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Glorious bastard

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6. Believe me, Hegseth will allow them to praise the shit out of his nonsense.

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 10:54 AM

Oct 6

And there is such thing as anonymous whistle blowers for those who want to vent. The fact is, neither is evident, as it is supposed to be in the professional army which is meant to stay out of politics altogether.

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I am impressed with the response from the top US armed forces brass to Hegseth's shitshow at Quantico [View all] Glorious bastard Oct 6 OP

Choices are being made. gordianot Oct 6 #1

As fast as things are moving berniesandersmittens Oct 6 #7

They never clap, so that tesponse was typical obamanut2012 Oct 6 #2

Nearly a week later, not a single clap, or any comment at all. Glorious bastard Oct 6 #3

They aren't allowed to obamanut2012 Oct 6 #5

Believe me, Hegseth will allow them to praise the shit out of his nonsense. Glorious bastard Oct 6 #6

You argue with me than agree with me obamanut2012 Oct 6 #10

Suit yourself Glorious bastard Oct 6 #11

I beg to differ, MarineCombatEngineer Oct 6 #15

It wouldn't bother me if Hegseth were to be given the clap. cloudbase Oct 6 #4

I'm reserving judgment for when they are actually forced to choose between Trump and the Constitution . . . markpkessinger Oct 6 #8

So far, no apparent rush to jump on a Trump bandwagon. Fingers crossed. Glorious bastard Oct 6 #12

Sure, but it's quite a leap from sitting on their hands during speech and defying a presidential order n/t markpkessinger Tuesday #16

There is no presidential order for them to defy. Glorious bastard Tuesday #17

Not yet there isn't . . . markpkessinger Tuesday #18

My judgement is reserved as well, with a caveat of "so far so good" Glorious bastard Tuesday #19

So, the Republicans have been working to put their kind in high places, including the military. mucholderthandirt Oct 6 #9

This is surely just the first step. Glorious bastard Oct 6 #14

Yup, agree. republianmushroom Oct 6 #13