don’t shy away from difficult conversations Let them know how you feel about people disappearing off the streets is not OK Taking away medical care from our unfortunate citizens for tax breaks for the uberwealthy
I was appalled watching Hegseth! It was very unsettling. I went back and watched it again - but with the sound off - just to watch the body language. If you’ve ever been with a man who is abusive and/or alcoholic - the body language demonstrates it all. He’s either drinking or these behaviors are so ingrained from when he was, that he’s a small click away from meltdown.
I am not optimistic the citizens will successfully rise against this fascism. I don't trust the courts and I don't trust what Musk has left behind in our most sensitive systems
. I no longer have trust fair and free elections. We certainly won't win back our democracy with meek and weak leaders in the Democratic Party. Time to be tough or die.
Apparently, SCOTUS has decided that you can be a citizen of the United States in one state, but cross the border into another state that does not recognize birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the Constitution, and you lose your status as an American citizen. The fascists on SCOTUS, all Republican nominations, have lost their minds and common sense.
If we somehow save our Country before it all goes to hell in a hand basket! I still feel that this Cabinet assembled (without instructions) is basically a Junk Drawer. Hegseth proves it every day.
Has the drunken dumbbell appointed by Trump and confirmed by the United States Senate as Secretary of Defense ever heard of the Manhattan project, Hiroshima, Nagasaki? This is disgusting and as Steve so often says, "There are NO words" to describe the state of this country.
The leaders of what should be the opposition party have lost their fvcking minds. The only ones talking my language are middle class and working folks in Dem or Ind classification.
cowering in a corner somewhere
What a great way to address the press, even if it is FOX News. First words " you are the worst exposer of the opposers message". And then to answer with misinformation. Thank you for clarifying this regrettable situation. America is really in a rough spot right now - could use some real greatness about now!
I can say in all honesty that this is one event where I sat back fully aghast and stunned. The level of acidic vitriol dripping out of Hegseth's mouth is one for the record books. I am absolutely sickened to realize this is how our pretend leadership behaves. It pushes "OMFG" to beyond explosive limits. Hegseth's performative theatrics leave an indelible s**t stain on our republic. He knows no bounds; no modicum of decency or dignity.
Madman Kegsbreath
Clearly ill-bred. His snarling indignation and melodramatic affront are simply too much.
Ummm… confession: I’ve had melodramatic tendencies since January
Melodrama in and of itself is not a bad thing. Like so many other emotions, it depends on how that melodrama is applied and directed. Hegseth is toxic. I also just read on YouTube that he may have been drunk during that presser.
I have zero doubt about it. He was intoxicated
Quite the question, isn't it? Is he drunk? Maybe, and I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he was. He's an untreated alcoholic.
Another explanation could be that he is on what's known as a 'dry drunk'. Being an untreated alcoholic he is susceptible to the same rages, emotional behavior, and erratic tendencies as the practicing drunkard. I should know; I'm a recovering alcoholic with 45 years of continuous sobriety. I've run into many people like Pete over the years.
😁
We knew who he was and why he was picked, the repugnantkins in the senate knew it as well, they were spineless knowing the danger he represented, most of them have children and grandchildren; what kind of person won’t protect his own family? And we expect them to protect us as a nation? This is all part of the plan, Petey Boy is delivering because he knows he’s toast if they don’t stay in power, who would hire him, he’s insufferable.
The alarming concern is the fact Hegseth sits in one of the most powerful seats in our republic. All that rage and the related theatrics raises all kinds of anxieties.
"The repudiation of this madness is coming."
Not nearly fast and blisteringly enough for me.
Not fast enough for me either. But I don't see a leader of the "repudiation" anywhere. With the likes of AOC, Mamdani, Cuomo, Harris, the Clintons, Newsome, Pelosi, Jeffries, Sanders, Omar, etc, I see no leadership in the Democratic Party that is even close to taking on the task of rising to the challenge of leading a meaningful and effective opposition. My fear is Hegseth conduct will become the expected norm of this group of fascists, in the same way Trump's lies have become. I wish I could share in Steve's optimism, but with the state the Democratic Party is in, I fear the future.
I cannot concur more. There are times when I feel as though it is deliberate, and when that thought crosses my mind my friend, I do not have the words to describe how disturbing it is. Perhaps the term "twisting in the wind" is as close as I can get.
Ditto.
Hear, hear.
Hetseth is nothing more then a drunken rapist who caught the eye of Trump. Trump has him sitting next to him at functions and meetings as if he were his wife. Something I've been observing. He has no other credentials except to be Trumps type.
U.S. intelligence agencies had long assessed that, faced with the possibility of an attack on its nuclear facilities, Iran would try to move its stockpile.
IT was all a lie and fabrication of hyperbolic distortion to the America people and the world.
Here is what Happened mystery no MORE!!!
