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highplainsdem

(61,359 posts)
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:09 PM Jan 2025

GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military

Bluesky post from Tim Kaine:

GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!

Senator Tim Kaine (@kaine.senate.gov) 2025-01-14T18:53:22.344Z



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GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2025 OP
Emblematic. Drum Jan 2025 #1
It's the republican version of AI Turbineguy Jan 2025 #2
Did Kaine point this out at the hearing, or just online? Would've made quite a moment on TV.... TheRickles Jan 2025 #3
So emblematic of MAGA incompetence. Borogove Jan 2025 #4
Someone please tell me this is a photoshop. Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #5
Nope. It's real. Checked it against the video posted on Twitter by the RW Daily Wire, where they tell highplainsdem Jan 2025 #10
This is why we need DEI. Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #11
Comedy writers on their best day cannot come up with something better. n/t Yavin4 Jan 2025 #6
And their number one complaint on that chart is Walleye Jan 2025 #7
What the hell is wrong with "mom & dad"? dmr Jan 2025 #13
I think they're trying to say at the Air Force Academy discourages the use of the terms, mom and dad Walleye Jan 2025 #14
Just googled it. Supposedly an Air Force Academy DEI presentation once recommended people highplainsdem Jan 2025 #16
It's disgraceful that something like that could make it to a congressional hearing on military readiness Walleye Jan 2025 #17
They have an entire RW ecosystem built around bitching about liberals - social media including podcasts, highplainsdem Jan 2025 #19
Maybe all liberals should go on a nationwide strike for a few days Walleye Jan 2025 #23
After they strike the blue states should put their federal tax payments in escrow. rubbersole Jan 2025 #32
If they're asking about dependent policy, haele Jan 2025 #22
Good thing well qualified white men made that RAB910 Jan 2025 #8
These are the people who want to eliminate the Dept. of Education... rasputin1952 Jan 2025 #9
How utterly embarrassing. 3catwoman3 Jan 2025 #12
The problem is, they won't be embarrassed at all. Like Marge Greene and her gazpacho police. How could she show her face Walleye Jan 2025 #24
If they were smart they wouldn't be Trumpers Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #15
They want to be a Miltary Republic NBachers Jan 2025 #18
Well, what do you expect? ReRe Jan 2025 #20
nothing beats dumb white males whitesplaining the dangers of DEI Johonny Jan 2025 #21
Barely literate morons. Dave Bowman Jan 2025 #25
trump supporting GOP senators are idiots LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #26
If you're too stupid to spell military then you're too stupid to get to decide who's qualified to run the military LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #27
I thought it was spelled Millltarry patphil Jan 2025 #28
Shows the GOP commitment to detail. N/t bronxiteforever Jan 2025 #29
LOL! Love this comment on Bluesky: highplainsdem Jan 2025 #30
Love it! calimary Jan 2025 #33
Ahhh, someone forgot to take their Irony Deficient tablets. 😳 🤣 n/t aggiesal Jan 2025 #31
Love this, too! calimary Jan 2025 #34
Feel free to use n/t aggiesal Jan 2025 #36
LOL! nt LAS14 Jan 2025 #35

TheRickles

(3,294 posts)
3. Did Kaine point this out at the hearing, or just online? Would've made quite a moment on TV....
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:13 PM
Jan 2025

highplainsdem

(61,359 posts)
10. Nope. It's real. Checked it against the video posted on Twitter by the RW Daily Wire, where they tell
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:26 PM
Jan 2025

people to look at what's said about DEI around 3:55. It's earlier, starting about 3:53:30.

Link for that that tweet, broken. Get rid of the spaces to view the video.

ht tps://x .com/realDailyWi re/status/1879171567118160239

Walleye

(44,394 posts)
7. And their number one complaint on that chart is
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:14 PM
Jan 2025

If I’m reading it right discouraging the use of the words, mom and dad at the Air Force Academy. Oh my God, we’re gonna lose the war for sure.

dmr

(28,705 posts)
13. What the hell is wrong with "mom & dad"?
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:49 PM
Jan 2025

I thought they're the party of family.

What do I know?

Walleye

(44,394 posts)
14. I think they're trying to say at the Air Force Academy discourages the use of the terms, mom and dad
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:52 PM
Jan 2025

They are so hypersensitive about everything. Maybe the Academy use the word parent on a form? I don’t know what they’re complaint is. I’m sure it has nothing to do with military readiness.

highplainsdem

(61,359 posts)
16. Just googled it. Supposedly an Air Force Academy DEI presentation once recommended people
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:01 PM
Jan 2025

refer to "parent or caregiver" instead of "mom and dad" - which of course seemed like the end of civilization to RWers.

Walleye

(44,394 posts)
17. It's disgraceful that something like that could make it to a congressional hearing on military readiness
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:05 PM
Jan 2025

Do they just get Stephen Miller to review everything online? How do they ever have time to do anything else but bitch about liberals?

highplainsdem

(61,359 posts)
19. They have an entire RW ecosystem built around bitching about liberals - social media including podcasts,
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:10 PM
Jan 2025

radio, TV - and as Elon keeps telling them, every RW dimwit is a member of the media, always reporting on us libs.

Ignorance + ego x millions.

rubbersole

(11,150 posts)
32. After they strike the blue states should put their federal tax payments in escrow.
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 05:03 PM
Jan 2025

Let that balance sheet get put in front of the red states reps.

haele

(15,302 posts)
22. If they're asking about dependent policy,
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:23 PM
Jan 2025

Parent or Caregiver is more than appropriate. It's Parental Leave or Benefits, not "Mommy and Daddy" Leave or Benefits.
Caregiver refers to any familial or spousal caregiving, to just a parent giving care to a child.

"Mom and Dad" is a casual and somewhat infantile term used when telling recruits to remember to spit-shine their shoes for Graduation Ceremony.

First week in Boot Camp I still remember hearing the DI yell "Ladies, Y'all finish writing those letters to Mom, Dad and your Boyfriends before Lights Out..."

Infantalizing the troops.

Haele

Walleye

(44,394 posts)
24. The problem is, they won't be embarrassed at all. Like Marge Greene and her gazpacho police. How could she show her face
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:55 PM
Jan 2025

ReRe

(12,183 posts)
20. Well, what do you expect?
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 03:12 PM
Jan 2025

After all, they are "woke" and all.

Musk is wanting to change Wikipedia.

For all we know, they want to change the spelling of words

so the unwoke can look words up in Musk Dictionaries?

LetMyPeopleVote

(178,232 posts)
27. If you're too stupid to spell military then you're too stupid to get to decide who's qualified to run the military
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 04:27 PM
Jan 2025
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