SHOCK MOMENT: Anti-DEI Witness Sounds Off After Fiery Clash With Jamie Raskin

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  • At yesterday's House Oversight Committee hearing, Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier (Ret.) sounded off on DEI and wokeness after a brutal exchange with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) about the renaming of bases.
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  • @forquer73
    @forquer73 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +233

    I served from 92 to 2000. I served with a very diverse group of soldiers and we didn’t care about anyone’s race or anything else. As long as you could do your job and you were a good soldier was all that mattered.

    • @ASSASIN7-sd5sr
      @ASSASIN7-sd5sr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      thats what Raskin is arguing for bro

    • @crct2004
      @crct2004 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you.

    • @carolmcln5028
      @carolmcln5028 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      @@ASSASIN7-sd5srNo, he’s not. He’s arguing for race quotas, gender quotas, etc. that’s what DEI is.

    • @caliindoor
      @caliindoor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@carolmcln5028 No... He's not.

    • @michaelblaine6494
      @michaelblaine6494 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That’s how it should be. Thanks for your service(why have people stopped saying that?)

  • @LadyGrace67
    @LadyGrace67 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1054

    The fact that this conversation even needs to be had is frightening!

    • @eniselmenic5056
      @eniselmenic5056 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      good thing you have a safe space to go to

    • @hoyj4111
      @hoyj4111 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      @@eniselmenic5056you would know about safe space, wouldn’t you.

    • @eniselmenic5056
      @eniselmenic5056 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@hoyj4111 you bet slowmo...I do have ears and a brain...

    • @hoyj4111
      @hoyj4111 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@eniselmenic5056 do you now, corky? Doesn’t seem like you do 😂

    • @SamtheIrishexan
      @SamtheIrishexan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Marxist revolution afoot. Its only just coming out for what it is. Vote Trump and America First only. It will take a decade or more to fix the venom they injected.

  • @Kurteous100
    @Kurteous100 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +645

    “Most people in this room don’t know what they are talking about” that says it all about the United States Government.

    • @tjkaczynski5896
      @tjkaczynski5896 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most Politicians in that room only know how to line their pockets and that's it!

    • @artcook1976
      @artcook1976 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Amen to the truth 🙏 but the sheep don't see it 😊

    • @timhuffmaster3588
      @timhuffmaster3588 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@artcook1976 By sheep do you mean the democrats or followers of the Combover Caligula?

    • @artcook1976
      @artcook1976 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@timhuffmaster3588 both

    • @icemachine79
      @icemachine79 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@artcook1976 They are not equal, and the idea that they are only helps one side.

  • @crubin64
    @crubin64 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

    absolute truth when he says, you never served you dont know what your talking about here. How many times have I and fellow Vets thought that very same thing. Politicians truly must believe they know everything

  • @MITWRONGME
    @MITWRONGME 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +718

    Mic drop. Former Marine here. Lethality, ability to follow orders, dedication to duty and honor is what we need . Not victims.....

    • @D34DH34D4LYF
      @D34DH34D4LYF 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Only some orders, apparently

    • @Mary-tj5qx
      @Mary-tj5qx 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@D34DH34D4LYF Brilliant!

    • @sotthapana
      @sotthapana 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      DEI is in no way interfering with the lethality of the US military. It's interfering with the bigotry of the US military. It's challenging people to accept others who they normally bully and exclude. It's about growing the F up... And recruitment numbers are way down. DEI is absolutely necessary to support the new recruits who are needed!

    • @MITWRONGME
      @MITWRONGME 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      @sotthapana obviously you were not in the military. There is no color, only green and dark green. Hell, all my DIs were minorities. It was and is a diverse fighting force. I was in 99 to 06, all walks of life in my unit... so what DOES enforcing DEI have anything to do with making sure our boys can put rounds down range and on target? I'm cuban/Japanese. Had every South American race, black, Armenian, white, and Asian...... and women (crew chiefs so combat rolls). Yeah, we need FORCED DEI... sell out more to Marxist ideas

    • @sotthapana
      @sotthapana 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@MITWRONGME Perhaps you're a great soldier, but it doesn't sound like you know anything about DEI at all, buddy. DEI means more recruits who can naturally express their talents in a supportive environment. Marginalized people need more supports like this... It will increase lethality by ensureing the military has the staff it needs. It has nothing to do with meritless promotions.... That's simply corruption.

  • @blackturtleadventures6826
    @blackturtleadventures6826 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +809

    That man is exactly, precisely correct . I’m a Veteran , and I never cared who I served with as long as they were good at their damn job.

    • @realtruenorth
      @realtruenorth 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't think we should let illegal aliens who we know nothing about in the military, seems like a risky thing to expose our military internal to possible terrorists that could infiltrate. Not like it would be the first time either.

    • @nethanprewett1215
      @nethanprewett1215 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Raskin is a very defective member of Congress !!! We meed people who are interested in the good of our country !!!!!!

    • @herbertshallcross9775
      @herbertshallcross9775 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      What you have to know is if whoever is next to you will hold up their end so you don't get killed.

    • @GeorgeThompson-j1p
      @GeorgeThompson-j1p 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Meanwhile hundreds of black veterans have experienced racism. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't there.

    • @Iya-Falailai.TruthBTold417
      @Iya-Falailai.TruthBTold417 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Not true for me!

  • @genecroft4898
    @genecroft4898 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +155

    This witness is exactly on point!! Anyone who has served don’t look at this crap the same way the politicians do.

    • @georgehugh3455
      @georgehugh3455 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      _"On point" - ??_ Lohmeier specifically AVOIDED the point - he wouldn't answer Raskin's question; an answer I was anxious to hear.

    • @herbroberts8483
      @herbroberts8483 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@georgehugh3455 What did you want to know about? How they lowered the physical requirements for women to serve, combat requirements or women being drafted. Them giving promotions based on the color of someone's skin instead of their prowess on the battlefield. Democrats are trashing our military and it's going to cost lives.

    • @howtheheckru8102
      @howtheheckru8102 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good thing cuz Trump said if they died in battle they would either be suckers or losers and then asked what was in it for them when looking at Arlington Cemetery. I wonder what kind of military support Trump would have if he is elected.

    • @richardclifton4120
      @richardclifton4120 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@georgehugh3455 The point really was "Does renaming a base make it better"? History is what it is, and no matter how many names you change, history will not change. Renaming bases was BS, and regardless of how you "FEEL" about it, I still remember where I was stationed and those bases will always be named what they were when I was there. I have the official paperwork to prove the names and RASKIN or any other who thinks changing the names is important is a waste of time. Do you know how much money was wasted just changing official documents to match what some idiot like Raskin thinks is "politically correct" because of what he wants to convey, If push comes to shove you will find Raskin is less than what he appears to be. He is a lying politician and wants votes, and personally, I think he is a waste of oxygen. He gets nothing done that counts.

    • @georgehugh3455
      @georgehugh3455 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@richardclifton4120 Yatta yatta yatta, he still didn't answer the question.

  • @desi4227
    @desi4227 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    I stand with this Lt. Colonel❤️☮️🇺🇸

    • @richardcallihan9746
      @richardcallihan9746 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Jamie Raskin needs to resign, do I hear a second.

  • @TIREDOFEVIL
    @TIREDOFEVIL 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +488

    Take DEI and stick it where the sun doesn't shine, we want quality of our men and women in the military, not the latest and greatest fad.

    • @kathyd9324
      @kathyd9324 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      How does diversity, equity or inclusion interfer?

    • @TIREDOFEVIL
      @TIREDOFEVIL 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      @@kathyd9324 Are you living in an alternate universe, in what successful organization do you promote less qualified people into positions of power, other than our government. As I spent over 20 years in the military, merit counted, performance mattered, not what your skin color was, you kept your sexual preferences to yourself or what sex you were, simple enough?.

