It's something people in deep denial would do. This country, mostly the right, has a hard fcking time facing reality. That's why they choose misinformation and leaders who manipulate them.
I would liken it more to promoting the delivery driver to CEO. He has done the ground job, he probably knows more about the real ground work than the CEO. But that's not the CEO's job. The CEO's job is management, internal and external business politics, big picture stuff. He doesn't even have a glimpse of the big picture, he just knows the viewpoint of himself and his fellow drivers.
He’s as morally and ethically vacant and unfit as Trump. That’s why he’s in this position. I don’t know if there are 4-5 Republicans with principles to deny this clown.
A lot of talk about how women aren't qualified -- however 2 women carried the hearing today: Slotkin and Duckworth. Also, he did not want to sit for another round of hearings. Why? Women can and have. Remember Hillery Clinton marathon hearing?! Sigh. Tim! We need more live streams like this! Love them.
Being a progressive from Germany I like watching Bulwark content. Your sanity give hope that the world is not on fire yet. Hegseth saying „solders are there to fight wars“ and refusing to condemn the possibility of attacking Panama, Greenland and using the military inside the US made me think… There will be dozens of fires we will need to put out. Keep going. Looking forward to Tim with Kinzinger. Cheers
Apparently the republican senators don’t care what happens to our military! We are heading for a decline in our military. If they want a drunken lier they got it!!!
He says "warriors" and "war fighters" instead of "soldiers" as a dogwhistle to christian nationalists, that`s how they talk. It came right before him talking about kneeling before the cross on the battlefield.
I'm glad my Vietnam vet husband is not still here to go thru all this s*** talk pretending and posturing. Looking like and participating as a cut-out picture is nowhere near what this job demands.
If you served in the military we don't call each other "soldier" "sailor" etc, he is talking like someone who never had stars on their collar....aka like a real person not a politician in a general/admirals uniform. Has nothing to do with Christian nationalism gtfoh
@@willpayne3647 He is interviewing for the highest office in the military! If you and he have such problems with people having stars on their collar, he maybe shouldn`t take the job. He is talking to senators and to the public, not to fellow soldiers here. His job will be to NOT be like any other person, but somebody with one of the most important jobs in the world.
This was great coverage. I'd love it if y'all could cover all of the scariest cabinet nominees. Hope none of these dangerous people get confirmed. Love the work y'all do! God bless y'all! ✌️💜💛🤙
Are there any “non-scary” nominees? I think that is the T point, appoint only unqualified arsonists and sycophants. Break the government so you can credibly say it is broken, blame the left and convince folks that we need a strong man to fix it and by the way we have this Proj 2025 to guide us in rebuilding the new Cristian nationalist govt.
As an outsider looking in, he does not appear to like answering questions even when it is required for him to do so. This is only the beginning. It does not look good to me.
If the disruptions only help Hegseth by portraying him as the victim, then how do we know he didn't arrange the disruptions as part of his political theatre during the hearing?
When it came to answering the hard questions he skirted them so how is he going to respond to the daily challenges on the world stage of conflict. He can’t run to Mommy or Donny. He didn’t show any signs of leadership , knowledge, experience or forthwith answers. If confirmed god help us.
The way Hegseth talks to women senators vs male senators is very telling. He talks over all of the women, but he recognizes and backs down from strong men with authority. He is not cut out for this.
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE!!!!! I HATE HATE HATE THEY WAY THE RIGHT AND A LOT OF EVANGELICALS TROT THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH OUT! My faith is my business and nobody else’s and to use one’s faith for personal gain is WRONG WRONG WRONG.
Democrat: "Will you refuse to follow unconstitutional orders?" Republican: "How many pushups can you do?" FFS, this is a clown show nightmare. We're in the Bad Place.
Thank you Bulwark for this type of coverage… it’s pretty sickening to even bring myself to do so, but as an American who is not ready to give up on this nation that truly disgusts me so much, it’s nice to know I’m not alone and there are sane people amongst us.
Greetings, Bulwark host, Sam, and company, Thank you so much for sharing your insights on this confirmation of someone whom displays no moral compass at all! He does have the qualifications for this position or any position in the United States government, a Dump loyalist . A complete waste of time! He should be disqualified period! I pray for us all! Namaste 🙏🏽!
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That Sen Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is the poster child for a dangerous religious extremist. The total failure to address that kind of religious extremism and an unwritten but tacit elevating of those religious fanatics to a class of intouchables has enormous relevance to the situation we find ourselves in today.
Yes please continue live coverage of the hearings. Appreciative to have some guidance during the circus as to who’s lying and how. Y’all didn’t feel it necessary to fill empty space and say dumb stuff. Thanks again.
