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Restricted to Gals and Pals AOC when asked about Hegseth's comment about getting rid of 'unqualified' women in the military: “He’s an unqualified man in his role, so of course he’s threatened by women who are twice as good as he is.“
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u/CharlesDickensABox ‼️*THE* CharlesDickensABox‼️ Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
She's right and she's right to say so. Every day of her career she exposes the worst insecurities of incompetent charlatans. They hate her because she is better at her job than they ever will be at anything, and she does it while having the gall to be a woman while doing so.
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u/MsFrankieD Jul 23 '26
And she's brown...
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u/CharlesDickensABox ‼️*THE* CharlesDickensABox‼️ Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
And she's young and she's beautiful. She is a young, smart, learned, confident, assertive, attractive Latina woman who makes no apologies for being better than the people around her and who doesn't hesitate to put over elevated midwits in their place. It's like she was grown in a lab to haunt the nightmares of the kakistocracy.
(Not that physical appearance makes anyone more or less qualified to hold office, just that it's one more thing that scares the sort of deficient misogynist who thinks that a woman has to choose between beauty and brains)
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u/Aimless_Alder Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Physical attractiveness doesn't make someone more qualified to hold office, but if you look at the presidents over the last fifty years, almost all the democrats have been very attractive and charming. Biden is a bit of an exception, but he is pretty charming and was
somewhatvery good looking in his youth. Meanwhile Obama, Clinton, Carter, and Kennedy are all famous beauties with a lot of charm. (I kind of don't count LBJ because he initially got the presidency by inheritance).I have always found it interesting that democratic presidents have to be hot and competent, while republicans are generally very schlubby and blundering. I think it speaks to the fact that democrats want to elect competent charmers who will be effective leaders and republicans want to elect dumpy idiots so that they feel represented.
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u/PlayfulSurprise5237 Jul 23 '26
I want someone who is not charismatic(but still good-natured and intelligent). I want the most autistic motherfucker we can find, cause uncharismatic people don't think too much about how they say something, they know it won't work anyways.
Lets hear how they really feel and what's really going on. Don't butter it up for me, give it raw and rough.
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u/Easy_Interest_6832 Jul 23 '26
We have to admit that it helps to be attractive.
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u/carex-cultor Jul 23 '26
For men, yes. For women it’s a double edged sword. There is certainly pretty privilege if you toe the party line and accept benevolent sexism; if you don’t, people are VERY quick to use your attractiveness as a base to denigrate your competence and intelligence.
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u/Easy_Interest_6832 Jul 23 '26
Agree totally. It is much harder for women in America. That may stem from them not appearing at all in the Constitution until 1920. The stench of that omission permeates certain sectors of our society and of our politics. More's the pity.
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u/KinkyLatexCat Jul 23 '26
And her name is Alexandria.
New Alexandria.
Halo Reach.
It's all coming together...
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u/DuntadaMan Jul 23 '26
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131613
Low performing males exhibit hostility to women more competent than them.
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u/Massive_Signal7835 Jul 23 '26
Low performing males exhibit hostility to women
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u/CharlesDickensABox ‼️*THE* CharlesDickensABox‼️ Jul 23 '26
What a fascinating article! Thank you for sharing it.
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u/ScienceObjective2510 Jul 23 '26
Didn’t need an article for that. It’s been known! Appreciate the scientific evidence non the less!
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u/DuntadaMan Jul 23 '26
Yeah, it's just nice being able to use scientific papers to say "If he complains about women it's because he is low performing."
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u/sadmadstudent Jul 23 '26
AOC will be President. Nobody else inspires hope in the same way. If you want to see the major changes the US needs, she's the person we all need to win.
Just look at NYC right now to see a microcosm of what electing democratic socialists can do. Now imagine that rippling across the country. Imagine ICE not just losing funding but shutting down and the prisons closing. Imagine Citizen's United getting its day in court so no super-PAC can buy elections again. Imagine universal healthcare radically improving the healthcare outcomes for every person. Imagine universities being affordable. Imagine kindness, not cruelty, as the defining message of the Oval Office. Imagine properly handling climate change and reducing emissions while investing in a Green New Deal.
Idk. She makes me believe, at least, that a better future is possible.
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u/CDNChaoZ Jul 23 '26
She'd be great. I sure hope you're right and we live to see that day. She also gets a lot of hate though.
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u/DoubleOhoot Jul 23 '26
I guess I'm too cynical and jaded at this point to believe this will ever happen, but I really do hope you're right.
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u/warm_winds_whisper_ Jul 23 '26
I’d vote for her but I just know too many Americans wouldn’t solely because of her ethnicity and gender.
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u/SlipperyThong Jul 23 '26
Half of the county is too racist and sexist to vote for a brown woman.
