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Eugene

(62,772 posts)
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 06:11 AM Dec 5

Lindsey Graham Rapidly Reverses His Take on the Hegseth Allegations: 'None of It Counts'

Lindsey Graham Rapidly Reverses His Take on the Hegseth Allegations: ‘None of It Counts’ (The Daily Beast)

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pulled off a flip-flop in near-record time Wednesday, dismissing a litany of misconduct allegations against Pete Hegseth that just a day earlier he called “very disturbing.”

Hegseth, who President-elect Donald Trump says he intends to nominate for defense secretary, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2017, which he denies.

He was also said to have overseen a sexist workplace at a veterans organization he ran, where the top staff sexually pursued female employees, according to a whistleblower report obtained by The New Yorker. A lawyer for Hegseth called the claims “outlandish” and attributed them to a “disgruntled former associate.”


https://www.thedailybeast.com/lindsey-graham-rapidly-reverses-his-take-on-the-hegseth-allegations-none-of-it-counts/

https://news.yahoo.com/news/lindsey-graham-rapidly-reverses-hegseth-095722613.html

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DU thread from 2 days ago: NEW: Lindsey Graham Calls Pete Hegseth Reports 'Very Disturbing,' Confirmation Will Be 'Difficult'
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Lindsey Graham Rapidly Reverses His Take on the Hegseth Allegations: 'None of It Counts' (Original Post) Eugene Dec 5 OP
Lindsey consistently demonstrates moral mush BoRaGard Dec 5 #1
Yeah... 2naSalit Dec 5 #2
Hell... lonely bird Dec 5 #22
A worm in the wind. nt The Unmitigated Gall Dec 5 #3
It is more likely that Hegseth will be confirmed than not. No one should expect the rethugs in congress to save JohnSJ Dec 5 #4
Well, I look forward to the public hearings. Why do Republicans want to go through this? Why on earth is Vinca Dec 5 #5
It's not just Stump uncledad Dec 5 #9
I'll say it again (much to severe pushback from some DUers) CatWoman Dec 5 #6
I think so too. Anytime that fuckstick Graham gets out of line, a Trump operative sends him a pic on his phone. Celerity Dec 5 #7
Yep. Lindsey does 180s faster than a weathervane in a windstorm. tanyev Dec 5 #8
He got a call from Putin Owens Dec 5 #10
We know Lindsey ranks lower than worms among invertebrate species dalton99a Dec 5 #11
None of it counts, unless of course, you're a democrat. Firestorm49 Dec 5 #12
Weasel weasels again! hay rick Dec 5 #13
"I refuse to sign my organ donor card until I get some kind of guarantee that no part of my body... alterfurz Dec 5 #14
The old non denial denial prodigitalson Dec 5 #15
Lindsey gets a little taken with himself every once and a while, hadEnuf Dec 5 #16
Lindsey, Lindsey, tosh Dec 5 #17
Did they find more compromising pictures of Lindsey? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 5 #18
"Lindsey Graham rapidly reverses his take" is a fucking daily occurrence. It hardly qualifies as news. Karasu Dec 5 #19
Lindsey files police report about missing backbone and balls. yellowcanine Dec 5 #20
I guess he was showed the pictures that he is being blackmailed with to comply to the orange hitler 2.0 wishes kimbutgar Dec 5 #21
I have to agree with Lindsey Graham. When you discount honor, integrity, and morality, none of this counts. patphil Dec 5 #23

BoRaGard

(3,168 posts)
1. Lindsey consistently demonstrates moral mush
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 06:19 AM
Dec 5

sad to see a grown man with oodles of pretense, but absolutely no spine.

2naSalit

(93,444 posts)
2. Yeah...
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 06:41 AM
Dec 5

That fucking spin train is never late.

You can set your watch to the time when Lindsey starts to spin like a weather vane in a tornado.

JohnSJ

(96,812 posts)
4. It is more likely that Hegseth will be confirmed than not. No one should expect the rethugs in congress to save
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 07:21 AM
Dec 5

democracy. It won't happen.


Vinca

(51,237 posts)
5. Well, I look forward to the public hearings. Why do Republicans want to go through this? Why on earth is
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 07:50 AM
Dec 5

Trump so feared by them? I never imagined such a large bunch of spineless cowards would congregate in one place.

uncledad

(66 posts)
9. It's not just Stump
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 09:33 AM
Dec 5

They are afraid of the wing-nut propaganda machine. If they go against Stump the whole of the wing-nut media machine (fox, breitbart, newsmax, WSJ. etc) will bury them.

CatWoman

(79,725 posts)
6. I'll say it again (much to severe pushback from some DUers)
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 07:59 AM
Dec 5

Trump is and has been black mailing Lindsey.

He must have quite a dossier on him.

Celerity

(46,866 posts)
7. I think so too. Anytime that fuckstick Graham gets out of line, a Trump operative sends him a pic on his phone.
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 08:03 AM
Dec 5

alterfurz

(2,568 posts)
14. "I refuse to sign my organ donor card until I get some kind of guarantee that no part of my body...
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 02:09 PM
Dec 5

...will ever be used to keep Lindsey Graham alive." -- @MiddleAgeRiot

prodigitalson

(2,953 posts)
15. The old non denial denial
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 02:12 PM
Dec 5

A lawyer for Hegseth called the claims “outlandish” and attributed them to a “disgruntled former associate."

hadEnuf

(2,795 posts)
16. Lindsey gets a little taken with himself every once and a while,
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 03:06 PM
Dec 5

but then they show him the kompromat they have on him again and he falls right back in line.

Karasu

(368 posts)
19. "Lindsey Graham rapidly reverses his take" is a fucking daily occurrence. It hardly qualifies as news.
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 04:02 PM
Dec 5

kimbutgar

(23,612 posts)
21. I guess he was showed the pictures that he is being blackmailed with to comply to the orange hitler 2.0 wishes
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 06:49 PM
Dec 5

Lindshey has no morals values and is a friggin lying POS!

patphil

(7,114 posts)
23. I have to agree with Lindsey Graham. When you discount honor, integrity, and morality, none of this counts.
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 08:56 PM
Dec 5

This is about what I expect from Senator Graham.

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