Yes. More of us need to see the process to understand what it’s actually like. Having rational commentary helps us to understand some of what’s going on behind certain people or comments. Thank you for doing the hard work, Bulwark team.
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An advice and consent hearing is not the time or place for political distractions of protest by the public. You are right; it makes him look like a victim, and helps him in the confirmation process. Hegseth is wholly unqualified for the position of Sec.Def.
Pete obviously has a drinking problem. I can tell you, it's not a statement he can make without help. If he was drinking on the job, he can't quit on his own.
I have a suggestion: pause the hearing video feed instead of muting it. We missed most of his exchange with Gillebrand because Sarah muted it and talked over it.
@ they lie without impunity and we discuss amongst ourselves after the fact. The issue is, the people that support him will never see the after discussions, because FOX and Joe Rogan will never have them
@ they are allowed and encouraged to do so. They are an entertainment network by admission when trying to not be held accountable for spreading lies. Yet they are still allowed to have “News” in the title of their programming
Resistance should be more than childish shouting during hearings which only makes the left look like a bunch of pot smoking losers who cant come up with a better way to protest. This isnt 1968! If this is the most anger we can come up with then we deserved to lose. We need to be tougher and smarter in fighting MAGA.
Hegseth is borrowing from Trump's playbook, who, in turn, borrowed from Roy Cohn's playbook: admit nothing and attack, attack, attack. It worked for Trump and it seems to be working for Hegseth...alas.
I really liked the commentary that explained who these people are and what they're really talking about. Will Saletan's commentary was especially helpful, translating Washington Speak into something a normal person can understand. If I just wanted to watch the hearing straight I could watch any new channel, I want to hear the Bulwark viewpoint, and get the explanations of what's really going on. So maybe it's contrary but I'd love to hear MORE commentary rather than less. Thanks!
The last guy who questioned asked the stupidest questions. Anyone who is a gun lover knows all of those answers, too, how does that make you qualified to run one of the largest government departments?
@technical director : PLEASE WATCH YOUR AUDIO LEVELS. We need you to bring up the C-SPAN audio feed to match the levels of the moderators. I can see you have the ability to do that - either turn up the CSPAN feed or bring down the moderators. You can do this in your switcher or the individual feeds.
I found the live commentary distracting from the live Q&A. Maybe an after-show would be better where you could pause the hearing to interject then resume? I don’t know…it’s tough to balance but I really wanted to hear the hearing as well as the valued commentary…
It’s like hiring a serial killer to babysit your kids. Unreal.
To adopt your children. No way to get rid of him once he's in.
It's something people in deep denial would do. This country, mostly the right, has a hard fcking time facing reality. That's why they choose misinformation and leaders who manipulate them.
@@annakingry9157there’s always hope he gets swapped out again I guess… trump went thru 5 in 4 years last time…😊
I would liken it more to promoting the delivery driver to CEO. He has done the ground job, he probably knows more about the real ground work than the CEO. But that's not the CEO's job. The CEO's job is management, internal and external business politics, big picture stuff. He doesn't even have a glimpse of the big picture, he just knows the viewpoint of himself and his fellow drivers.
I'm so proud to have Tammy Duckworth representing the people of my home state. You ROCK, Senator Duckworth!
I am a Defense Hawk and this gentleman is a light weight
He’s as morally and ethically vacant and unfit as Trump. That’s why he’s in this position. I don’t know if there are 4-5 Republicans with principles to deny this clown.
He’s very gintoxicated emotional
Nope. The answer is no.
A lot of talk about how women aren't qualified -- however 2 women carried the hearing today: Slotkin and Duckworth. Also, he did not want to sit for another round of hearings. Why? Women can and have. Remember Hillery Clinton marathon hearing?! Sigh.
Tim! We need more live streams like this! Love them.
Women in combat seems to work in Ukraine. Just saying.
Being a progressive from Germany I like watching Bulwark content.
Your sanity give hope that the world is not on fire yet.
Hegseth saying „solders are there to fight wars“ and refusing to condemn the possibility of attacking Panama, Greenland and using the military inside the US made me think…
There will be dozens of fires we will need to put out.
Keep going. Looking forward to Tim with Kinzinger.
Cheers
Cheer up, Anthony, maybe Trump won't explode your gas pipeline like ol' Joe did.
A progressive from Germany. . . Welcome. I weep for both of us.
You are totally right
I have enormous respect for Sen. Elissa Slotkin.