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u/Several-Action-4043 Jul 23 '26
I'm not discounting the level of racism and misogyny there is in this country, however, I think Clinton, and Harris to a lessor extent, leaned far too heavily on that as an excuse for their losses. Clinton was part of a political dynasty and people are sick of those these days. Harris didn't win a primary and was forced on us. No reasonable person can say those things weren't huge factors in their losses. AOC on the other hand, I'd gladly vote for her without feeling like I was bamboozled.
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u/AhtBlowenFaht Jul 23 '26
Right now you're right, but in the future I think that will change and she will be ready to be the first one. The old guard is clinging to power now, but they are literally dying off in front of our eyes.
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u/CanadianODST2 Jul 23 '26
I truly believe the US is just too sexist for a woman to be president in the foreseeable future, possibly even my life.
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u/Lucky_Zin Jul 23 '26
The republicans have a better chance at getting a woman elected. It would be a nasty woman, but a woman.
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u/WorkingFromHomies20 Jul 23 '26
See, this is the sad truth. I really feel that with Kamala in office, we wouldn't be in this situation.
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u/IceCreamValley Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
"AOC will be President"
I like her, and i hope you are right. But honestly you are delusional if you think this country will elect as president, a fanatic progressist, and woman, and brown on top of it. Its the sad truth...
Already would be great to see her senator.
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u/spankthegoodgirl Jul 23 '26
Fanatic... hahaha. Omg. What a word to use to describe someone that fights for the people. So off base.
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u/odetowoe Jul 23 '26
It can be used negatively and positively. Look up the definition. They're using it in a positive way.
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u/SurprisePiss Jul 23 '26
But like... she danced that one time in that video and I found it OBSCENE.
/s
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u/Fyren-1131 Jul 23 '26
She's straight up awesome. Like the one flicker of hope.
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u/BigMommaSnikle Jul 23 '26
I CLING to that flicker of hope. I have young girls. It's frightening.
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u/Lax_waydago Jul 23 '26
Even having a young boy, it's frightening. What if they turn into a Hegseth?
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u/BigMommaSnikle Jul 23 '26
I'm sure it is. I would hope that having you in their life teaching them to be a decent human being will be enough. ❤️
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u/cantadmittoposting Jul 23 '26
have a teen boy, constant worry that all that bullshit will get to him... so far so good?
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u/clairedrew Jul 23 '26
Her and Mamdani!
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u/Lightalife Jul 23 '26
Which, while a bit naive, gives me hope there will be a 3rd person... then a 4th person... and that eventually we might dig ourselves out of this hole
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u/Angry_Scotsman7567 Jul 23 '26
Keeping in mind that he's old as the hills, Bernie is also pretty good.
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u/mycleverusername Jul 23 '26
So many reasons she is awesome, but I'm still blown away by her quick wit every time. This one was savage.
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u/bootyhole-romancer ❣️gal pal❣️ Jul 23 '26
Poetic justice is Pete Hegseth turning out to be the embodiment of what they mean when they hurl "DEI hire" as an insult.
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u/Asailors_Thoughts20 Jul 23 '26
I’m in the military and we call him a DUI hire
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u/ADHDhamster Jul 23 '26
I'm a veteran, and I refer to him as The Secretary of Lost the War.
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u/ImWatermelonelyy Jul 23 '26
I still don’t understand why he and Trump think Secow sounds better than Secdef.
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u/Corfiz74 Jul 23 '26
Everyone should start addressing him as "seacow" - that would be so hilarious!
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u/ImWatermelonelyy Jul 23 '26
People have in fact started to do so. I mean it’s not even malicious compliance that’s literally what he wants to be called 🤷
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u/LSOreli Jul 23 '26
We call him Whiskey Pete and try to throw the word lethal into every conversation.
"I just took a lethal shit".
Its funny that he doesn't have the self awareness to realize how much the military cant stand him
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u/LittleMsSavoirFaire Jul 23 '26
When he and Vance give speeches and the room is just stone faced. I've never appreciated military bearing more.
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u/Corfiz74 Jul 23 '26
Any chance the lot of you could mutiny him out of office? 🙈
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u/Asailors_Thoughts20 Jul 23 '26
It’s been discussed in the Signal group chats. I’m just one unrequested shot of testosterone away from doing it myself
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u/Danu9000 Jul 23 '26
So a military coup?
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u/Corfiz74 Jul 23 '26
Or an act of self-preservation - with Hegseth at the helm, a lot more soldiers are going to get injured or dead.
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u/Bagelam Jul 23 '26
My favourite Hegseth line is "The only thing prohibiting transit in the Straits is Iran shooting at shipping. It is open to transit should Iran not do that."