    • @blaumausfrau
      @blaumausfrau 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jamey so it’s women’s reproductive healthcare when the babies born and you can murder it after it’s out of the womb is that what you think is that woman’s reproductive healthcare to you because that sounds like murder to me and a lot of other Americans you need to interview some more people

    • @gaiagoddess8009
      @gaiagoddess8009 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That's what DEI is, dingus.

    • @gaiagoddess8009
      @gaiagoddess8009 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TIREDOFEVIL -Yo don't know what DEI is, OF.

  • @bearx200
    @bearx200 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    For some one who has never served in the armed forces Representative Raskin assumes a lot and judging by his conduct is unwilling to hear anything that contradicts his assumptions. I have heard it said the truth shall set you free, Representative
    Raskin seems uninterested in it.

    • @julieharris146
      @julieharris146 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well, some are good at making "ass"umptions. It's obvious what "ass"sumptions make someone look like😂

  • @hilareebrand
    @hilareebrand 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

    So sad that logic and facts do not matter anymore

  • @americanpatriot7247
    @americanpatriot7247 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +85

    Lt.Col. Lohmeier - He speaks 100% hard truth!! I love this dude!!!! I imagine he was a great leader and our military is less, now, that the cowards have kicked him out, and others like him.
    He is the perfect example of what our military needs and what they don't want. He can't be controlled or forced to work against the U.S. He knows right from wrong; he knows integrity.
    Respect!!

    • @djusmc4764
      @djusmc4764 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s why they have to get rid of good people,all part of the plan.

  • @williamsentell
    @williamsentell 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +661

    This Lt. Col is speaking FACTS!!!! As a black man serving; I approve this message!!!

    • @SamtheIrishexan
      @SamtheIrishexan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah maybe its because I am old but when i served back in the 2010s if you were a racist you wouldnt make it through boot camp. If you did you sure as heck wouldnt make it at a command. It was already unacceptable in our military culture.
      They know that, this is an attempt to degrade every facet of American society for the equity of China.

    • @A5M1TH
      @A5M1TH 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      "As a black man serving" Who tf cares what colour you are?

    • @SmurfKenny
      @SmurfKenny 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indeed! And it is also very clear that Raskin and his like are enemies of us all! They do not serve us citizens! They destroy all they can!

    • @planet_cupid1560
      @planet_cupid1560 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've seen blacks in the military be treated like less than second-class citizens. I've seen women sexually harassed in the military. I've seen minorities treated like crap in the military. Reality argues against these bs claims made by this guy and you're okay with that. I find that odd.

    • @lenoirsolo1978
      @lenoirsolo1978 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Also I meant that white soldiers were treated worse sometimes than if I messed up. I’m Hispanic btw and conservative so yeah I ain’t dying to fight for this shit if we go to war.

  • @marcthibodeaux5822
    @marcthibodeaux5822 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +224

    Hell yeah he nailed this. I’m retired Army NO ONE I ever worked w/cared about sexual preference or what sex you are, performance IS THE ONLY THING that matters.

    • @LL-bl8hd
      @LL-bl8hd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If they didn't care why were gays and women kept out of the military for centuries?

    • @thomthom6268
      @thomthom6268 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Huh?

    • @JinzoCrash
      @JinzoCrash 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thomthom6268 Well, when you put YOUR life on the line, and you want ANOTHER person next to you, working with you who can keep more people alive, often by being skilled and or fierce, you care not what their sexual interests are. Unfortunately, "woke" idiots are shoe-horning in "diverse" people too quickly, for political reasons, not based on their actual ability.

    • @riffgroove
      @riffgroove 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Uh... nobody was even allowed to talk about it.

    • @MarceloLopezJr
      @MarceloLopezJr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @riffgroove Why would you? What purpose does that apply to your JOB as a soldier?
      Let me answer that for us....none. Serves no purpose against what your job is as a soldier.
      Carry on.

  • @mikielsahagun6054
    @mikielsahagun6054 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +357

    This Veteran said it all, as a Veteran myself, I have worked with people of all sorts of backgrounds and cultures, going to combat with them, I saw only A US Army soldier next to me who would lay down their life for me and vice versa. The best and most skilled soldier got the job done right in my US Army unit and I get emotional, distressed, and downright furious about these DEI talks. A lot of these politicians haven't been in combat and do not know what it means to be color-blind and trust another person with his or her life, and if they did and are spewing this crap, shame on them.

    • @chuckmoelter6177
      @chuckmoelter6177 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Congressmen should be drafted. At least for bootcamp. Maybe they would get a new perspective.

    • @jetcox6760
      @jetcox6760 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Yeah 100% But this idea that the forces "depend" on any one race or gender bothers me, we depend on each other and this just makes the folks they mentioned feel separated from the rest. I never cared what color the Marine, soldier airman etc. Next to me was. Period.

    • @Juliet475
      @Juliet475 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      We must insist our tax money doesn't go for abortions and gender reassignment surgery- any where or any time.

    • @mikielsahagun6054
      @mikielsahagun6054 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@Juliet475 I bet these politicians will change their tune if we all stop paying our taxes

    • @godfather5275
      @godfather5275 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I would prefer nothing but the bravest and devoted to serving my country. Not because they are gay, trans, black or brown. And not because I want votes.

  • @marilynnh965
    @marilynnh965 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    Yes, yes, yes! Col. Lohmeier I am so impressed with you and your testimony. Your strong presence in front of congress is so necessary. Thank you. I agree with everything you said.

  • @kevinoreilly4172
    @kevinoreilly4172 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +621

    This is why we need term limits. Career politicians suck on both sides.

    • @Stratster68
      @Stratster68 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Well I agree whole heartedly with that-But it will NEVER happen. They are ones who vote on this.

    • @ewokninja123
      @ewokninja123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Term limits are a cop out.

    • @floydholder597
      @floydholder597 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Bigly too!

    • @zazzyz4558
      @zazzyz4558 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Particularly on the disgusting Raskin side, I’d say.

    • @OCgraftedin77
      @OCgraftedin77 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      We need a nation wide petition so the people can decide the term limit issue!

  • @loridavis9904
    @loridavis9904 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +505

    As a female firefighter paramedic who had no DEI or any help getting women or any other group in or to advance anyone. I had to pass all tests on my own merit and my was always a strong supporter of that. If I was down in a fire and required rescue I don’t want a DEI firefighter rescue me I want one that could do the job. The fact that someone is passed over for a job or promotion not because they are more qualified but don’t check the box of required ethnicity, color, or gender is violation of title 64 period. It doesn’t matter if you do it to a man, women, transgender, black, white, purple if you aren’t choosing on qualifications and merit alone it’s racism and it’s against the law.

    • @Tewhi69
      @Tewhi69 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Amén!

    • @kalog0220
      @kalog0220 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Nailed it!

    • @shoeshoe5253
      @shoeshoe5253 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Amen sister 🙌🙏✋🤚👏

    • @shoeshoe5253
      @shoeshoe5253 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Health care? What happened to protecting a venerable group?

    • @DanMortenson
      @DanMortenson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Depending on the Jurisdiction, it may NOT be against the law, but it is DEFINITELY not the right way to go about it.

  • @kalog0220
    @kalog0220 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +926

    The most terrifying word/act from a politician is when they want to interfere in a system they don't know about.

    • @elleaubry3772
      @elleaubry3772 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      Like women’s healthcare. Or actually anyone’s medical healthcare.

    • @garythesquidsquid7779
      @garythesquidsquid7779 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      So like, all of em?

