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Kirsten Gillibrand melts down over 'mean' Pete Hegseth when he emphasizes need for merit-based standards in military

[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] During Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing in the Senate, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

...Machine non-entity selected to become the successor to Hillary Clinton as Senatrix-for-Life from Noo Yawk. She is running for the Dem presidential nomination in 2020. She has no observable principles, will apparently say anything to anyone, and seemingly lacks any personality of her own....
(D-NY) called him "mean" for previous comments about women in the military and added that he will have to change his attitudes about women.

After recalling different statements Hegseth has made in the past where he has said women should not be in combat roles, Gillibrand attacked Hegseth, saying, "Please explain these types of statements because they're brutal, and they're mean, and they disrespect men and women who are willing to die for this country," Gillibrand said.

During her statements, Gillibrand said that his previous statements on the military are "so hurtful to the men and women who are currently serving in the US military." She later added, implicating that Hegseth is sexist, "You will have to change how you see women to do this job well, and I don't know if you are capable of that."

Gillibrand addressed a previous comment from Hegseth where he said, "Dads push us to take risks. Moms put the training wheels on our bikes. We need moms. But not in the military, especially in combat units." Hegseth has said that ability should be the factor in determining who should be able to serve in the military, but that standards have to be high for both men and women who want to serve.

Hegseth responded, talking about what he saw in the military while speaking to military personnel, and said that standards have been changed and that quotas for female soldiers have been implemented in some instances.

Gillibrand hit back, saying that quotas for women in military units "do not exist" and added that he has denigrated women in the military because of his statements. "Your statements are creating the impression these [quotas] exist because they do not. There are not quotas."

Posted by Fred 2025-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 Feelings don't win wars.

Posted by Angstrom 2025-01-15 09:06|| 2025-01-15 09:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Quotas don’t exist? Did she say that seriously? She must be for merit based promotion as well.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-01-15 17:21|| 2025-01-15 17:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Kirsten is paling so much she barely seems alive. Her emotional arguments don't improve that assessment. Thank Hawai'i for putting forward a female Senator (Mazie!) that sets the lowest bar

Posted by Frank G 2025-01-15 18:26|| 2025-01-15 18:26|| Front Page Top

#4 And with Warren doing her thing, that's saying something.

Should just go into next meeting playing The Damn Few's episode Starship Sealy.

Should hear what my dude said about running transport in Iraq with females. Couldn't drive the rig, get in and out easily, or even shut the hood. In fact, all they did was fill out the requirement of 2 in the cab and get pregnant.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-01-15 18:54|| 2025-01-15 18:54|| Front Page Top

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