We have an intriguing quandary here: which was the bigger fool today at a meeting of military leaders which Pete Hegseth convened, for he and Donald Trump to play big shot in front of? Was it Hegseth? Or was it Trump? If these two *men* were hot air balloons, you might be able to get an actual measurement of which one was the more full of it, but since we deal in the abstract here, we’ll have to guess. Trump can rarely be outdone in any pompous peacocking competition, but by God I think he may have been outdone by Posh Pete. Neither one of these guys has any business holding the respective jobs that they do and it shows. I share a few clips from Ron Filipkowski’s Twitter account because Filipkowski is a former Marine and he knows this turf and how Trump and Hegseth defile it with their very presence. Hegseth is clearly influenced by the movie Full Metal Jacket and between Trump and Hegseth, we need a new film, Full Metal Strait Jacket. Aspiring screenwriters, unite. Here’s your golden opportunity.
Totally spot on Ron real DIs built unbreakable Marines without the cheap shots or potty mouth. Hegseth's "tough guy" act reeks of insecurity, like a wannabe barking from the sidelines. True respect? Earned through smarts, not slaps. Proud of your service, brother Semper Fi
— Tillu (@kanchi_jeevan) September 30, 2025
It’s sheer comedy that a candy ass like Hegseth, with his own onsite makeup studio, is telling the men and women of the military that, in essence, the military won’t be “woke” or “full of pussies” but now some real warrior ethos will be instilled. Unfortunately, like so many Trumpian episodes we have been privy to over the past ten years, we don’t know whether to laugh or cry. This charade is so ridiculous that today, watching this, I’d give you even money.
I’ve known a number of veterans in my life, and one career military officer, and I absotively, posolutely guarantee you that their motto has never been “Uncle Sam Wants To Beat the Shit Out Of You — and That’s A Good Thing.” This is the mental landscape of Pete Hegseth. What is tragic for him, is that on some level he knows that he’s not worthy to shine the shoes of most of the people in that room, let alone tell them how to be in the world, but hey, that’s his *job” so that’s what he’s doing. And here’s the other half of this Catskill’s comic clown show.
Nothing like being threatened by a draft dodger if you’ve attained the rank of General through hard work, determination and courage.
— Bifurcated stream of consciousness (@dolorous_ed) September 30, 2025
“If you want to applaud, applaud. And man, I am so hoping that you applaud, because I really need to look good here. What I’d really reallylike is for you to stand up and cheer me, like Kim Jong Un’s generals do, but hey, I’ll settle for applause if I have to. But maybe one or two of you could fall on your sword for me, that would be so cool, to do that right on live television.” If only I were jesting. Here’s more rambling nonsense.
Trump: You know, our inner cities, which we'll be talking about because it's a big part of war now, a big part of war. pic.twitter.com/5QsWc0nXoG
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 30, 2025
When Trump said, “animals were shooting at them” I thought for a moment that Trump was talking about actual animals, like cats caught in trees. It’s new information to me that firemen rescuing said cats in said trees are now targets for gun-toting crazies — but hey, if anybody would know what the gun-toting crazies are up to, it would be this guy, right? This next one is scary.
Trump to military leaders: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within and we have to handle it before… pic.twitter.com/9uDwszxWuN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 30, 2025
“The enemy within.” That’s the American people, folks, the yous and the mes. Anybody who doesn’t agree with Donald is the Enemy Within. And we know he hates his enemies, we heard him say that at Charlie Kirk’s funeral. I’ll give credit to Kirk’s wife, Erika, for saying she forgave the man who killed her husband. She was able to publicly say something decent like that, whereas our *president* was not.
Trump standing before US Military top brass, telling them, without an ounce of ambiguity: American citizens on American soil are “the enemy within” will be a wake up call for them. I guarantee this shook them to their core
I’d love to be a fly on the wall at their hotel tonight— 🇺🇸Dastardly Democrat 😈it’s been a bad day (@LifeLongWanderR) September 30, 2025
I pray to God that these men and women were shaken to their core by these insane ramblings of Trump. Because if they were not, then we are looking to be in a world of hurt.
“If you want to applaud, applaud. And man, I am so hoping that you applaud, because I really need to look good here. What I’d really really like is for you to stand up and cheer me, like Kim Jong Un’s generals do, but hey, I’ll settle for applause if I have to. But maybe one or two of you could fall on your sword for me, that would be so cool, to do that right on live television.” If only I were jesting.”
Ursula, please, please tell me that this is only one of your humorous inventions! I’m having enough trouble maintaining my sense of reality as it is….
I think it’s Ursula’s version of a thought bubble, like in the comics. She’s saying that’s what he’s thinking.
As the film Full Metal Jacket depicted, over “warrioring” soldiers can essentially arm ticking time bombs that can go off at any moment. And what happens when such time bombs make it through tours of active duty and are just tossed back into civilian life? Maybe think about TWO ex Marines committing mass murder within 24hrs in Michigan and North Carolina.
If DIs can lay hands on recruits, surely generals can lay hands on a Fux News flunky pretending to be a warrior right in front of them.
Or even a “president” telling them the American people (or, a good chunk of them at least) are the “real” enemy.
Nothing like a cowardly draft dodging TRAITOR lecturing the current top brass, when the only gathering worthy of their time, involves watching someone receive a blindfold and cigarette. I’m sure a spontaneous cheer would have erupted with lots of hand clapping and back slapping. Ding dong the whiny little bit*h is dead. Let the news ring throughout the land.
r lee ermey’s di character got wastrd by one of his recruits as i recall. as for animals shooting at people i have seen squirrels throw, yes throw not drop, acorns on people. i alsp srarted this mprning bt having my beanie stolen by a barred owl. snatched it right off my head when i pulled onto the street on my bike so i was a slowly moving target.