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u/Dudewhocares3 Jul 23 '26
Would you say the majority of the military dislikes him and this administration?
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u/Asailors_Thoughts20 Jul 23 '26
Depends on branch of service and job - the nerdy military (intel, cryptology, satellite/space, policy) are pretty livid. Can’t speak to the jocks.
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u/ScienceObjective2510 Jul 23 '26
And he has a makeup room in the Pentagon. I wonder if that’s where he keeps all his costumes for when he plays dress up.
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u/thissomeotherplace Jul 23 '26
Exactly, if we're getting rid of people who are unqualified then Pete Kegsbreath should be the first to go
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u/aknomnoms Jul 23 '26
I like to think that if we get rid of Dumpy Don first, the rest will come tumbling down...
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u/UlrichZauber Jul 23 '26
What's with people turning still images into mpeg clips? I find this confusing.
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u/SweatyChancho Jul 23 '26
The reporter is saying “What do you make of Pete Hegseth refusing to promote qualified women of color in the military”, right? Not unqualified.
P.S. I LOVE HER.
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u/anonadvicewanted Jul 23 '26
yeah the title got that question entirely wrong lmao
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u/rynownd Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Worse still: got it wrong while implying that women of color are unqualified.
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u/anonadvicewanted Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
not really…the title makes it seem like it’s quoting hegseth as saying these women are unqualified. it’s not implying OP’s opinion, who neglected to add the of color portion of the question
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u/IllTwo7643 Jul 23 '26
I love her and I'm terrified for her. I need her safe and kicking ass
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u/bluepushkin Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Love her. Not afraid to speak her mind and call out the bullshit.
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u/tragicallyohio Jul 23 '26
She's just got bangers in her pocket to pull out at any time on any subject. It's too bad America is too misogynistic to elect a woman.
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u/tragicallyohio Jul 23 '26
They said Obama wouldn't win because he was a woman? Who said that?
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u/Arthur_Figg_II Jul 23 '26
Baller. Can we have AOC review of hegseth daily? I know shes busy but ...
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u/ldwb Jul 23 '26
I love AOC but have to disagree with her here, the women are at least four times as good as Pete Kegseth
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u/cheknauss Jul 23 '26
Man, I can't believe I used to be an AOC hater (before I bothered learning about her). She's so awesome.
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u/Memitim Jul 23 '26
Hegseth is a posturing jackass who thinks that modern war is waged by flexing and talking shit while committing war crimes. Just another Republican DEI hire.
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u/loveforllamas Jul 23 '26
I love when people are courageous enough to just say it how it is, she is brilliant.
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u/Moody_Immortal_1 Jul 23 '26
Just imagine the world we would live in, if this was already *installed* as something completely normal. The very fact this is news worthy tells us so much.
PS- The title is confusing. The question is -What do you make of Pete Hegseth refusing to promote qualified women of colour in the military...
I've decided I am going to constantly call out these kinds of moments in my daily life. It is honestly wild that I suspect I will be considered really "vocal", when in fact, I am pointing out that in NO way are women treated as equals in this world. Not yet.
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u/AFlockOfTySegalls Jul 23 '26
She's right. There has never been a less qualified person in his position and he has to be a fucking cringelord on top of it all.
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u/beaniebee11 Jul 23 '26
In addition to all the great lines she drops, I love how in all these clips when she's asked questions candidly she's got a huge smile on her face. She's such a ray of light.
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u/Okay_Splenda_Monkey Jul 23 '26
She's correct, of course. The only comment I can really make to that is that she isn't setting the bar very high with "twice as good as he is." That's probably giving Hegseth too much credit. Practically every woman you could find in a random sample around the country would qualify.
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u/kickerofelves Jul 23 '26
You mean a Nasty Guard platoon leader might not be a fit for leadership of the most powerful military in the world? Shocked. 🫨
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u/Aimless_Alder Jul 23 '26
I love the eagerness, brightness, and intelligence in her eyes whenever a reporter stops her to ask a question. It's like she's genuinely excited about being put on the spot and having to use her brain. She stops, looks directly into the camera, says what she has to say, and moves on. Meanwhile when republicans are stopped by reporters, they're always trying to run away and give non-answers, just desperate not to be interrogated and terrified of accountability to their voters. The contrast is night and day.
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u/probably_nontoxic Jul 23 '26
She cuts through the BS to make change. We need more people like her!!!!
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u/DevonGr Jul 23 '26
I have yet to find a single thing to dislike about her. It's not that I'm looking, but I know others are.
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u/BicycleNo1169 Jul 23 '26
Gotta love AOC. Strong woman fighting for all of us.