    • @gaiagoddess8009
      @gaiagoddess8009 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      I DO know about the program and the Lt. Col is the one who doesn't know how it works. He's got the VERY basics and he still managed to be wrong about those. He's very "brave", very articulate, but if he thinks all is hunky-dory in the military because he, his black general and his transgender friend all get along, he is SORELY mistaken. HE and the others are GOOD guys. There are STILL SO MANY BAD ONES THERE. And the problem....is UPPER MANAGEMENT who do not want to change! The numbers DO translate a problem. Witnesses to discrimination DO record discrimination. But UPPER MANAGEMENT protects their own and their little proteges and makes cases and careers disappear.

    • @davidhfranz
      @davidhfranz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      @@gaiagoddess8009 The current Secretary of Defense is a case study of "failing up" because he was in with the right people. For reference, look no further than his time as XVIII Airborne Corps Commander (the Drinkwine Reign of Terror that he ran out the clock on and left for his successor to fix), his time as US Forces-Iraq Commanding General (the drawdown happened the way it did because he refused to make a decision), and his time as CENTCOM Commanding General (The rise of ISIS/ISIL happened under his watch). You don't basically get demoted from being a Geographic Component Commander (the 6 GCCs report directly to the SecDef per Goldwater-Nichols) to being the Vice Chief of Staff for a service if you are doing well.
      Oh, and maybe you can explain why the Army Physical Fitness Standard for 17-21 year old females is equivalent to the Army Physical Fitness Standards for 52-56 year old males.

    • @sn4rl277
      @sn4rl277 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      But we still see folks voting them back into office, over and over again. Term limits Please!!!!

  • @ElleryOmur
    @ElleryOmur 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Unfortunately, today, we are being asked more than ever to make policy, business, and hiring decisions on the basis of a person's skin color, rather than the content of their character.

    • @Aeroldoth3
      @Aeroldoth3 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In case you missed it, the entire history of this country has been people being DENIED things based SOLELY on their skin color, or orientation, or sex. Countless laws, policies and even the Constitution have legalized and required discrimination against certain demos.
      It's whyyyy... MLK saidd... in the part you quotedddd.... that he dreams of a day when people will be judged by their character. When people CONTINUE to want legal discrimination against gays and blacks and others, that dream is not close to reality.
      Instead of complaining about policies attempting to address the national, systemic historic discrimination against minorities, perhaps complain about the people demanding the "need" to oppress.

    • @MR-zf2di
      @MR-zf2di 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      listen to the whole speech, not just the Cliff Notes version

    • @HughMorristheJoker
      @HughMorristheJoker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So are you saying if you listen to the whole speech he contradicts this?

  • @starchild19743
    @starchild19743 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +713

    FINALLY......someone calling these politicians out, and not letting them put words in their mouths

    • @timothyepowell8388
      @timothyepowell8388 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      what words did the politicians put in his mouth?

    • @timothyepowell8388
      @timothyepowell8388 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Other than Lohmeier giving a speech about Black Lives Matter and Marxism, that had nothing to do with Jamie Raskin’s question.

    • @RobertAndrade-yu7wo
      @RobertAndrade-yu7wo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      'We should have army bases named after confederate generals, nazi generals' are the words he put in his mouth (6:49).@@timothyepowell8388

    • @DracheFliegen
      @DracheFliegen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      @@timothyepowell8388 Listen to what Jamie "The Snake" Ratskin was saying...

    • @darthmalagus
      @darthmalagus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      ​@@timothyepowell8388you didnt pay attention. PAY ATTENTION. Stop whacking it for two seconds and expand your mind a little.

  • @rass6445
    @rass6445 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    Lt Col Lohmeier .. here , here , you are an excellent spokesman !!!thank you for having the courage to speak up !!

  • @DD-cd5lr
    @DD-cd5lr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +237

    Oh and let's not forget to change our history so that it fits their narrative rather than the actual things that happened because it helps further their agenda

    • @davidhfranz
      @davidhfranz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not too long ago, Germany tried to erase all traces of Nazi history and had to put laws in place making it illegal to remove historical items, no matter how painful or shameful they were.

    • @SourceAwryT
      @SourceAwryT 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      It is my opinion, based on observation, that they are not only changing past history, they are making up what will be taught in the future as history, and are using current events to capture footage they can use to support it. For example, Nantoinette, former speaker of the house, had her daughter on site with a film crew during whatever took place on Jan6. Also, there was a film crew to record when Hunter walked out of his congressional hearing. I am no psychic, but I predict both events will be used to frame both leading actors as American heroes.
      If they should fail to install their fantasy as a believable reality, the footage will serve well toward their prosecution and conviction. The biggest obstacle we face is the efficacy of their propaganda, which has fooled too many Americans thus far. Thankfully, many Americans have begun to come out of their stupor, due to the potency of the outrageous bullshit being heaped on them. It is a process unique to the individual, but once it has begun it cannot be reversed. This is true for both extemes, meaning some people are already subverted to the point of being irretrievable. If I am correct, this psychological war being waged on the American people by a faction of psychotic ideologs within our goverment, will come down to those more affected by the propaganda vs those less affected by it. We are all affected to some degree. Cheers!

    • @rapunzel39
      @rapunzel39 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@SourceAwryTwell said!

    • @rachelmiller7525
      @rachelmiller7525 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your right I don't like someone telling me that Jan 6th didn't happen the way I saw it and telling me that slavery was just a summer job to learn a trade. Plus I don't need to see Hunter's junk to know that he didn't pay taxes and all the other hypocrisy that goes with that. Why do people think that anyone should not know the truth or are we just into whitewashing and what snowflakes. @@SourceAwryT

    • @FernandoWINSANTO
      @FernandoWINSANTO 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      We learned in school about Jacksonian democracy, southern democrat slave owners, democrat Jim Crow laws,
      the KKK, assassination of Abraham Lincoln and so forth ... please leave History as it is.

  • @thepcal9654
    @thepcal9654 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +205

    Anytime, Raskin opens his mouth, you know some dumb crap is going to come out.

    • @roxiecariere5713
      @roxiecariere5713 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      🤮🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥

    • @stevierubalcava5924
      @stevierubalcava5924 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      You misspelled Comer Pyle

    • @Spyder6898
      @Spyder6898 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And out and out lies

    • @frankjhonson2345
      @frankjhonson2345 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      His mouth needs a good old fashioned adjustent😊🎉

    • @mostthoughtprovoking1494
      @mostthoughtprovoking1494 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That would be Waskuwee Waskins who's continual baiting rhetoric and loaded questions are par for the Left. Must be he is their golden child. Like the series, "The Color Orange is the New Black", "No One F's with Cancer!" SO he is allowed to say and run interference for his teammates.

  • @oceanbluewaves4918
    @oceanbluewaves4918 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +107

    Everything he said was spot on!! As a military family and Patriot who understands what is happening, this is much appreciated. TY Sir!

  • @twstvan93
    @twstvan93 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Lohhmeier is the voice, a strong voice of reason and truth that we need more of! Please come back sir we need you and more like you to help protect our country from the likes of rascal Raskin!

  • @icydawn4257
    @icydawn4257 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +232

    This gentleman is spot on!! He’s a true leader, strong man, Veteran an honorable man, who has a voice & a message. Thank you sir 🇺🇸💯♥️

    • @oversfam
      @oversfam 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      He certainly is a well spoken young man. On the other hand he, is in the presence of a snake. Raskin just seems evil to me.

    • @GoodisBest4u
      @GoodisBest4u 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ​@@oversfamVery true ... thank you!

    • @octpod3923
      @octpod3923 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ​@@oversfamhe doesn't seem to be he is 😂😢😊

    • @D34DH34D4LYF
      @D34DH34D4LYF 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@oversfamdon't be a coward say what you really mean.

    • @sotthapana
      @sotthapana 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nah, it's not honorable to lie about the impact of DEI. No people with diverse identities are becoming navy seals just because of DEI. It's total bigoted nonsense.

  • @charlesboyd2905
    @charlesboyd2905 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    History should not be destroyed. Some good some bad therefore none of it should be destroyed!

