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Bucknutz said:
I was almost going to say the same thing. I’m fine with him copying and pasting, I know he adds the links, which I do appreciate.

How I read what he wrote, she wasn’t experienced or qualified and he was proved right. That was his opening paragraph, nothing about corruption or loyalty.


The left is fine being loyal, only if you’re left. Youre not a dictator then. But if someone is loyal to Trump then that is a sign of a Dictator.

Total fake outrage. I’ll wait till Triller or Log is happy with a nomination. I mean they are not even happy with Doge, because it’s going to be run by a scary billionaire. It’s only dictatorship this and authoritarian that, see how we are Nazi 2.0. They complained about how some posters posted the same stuff over and over again and called them trolls. They are now the trolls, which don’t bring any value. They are pissed their Tribe didn’t win, and now they are going to act like Eeyor and complain about every little thing.
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Your love of Trump is apparent, we get it. But instead of just spouting off how about addressing it with facts and evidence. Here is a starting point, refute the ties to fascism, point by point. Not sure why posting links is such a bad thing, everyone does it. In fact it is how everyone gets their news, and the trolls here post nothing but links and insults. So here are *GASP* 3 more links.

You can start here, see if you can refute any of this with actual facts and evidence that does not delve into conspiracy.


www.pbs.org

How Trump's rhetoric compares to historic fascist language

The racist, sexist, and vulgar remarks at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, from the former president himself and his slate of speakers, have drawn significant criticism. For more on the rhetoric and its impact, Amna Nawaz spoke with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history at New York...
www.pbs.org www.pbs.org

theconversation.com

Is Donald Trump a fascist? Here’s what an expert thinks

Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump a fascist, but does this stand up?
theconversation.com theconversation.com

So please, feel free to select a single point and refute it. Or just keep spouting off and ignore the facts. We know you are a very thinly veiled Trump acolyte, that is obvious. But do what you claim no one else does and use facts to make your point.
 
Bucknutz said:
Show me being critical of any one other than Kamala and Newsome on the left.

I told you one already and you just ignored it in this post as well. What made Pete qualified for his position?
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This is on you to provide not me silly. It's your criticism. I provided the criticism for trumps pick.

Show me the qualifications of previous people in that position and how Pete doesn't have them but they did. What are the qualifications and experience needed for the position? That will get me interested and dubious in the choice. Then hit me with the scandals and we can really dig in. Show why he WAS chosen for the position and why that/those reasons deserve criticism

Did Pete lie in court for Hunter Biden or something? Give me the dirt!
 
Bucknutz said:
I was almost going to say the same thing. I’m fine with him copying and pasting, I know he adds the links, which I do appreciate.

How I read what he wrote, she wasn’t experienced or qualified and he was proved right. That was his opening paragraph, nothing about corruption or loyalty.


The left is fine being loyal, only if you’re left. Youre not a dictator then. But if someone is loyal to Trump then that is a sign of a Dictator.

Total fake outrage. I’ll wait till Triller or Log is happy with a nomination. I mean they are not even happy with Doge, because it’s going to be run by a scary billionaire. It’s only dictatorship this and authoritarian that, see how we are Nazi 2.0. They complained about how some posters posted the same stuff over and over again and called them trolls. They are now the trolls, which don’t bring any value. They are pissed their Tribe didn’t win, and now they are going to act like Eeyor and complain about every little thing.
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How could they ever be satisfied or happy? They copy their opinions from main stream propagandists. They can’t form opinions on their own because they are too stupid like fish. They can only copy opinions and try to pass them off as their own. When you ask them to defend or expound they call you a troll, because how can they expound on stolen opinions? They are all some of the dumbest people I’ve come across on the internet. They deflect, project, and lie and that’s it. Some of the worst hypocrites and liars I’ve ever encountered. Literally the bottom of the barrel type of people.
 
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Safetydan said:
Cenk Uyger is far left of the Democrat party. He's ******** on the center-right, establishment wing of the party and he's saying if the new admin wants actually to go after corruption, and not just for social programs, they should go after the Pentagon first. He's testing their commitment to their rhetoric.

It's the leftists who are committed to getting things done and are ideologically consistent. I.E. Bernie and Cenk willing to get stuff they want done under any Admin if they see a path to do so. I doubt they believe that the republicans will follow through but it's clear they don't mind giving it a shot.
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I don’t know that I disagree with what you’re saying but I think terms like ‘right’ and ‘left’ don’t mean much. Cenk Uyger is an economic populist. I see his views having a significant overlap with your views. I think Cenk’s populist views are closer to Trump and Musk’s than they are to Kamala’s, but don’t believe that makes Cenk Uyger more right wing.

I am enjoying Cenk’s going after what you call the “center-right, establishment wing”. On David Pakman, he called them the “Loser Wing of the Democrat Party”. Too funny. Just remember the phrase the next time you bump heads with The Thriller. "Loser Wing of the Democrat Party"
 
fishonjazz said:
This is on you to provide not me silly. It's your criticism. I provided the criticism for trumps pick.
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This isn’t on me, I’m just stating I don’t go after people, I usually stick to policies, mostly ones that are economically based.

fishonjazz said:
Show me the qualifications of previous people in that position and how Pete doesn't have them but they did.
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That’s not what I asked for. I’m asking you what makes Pete qualified. You complain about how unqualified Trumps picks are, now you don’t want to give me the reasons why Pete is qualified, yet ask me to do it for you.

fishonjazz said:
What are the qualifications and experience needed for the position? That will get me interested and dubious in the choice. Then hit me with the scandals and we can really dig in. Show why he WAS chosen for the position and why that/those reasons deserve criticism
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Again your assignment, not mine
fishonjazz said:
Did Pete lie in court for Hunter Biden or something? Give me the dirt!
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I don’t know did he?
 
