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Government Corruption

Senior Member of 51 'Intelligence Professionals' calls for removal of US Senator from 'human race'

2023-10-10

[Red State] Former CIA Director and retired Gen. Michael Hayden seemed to call for the death of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) Monday night.

Quoting a Twitter post that asked, "Should Tommy Tuberville be removed from his committee? Yes or No?" Hayden wrote, "How about the human race?"

Tuberville has been bullied by Senate Democrats and know-nothing pundits since last December over his opposition to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's creation of an "abortion tourism benefit." As Streiff explained:

In July 2022, Lloyd Austin declared that the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs vs. Jackon Women's Health adversely impacted military readiness because if pregnant members of the Armed Forces couldn't kill their kids, they couldn't do their jobs. To do this, Austin created a program that allowed military women seeking abortion to be reimbursed for travel expenses and take up to 21 days off — that is not charged against their annual leave balance — for the purpose of having an abortion. On the other hand, if one of your parents dies and you wish to go to the funeral, you pay your own way and get charged for leave. This is a clear violation of federal laws that forbid using federal funds for abortion. In December 2022, Tuberville announced that he would place a "hold" on all senior military promotions.

All the hold does is prevent a few senior military officers from being confirmed in new positions by "unanimous consent." This means each nomination will get a cloture vote before proceeding to a floor vote.

Unlike many Republicans, Tuberville has remained steadfast in his opposition and continues to place holds on senior military promotions. Hayden's retired. What does he care? Or is Tuberville blocking nominees for whom Hayden greased the skids?

Posted by:Besoeker

#3 But the real story here is the lack of honesty and tolerance for the opinions of the political opposition. Hayden's remarks are a peek at the tyranny they would impose on America. My own tolerant and honest opinion is that those 51 former "intelligence professionals" should be removed from their pensions. Let them live on the lies they've written into books and the lies they tell on cable TV news channels.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-10-10 12:12

#2 ^ You must be thinking of the days when they could still recruit enough men to defend the country.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-10-10 12:06

#1 Lloyd Austin declared that the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs vs. Jackon Women's Health adversely impacted military readiness because if pregnant members of the Armed Forces couldn't kill their kids, they couldn't do their jobs.

Well, they can't. Back before insanity took hold, a pregnant WAC was honorably discharged and given VA benefits for the process to complete.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-10-10 07:16

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