    • @dwl3006
      @dwl3006 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      History is not being destroyed.

  • @peterbaruxis2511
    @peterbaruxis2511 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Wow! Did Mr Lohmeier surprise me! ("you didn't fight, you dont know what you're talking about.") Members of Congress, Who do you want protecting you? The (retired) Lieutennant Colonel is as he said, living proof of what a strong military is. Thank you for your service Lt. Col. I hope somebody that matters listens.

  • @wayneduarte8455
    @wayneduarte8455 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +108

    The VERY BEST witness I have EVER heard from all this BS! What a Patriot! Thank God we still have REAL people around who don't look DEMON and have IQ's of a ROCK!! I Salute you Lt. Col. Lohmeier!

  • @somewhatdamaged2946
    @somewhatdamaged2946 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    Amen brother. The majority of these politicians have no idea what they’re talking about and are doing more damage than good.

    • @paysour3
      @paysour3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Diversity does not diminish the effectiveness of any organization and certainly not the military.

    • @maureenmcglade604
      @maureenmcglade604 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yes it does. You’re hiring less qualified people based on their gender or race.

    • @somewhatdamaged2946
      @somewhatdamaged2946 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@paysour3 it does if you’re using identity politics instead of effectiveness to fill positions. Anyone in the military will tell you that they would rather have someone qualified for the job over anything else to watch their back. Im betting you would want the same if it was your life on the line during conflict so save me the bs liberal talking points.

    • @somewhatdamaged2946
      @somewhatdamaged2946 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@maureenmcglade604 facts bruh💯💯

  • @billanderson2217
    @billanderson2217 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +161

    Jamie is in full panic mode seeing the witnesses see thru his twisted scheming lies. 😂

    • @PD-we8vf
      @PD-we8vf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s afraid we know what the baal worshipers are up to.

    • @MR-zf2di
      @MR-zf2di 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      baal? really? use the dungeons and dragons nonsense in another forum.,

    • @russell-hj6kp
      @russell-hj6kp 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All Raskin has is objections to facts , whilst the country is being invaded by Democrats plotting.

  • @GeorgeEstes-v1f
    @GeorgeEstes-v1f 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    My dear friend John Brim was a Native American and WWII veteran who fought the Japanese at Guadacanal and throughout the Pacific. At gatherings the have a dance called the warriors dance or veterans dance. I asked him if a Japanese soldier came to a gathering,would he invite him into the circle to dance? He said absolutely. The veterans dance honors bravery and sacrifice, not politics. I feel strongly that the only people qualified to rename landmarks are veterens because the rest of us are unwothy especially these self-righteous holier than though pathetic congressmen like Raskin.

  • @Solo-mon
    @Solo-mon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +166

    The military has a purpose and it is not to pander to ANYONE!!!! Get the best to defend this country…. I couldn’t care less if that excludes my mother my father my sister my sons my friends… you pick the best people to defend the country… period.

    • @SomeBuddy777
      @SomeBuddy777 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      TRUTH SPOKEN. THANK YOU 💪

    • @gaiagoddess8009
      @gaiagoddess8009 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What happens after you enlist and find out that it's not about how hard you work, but who your buddy up in ranks is? Are you aware that this still happens...if you ever served?? I am in touch with DEI managers, Navy and Air Force. It's no better than it was 20 years ago. Did you know that this program is that plus many years old? Women are still sexually assaulted and cases dismissed, and are passed over for promotion because they don't know the right people. Same for blacks and Latinos. It is still very much a white "good ol' boys club". Believe it or don't.

    • @ce731
      @ce731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have you served?

    • @ritatharp5238
      @ritatharp5238 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@ce731 I have three siblings that have served do you have any questions?

    • @sotthapana
      @sotthapana 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry, but no. Not period. People also truly need support of DEI committees/groups in order to have the opportunities to express their amazing strengths. Survival of the fittest is not the only way to develop great talent. People who have been doubted and discriminated their whole lives need to know the organization is there to give them a chance.

  • @shadowscreamer1
    @shadowscreamer1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +300

    9:20 lol “so don’t BS me”! Finally a vet that really calls these clowns out

    • @robinlloyd3584
      @robinlloyd3584 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      👊🇺🇲

    • @herbroberts8483
      @herbroberts8483 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Biden is turning our military into a shit show.

    • @MR-zf2di
      @MR-zf2di 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      potty mouth for 10 bonus points. How about using language that is appropriate during a formal business meeting in the people’s house? it’s not karaoke night at Hooter’s. Get a decent haircut and cut back on the Armor All.

    • @deathmauler181
      @deathmauler181 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      ​@@MR-zf2dihonesty is q problem to you ? With honest language

    • @bobklahn42
      @bobklahn42 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If he had responded that way while he was in the military he would not have been in the military very long.

  • @MjollTheLioness-o4y
    @MjollTheLioness-o4y 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "Most of the people in this room don't know what they're talking about." Absolute truth.

  • @Paul_Lane
    @Paul_Lane 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +388

    As a 26 year vet this guy is spot on.

    • @victorianlover3328
      @victorianlover3328 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      My husband did 26 years in the Navy. My dad did 23. But, now the way things are, I would discourage a lot of folks from joining.

    • @Rugelacharugula
      @Rugelacharugula 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you get hit in the head?

    • @nicolavincenzo7927
      @nicolavincenzo7927 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thx for your service I’m glad he’s bringing all of this up he is the right person

    • @nicolavincenzo7927
      @nicolavincenzo7927 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Rugelacharuguladid you not get the oxygen you needed while you were in the womb?

    • @Rugelacharugula
      @Rugelacharugula 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@nicolavincenzo7927 wow. Um. Burn?

  • @andyrathman6463
    @andyrathman6463 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +137

    as an army veteran and been out since 2013, i cant love this more!! i saw this happening under obama and it was killing moral and the quality of soldier we were getting even then!!!

    • @houndlover870
      @houndlover870 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I retired from the Air Force in 2012. Couldn't agree more.

    • @catherinecorrenti742
      @catherinecorrenti742 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤️‍🩹😪 Sorry.
      ✨️

    • @rhunt0210
      @rhunt0210 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Imagine the morale of Black soldiers, after a century of racism of the Status Quo. Imagine the Black men and women passed up and over the ranks because it wouldn't "look right". After the desegregation of the military in 1948, most of the military ignored the order altogether. In a way, this order reflected how Southern Whites viewed the 1954 Supreme Court verdict and ruling to end racial segregation. But in 1957, the Arkansas governor stood in front of the doors of the high school, refusing to allow nine Black students to attend, THREE YEARS after the racial desegregation law. Not only did Governor Faubus stand in front of the school door, he had 10,000 Arkansas National Guard standing with him. Long story short, President Eisenhower had to send 10 members of the Military to take over the National Guard and make them leave so that the students could attend. Are you sure that you and your conservative friends want to talk about "morale"? Morale is based on the whole unit, I suppose. So if one group is being demoralized for being part of that group, is it still for morale sake? The actions being done today aren't there to demoralized White recruits, soldiers, or the brass. The military is just being asked to come into the 21st century. Or maybe, Black and other classes of people don't deserve to be part of the unit that gets the moral speech.

    • @glockdude5472
      @glockdude5472 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@rhunt0210the black soldiers I’ve talked to Couldn’t disagree more with you.

    • @leepierce8778
      @leepierce8778 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@rhunt0210 funny you bring up the students when we have black students wanting segregation now so you can't have it both ways?

  • @NCLUSA
    @NCLUSA 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    My God!!!!!, that Lohmeier guy is a breath of fresh air, I agree with what he said 100%.

  • @mattweiler415
    @mattweiler415 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    "Gerrymandered Supreme Court"-? How the hell can the Supreme Court be gerrymandered? That's from a rep from the state that ended up in the supreme court for being gerrymandered

    • @louisegoins7630
      @louisegoins7630 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Just a hypocrite on every subject. Probably NEVER had a real job.