He saw Netanyahu being on Fox news everyday he was jealous of his spotlight for attacking IRAN. He wanted to be in the spotlight, so he entered the agreement to bomb IRAN!! TRUMP warned Iran and said he would bomb Iran in two weeks in the paper, NYT"S .... He gave then a heads up so they could move all nuclear stockpiles away into safety, it was all a setup! for safety for Iran. IRAN Top generals were given the heads-up in advance and His staff where all involved but now it's come into focus and into the light of truth, and now he will pay the price for lying to the world!' Both Mr. Trump and Mr. Hegseth have denied reports that the uranium was moved in the days before the strikes were carried out. THEY denied everything, as usual, it's their way to deny and lie! Senators Remain Divided on Iran Strikes After Trump Administration Briefing Lies?
THIS IS HOW, 'EVIL' TRUMP IS AND HIS ADMINSTRATION-A DICTATOR AND AUTHORIATARIAN SCAM-MAN!!!!!
Greatest, tallest, biggest, most successful, most loved . . . . It is noteworthy that many members of this administration (and their boss) speak exclusively in superlatives, which are always suspect and almost always inaccurate. Remember Sean Spicer's big lie on day one of Trump 1.0?
Steve, Hegseth strikes me as the type that he believes that he should be receiving the same deference that his predecessors did. What he does not seem to understand is that right now he is getting off easy, because his predecessors would have been in front of Congress having to answer for everything that happened and the childish bluster would not save the day. I hope to soon see him sitting at that table.
Not with this cowardly congress.
The day of the first American tribunals are coming. Not fast enough for me, but I know they are coming. Hegseth will be one of first to sit in the docket. Being unqualified, petulant and arrogantly ignorant aren't excuses.
Not so fast. My fear is that first there will be a lot of ordinary Americans like you and me that will be forced into those dockets for 'crimes' against the regime.
I was just thinking this morning about SCOTUS's ruling about federal injunctions. Taking that a little further it was about federal injunctions concerning birthright citizenship. I thought of my father, born 102 years ago. He was a beneficiary of birthright citizenship having been born here in the U.S. not very long after his parents came to this country to escape the Bolshevists in Russia. He lived up to his birthright though; having served in combat as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific during WWII. Just like those 3 guys, Marines, whose father was just rounded up as an illegal alien while he was weed whacking at an IHOP the other day. That could have been my own grandparents.
Shame...
Hegseth is incompetent. It's obvious whenever he speaks that he has no idea what he's doing. He's also a disgrace and a divider, i.e. renaming the USS Harvey Milk. HE'S A BUM. I wish I could tell him this in person. The only reason why Trump appointed him is because Hegseth will say Yes Sir, when Trump gives the order to impose Martial Law.
WE the People Still Control Our Destiny
Regardless of Nazi control of SCOTUS, Congress, and the Executive WE the People still decide what happens in 2026 If we care about our country's destiny and to move away from this Nazi regime it's important to start planning our strategy to the election now
This includes taking steps to prevent election subversive strategies that were present in 2024 These steps include contacting your secretary of state about
- Conduct independent audits of UPS firmware on Dominion and ES&S machines
- Subpoena communications between Eaton, Palantir, Starlink employees, and Pro V&V
- Audit Starlink satellite logs for the week of the election
- Freeze uncertified infrastructure updates
- Recount physical ballots—by hand
Also remember
DO NOT become cynical about elections
Phone calls matter to legislators
Yard signs matter
Everybody has a townsquare where we can make our voices heard So Engage Don’t shy away from difficult conversations Let them know how you feel about people disappearing off the streets is not OK Taking away medical care from our unfortunate citizens for tax breaks for the uberwealthy
Show up to Protest
Poor Petey can’t handle the tough questions so he just lashes out in arrogance. Maybe some Maker’s Mark would help.
Maybe he thinks he’s still on Fox and talk however he wants!
Someone might want to remind him that 74 million people DIDN’T vote for his fearless leader!
There are non- Republicans in the country and HE better pay attention to us!
I was appalled watching Hegseth! It was very unsettling. I went back and watched it again - but with the sound off - just to watch the body language. If you’ve ever been with a man who is abusive and/or alcoholic - the body language demonstrates it all. He’s either drinking or these behaviors are so ingrained from when he was, that he’s a small click away from meltdown.
It is almost as though he was drunk…
I am not optimistic the citizens will successfully rise against this fascism. I don't trust the courts and I don't trust what Musk has left behind in our most sensitive systems
. I no longer have trust fair and free elections. We certainly won't win back our democracy with meek and weak leaders in the Democratic Party. Time to be tough or die.
Apparently, SCOTUS has decided that you can be a citizen of the United States in one state, but cross the border into another state that does not recognize birthright citizenship, guaranteed by the Constitution, and you lose your status as an American citizen. The fascists on SCOTUS, all Republican nominations, have lost their minds and common sense.
In President Trump's world history didn't exist before his birth, nor does he believe there will be any after he finally leaves this green earth.