ANALYSIS | Pete Hegseth’s panicky, angry, weirdly religious Iran war briefing was painful to watch

342 points by theindependentonline a day ago on reddit | 23 comments

Vegetable_Quote_4807 | a day ago

Sounds about right for an alcohol fogged brain.

nickcan | a day ago

Which one? He's had a few panicky, angry, weirdly religious Iran war briefings. All of them hurt to watch.

Side note, Colin Jost nails him every time.

SquareShells | a day ago

It's nothing to laugh about. Thousands of people have died. SNL makes me sick

jumpFrog | 23 hours ago

SNL makes you sick bc it makes fun of one of the people responsible for thousands of needless deaths?

SquareShells | 22 hours ago

It's nothing to laugh at. Nothing funny about "making fun" of it

SmokeyUnicycle | 22 hours ago

This is a morally bankrupt take if you think about it for more than three seconds.

This war was stupid and the people who launched it and promote it deserve at the very least mockery and ridicule.

SquareShells | 22 hours ago

They deserve much more than that

chemistry_teacher | 10 hours ago

Mockery fuels this concern. Your discomfort at it points to the relative impotence that we have to make things right.

The historical court jester can bring truth to power. Humor in the darkest times is often a healthy thing for a person and for a society. Mockery is free speech. Let’s hope it continues to have its effect.

SquareShells | 10 hours ago

It's like a pressure release valve that prevents any real change though

chemistry_teacher | 2 hours ago

You really don’t see the point do you? Popular humor keeps such concerns in the public eye, fueling movements as such issues add up.

SquareShells | 2 hours ago

You really don't understand my point, do you? SNL works as a pressure release valve, and accomplishes NOTHING.

hugoriffic | 13 hours ago

Step away from the crack pipe.

Ok-Youth-160 | 21 hours ago

Does The Great Dictator make you sick?

SquareShells | 11 hours ago

Yes

nickcan | 11 hours ago

Thanks for your take, but I'll continue to laugh at what I want to laugh at.

Drupain | a day ago

All of them are painful to watch.

dryheat122 | a day ago

Instead of worrying about press coverage, Sec. Kegsbreath should be figuring out how to get mail and food to his sailors FFS

ViolettaQueso | a day ago

He needs an intervention stat. His mother knows.

Far_Out_6and_2 | 20 hours ago

Avoid watching him at all costs

DiscoRabbittTV | 14 hours ago

No DEI dipshits are a wild stance. Republicanism suuuucks.

mrcanard | 14 hours ago

No worries, Pete Hegseth conducts his business with the republican seal of approval.

Chuhaimaster | 8 hours ago

Kegsbreath has always been hard to watch.