    • @kevingalligan2846
      @kevingalligan2846 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Whatever they accuse you of is what they are currently in the process of doing. Fruedian projection.

    • @MR-zf2di
      @MR-zf2di 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      let’s review - McConnell STOLE a Scotus seat from Obama who was elected not once, but twice. McConnell then trampled his new precedent when it was convenient for him. Doing so yielded Trump 3 spots on the Court, when he should have had two. We SHOULD have a 5/4 center/right leaning court capable of compromise - not the group we have. I no longer tolerate the “head’s we win, tails you lose” approach of the GOP

    • @howtheheckru8102
      @howtheheckru8102 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Everybody knows that Obama could have picked a Supreme Court Judge before he left office but the Republican Senate stopped him. If the Dems had done the same thing to say one of the Bushes they would have screamed bloody murder. That is how a Supreme Court is gerrymandered. Roe Vs Wade was overturned by that fact.

    • @jennpenn5
      @jennpenn5 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He means adding more conservatives - generally, gerrymandering means creating an imbalance so one side will have an advantage. However, this is an absolutely idiotic use of the term because he is insinuating that Trump should have appointed equal liberal and conservative justices as if either side would ever, ever do that. It’s gaslighting and manipulation at it’s best. I swear these people must take seminars on how to use manipulative language.

  • @RDan1982
    @RDan1982 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    I'm so tired of Jamie Rascal. He's the epitome of a slimy attorney.

  • @TheBigmongrel
    @TheBigmongrel 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Rat-skin is a master of trying to put words into the mouths of other people. But he didn't expect what was coming when his bullsht was thrown back into his face.

  • @abn82dmp
    @abn82dmp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +195

    As someone currently living in Maryland, Jamie Raskin is a COMPLETE EMBARRASSMENT to not only Maryland, but the US Senate, and the ENTIRE country.

    • @dovidgertz5222
      @dovidgertz5222 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Right you are

    • @terrikrucina2023
      @terrikrucina2023 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      I agree and I live in Georgia.

    • @debras1503
      @debras1503 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Omg thank you because he inserts assumptions, and interrupts for STALL

    • @JD-ev3po
      @JD-ev3po 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you think he truly is brainwashed or he's just a sell-out that has no moral code and will be a useful puppet to the highest bidder?

    • @Sooner-im9qf
      @Sooner-im9qf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Agree!

  • @ErichSchmidt-m3u
    @ErichSchmidt-m3u 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m from a major pharmaceutical company for over 30 years and the DEI, woke leadership is intending to rout out anyone with anything but conforming point of view. NOT DIVERSITY!

  • @shaneb4923
    @shaneb4923 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +248

    Absolutely Brilliant Speech Col. Lohmeier🇺🇸ITS TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IMMEDIATELY!!!

    • @Vorgaloth
      @Vorgaloth 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Woke = Critical Consciousness. Critical consciousness is the core of social justice teaching as it is understood within the Critical Theories. It is a heightened awareness of the world and the power structures that shape it. Being Woke means viewing society exclusively through the critical lenses which sees the world only in terms of unjust power dynamics (oppressed/oppressor) and the need to dismantle problematic systems as an activist. That is, it means having adopted Theory and the worldview it conceptualizes. Under “wokeness,” this awakened consciousness is set particularly with regard to issues of identity, like race, sex, gender, sexuality, and others.
      The term originated in Portuguese as conscientização from the popular post-Marxist Brazilian activist and educator Paulo Freire, usually deemed the father of critical pedagogy (that is, the application of critical theories to the theory of education). It is an evolved Hegelian/Marxian religious cult that hides as human rights, politics, science, art and culture.
      “A quiet revolution can be dispersed throughout a culture over a period of time to destroy it from within. Mass psychology and media can break the traditions, beliefs and morals and the will of a nation so there is no possibility of resistance. Socialism is precisely the religion that must overwhelm Christianity. In the new order, Socialism will triumph by first capturing the culture via infiltration of schools, universities, churches and the media by transforming the consciousness of society.”
      -Antonio Gramsci (The Prison Notebooks 1929-1935)
      DEI: Diversity is an excuse to install political officers (commissars). Equity is a rebranding of socialism; an administration that enforces equal outcomes at the expense of merit. Inclusion is to censor and purge anyone that disagrees with them.

      "The point of DEI is to destroy your organization from within and turn it into an ethnocommunist asset by slowly breaking and replacing the institutional culture via Critical Theory. It's crucial to understand that the Left operates strategically, guided by a framework known as 'dialectical political warfare'. They use our vocabulary but not our dictionary." -James Lindsay
      Listen to James Lindsay's 28 min talk at the European Parliament for the best summation of the situation in the West and the Woke cultural revolution - th-cam.com/video/OVZPYQS1dFA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fWjyBS_Fp08ts8-z

    • @wilgre1986
      @wilgre1986 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Vorgaloth
      Thank you so much for this.
      One of the BEST "summations" I've read on the insidious and odious long agenda of these evil, world SEDITIONISTS ‼️
      You really should post this everywhere my friend.
      Thank you again and Cheers from 🇭🇲 ‼️
      Good luck in November‼️

    • @wilgre1986
      @wilgre1986 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Vorgaloth
      P.S. I'm going to the link you left. If it's "my cup of tea" factual information, I'll repost. Thanks.

    • @Vorgaloth
      @Vorgaloth 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate that you considered to listen to it. I hope you do repost.@@wilgre1986

    • @marthavineyards7525
      @marthavineyards7525 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@VorgalothThank you for explaining this so well!

  • @razbodian555
    @razbodian555 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    Lt.Col. Lohmier what you say is the absolute truth. Thank you for your service sir.

    • @paysour3
      @paysour3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That black Colonel that he brags about promoting him would not exist without DEI.

    • @larrystolarick6814
      @larrystolarick6814 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@paysour3"That black colonel " was around way before DEI

  • @Rzar
    @Rzar 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    Well said. A lived experience for him and he knew first hand. Our military is woke. And yes, it is because of Loyd Austin and company. He is spot on with his words and didn’t let others mince them. Bravo. It’s a shame that our govt would even do such a thing, but here we are.

    • @dancingpinata9488
      @dancingpinata9488 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Commander Austin missing in action for a few days? W0w!

  • @1cmnsents
    @1cmnsents 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Having had 15 years in the military I was in before during and after DUMABAMA put into force all kinds of mandates that changed every branch of military into the worst military term periods had been in. AND I am from the VIETNAM ERA. NOW one wants to sign up any more... EVERY Branch is at their lowest numbers of enlistments. With all this WOKE CR&P ITS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE....

  • @jvanek8512
    @jvanek8512 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +342

    Women aren't fighting to be included in Selective Service registration.

    • @ROCCOCYCLES
      @ROCCOCYCLES 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Ouch

    • @DomiNate_1
      @DomiNate_1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      The only equal representation that matters is in the C-suite

    • @annelynch9217
      @annelynch9217 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      100% and that should be a requirement. As well as blanket physical fitness requirements, ACROSS THE BOARD, regardless of gender. Can’t hack it? GET OUT. Of course Raskin doesn’t want women to be forced to do anything that they do not want to do, he might as well be one.

    • @twinkyunouwantmycreamfilli8297
      @twinkyunouwantmycreamfilli8297 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Lol

    • @Hotrodford
      @Hotrodford 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      “Reproductive freedom?” It should be called “destructive freedom” since “reproduction” means to “produce”.

  • @cjo4211
    @cjo4211 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +214

    BRAVO to this man Lohmeier! More witnesses need to hold the politicians on BOTH sides accountable.

    • @kathyd9324
      @kathyd9324 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      When did empathy, understanding your neighbor and caring for the community become Marxist?

