Hegseth And His Suit Bother Me, and Other Annoying Things Going On

Aren’t there days when you feel like this?

Social media was abuzz over the weekend about the article in the Atlantic about FBI Director, Kash Patel, which details his recent behavior. Here is an excerpt: “He is erratic, suspicious of others, and prone to jumping to conclusions before he has necessary evidence, according to the more than two dozen people I interviewed about Patel’s conduct, including current and former FBI officials,” and who described “Patel’s tenure as a management failure and his personal behavior as a national-security vulnerability.” His behavior included “they described Patel’s tenure as a management failure and his personal behavior as a national-security vulnerability.” An FBI director is expected to be available and focused on his job—especially when the nation is at war with a state sponsor of terrorism. Current and former officials told me that they have long worried about what would happen in the event of a domestic terrorist attack while Patel is in office, and they said that their apprehension has increased significantly in the weeks since Trump launched his military campaign against Iran. “That’s what keeps me up at night,” one official said.

The FBI has to have someone at the helm who is beyond capable, in my humble opinion (I know we probably didn’t alwys have that). Of course, in the Trump tradition, Patel is suing the Atlantic for defamation. It will be interesting to see how that plays out.

Speaking of missing people, it was reported by the Wall Street Journal that Trump was purposefully kept out of the situation room during the search and rescue efforts of the missing airman from the downing of a US war plane in the Iran war. Apparently after the incident, Trump was frantically yelling and screaming at staff. “Aides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful,” the source claimed.

It’s hard to keep track of what is actually going on with the war in Iran, which of course is partly intentional and partly incompetence on Trump’ part. He claims one thing, and Iran disputes it. Trump announces grandiose changes, such as regime change (which has not and never did happen), and that the Strait of Hormuz was open when it was not, and is in fact still controlled by Iran; and now we are blockading it. He says the war is over, and then attacks an Iranian cargo ship. There’s a truce, then a cease-fire, an agreement….and none of it is true. Or partly true. I can’t keep track of what Netanyahu is doing, either. Now Vance is returning to Islamabad for peace talks. Supposedly. Tehran said it didn’t agree to such talks. Trump wrote on social media:

“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”

Finally, I just have to say: what’s with Hegseth’s suits? They look too small, which I guess is his attempt to show off how much he works out. And the tie area is always bunchy. His clothes annoy me and he annoys me. Hegseth recently had a prayer service at the Pentagon during which he asked those gathered with him to pray as he recited something he thought was from the Bible. It was from the movie Pulp Fiction, a famous line said by Samuel Jackson’s character before he blasts bullets into someone. Here in this video below, Jamelle Bouie explains it perfectly:

@jamellebouieThe Secretary of Defense (note: it still isn't the "Secretary of War") seems very confused about what is or is not in the Bible. In this video, I discuss his most recent buffoonery and what this says about the Trump administration's relationship to religion. Shoutout to Connor Lynch for editing this video. You can find his services at: https://www.connor-lynch.com

That’s it for me today, I hope your Monday is going well! Thank you for being here, so great to have you in our community!