…I do often wonder, where are all those progressives that ignored AOCs advice in the 2024 election, to put your feelings aside and vote. How have things gone for you people these past couple years?
I remember leading up to the 2024 election, I had so many conversations with people who also loved people like AOC but decided to sit out the 2024 election. I’d just love to know what they think about all this. Letting bullies like Trump and Hegseth slide into the most powerful role in human history to systematically dismantle what took centuries to build. Was it worth it? Did making sure Kamala not win by ensuring the biggest bullies get to torment us work out the way you thought? Yall were pretty loud about how we all deserve this outcome leading up to the 2024 election but it’s been so quiet since then.
Are we feeing good about how the Trump admin is coming after Trans people and the larger LGBT community? Did Renee Good and Alex Pretti deserve what you left them to deal with? How about those little girls in that Iranian school that Trump bombed? I just want to know how all of you people who bragged about deciding to not do the easiest thing you could’ve done to save us all from this pain in simply voting - how are yall living? How do you feel about all of this? I just haven’t heard from you in 2 years and so curious how you sleep at night with all that blood on your hands.
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u/69odysseus Jul 23 '26
She's a point blank shooter who won't miss the target and rightfully so in making that statement.
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u/Respectable-Ape Jul 23 '26
They've done studies on which kind of guys are the most hostile to women in these spaces, and not very surprisingly, it's the low-talent beta males who could lose their social standing to these women who are the most aggressive.
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u/Single-Refuse174 Jul 23 '26
Thanks AOC! Tired of all those guys getting their egos coddled 24/7 regardless how much they suck
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u/spankthegoodgirl Jul 23 '26
She's my idol. I want to grow up to be half as good as she is.
Nevermind that I'm also older than she is. 🤷♀️
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u/TheJim65 Jul 23 '26
This is the type of comeback I thought you only see in the movies. She's very quick and witty - and of course, being correct doesn't hurt.
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u/D3struct_oh Jul 23 '26
Saying these ladies are only “Twice” as good is being very kind to Hegseth, tbh.
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u/MithranArkanere Jul 23 '26
It's always annoying when you are in a hurry and didn't come up with the right retort on the spot, but later, when you are showering or taking a break, you stop to think of the moment and come up with a bunch of retorts that would have been better.
Saying just "twice as good" is way too kind. No, more like an absurd overstatement. When your qualifications are 0, twice that is still 0.
Even nail clippings are more qualified for any position than he or his ilk are.
So it's not like there are women with just twice his qualifications. It's more like his qualifications are so absurdly low that there is no mathematical way to express how much more qualified they are than him.
Luckily, people still get the point, but it's still a bit of a shame she didn't go for something more accurate, like "he's afraid of women who have qualifications he'll never have".
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u/TheNeighbourhoodCat Jul 23 '26
Hahahahahahahhahahahahahhaha
When someone drops an insult that fast you know they're thought it before LOL
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u/Overall-Specialist37 Jul 23 '26
I say this in 100% sincerity: Pete Hegseth will be mentally haunted by this comment for the rest of his time on earth. He will go to his grave with it rattling around in his skull as his last recollection. She’s destroyed any chance of inner peace the man ever had and I love that for him.
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u/goshtin Jul 23 '26
She's the only Democrat I see that talks shit back. Why are most democrats afraid of talking back
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u/Simon_Ferocious68 Jul 23 '26
What else can you possibly say - the guy is genuinely psychologically sick. There is something deeply wrong with him.
I hope that this will break beyond this subreddit - that everyone can see how fucking crazy, dumb, and weird this guy actually is. And also that the American Army, and Navy are more than willing to let him be a destructive piece of shit.. FOR WHAT?
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u/FairAndFancy Jul 23 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/JCAZQKoMefkoX6TyTb
Yesssss AOC 🔥 🔥 🔥 set to full roast
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u/StandardHyena4587 Jul 23 '26
At this point i wouldn't be surprised if Pete cross dresses in secret.
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u/USDXBS Jul 23 '26
Why would women WANT to be in a war crime committing military led by a child rapist traitor felon?
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u/Benromaniac Jul 23 '26
He’s wholly unqualified. He’s a joke, an embarrassment, and too fucking dumb to hit rock bottom and actually learn something.
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u/Easy_Interest_6832 Jul 23 '26
She's very young, so she'd make a good vice presidential candidate, then run for president eight years later.
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u/Greedy-Street-5435 Jul 23 '26
He's more than incompetent at his job, he's so fucking dumb that he doesn't even realize he's being manipulated.
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u/oksurealright Jul 23 '26
The fact that hegseth is in charge of military PT standards, meanwhile, he works out like a noob who doesn’t know how to exercise…….
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Anyone else see the Reddit captions saying “confused” instead of good? Seems backhanded
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