    • @ryanh9691
      @ryanh9691 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@kathyd9324 learn about Marxism, then learn about what Critical Theory is, then move to Critical Race Theory, Then learn about DEI. Literally go in that order, do some research and you will understand what is being talked about. Just because someone says they are a good person or that they do good things does not mean they are. Just because someone says that a group or organization stand for something does not mean they do. Just look at Mark Cuban and Elon Musk's fued. Cuban tried to explain DEI the way its always explained by those that push it, but the explanation never matches up with how it is practiced. Terrorists believe they are doing right but ethically, logically, reasonably, and morally they are absolutely 1,000,000% not right at all. This why context and context clues are taught at a young age, so that people are not easily swayed just because they read or hear someone say something.

    • @ArtFlorida-w7f
      @ArtFlorida-w7f 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I believe if we erase history we repeat it. But there are studies that the more we speak of crimes the more they become repeated. So removing items based on this study I feel makes sense. But natzi names on USA military buildings is a insult to the very nature of service. I do agree that service culture questions not ideology government push as it changes when office change. And to last longer it's easier to just stay out of anything like names of building. They should have a say, it's their nation too.

  • @kdmoates
    @kdmoates 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Why aren’t the paid representatives not in their seats? Miss work, miss your paycheck for everyone else in the world. Why not them? Dock them, fire them.

  • @ElleryOmur
    @ElleryOmur 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "The DEI movement is neither Diverse, Equitable, nor Inclusive."

  • @GaryVaporwave
    @GaryVaporwave 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +152

    This is the most truth that''s been dished out in one sitting in American history

  • @CarlSanford76
    @CarlSanford76 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

    God bless this man. We need to have more guys just like him.

  • @tomcarpenter5490
    @tomcarpenter5490 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +138

    Retired Lt.Col here. This guy is speaking the truth.

    • @shoeshoe5253
      @shoeshoe5253 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thank you for your service ❤

    • @Nick-fg4dq
      @Nick-fg4dq 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The none military guys word salad,is very unimpressive,won't be reading his books.

    • @CrassusCazius
      @CrassusCazius 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Raskin is a dual citizen and a traitor.

    • @davidleatherneck
      @davidleatherneck 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Reminds me, Raskin first called him Mr., then called him General. Just the name Raskin is insulting.

    • @Nick-fg4dq
      @Nick-fg4dq 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@davidleatherneck And nobody else referred to him as general at all,how rude,he earned his rank ,good for Jaime raskin a man of honor.

  • @johnbutera5805
    @johnbutera5805 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Sounds more like a tirade than a question!!!

  • @louisianameme675
    @louisianameme675 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +197

    Lohmeier is awesome for standing up and telling it like it is. We need many more witnesses that do this. I’ve heard him several other times and he makes so much sense and is right on everything he says.

    • @eniselmenic5056
      @eniselmenic5056 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      you the transgender airmen?

    • @rachelmiller7525
      @rachelmiller7525 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      How do you know that the Lt. Col. is right where is your research?

    • @louisianameme675
      @louisianameme675 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@rachelmiller7525 I would point to his long extensive resume in the Air Force and then Space Force, the daily declining numbers in people enlisting and that CTR/DEI is not working for anyone. Is there a particular place you would like to go with this?

    • @rachelmiller7525
      @rachelmiller7525 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't think there is anywhere to go with all of this because what he has is just his opinion I'm sure there are many who disagree with him, I being one of them. I wouldn't lean on his resume he disagrees with officers with longer resumes. @@louisianameme675

    • @JustAnotherJarhead
      @JustAnotherJarhead 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      DEI is the single largest mistake our Govt has made in the last 10 years.@@louisianameme675

  • @GatorNick
    @GatorNick 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +203

    They're needed to be more people in that room to hear this great man speak.

    • @glenturney4750
      @glenturney4750 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      *There, not 'they're'. 'They're' means 'They are',, as in 'Those people are'. 'There' means like, 'over there in that location, or point.'

    • @scottpedersen3337
      @scottpedersen3337 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Great man?

    • @jastrik
      @jastrik 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In all fairness, he didn't mention in what capacity, if anything, he's great... 😁

    • @jastrik
      @jastrik 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I'm assuming the poster was speaking of Jamie Rask (D-MD)

    • @infiniLor
      @infiniLor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @glenturney4754 wow, folks - someone who's never had a run-in with the wonders of autocorrect!

  • @BamaBlitz17
    @BamaBlitz17 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +98

    Wow I love this Mr. Lohmeier, he says it like it is and he is 100% correct.

    • @Vort_tm
      @Vort_tm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      His portrayal of bigotry and advocating for a less effective military are spot on.

  • @Audrey-ld1hs
    @Audrey-ld1hs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Raskin is disgusting and really needs to go. His smirks and BS should not be a part of our politics. Thank you Lt. Col. Lohmeier. Your wisdom and commonsense is needed in our government.

  • @marybennett2767
    @marybennett2767 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    God bless you Mr. Lohmeier, and all those that have served in the past, in the present, and those who will serve in the future. May bless all them and their families. Praise God for the freedom of speech. You all hand in there , we support all who are serving....

  • @daveverplank
    @daveverplank 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Remember when women in the military were allowed to participate in combat? During the Iraq war a female was captured by the Iraqis and was raped, and the feminists were outraged.
    What did they think was going to happen?

  • @WoopyGoldbergsHair
    @WoopyGoldbergsHair 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It’s Wokism because you care more about the name of a military base than you do actually having an effective military..

  • @lizpadilla5770
    @lizpadilla5770 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I love this guy.

  • @johnwalker3620
    @johnwalker3620 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    Raskins never fails to look like a freaking idiot! Thank you Col. Lohmeier for your honest assessment!

    • @karennoel1827
      @karennoel1827 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He is so damn good at it, too!!

    • @melaniegaribaldi6724
      @melaniegaribaldi6724 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did he ever get elected?

  • @leoenrique4360
    @leoenrique4360 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    This guy nailed it!

  • @BlueEyes0516
    @BlueEyes0516 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    Thank you for your service Mr. Lohmeier and thank you for putting Mr. Ratskin in his place! Everything that he said was so real and it is what I say every time I hear that garbage. You join the military to go fight for your country!

    • @karenswank3165
      @karenswank3165 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Rankin is so busy thinking of his next wording that he's not listening to what is being said...

    • @mdlanor5414
      @mdlanor5414 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You don’t necessarily join the military to just fight for your country. You may join the military to further advance your skills. If the USA was invaded by a Foreign Military . One of the conditions of being an American Citizen. YOU MUST DEFEND our Country. Our Country is being overrun with Foreign invaders/Illegal Aliens. The USA Military should be preventing these illegal alien invaders from entering our Country. I welcome with open arms everyone that follows the USA Immigration Laws to legally become an American Citizen.

    • @canconservative8976
      @canconservative8976 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mdlanor5414 True...but this is not how the Democrats can turn Red states Blue (with cheating of course).... so they immediately opened the border. Yes it seems like treason.

    • @williamclayton7343
      @williamclayton7343 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mdlanor5414 Once you cross the border you have the right to seek asylum. These people didn’t walk hundreds of miles to cause harm. You hear of very few crimes actually being committed and they are routinely sensationalized. Many are fleeing drug cartels that control much of the police in Mexico and other countries. Biden put troops at the border. Not to shoot people, but to help free up CBP officers so they could control the border. Why did Congress refuse his request for 14BILLION dollars to hire more agents and process those who are here and get them out if they shouldn’t be here? Republicans playing politics with border security isn’t helping.

    • @dothrakidani358
      @dothrakidani358 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I appreciate him andwering as he wished to do so. Dems never stick to topic or as witness answer the questions presented. And screw it. Say what you want the way you want.