Thank you, Senator Warren
Indeed. I am real proud to have her speaking for me, even though I'm in WA😅😊🎉
"War fighter" and "Jesus and Jenny" are truly wonderful comedy
Well done, Bulwark! I will definitely be here, on this channel to watch the upcoming confirmation hearings if you do this again. Well done!
Apparently the republican senators don’t care what happens to our military! We are heading for a decline in our military. If they want a drunken lier they got it!!!
Stupidity and treason are the new qualifications for high office.
Been in 18 years, worst decline was from 2010-2016 trust me. And right after Covid.
"NOBODY HAS GONE TO MORE WASHINGTON COCKTAIL PARTIES THAN PETE HEGSETH."
I cackled. I'm so glad Tim showed up 😂
Good for you Tammy!!!! 🎉🎉
He says "warriors" and "war fighters" instead of "soldiers" as a dogwhistle to christian nationalists, that`s how they talk. It came right before him talking about kneeling before the cross on the battlefield.
I'm glad my Vietnam vet husband is not still here to go thru all this s*** talk pretending and posturing. Looking like and participating as a cut-out picture is nowhere near what this job demands.
If you served in the military we don't call each other "soldier" "sailor" etc, he is talking like someone who never had stars on their collar....aka like a real person not a politician in a general/admirals uniform. Has nothing to do with Christian nationalism gtfoh
@@willpayne3647 He is interviewing for the highest office in the military! If you and he have such problems with people having stars on their collar, he maybe shouldn`t take the job. He is talking to senators and to the public, not to fellow soldiers here. His job will be to NOT be like any other person, but somebody with one of the most important jobs in the world.
This was great coverage. I'd love it if y'all could cover all of the scariest cabinet nominees. Hope none of these dangerous people get confirmed. Love the work y'all do! God bless y'all! ✌️💜💛🤙
Are there any “non-scary” nominees? I think that is the T point, appoint only unqualified arsonists and sycophants. Break the government so you can credibly say it is broken, blame the left and convince folks that we need a strong man to fix it and by the way we have this Proj 2025 to guide us in rebuilding the new Cristian nationalist govt.
Thanks for airing this- will be listening to the next!
As an outsider looking in, he does not appear to like answering questions even when it is required for him to do so. This is only the beginning. It does not look good to me.
His mother called him a no good slob.....
He is an insult to military women and all women.
Thank you for doing this! I watched the whole thing and appreciate your streaming this.
Hegseth lied through the whole thing.. he's a horror and yes, just the ticket for the job. He'll get confirmed.
He’ll get confirmed because he was strong, poised, and made the Dems look petty and childish.
When he wasn’t lying he was dodging and obfuscating.
If the disruptions only help Hegseth by portraying him as the victim, then how do we know he didn't arrange the disruptions as part of his political theatre during the hearing?
That's EXACTLY what I thought! Everything about this thing STINKS! Way to go, Bulwark, for continuing to holding Hegseth's feet to the fire!
definitely not beyond what we should expect from his ilk
Sarah, I watched the whole thing and there was very little that didn’t make me sick.
I agree! It’s so bad I don’t want dinner! The Trump Ridiculous Nomination Diet…
When it came to answering the hard questions he skirted them so how is he going to respond to the daily challenges on the world stage of conflict. He can’t run to Mommy or Donny. He didn’t show any signs of leadership , knowledge, experience or forthwith answers. If confirmed god help us.
Its like the Kavanaugh hearings, he cried, promised Suzanne Colins, roe v wade was settled law n not touch, than BAMM he did.liar
Exactly this is a farce.
Thanks so much for the livestream and commentary. It was great
The way Hegseth talks to women senators vs male senators is very telling. He talks over all of the women, but he recognizes and backs down from strong men with authority. He is not cut out for this.
I listened to the hearing, only to scare the crap out of me.
Haha! Same, and make myself angry. Haha!!
Deeply unqualified, lacks character.
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE!!!!!
I HATE HATE HATE THEY WAY THE RIGHT AND A LOT OF EVANGELICALS TROT THEIR RELIGIOUS FAITH OUT! My faith is my business and nobody else’s and to use one’s faith for personal gain is WRONG WRONG WRONG.
In god we trust.
@@Weknow-x8l Assuming that your god is not Trump, but the all-seeing Judge in heaven.
Tubberville mocking Warren??? HE held up all those military promotions causing chaos!! DO ANY OF YOU remember that??? NO comment guys???
Democrat: "Will you refuse to follow unconstitutional orders?"
Republican: "How many pushups can you do?"
FFS, this is a clown show nightmare. We're in the Bad Place.
Liar! Unqualified! No Confirmation!
Why are we even here?????