Bucknutz said:
That’s not what I asked for. I’m asking you what makes Pete qualified. You complain about how unqualified Trumps picks are, now you don’t want to give me the reasons why Pete is qualified, yet ask me to do it for you.
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Personally, my sense is that some cabinet positions require specialized knowledge of the subject matter, while others just need a good manager. I'm pulling a list from Wikipedia and showing what I personally think, but I'm willing to believe that some of those I listed as just needing management ability could need more specialized knowledge. Obviously, whoever it is also needs to have the ability to bring different groups together to get the actual job done.

Secretary of StateDiplomatic experience useful
Secretary of the TreasuryAbsolutely needs financial experience
Secretary of DefenseAbsolutely needs military command experience
Attorney GeneralLegal experience required
Secretary of the InteriorManagement only
Secretary of AgricultureManagement only
Secretary of CommerceFinancial experience helpful
Secretary of LaborManagement only
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHealthcare experience necessary
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentManagement only
Secretary of TransportationManagement only
Secretary of EnergyPhysics background useful
Secretary of EducationEducation experience (University or school district)
Secretary of Veterans AffairsVeteran useful
Secretary of Homeland SecuritySecurity/military/intelligence experience necessary
Trade RepresentativeFinancial experience necessary
Director of National IntelligenceIntelligence experience absolutely necessary
Director of the Office of Management and BudgetFinancial experience necessary
Director of the Office of Science and Technology PolicyScience or tech background useful
Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyLegal or environmental experience useful
Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationManagement only
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I think Pete's experience as mayor could qualify him as a good manager, and maybe his experience as a consultant.

One other thing that needs to be brought up is that many of Trumps picks aren't there to actually run the department, they're being put in there to dismantle it. You don't need to know how schools work to shut them down, because you don't give a crap. Failure is a feature, not a bug.
 
gandalfe said:
Personally, my sense is that some cabinet positions require specialized knowledge of the subject matter, while others just need a good manager. I'm pulling a list from Wikipedia and showing what I personally think, but I'm willing to believe that some of those I listed as just needing management ability could need more specialized knowledge. Obviously, whoever it is also needs to have the ability to bring different groups together to get the actual job done.


Secretary of StateDiplomatic experience useful
Secretary of the TreasuryAbsolutely needs financial experience
Secretary of DefenseAbsolutely needs military command experience
Attorney GeneralLegal experience required
Secretary of the InteriorManagement only
Secretary of AgricultureManagement only
Secretary of CommerceFinancial experience helpful
Secretary of LaborManagement only
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesHealthcare experience necessary
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentManagement only
Secretary of TransportationManagement only
Secretary of EnergyPhysics background useful
Secretary of EducationEducation experience (University or school district)
Secretary of Veterans AffairsVeteran useful
Secretary of Homeland SecuritySecurity/military/intelligence experience necessary
Trade RepresentativeFinancial experience necessary
Director of National IntelligenceIntelligence experience absolutely necessary
Director of the Office of Management and BudgetFinancial experience necessary
Director of the Office of Science and Technology PolicyScience or tech background useful
Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyLegal or environmental experience useful
Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationManagement only

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I think Pete's experience as mayor could qualify him as a good manager, and maybe his experience as a consultant.

One other thing that needs to be brought up is that many of Trumps picks aren't there to actually run the department, they're being put in there to dismantle it. You don't need to know how schools work to shut them down, because you don't give a crap. Failure is a feature, not a bug.
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Great post!
 
Bucknutz said:
Great post!
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Crappy formatting, but it's all wonky on the site here anyway, so whatever. I feel my listing is pretty good, but the main point is that Pete didn't need to have specific transportation experience - although he had some infrastructure experience for sure as the mayor of a mid-sized city, although that was obviously fairly minor (SecTrans isn't in charge of getting potholes fixed).
 
Does character matter anymore?

Pete Hegseth has been credibly accused of rape. He’s cheated on every woman he’s been married to. He’s a misogynist who doesn’t believe women should serve in combat. He lobbied to have a War criminal pardoned. He’s a Fox News host who fluffs Trump on weekends, hence that’s why Trump wants him.

I get that tribalism is important but character matter anymore?

Matt Gaetz has been credibly accused of child rape. He’s notorious for using drugs and hosting sex parties. I get that we can’t always have saints serve in government but why doesn’t Gaetz’s lack of morals or ethics matter to you?

Gabbard defends some of the most disgusting dictators In the world.

Oz has hurt, harmed, and killed countless with his tv show by hosting cranks quacks and promoting pseudoscience for money.

Do we want to start with Trump’s own lack of character or morals?

Why doesn’t character or morality matter to some of you anymore? It’s really weird.
 
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