  • @frankl2639
    @frankl2639 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Seems that if the Rep doesn’t like the answer he just interrupts and talks over the witness.

  • @sueallen8188
    @sueallen8188 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Lt Colonel Lohmeir is exceptionally well spoken thank you for your service. A grateful American.

  • @Bearfacts01
    @Bearfacts01 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +114

    The confederacy is part of our history as a country. We don't run from our history we embrace it.

    • @SamhainBe
      @SamhainBe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Amen!

    • @grey5751
      @grey5751 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      We don't embrace mistakes, we learn from them.

    • @Timewave-Zer0
      @Timewave-Zer0 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dems want to destroy them because they were the ones owning slaves 🤣

    • @grey5751
      @grey5751 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@DonaldBenko yeah, we do flop about like fish, sometimes.

    • @williamsherman7811
      @williamsherman7811 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      confederacy was traitors

  • @mauiaries5462
    @mauiaries5462 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I have been watching Matt lohmeier for years now and he has always been an honest, decent person with high morals and values. a true patriot and a fantastic role model for all people in our military, indeed, for anyone who believes in this country.

  • @greghamaker1677
    @greghamaker1677 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love Lohmeier, speaks the truth. The military should be about performance, period.

  • @lumberhack2002
    @lumberhack2002 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I hope that the sargent of arms in the house is keeping an eye on Jamie Raskin. He looks like he is on the verge of a rampage.

    • @kevinsmarts9953
      @kevinsmarts9953 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The constitutional scholar and recent cancer survivor is hardly the type to go on a rampage. Do you think he's going to charge the military witnesses who all have combat training? I don't know what you are smoking there but I wouldn't mind some.

  • @re4477
    @re4477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    LT. COL came with the bottom line. Mad respect.

  • @ronkeene2068
    @ronkeene2068 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Mr Lohmecier, well stated! Stand up against these fools that never served, they don’t know how the military feels!!!

    • @georgemurphy2579
      @georgemurphy2579 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or anything else for that matter...

  • @trey671
    @trey671 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I think Raskin’s hair transplant went too deep. His brain is fuzzy.

  • @JK-wb5vi
    @JK-wb5vi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    LT. COL LOHMEIR nailed it !!!

  • @michaelhiggins2562
    @michaelhiggins2562 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    Raskin lied. The Supreme Count did not outlaw abortion. They simply said each state must decide how they will handle that. The Constitution clearly states what is not described herein will be the domain of the states.

    • @MorteWulfe
      @MorteWulfe 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The sheep were never taught civics to know how our govt actually works. Now their "reps" try for soundbytes in order to keep their cushy gigs.

    • @KevinPierce-pu4bd
      @KevinPierce-pu4bd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      R a t S k i ns lied?

    • @jacksparrow3490
      @jacksparrow3490 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What do you expect from someone who had a meltdown defending Ray Epps telling people to go inside the capitol for jan 6th? Who was called a fed by the crowd around him as it was so obvious. Ray Epps only got probation for inciting people to enter the capitol ON VIDEO.. why did raskin defend Ray Epps? They are in on it.

    • @blkqueen217
      @blkqueen217 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's outlawing abortion. Look at what states are doing. And SCOTUS knew their ruling would have its desired effect. Just a bunch of justices w/fake "Christian values" not following the premise of separating church and state. SCOTUS is corrupt 🗑

    • @raneeeszlinger1545
      @raneeeszlinger1545 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Raskin is a liar

  • @Jayz52579
    @Jayz52579 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +205

    Thank you Col Lohmier.. You are absolutely correct. Politics have been pushed on our servicemen and it's irrelevant who caused it. Merit and talent and character are all that matters. Period.

    • @kathyd9324
      @kathyd9324 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      When did empathy, understanding your neighbor and caring for the community become Marxist?

    • @Lyaworski123
      @Lyaworski123 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@kathyd9324when it is forced

    • @elleaubry3772
      @elleaubry3772 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, it was by playing fox anti-American propaganda at military bases.

    • @blaumausfrau
      @blaumausfrau 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      In the levels of pure sliminess politicians to meet Jamie Raskin is right up near the top

    • @elleaubry3772
      @elleaubry3772 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Lyaworski123
      Isn’t that what the Bible says to do? Who’s forcing it on you, God?

  • @barrym.259
    @barrym.259 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Lt.Col. Lohmeier thank you sir for your service. We need more officers like you willing to speak out.

  • @CMG1210900
    @CMG1210900 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    This is one of the best witness testimonies I have ever watched happen on Capitol Hill. I respect the hell out of this man. God Bless you and God Bless America. True American patriot🇺🇲🦅

    • @nicolavincenzo7927
      @nicolavincenzo7927 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Think about how many times he was interrupted by that weasel simply because he was exposing ideological truths that immediately discredit his party. He calls it what it is- Marxism

    • @djdale.5806
      @djdale.5806 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes Jamie Raskin is a national treasure!

    • @tattooed1979
      @tattooed1979 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@djdale.5806you mean a pile of garbage! Yes

    • @djdale.5806
      @djdale.5806 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tattooed1979 No That’s Trump

  • @ramonasp4989
    @ramonasp4989 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +335

    Lt. Col. Mathew Lohmeier, My greatest gratitude for your Honest, no bull crap testimony. You are EXACTLY CORRECT!! Sir, your Country NEEDS YOU TO Run for a government office to HELP us BOOT out The NO-Gooders in office now!!

    • @KeithRowell-ix2qg
      @KeithRowell-ix2qg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      O shut up

    • @danielbrown3461
      @danielbrown3461 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      This DEI has been going on since the 60's...or at least the groundwork was laid. We as Americans can have a Black History Month, Or a Spanish Heritage Month, but how about a White History Month, or a White Entertainment Channel? And as for African American, Mexican Americans and Asian Americans...They are Americans only. Don't put other countries before the word Americans if you want the freedoms that come with the title Americans. You don't have Americans who live in Ireland germany or italy calling themselves, American Irish, American Germans, or American Italian.

    • @jpeood32
      @jpeood32 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i feel the same way about dual citizienship! An person of Irish descent by a grand parent and have both US and Irish passports. I feel that if you want to call yourself American, you forfeit dual citizenship. There's more to it than that, but I can just go out and get dual citizenship as a person of Irish descent because my immigrant connection is a great-grandfather not grandfather. Seems just a little bit discriminatory and arbitrary. Sorry for the rant!@@danielbrown3461

    • @zytebac
      @zytebac 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@KeithRowell-ix2qg Shut up? Why? Everyone has a right to voice their opinion.

    • @dannyfierro1597
      @dannyfierro1597 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@KeithRowell-ix2qgWhat is it you disagree with?

  • @rickallen4127
    @rickallen4127 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

    Damn! Finally, someone who makes sense! Thanks Colonel Lohmeier

    • @jacobnash9755
      @jacobnash9755 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Claiming things that were never "rights" as rights doesn't make any sense. 😂

    • @WinStoNs_Mith
      @WinStoNs_Mith 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Read his book. 'Irresistible Revolution’

    • @craigverwey983
      @craigverwey983 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jacobnash9755you are obtuse in nature

  • @kurlus7930
    @kurlus7930 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job Colonel!

  • @mommas2470
    @mommas2470 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    God Bless America, God Bless men and women like Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier!

  • @mikeepperson4139
    @mikeepperson4139 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +424

    Lohmeier is a man of common sense and I respect him tremendously!

    • @vincentferrigno9726
      @vincentferrigno9726 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So, common sense includes transgender!!

    • @peterlitwinczuk5403
      @peterlitwinczuk5403 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

      and RatSkin is a rodent.....

    • @kenbeebug5211
      @kenbeebug5211 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's definitely something subhuman ​@@peterlitwinczuk5403

    • @jasonmoran5152
      @jasonmoran5152 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Hes a guy that supports ignorance and lives by it.