This shows how far our country has fallen
This is unbelievable
Entirely predictable with Trump.
freefalling
We deserve it. We barely survived the last time and after four years, we asked for a continuation and acceleration to our doom.
Thank you Bulwark for this type of coverage… it’s pretty sickening to even bring myself to do so, but as an American who is not ready to give up on this nation that truly disgusts me so much, it’s nice to know I’m not alone and there are sane people amongst us.
Greetings, Bulwark host, Sam, and company, Thank you so much for sharing your insights on this confirmation of someone whom displays no moral compass at all! He does have the qualifications for this position or any position in the United States government, a Dump loyalist . A complete waste of time! He should be disqualified period! I pray for us all! Namaste 🙏🏽!
If merit was at work, Hegseth would remove himself in favor of Sanctimonious...
What a disgrace 😪
But you wouldn't meet with ONE democrat. Chicken
Can he be disqualified for disrespecting the US flag as a pocket square prop.
It's his snot rag.
When asked if he'd follow UNLAWFUL ORDERS, he said, "I REJECT THE PREMISE"😮
OR to the low hanging fruit, Billy Bob in his Jon boat - I don't like the question and will not answer.
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Colorado Courts rule Trump a INSURRECTIONIST • Constitution bars insurrectionists from any office • SCOTUS is definitely NOT a higher authority and cannot usurp Constitutional power • INSURRECTIONIST Trump therefore barred from office
* Ultimate power of Constitution denies Trump to hold any office, it’s illegal to swear him in… a mockery of our Constitution!
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How low will he go???
Ridiculous. The man is unfit. He is ripe .for blackmail. 🤬
He's advocating peace through submission and appeasement.
@@BlueBonnie764trump is, too! They're the same 😒
No one made him shut up. He was filibustering and another round of questioning was denied.
I wish somebody would count how many times he said Donald Trump
Thank you for recording on TH-cam
That Sen Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is the poster child for a dangerous religious extremist. The total failure to address that kind of religious extremism and an unwritten but tacit elevating of those religious fanatics to a class of intouchables has enormous relevance to the situation we find ourselves in today.
Yes please continue live coverage of the hearings. Appreciative to have some guidance during the circus as to who’s lying and how. Y’all didn’t feel it necessary to fill empty space and say dumb stuff. Thanks again.
Yes. More of us need to see the process to understand what it’s actually like. Having rational commentary helps us to understand some of what’s going on behind certain people or comments. Thank you for doing the hard work, Bulwark team.
STOP TRUMP URGENT REPOST MAKE VIRAL … REPOST
Colorado Courts rule Trump a INSURRECTIONIST • Constitution bars insurrectionists from any office • SCOTUS is definitely NOT a higher authority and cannot usurp Constitutional power • INSURRECTIONIST Trump therefore barred from office
* Ultimate power of Constitution denies Trump to hold any office, it’s illegal to swear him in… a mockery of our Constitution!
We have six days to make viral! Your country begs for suggestions, help, input, action! Send to 10 plus
like-minded and implore them to send 10+. You can make a big difference, DO IT!
He didnt say Ukraine is the good guys, he said "we know who the good guys are and the bad guys are". That is important.
An advice and consent hearing is not the time or place for political distractions of protest by the public. You are right; it makes him look like a victim, and helps him in the confirmation process. Hegseth is wholly unqualified for the position of Sec.Def.
Alyssa Slotkin is brought up the most scary question with this guy
Duckworth is fierce! She mopped the floor with that fool!
He will be confirmed, regardless of his lack of qualifications...republican agenda!
Hegseth is an experienced communicator. Its his job. Don't get distracted
Will be watching any others you cover if you do this again! It’s nice not being alone while having to endure these hearings ❤
Sarah, I agree with you on all you said on his qualification for this job.
Oh God!
This reminds me of that other piece of work, Brett Kavenaugh. 🎻🎻🎻😡
well i detest kavanaugh, i had watched the hearings, but k had met at least *some* requirements for the job 🙄
He can’t even keep a straight face saying that How bout you want to work with both sides of the aisle but you wouldn’t make time to meet them prior to
OMG what a farce of a confirmation.
Pete obviously has a drinking problem. I can tell you, it's not a statement he can make without help. If he was drinking on the job, he can't quit on his own.
Can they reclaim their time? He pulled that garbage with Slotkin also.
“We were young, unqualified” and they bankrupted the kitty if not one, but two foundations! 😳
I have not until today heard the term 'war fighters' I think the military do a lot of things.
I thought Trump was supposed to be the all peace all the time president. So the military will not be war fighters.
