I don't seem to remember any of Bidens team facing the same scrutiny and media coverage from Reps,  goes to show just how desperate they, and the rinos all are to defy Trump at every turn

4 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

Why say Thai-American? It is just senator Duckworth. 

How about the fact that she was born in Bangkok, Thailand on 12 March 1968? Her Father was a US citizen and her Mother was Thai, so she probably has dual nationality.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth

 

She was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and served with the US Army and after a medical waiver, she served in the  Illinois National Guard.

 

In 2004 she lost both legs and partial use of her right arm when her Blackhawk helicopter was hit during the Iraq war.

 

She is NOT just a Senator but a retired  lieutenant colonel military war hero with the decorations to prove it.

 

She served voluntarily, even as a double amputee, and didn't seek deferment because of bone spurs.

8 hours ago, frank83628 said:

I don't seem to remember any of Bidens team facing the same scrutiny and media coverage from Reps,  goes to show just how desperate they, and the rinos all are to defy Trump at every turn

That's the difference between qualified candidates and the bottom of the barrel that trump is scraping.

On 1/16/2025 at 9:44 AM, Hanaguma said:

Hegseth is more than qualified. Combat veteran, decorated for valor under fire. Ivy League educational pedigree. Calm under fire. Beloved by the actual troops, if not the MIC.  Made the ranting harpies on the committee look very very bad.  The rest is all smoke and nonsense.

Also beloved of troops who commit war crimes.

Let's see....US DoD....$840,000,000,000 yearly budget, 3,000,000 employees

 

Qualified? Hegseth ran two non-profit organizations (Veterans for Freedom, Concerned Veterans for America) and was fired from both due to documented evidence of financial mismanagement, as well as sexual impropriety and misconduct. Staff at Concerned Veterans of America say Hegseth was regularly drunk, often had to be restrained, and even passed out in drunken stupors.

 

He later set up a PAC---MN PAC---where he used a third of the donations for staff Christmas parties.

 

Yup, in MAGAstan, he's absolutely qualified.

 

If a couple of Repub Senators had a pair, rather than being in abject fear of a mean Tweet, he would not be confirmed. Senators such as Thune, McConnell, Lankford, even the "confirmed bachelor" Lindsey Graham, know full well Hegseth is unqualified, but all lack the balls to stand up to 47. There are no real men in the Republican Party, just pretend Alpha males, like the Snowflake-in-Chief.

 

 

2 hours ago, Walker88 said:

Let's see....US DoD....$840,000,000,000 yearly budget, 3,000,000 employees

 

Qualified? Hegseth ran two non-profit organizations (Veterans for Freedom, Concerned Veterans for America) and was fired from both due to documented evidence of financial mismanagement, as well as sexual impropriety and misconduct. Staff at Concerned Veterans of America say Hegseth was regularly drunk, often had to be restrained, and even passed out in drunken stupors.

 

He later set up a PAC---MN PAC---where he used a third of the donations for staff Christmas parties.

 

Yup, in MAGAstan, he's absolutely qualified.

 

If a couple of Repub Senators had a pair, rather than being in abject fear of a mean Tweet, he would not be confirmed. Senators such as Thune, McConnell, Lankford, even the "confirmed bachelor" Lindsey Graham, know full well Hegseth is unqualified, but all lack the balls to stand up to 47. There are no real men in the Republican Party, just pretend Alpha males, like the Snowflake-in-Chief.

 

 

Haven't we realized yet the only two qualifications needed: superb ass-kissery and great hair?

ASEAN is not a military alliance. 

 

The idea that Hegseth doesn't know the members of ASEAN makes him unsuitable is laughable. 

 

Duckworth was an idiot for bringing that up. Anyone celebrating her genuinely worthless "gotcha" deserves the same title. 

 

Idiotic.  

15 minutes ago, theblether said:

ASEAN is not a military alliance. 

 

The idea that Hegseth doesn't know the members of ASEAN makes him unsuitable is laughable. 

 

Duckworth was an idiot for bringing that up. Anyone celebrating her genuinely worthless "gotcha" deserves the same title. 

 

Idiotic.  

I would say that's basic knowledge for the secretary of defense.

9 hours ago, stevenl said:

I would say that's basic knowledge for the secretary of defense.

 

You just made that up in your head. ASEAN is an issue for the State Department and Commerce. Absolutely nothing to do with defense. 

 

Nothing. 

4 hours ago, theblether said:

 

You just made that up in your head. ASEAN is an issue for the State Department and Commerce. Absolutely nothing to do with defense. 

 

Nothing. 

Sure, it's my opinion knowledge of ASEAN is basic knowledge for a secretary of defense. 

Just as this is your opinion.

"The idea that Hegseth doesn't know the members of ASEAN makes him unsuitable is laughable. " And

"ASEAN is an issue for the State Department and Commerce. Absolutely nothing to do with defense. "

 

3 hours ago, stevenl said:

Sure, it's my opinion knowledge of ASEAN is basic knowledge for a secretary of defense. 

Just as this is your opinion.

"The idea that Hegseth doesn't know the members of ASEAN makes him unsuitable is laughable. " And

"ASEAN is an issue for the State Department and Commerce. Absolutely nothing to do with defense. "

 

 

Getting childish now. 

1 hour ago, theblether said:

 

Getting childish now. 

That's a serious accusation, lowering myself to your level.

China's ambitions in the South China Sea along threatening Asean nations Philippines, and Vietnam are understood in a bipartisan way as a very high risk flash point for the start of a big war with China. So yeah, he revealed his great ignorance not knowing what Asean is.

Taiwan of course can't be in Asean for obvious reasons.

He's simply not qualified period.

As Jake Broe conservative republican veteran has commented -- in every meeting he's going to be the DUMBEST person in the room. Trump is very reckless pushing nominees like him for such vital war and peace, life and death, leadership positions. Trump obviously only wants fully loyal stuffed shirts that he can boss around and play dictator. A very dark time for the USA and the world. 

 

19 hours ago, theblether said:

ASEAN is not a military alliance. 

The idea that Hegseth doesn't know the members of ASEAN makes him unsuitable is laughable. 

Duckworth was an idiot for bringing that up. Anyone celebrating her genuinely worthless "gotcha" deserves the same title. 

Idiotic.  

 

10 hours ago, theblether said:

You just made that up in your head. ASEAN is an issue for the State Department and Commerce. Absolutely nothing to do with defense. 

Nothing. 

You obviously know as little as Hegseth. Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Brunei all have U.S. security agreements and are vital to Indo-Pacific defense.

Thailand and Singapore host U.S. bases and participate in joint exercises, while the others engage in defense cooperation. All these nations fall under the Department of Defense’s purview. It’s not just trade; it’s defense and security.

3 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

 

 

You obviously know as little as Hegseth. Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Brunei all have U.S. security agreements and are vital to Indo-Pacific defense.

Thailand and Singapore host U.S. bases and participate in joint exercises, while the others engage in defense cooperation. All these nations fall under the Department of Defense’s purview. It’s not just trade; it’s defense and security.

Don't take knee jerk Trump nominee sane washing excuse making seriously. The man is objectively qualified or objectively unqualified. Obviously it isn't  just about one flubbed answer, but overall there is zero doubt that he is massively UNQUALIFIED.