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[–] [email protected] 91 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Let's not stoop to the level of Republicans who called AOC "a waitress". The issue should be his lack of experience, not the jobs he had in the past. He's only been out of college for a year (BA in politics and law from Univ of Texas) and has little or no experience to qualify him to head anything. He should be doing the same entry level work as any recent graduate. This appointment is just typical Trump incompetence.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Unilateral appointment to a national security role is way different from a vote to represent a group of people. AOC also had basically no experience outside that of relevant college coursework.

It's not stopping - it's calling out the most blatant of nepotistic appointments in our history (not just this one) for exactly the reasons you're listing above.

I may be hyper focusing on wording a little, but I feel like it's a pretty huge difference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I don't care how different they are, calling out that somebody used to mow lawns or wait tables or pick up dog shit or whatever is always petty and unnecessary. Let's leave that to MAGA and act like grownups.

As for AOC having "basically no experience outside of relevant college coursework" - she interned in Ted Kennedy's office on immigration and foreign affairs, worked for a Hispanic-focused nonprofit, started a small publishing business, and worked for Bernie Sanders' campaign, all while doing second jobs in restaurants. She also spent two years mounting her own House campaign. She was focused on politics and relevant issues through her whole 20s. Borrowing your argumentative tactic, "there's a pretty huge difference" between her and a recent college grad.

But in both cases calling out their past shit jobs is irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

act like grownups.

Problem is there's a large portion of voters who are not grown ups and are swayed by that shit and if only one side is slinging it only one side gets the non-grownup vote.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

I fully agree, however I took the previous jobs to be as a highlight of the lack of experience rather than mockery for what it's worth.

Like if the lad had been balls deep in relevant internships or something it would have given more credence.

Certainly no shade here on the jobs he did.

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[–] [email protected] 91 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A 22 Year Old from the Republican Heritage Foundation, a Private Organization that Wrote Trump's Policy, being put in CHARGE of UNITED STATES COUNTER TERRORISM is Proof that DEMOCRATS are the Deep State!

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Fuck that eyebrow raise....

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Like it's a medical condition right? That wasn't a choice.... right?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

He just reeeally wants to be clear how punchable his face is

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

trying to look like the rock, who is equally a douche.

[–] Bakkoda 3 points 1 week ago

This guy looks like he failed the screening for whatever character Michael Gandolfini played in the newest season of Daredevil.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Since leaving college, Fugate has had a meteoric rise in the political world, having served as an “advance team member” on President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, according to his LinkedIn page.

An avowed Republican, he also interned at the Heritage Foundation...

Fugate was reportedly hired as a “special assistant” in an immigration office at the DHS in February, according to ProPublica. He then took over CP3 after its previous director quit."

[–] pelespirit 32 points 1 week ago

The Heritage Foundation tells us everything, he's a POS.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

Now more than ever, I am convinced that the Trump administration is praying for a terrorist attack as soon as possible. They want to enact their own version of the patriot act and scrape away any and all constitutional protections we all take for granted. I'm also positive they are hoping one will occur before the 2026 election cycle which could replace a vast majority of Republican congressmen due to negative perception of Republicans at the moment.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Did he find him at the Four Seasons?

Thing is though, headline means nothing; I used to run a landscaping business and work in retail back in college, so I’d probably fit that description too. All it means is the guy knows how to actually work.

Although at 22, there isn’t really enough passage of time for useful management experience.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 week ago (2 children)

a 22-year-old doesn't know shit about preventing terrorism I don't care what the fuck their background is

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Guarantee you that you're giving them too much credit by assuming they're trying to prevent terrorism. They need someone with the ability and capacity to make sure the militias get the assistance they need.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Gardening and grocery store assistant.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago

That is his entire resume though. It's not a "back in college" thing when you are fresh out of college.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago

Yeah, the focus the landscaping part is weird. It seems more relevant to me that 5 years ago, he was in high school, rather than that he did landscaping.

[–] QuoVadisHomines 9 points 1 week ago

He’s 22 so the recent work experience being unrelated to running counter terror is relevant

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Yeah, the headline means plenty... It means that he's breathtakingly unqualified to hold the position he's been given, just like you would have been as well. Though it sounds like you might actually have the sense to recognize that and (hopefully) wouldn't have taken such a position, thereby endangering the population at large.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

At 22, he didn't even live through 9/11.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He is trumps bastard. Calling it now.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd still take a misanthropic ficus over a conservative.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I snickered way too hard at this.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

LOL lookit this fucking guy

[–] QuoVadisHomines 10 points 1 week ago

Loyalty is the primary qualification

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Almost like this administration is a horrifying turd circus of chaos and evildoing which COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED but was not because - reasons

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Gardening is one of my hobbies but I don't have much retail experience... Guess that's me ruled out then.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Absolutely no favoritism with this hire.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

He will weed them out!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Can't wait for the biopic! That picture alone could be the promo poster. Wolf of wall street meets pineapple express?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Now if only we find out he sexually assaulted a child and owns at least three Nazi paraphernalia, he'd be the perfect GOP candidate

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Democrats: sorry, if you're under 70 you're too young for us.

Republicans: give me all your children!!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The ex-paste eater here is going to know what terrorists crave

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

He did work for the Heritage Foundation, so he knows all about those terrorists.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Paste-eaters deserve better than this moron.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

trying to look like the rock.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe they don’t care if you think they’re dumb as long as the attack happens to solidify the people behind unjustifiable war. Greenland, Canada, Ukraine, Iran, China - as long as 400 million will again buy the lies.

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