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senseandsensibility

(20,729 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:34 PM Jan 14

GOP: Hegseth did 235 pushups this morning! He shits bullets!

Also GOP: He will shatter into tiny pieces should Dems get another five minutes to ask questions.

The above quote from Eric Columbus on BlueSky a few minutes ago.

Just about sums it up. The way I'm following this is by recording the hearings and watching on delay, forwarding through the R kiss ups and Hegseth's gish galloping. I would like to applaud the Dems for excellent questioning and going at him as strongly as possible. No Monday morning quarterbacking here.

Tammy Duckworth and Tim Kaine were especially effective, but Elizabeth Warren also stood out. I think Hegseth was warned not to treat Duckworth too dismissively considering her status as a wounded warrior, but he could not answer simple questions from any of them.

But I still get the feeling that the R's are all going to vote for him.

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GOP: Hegseth did 235 pushups this morning! He shits bullets! (Original Post) senseandsensibility Jan 14 OP

Maybe -- but the bullets are filled with vodka. nt woodsprite Jan 14 #1

So will he be going to regular AA meetings to break that vodka/bullet habit, now that he's a teetotaler? TheRickles Jan 14 #4

Another lie. Sets of 47, 47 gee what gave him that thought? Emile Jan 14 #2

Of course they are, it further their entire goal of making us miserable Walleye Jan 14 #3

Oh, well, 235 push-ups. Confirm him immediately. brush Jan 14 #5

Of all the lies, I actually believe this. Oldvet Jan 14 #6

The real question is how many shots he will do once he gets home tonight. Vinca Jan 14 #7

This is one dangerous fuck. spanone Jan 14 #8

Need some one to watch and make sure he takes an Antabuse pill every morning multigraincracker Jan 14 #9

Then bet him his new boss can't do 2 pushups. multigraincracker Jan 14 #10

woodsprite

(12,303 posts)

1. Maybe -- but the bullets are filled with vodka. nt

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Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:36 PM

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TheRickles

(2,559 posts)

4. So will he be going to regular AA meetings to break that vodka/bullet habit, now that he's a teetotaler?

Reply to woodsprite (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:46 PM

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Emile

(32,078 posts)

2. Another lie. Sets of 47, 47 gee what gave him that thought?

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Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:37 PM

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Walleye

(37,339 posts)

3. Of course they are, it further their entire goal of making us miserable

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Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:37 PM

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brush

(58,662 posts)

5. Oh, well, 235 push-ups. Confirm him immediately.

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Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:50 PM

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Oldvet

(71 posts)

6. Of all the lies, I actually believe this.

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Tue Jan 14, 2025, 02:57 PM

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When I was in the military, I think the max for the PT test was around 82 in 2 min (it's been over 40 years so don't fully remember). I think it's a little over 70 for younger people now, and 50 for older people.

My last year, and for about 17 years after (until a major accident), I did 5 sets of 50 (250) 4 days a week every morning.

In addition, I did sets of free squats for a total of 200 those same mornings.

If he was close to max on his PT test (seems like he probably was) this routine isn't that abnormal.