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EarlG

(22,733 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:54 AM Jan 14

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If you watch any of today's Hegseth hearings... [View all]

watch Tim Kaine's first round of questioning. Brutal stuff on Hegseth's marriages and credibility.

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If you watch any of today's Hegseth hearings... [View all] EarlG Jan 14 OP

Tim Kaine was great! StarryNite Jan 14 #1

Just saw it. He definitely struck a nerve given the follow-up Repug was all but apoplectic trying to hlthe2b Jan 14 #2

Knowing Kaine BeyondGeography Jan 14 #3

The 15 seconds I was able to watch before I started yelling at the computer louis-t Jan 14 #4

Yeah a lot of it is gross EarlG Jan 14 #7

Yes, Kaine and Warren were great, and so was Duckworth. ShazzieB Jan 15 #52

Even sober, Hegseth is monumentally unqualified to run the Department of Defense. n/t dobleremolque Jan 14 #5

Are we sure he was completely sober? nt BidenRocks Jan 14 #45

I'm listening in background as I do other work - TBF Jan 14 #6

Agreed. Kaine was brilliant. highplainsdem Jan 14 #8

Love Tim. My senator. Beck23 Jan 14 #9

Video IronLionZion Jan 14 #10

+1 dalton99a Jan 14 #29

Oh-Ho! I love that ?snarky smile Sen Kaine had while questioning Hegseth! Ty electric_blue68 Jan 14 #44

thank you proud patriot Jan 14 #49

Hegseth does not want women in the military Seinan Sensei Jan 14 #11

Hegseth would immediately Aviation Pro Jan 14 #17

He said the standards were lowered BidenRocks Jan 14 #47

HE AND TRUMP ARE PRIME EXAMPLES OF LOWERED STANDARDS Skittles Jan 15 #54

Petey Boy is every bit of 33 years old. Seinan Sensei Jan 14 #19

Hegseth will only do what his master tells him. louis-t Jan 14 #12

Transcript and video of Kaine questioning Hegseth MLAA Jan 14 #13

Thank you! EarlG Jan 14 #14

Mahalo MLA! Cha Jan 14 #42

... MLAA Jan 14 #50

And Aloha to you! Cha Jan 14 #51

I would support Hegseth if he would pass a breathalyzer test every morning. Ray Bruns Jan 14 #15

Really??? You'd support an unqualified misogynistic loudmouth jackass? Dock_Yard Jan 15 #55

No. I was thinking he would fail the test in the first week on the job. Ray Bruns Jan 15 #57

I also liked Tami Duckworth's questioning mchill Jan 14 #16

I caught that just now EarlG Jan 14 #18

Air Force cadets can't say mom and dad. Buzz cook Jan 14 #20

Thanks EarlG ReRe Jan 14 #21

Jackie Rosen burned him good, too. And as normal Sen. Eric "Full Of" Schmitt.... lastlib Jan 14 #22

Can Senate Democrats block Hegseth if they all vote against him? nt Frank D. Lincoln Jan 14 #23

Wall Street Journal. Frank D. Lincoln Jan 14 #32

I am calling it: Fetterman votes to confirm obamanut2012 Jan 14 #36

I hope someone is preparing a bio on Fetterman Dock_Yard Jan 15 #56

I got angry when he talked over Angus King and Liz Warren. He thinks Drumpf is God. Had to tune out. Evolve Dammit Jan 14 #24

I watched what little I could stand AverageOldGuy Jan 14 #25

Yep -- Mr. Pete is a strutter. The real deal soldiers are the opposite. nt allegorical oracle Jan 14 #34

I think any vet pimping for Cadet Bonespurs is trash Skittles Jan 15 #53

Timestamps? Thanks. Updated: mahatmakanejeeves Jan 14 #26

Hegseth's fist pumping entry was despicable. live love laugh Jan 14 #27

But...But...But..I was redeemed by the GOP Jesus. walkingman Jan 14 #28

Just watched it. underpants Jan 14 #30

Kaine was great, so was Elizabeth Warren. Emile Jan 14 #31

You don't understand that these despicable people cannot be judged malaise Jan 14 #33

Elizabeth Warren's 7 minutes mahina Jan 14 #35

Duckworth did an outstanding job SleeplessinSoCal Jan 14 #37

Why were Tim Kaine's hands shaking while he questioned Hegseth? SunSeeker Jan 14 #38

If he gets the votes, then it's up to carrier military men and women and their officers to decide how much insanity they Magoo48 Jan 14 #39

Saw that...Bravo Senator Kaine spanone Jan 14 #40

On the subject of Hegseth's marriage & infidelity DENVERPOPS Jan 14 #41

It is on Youtube PBS Beringia Jan 14 #43

There was a point during the hearing where Duckworth Bluethroughu Jan 14 #46

Is there ANY chance he will not pass this nomination? ANY? vapor2 Jan 14 #48