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cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to politics @lemmy.world · 18 days ago

The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense

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The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense

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cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to politics @lemmy.world · 18 days ago
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  • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
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    Taking bets on whether they’ll be more or less incompetent. Taking bets

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      Over/under

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        2/1 both ways. While he sits on the left side of the bell curve, so do the people hiring him. Taking bets, taking bets

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          Curious to know how it’ll be determined? Time in office? If fewer days than Hegseth, that would seem to imply less competence, but I feel like a highly competent person in this administration wouldn’t last long at all. There needs to be some optimum level of incompetence to survive. So a less competent SecDef may actually last longer, but cause more damage.

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            Time till catastrophe. Hegseth managed a catastrophic failure after sending battle plans to his friends and family. He stayed in office long after a major unforced fuckup, but that was someone else’s fuckup and therefore not counted in Hegseth’s competence.

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            a more competent secdef, would challenge TRUmp too much.

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      It’s truly hard to imagine a pick less competent than Hegseth, though I’ve been surprised by the administration before.

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      Probably a different FOX News reporter.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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      More incompetent, less competent

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      https://polymarket.com/event/pete-hegseth-out-as-secretary-of-defense-before-july/pete-hegseth-out-as-secretary-of-defense-before-july

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      he sourced hesgeth from fox and friends, probably another on: possibly hannity, since hannity has been with trump and various golf meetings over the years.

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        Now, the hard question. Do you think that he would be better or worse? 2/1 odds either way~~

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          slightly more competent, but not by much. mostly because hesgeth is drunk all the time.

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    Probably someone at OAN next.

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      could be people from fox again: Hannity, or the wierdo greg kelly from one of the other channels.

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        I would love to see Hannity’s senate confirmation hearings.

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          hannity, because hes been oddly in trumps entourage since trumps 2020’s loss at leas tin golf court meetings.

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    Mmmmm?..Who would be the most inappropriate pick?

    Is Pablo Escobar still alive?

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      He’s too competent.

      Trump will pick another talk-radio imbecile, or maybe a Tik Tok celebrity who set a record for eating Tide pods.

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    My guess is disgraced retired general and paid Russia Today personality Michael Flynn.

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    Wonder what barrel they will scrape the next failure from?

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    So when a new president?

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    Seeking the position of Secretary of Defense.

    Qualifications.

    1. I’ve watched every Rambo movie.
    2. I would be the best SecDef, everyone says so.
    3. Being able to call myself SecDef would be cool.
    4. No drinking problem.

    And just upload that to signal annnnd send.

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    I can’t wait to see what blubbering moron sycophant can’t find his ass with two hands shitwad that steps in…

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    DEI>DUI

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    Fired for refusing to bomb Iran for Israel.

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    Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣posts top secret military plans on Signal - TWICE!!! Adds wife and other non-classified people to chat. Is a former Fox “News” “reporter” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣what a fucking TOOOOOOOOOOL.It’s acceptable to Trump toady fluffers 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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