Great job guys
Dammit Sam! Sen Gillibrand was crushing him, in one of the most vital lines of questioning! Man, don’t break in on that! …Love you tho 💙❤️
How can we be ignorant of the facts when they won't release taxes or audit report for his companies?
I'm sorry it doesn't help him. He's going to get approved anyway.
"Someone with dust on his boots," but someone who is NOT AT ALL QUALIFIED FOR THIS POSITION!!!
"I want to thank my dog Patton, who greeted with licks and tail wags every new woman i brought home
Couldn't have done it without ya buddy"!
Now Profanity! Great guys!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Not just “the man” that makes the sacrifice. Pretty intentional language to leave women out of the picture
I have a suggestion: pause the hearing video feed instead of muting it. We missed most of his exchange with Gillebrand because Sarah muted it and talked over it.
It was awesome, go elsewhere 😅
Will anyone be checking the authenticity of these letters and recommendations?
Joni got scared off by the political attack that was building.
Such a pathetic situation 😢
Women's rights are really on the line here.
I have to admit that anybody whos been through a tough job interview with gotcha questions can relate to this.
I think this show of religion would have been immediately disqualifying in the UK. The folks in the white coats would have been called!
YES!!!! RESIST!!!! No lies are being told in the outburst
All DEFLECTION IN HIS TESTIMONY
@ they lie without impunity and we discuss amongst ourselves after the fact. The issue is, the people that support him will never see the after discussions, because FOX and Joe Rogan will never have them
@kristenchristopher9143 one source is ALWAYS "CHERRY PICKING" TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL
@ they are allowed and encouraged to do so. They are an entertainment network by admission when trying to not be held accountable for spreading lies. Yet they are still allowed to have “News” in the title of their programming
Resistance should be more than childish shouting during hearings which only makes the left look like a bunch of pot smoking losers who cant come up with a better way to protest. This isnt 1968! If this is the most anger we can come up with then we deserved to lose. We need to be tougher and smarter in fighting MAGA.
Well done!
I can see him getting confirmed and not actually following up on maintaining the roles of women in the military and advancing women. He's hedging now.
Look how fast is eyes are blinking
Make sure not only to watch this , but Call your Senator now! Let them know you do not want him confirmed because he is not fit or qualified.
But Republicans have the majority in Congress.
Did he ever give a definite yes or no on anything?
Hegseth is borrowing from Trump's playbook, who, in turn, borrowed from Roy Cohn's playbook: admit nothing and attack, attack, attack. It worked for Trump and it seems to be working for Hegseth...alas.
12:57 does he know the DoD is a lot more than the military?
She is feeding him and grinning and smirking and nodding
OMG! Help!!! Can't believe he and his wife pray every morning! So crazy!!
Yeah, ask you a question. That isn’t a question. That’s just a compliment. These Republicans are just spineless.
I really liked the commentary that explained who these people are and what they're really talking about. Will Saletan's commentary was especially helpful, translating Washington Speak into something a normal person can understand. If I just wanted to watch the hearing straight I could watch any new channel, I want to hear the Bulwark viewpoint, and get the explanations of what's really going on. So maybe it's contrary but I'd love to hear MORE commentary rather than less. Thanks!
The last guy who questioned asked the stupidest questions. Anyone who is a gun lover knows all of those answers, too, how does that make you qualified to run one of the largest government departments?
Or played video games
I probably wouldn't have watched this alone but it's been fun to watch it with all of you! Thanks
@technical director : PLEASE WATCH YOUR AUDIO LEVELS. We need you to bring up the C-SPAN audio feed to match the levels of the moderators. I can see you have the ability to do that - either turn up the CSPAN feed or bring down the moderators. You can do this in your switcher or the individual feeds.
Hegseth will be a little dictator. I hope he doesn't get the job. But white people always stick together no matter what
This is really sickening on the part of not pinning this crappy dude down.
I have willingly spent hours watching a what would be against the Geneva Conventions as torture … goddamn!
Coton and hegseth in one video, one frame, i just can't.
Good for the gentle lady as well. Raise your voices don't be bowed.
Is "warfighting" an actual word in the lexicon? Is it only for "our boys"?
Your audio levels are much better now. Thank you.
When he is perminantly removed remember those that said no.
I found the live commentary distracting from the live Q&A. Maybe an after-show would be better where you could pause the hearing to interject then resume? I don’t know…it’s tough to balance but I really wanted to hear the hearing as well as the valued commentary…
C-span!
His misogyny is so blatant-just the difference in how he deals with women Senators vs Men Senators says it all…oh and the f***kin’ smirk.