    • @kathyd9324
      @kathyd9324 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      When did empathy, understanding your neighbor and caring for the community become Marxist?

  • @josephtalmadge3108
    @josephtalmadge3108 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +346

    This guy is 100% right. God bless him.

    • @DAVIDMAINORD
      @DAVIDMAINORD 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      WHO?

    • @OptimusOne
      @OptimusOne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah but god is not real lol!

    • @D34DH34D4LYF
      @D34DH34D4LYF 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Hey, he once worked with a trans person and once admired a black person. Expertise established.

    • @sotthapana
      @sotthapana 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No he's not. No women or trans person is becoming a navy seal just because of DEI. It's a totally insane argument. DEI is there to support people who regularly face abuse for their identities. The people who oppose DEI are simply opposing any recognition or support for marginalized people because this is exactly how bigots act. They want the full freedom to bully and exclude marginalized people. Oldest game in the world.

    • @FalseProfitMusic
      @FalseProfitMusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@D34DH34D4LYFBTW, What's your expertise in the military? I'm an ex vet of 10 years in UKSF...GOOGLE IT

  • @papagigo1
    @papagigo1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Col. Lohmeier is a breath of fresh air !

  • @LauraCasey-df1lw
    @LauraCasey-df1lw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    LOVE MR. LOHMEIER ! ! FINALLY SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS THE TRUTH !!!! THANK YOU !!!1

    • @kathyd9324
      @kathyd9324 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      When did empathy, understanding your neighbor and caring for the community become Marxist?

    • @hoyj4111
      @hoyj4111 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@kathyd9324When they tried to force it down everyone’s throats. Let’s call it what it really is….virtue signaling.

  • @bobsamuel1567
    @bobsamuel1567 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +169

    How bad do things need to become before our country comes to its senses?
    Maybe it needs to get personal. Think about this: You arrive at the ER having just been in a terrible car accident. Your life is hanging in the balance.
    Some how (magically) you have a choice between the medical team that graduated top of their equity based class, or the team that graduated at the top of them their merit based class.
    Do you choose to live or die?

    • @dancingpinata9488
      @dancingpinata9488 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      When President Trump
      Comes back , real Commander in Chief.

    • @danmentink3256
      @danmentink3256 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Amen! Exactly 💯.

    • @indieguy81
      @indieguy81 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A ridiculous hypothetical that in no way reflects reality? Sounds about par for the course with you folks. You realize you can’t get through medical school and become a doctor unless you have acquired all the skills and expertise required for the job, right? Like, do you actually believe they’re just handing out medical degrees based on race/sex/gender etc.? Turn off the Fox News already.

    • @Stephanie-ln7rc
      @Stephanie-ln7rc 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Personally I'll take the merit based team. This DEI crap needs to stop!! It WILL end up killing people, if it hasn't already.

    • @grahamhodge8313
      @grahamhodge8313 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is a really stupid argument. People seem to gloss over what "merit" even means. Is it GPA?, Is it SAT scores? Should we select our employees based on their score on an IQ test? In any case, we don't get a chance to check the medical credentials of people who provide care in hospitals. It is rarely a matter of life and death.

  • @billsinclair313
    @billsinclair313 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    Raskin, what a piece of work.

    • @JustAnotherJarhead
      @JustAnotherJarhead 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      how about the people who elected him? MD is hopeless.

    • @davyanonymous9674
      @davyanonymous9674 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Hopeless.

    • @Kurteous100
      @Kurteous100 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My dog does better work in the dirt.

  • @rylanmalis1162
    @rylanmalis1162 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Its absolutely amazing that Raskin had the nerve to talk about women and women's rights when he can't even define what a woman is. Its also absolutely hilarious that he didnt appreciate having Democrat tactics used against him by the witness. I can't count how many times Ive seen and heard Democrat witnesses be asked a simple question by a Republican and they give these long responses that dont actually answer the question...he had no problem with them doing that but when its done to him he can't stand it, even though the witness actually did give an answer through his speech.

  • @geetarzanmt
    @geetarzanmt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

    Raskin can't speak for more than 3 seconds at a time without lying. It is amazing. Puts words in other's mouths.

    • @EvonZundel
      @EvonZundel 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What did he say that was a lie?

    • @shawnpa
      @shawnpa 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@EvonZundelThe women that serve are amazing. It's important to note though that you can't swap out personnel without regards to skill. He won't admit that, it's all politicized dei to him.

    • @-Monad-
      @-Monad- 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@EvonZundelhe literally accused the Lt. Colonel of supporting naming military bases after Nazis.

    • @Aeroldoth3
      @Aeroldoth3 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@-Monad- No, he didn't. He asked the guy a question who REFUSED to answer and INSISTED on instead going on his own monolog. After trying to reclaim his time and the chair saying "let him finish", the guy CONTINUED to ramble on withOUT answering Raskin's question.
      So Raskin, trying to summarize the word salad the guy was saying, asked if he supported naming bases in that fashion. There was no lying or "accusing" the guy at all.

    • @MR-zf2di
      @MR-zf2di 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Raskin uses logic. And rhetoric. that confuses and enrages the MAGAS

  • @gailfreese3849
    @gailfreese3849 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +568

    Preach it Lt. Col! It's time for congress to wake up.

    • @vincentferrigno9726
      @vincentferrigno9726 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Preach it nothing, he is defending transgender and that isn't Biblical.

    • @Paulftate
      @Paulftate 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​ as long as they are old enough to vote ..

    • @DudeSoWin
      @DudeSoWin 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      During WWII I wonder how many American bullets had the name Hitler etched onto them.

    • @zytebac
      @zytebac 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      @@vincentferrigno9726 Raskin is the one defending transgenders, not Lt. Col. Lohmeier.

    • @Paulftate
      @Paulftate 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@DudeSoWin in the European theater ... I suspect everyone of them

  • @waynechunfat1550
    @waynechunfat1550 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Solid testimony! Oorahhh! Tell ‘em Sir!

  • @carolcharters4878
    @carolcharters4878 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    I SERVED IN THE USAF IN THE 70'S AND WE WERE ALL TREATED EQUALLY...AND YES, I AM A PROUD VETERAN WOMAN

    • @eachandeverything1836
      @eachandeverything1836 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thank You for your service 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @FinalFantasyBret
      @FinalFantasyBret 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for your service!

    • @ISayNukem
      @ISayNukem 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I should have gone into the AF instead. Be glad you didn't go in the Army! Much respect for serving, especially back then!

    • @rwh5350
      @rwh5350 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My father served in the 90’, Affirmative Action promotions was his #1 complaint.

    • @CliffnDonChappellDuncan
      @CliffnDonChappellDuncan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No rape there......

  • @meljoy2381
    @meljoy2381 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Thanks to the chairman who let this man finish his answer.

  • @tringuyen-jh8fc
    @tringuyen-jh8fc 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I don’t like Mr Rat-King, please kick him out of oversight committee ASAP.

    • @donnware7023
      @donnware7023 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      RAT SKIN

    • @Gymrat-1985
      @Gymrat-1985 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hes a disgrace

  • @machamham2556
    @machamham2556 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They always say " women's right to healthcare" never use the word Abortion.

    • @susanjane2498
      @susanjane2498 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly, abortion is NOT healthcare, it's murder.

  • @rwilson7744
    @rwilson7744 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    In case someone didn’t notice, yes, I am pissed. How can someone sit at a podium from a position of power and blatantly lie to the American people so much with a smile on his face still collecting a paycheck that we fund?

    • @carlablizard8514
      @carlablizard8514 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      The people in his district voted for him. People need to wake up and vote these idiots out. But they listen to the pandering and drool at their feet.

    • @enfuegosevensevenfour6220
      @enfuegosevensevenfour6220 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because he can- he pushes propaganda in every word he speaks.