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Baitball Blogger

(52,421 posts)
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:47 AM 2 hrs ago

This is why it's bad news to appoint media horses from FoxNews to serve in high ranking gov. positions:

Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit "was unprepared" to defend itself

Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service members were killed and more than 20 wounded.

Speaking publicly for the first time, members of the targeted unit offered CBS News a detailed account of the attack and its harrowing aftermath from the perspective of those on the ground.

The members CBS News spoke to disputed the description of events from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who described the drone as a "squirter" — in that it squirted through the defenses of a fortified unit inside Kuwait.

"Painting a picture that 'one squeaked through' is a falsehood," one of the injured soldiers told CBS News. "I want people to know the unit … was unprepared to provide any defense for itself. It was not a fortified position."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-war-kuwait-drone-attack-survivors-us-army/

Who would have thought that someone who lies for a living wouldn't use this "gift" to spin every failed mission that he commanded?

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This is why it's bad news to appoint media horses from FoxNews to serve in high ranking gov. positions: (Original Post) Baitball Blogger 2 hrs ago OP
I'm actually surprised TrumpenFuhrer hasn't appointed a country music screecher to a cabinet position. NoMoreRepugs 2 hrs ago #1
Don't give him any ideas! Blue Owl 1 hr ago #6
Kid Rock needs work too. OGBuzz 51 min ago #7
He needs a lot of work. Bozvotros 43 min ago #10
👍I agree, he needs a complete makeover plus a lobotomy. OGBuzz 25 min ago #14
K&R spanone 2 hrs ago #2
Also surprising: this truth made it through Bari Weiss's censors at CBS. Scrivener7 2 hrs ago #3
I am wondering about that too. Baitball Blogger 2 hrs ago #4
My first thought as well. nt Nittersing 40 min ago #12
SAG Whip-poor-will 2 hrs ago #5
You misspelled "jackasses" relayerbob 46 min ago #8
You spelled media hos wrong. NT Bozvotros 46 min ago #9
Anyone else remember that great site: PCIntern 42 min ago #11
I remember it! VTderry 32 min ago #13

NoMoreRepugs

(12,129 posts)
1. I'm actually surprised TrumpenFuhrer hasn't appointed a country music screecher to a cabinet position.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:50 AM
2 hrs ago

Whip-poor-will

(291 posts)
5. SAG
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:13 AM
2 hrs ago

Actors don't think up catchy lines they just are empty vessels to be filled with the latest bullshit.

Reagan was head of screen actors guild and how did that act work out ?

PCIntern

(28,408 posts)
11. Anyone else remember that great site:
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 10:35 AM
42 min ago

Media Whores Online?

I don’t think anyone ever figured out who it was who ran that. It was beyond brilliantly funny.

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