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Hagel´s Disastrous Hearing Ought to Make ´No´ Vote a No-Brainer
Breitbart Big Peace, by Joel B. Pollak
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Posted By:JoniTx, 1/31/2013 3:19:45 PM
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| Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has vindicated his critics thus far today in his confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Service Committee for the post of Secretary of Defense. He has stumbled in attempting to explain his positions on Iran, nuclear disarmament, Israel, the Iraq "surge," and the "Jewish lobby." He has failed to explain contradictions between his voting record and his past statements on the one hand, and the positions he professes today on the other. Even liberals and supporters of Hagel are openly lamenting his poor performance. Democrats on the committee are
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Rafter, 1/31/2013 3:23:17 PM (No. 9150958)
No-Brainer is a description of the Hagel.
Duhhhhhnce cap for the twit, and let´s move on.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
novakid, 1/31/2013 3:32:51 PM (No. 9150967)
Fits right in with the rest of 0bama´s zoo.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
toinee, 1/31/2013 3:33:52 PM (No. 9150968)
A "no" vote couldn´t happen to a more deserving fool. He even endorsed the Democrat senate candidate in Nebraska in hopes of currying favor from the B.O. I´m so sick of Rinos. Just switch parties already.
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NorthernDog, 1/31/2013 3:36:34 PM (No. 9150975)
Incompetence is a resume enhancer for Dems. He easily always ´play dumb´ when a tough issues comes up.
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King of all trolls, 1/31/2013 3:39:24 PM (No. 9150976)
Those who hate on Hagel, a decorated Vet, are the same folks who gave us 10 years in Iraq and Afghanistan and Barack Hussein Obama. Now they publically attack Hagel, a member of their own party, for not falling for the folly of those wars. This plays right into the hands of Dear Leader, because it divides the GOP and reminds everyone what a disaster foreign policy was under the Bush administration. I wish the folks running the GOP would spend a little time focusing on the southern border and amnesty for millions of illegals instead of this meaningless Kabuki over the President´s cabinet.
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gobushcheneygo, 1/31/2013 3:40:27 PM (No. 9150979)
´Play dumb´ or say "I was misquoted or misunderstood". At this point, what difference does it make? Right, Hillary?
He´ll get a pass and be confirmed.
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jerseyden, 1/31/2013 3:45:11 PM (No. 9150987)
Any repub voting for Hagel should be targeted in their next primary. The GOP needs to get rid of anyone who would vote for this person.
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babelfish30101, 1/31/2013 4:19:03 PM (No. 9151026)
He was never going to get in, Zippy is going to claim that not even a Republican can get votes from the Senate Republicans, therefore he´ll nominate a Loon from the Left and Reid will force him through. This was all planned from day 1
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viking diver, 1/31/2013 4:20:51 PM (No. 9151031)
Hey Troll just because you are a VET doesn´t make you an automatic conservative, and those vets making a career in politics deserve what they get. as to giving amnesty to the ILLEGAL Felons I don´t think so, I have many friends who immigrated here legally and had to wait years and spend thousands of dollars to do so, they also learned English, and the history of this nation while they were waiting. Why should a line jumper get ahead sorry we are suppose to be a nation of Laws.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
earlybird, 1/31/2013 4:27:17 PM (No. 9151041)
Welcome to the echo chamber. He is only a no-brainer no vote to those who have brains. The lo-fos in and out of the Senate are thinking (Vietnam vet, looks presentable, sounds reasonably articulate unless some pesky Republican is grilling him). Right now the lo-fos seem to be winning and they do not want to hear any facts.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
coldoc, 1/31/2013 4:33:19 PM (No. 9151050)
Since when do qualifications have anything to do with working for this administration? Look at the dear leader, his 2nd in command, the head of DoJ, The SoS, ad nauseum. - My god, they´re all a bunch of clowns!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 1/31/2013 4:37:10 PM (No. 9151059)
Rubio did tweet he doesn´t feel like he can support Hagel. YES!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Udanja99, 1/31/2013 4:48:02 PM (No. 9151071)
FTA... He has failed to explain contradictions between his voting record and his past statements on the one hand, and the positions he professes today on the other.
Substitute "she" and it sounds just like Kagan and Sotomayor. Liars all.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Ida Lil, 1/31/2013 4:55:22 PM (No. 9151085)
Hagel´s performance -- That is what´s wrong with the entire qualification hearings in DC. Does performance mean the acting ability to lie well enough or confirm a party tag long enough to cram a dismal failure down the nation´s throat? Poster remember before calling out anti Hagel posts that Hagel is a liberal from a liberal state where even a so called RINO is conservative in comparison. Rino the insulting label that just keeps on giving division to the one party trying to avoid socialism. Hagel should not be confirmed.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
toinee, 1/31/2013 5:43:45 PM (No. 9151148)
Actually, Hagel was a Nebraska senator, and Nebraska is quite conservative. Like a lot of rinos, he talked a good game to get elected here.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Scribelus, 1/31/2013 7:18:39 PM (No. 9151297)
The Bolshevik maintains a staff of capering apes in the Senate for just this purpose. Hagel is in!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
LanieLou, 1/31/2013 11:37:34 PM (No. 9151615)
Disgusting... Handing the security of our nation over to a mindless, jew hating yes man. But... he´s not as bad as the next one... Capt. Commie Crunch is evil.
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North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un is waiting for United States President Barack Obama to make a phone call to Pyongyang to discuss easing tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to Russia’s news agency Itar-Tass. The report cited United Kingdom diplomats, saying Pyongyang was demanding the U.S. president personally call Kim Jong-un as one of the conditions to relieve the current conflict at hand. Itar-Tass also quoted the U.K.’s Sky News as saying North Korea currently has eight nuclear warheads.
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Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but they can be dangerous if not done right. What is gluten? It´s the spongy complex of proteins, found naturally in wheat, rye, and barley, that gives elasticity to dough and allows it to rise. When flour is moistened and either kneaded or mixed into dough, gluten molecules form an elastic, microscopic latticework that traps the carbon dioxide produced when yeast ferments, causing dough to inflate like a hot air balloon. Baking hardens the gluten, which helps the finished product keep its shape. Wheat — and gluten — is ubiquitous in the American diet.
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