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Fox news president doesn't have germs. Really.

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I'm glad that I saw this twice because at first I thought I was being spoofed. No. He showed the interviewer his hands and said he said he had not washed his hands in 10 years. He claimed he doesn't have germs, because he "can't see them." Where do they get these people . . .
 
You don't mention that this is Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.
And it's even worse that what you wrote.
Fox News host Pete Hegseth has said on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because "germs are not a real thing".
Speaking on Fox and Friends, Hegseth said the infectious micro-organisms did not exist because they could not be seen with the naked eye.
"I inoculate myself," added the Harvard and Princeton graduate.
His remarks came after co-hosts Ed Henry and Jedediah Bila made fun of him for eating left-over pizza.
"My 2019 resolution is to say things on air that I say off air," Hegseth added.
As I've often said, even "intelligent" people can be stupid.
 
I guess this logic applies to the question of whether or not he has a brain. We can't see that either.
 
I just watched the video of Hegseth on Fox and Friends. His co-hosts thought it was a joke, but I don't think Hegseth meant it as such. Per usual, they're resorting to the "he was joking" excuse they used whenever they realize what they said was stupid. I usually agree with Snopes but not this time.
 
well he seemed kind of jokey in the clip, but i don't really understand why the joke is that his new years resolution is to admit embarrassing things about himself on tv. is it like a eric andre tim robinson style surrealist bit. well those guys are ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ woke as hell so maybe that's the joke, idk
 
I'm glad that I saw this twice because at first I thought I was being spoofed. No. He showed the interviewer his hands and said he said he had not washed his hands in 10 years. He claimed he doesn't have germs, because he "can't see them." Where do they get these people . . .
There are so many counter-questions I thought of but I doubt the interviewer pursued any of them. Such as "OH? How do you feel about God?"
 
Do all these MAGA and MAGA adjacent pundits sit down each morning and think "what is the most ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ stupid thing I can say today and get away with it"?
 
You don't mention that this is Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.
And it's even worse that what you wrote.

As I've often said, even "intelligent" people can be stupid.
And if he doesn't believe in germs, what does he mean by innoculation?
 
same thing aaron rodgers did when he said it. ayahuasca steam baths and quartz crystals up your ass
 
You guys know he was literally kidding, right? You watched the video in context with him smiling and everyone laughing and his joking voice and manicured ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ hands... right?
 
Even if he were joking, it was a very stupid thing to say.
He has a Deus Vult (God Wills It) tattoo on a bicep which was a medieval Crusaders' rallying cry. It's also a Christian Nationalist motto. Deus Vult was on at least one flag at the Jan. 6 insurrection. From his tattoos, he's really into his patriotism and religion.
Hegseth's tattoos referencing his military service and patriotism did not have any direct connection to neo-Nazis, Christian nationalism or white supremacist ideology. This group of tattoos included:

  • The words "We The People" from the U.S. Constitution
  • The year 1775 in Roman numerals (MDCCLXXV)
  • A stylized American flag with its bottom stripe replaced by an AR-15 assault rifle
  • A ring of stars around his elbow (possibly a reference to the Betsy Ross flag)
  • A pair of crossed muskets (which normally represents military service)
  • Benjamin Franklin's "Join, or Die" political cartoon from 1754
  • The patch of the 187th Infantry Regiment, of which Hegseth was a member

His faith tattoos include:
First and simplest are the Greek letters chi (X) and rho (P) in a circle on Hegseth's upper arm. Chi and rho are the first two letters in the Greek spelling of Jesus Christ's name, and the paired symbols have been used since Roman times to represent Christianity.

Next, Hegseth has a sword contained within a cross tattooed on the inside of his forearm. This is a reference to the Bible passage Matthew 10:34, which reads: "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." Along the blade of the sword in Hegseth's tattoo, Hebrew letters spell "Yeshua," or Jesus. Matthew 10 is a chapter in which Jesus Christ tells his disciples to spread the word of God, noting later on in that verse that "whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me."

The two tattoos most frequently cited as problematic both connect to the Crusades, when European armies invaded the "Near East" with a goal of conquering Jerusalem from the Muslims and placing it under Catholic control. Christian nationalists and other far-right movements have long glorified the Crusades.
Besides the Deus Vult tattoo:

On his right pectoral, Hegseth has a large symbol called the "Jerusalem Cross," which consists of one large Greek cross and four small Greek crosses, one in each quadrant. (It is not, as some online claimed, a swastika). The symbol has long been associated with the Crusades, based on sources dating back to the 1300s (the last Crusader Kingdom came to an end in 1291).
Frankly, if he's not a Christian nationalist, he's doing a damn fine imitation of one.
 
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Oh, no doubt he's somewhere on the far right end of the religious zealot killing people spectrum. But the "I never wash my hands" thing is not ...a thing. Look at how pretty that man is. He spends as much time being personally squeaky clean as he does cleaning his guns, which I bet you could use as a mirror to shave in.

Eta: I mean it's fun to say "hurr durr, look how stoopid these Republicans are". This guy is not stupid. He's dangerous.
 
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well i don't know if he's stupid or not. many of these guys turn out to be pretty stupid once you get to know them a little.

see, a lot of people think that because he's rich and successful and has some high powered job he must be some kind of genius. then these guys start talking a lot publicly and you have to kind of question that, and you spend a lot of time trying to justify that with some yeah maybe they seem stupid but. in my mind, i think recent history has proven that, no, these guys can be stupid. wealth and success aren't as much of a meritocracy as you may think.

but that's just how i feel. for the first time ever, maybe it was a surrealist joke and the guy is awesome and he's a man of the people and the best.
 
Even if he were joking, it was a very stupid thing to say.
He has a Deus Vult (God Wills It) tattoo on a bicep which was a medieval Crusaders' rallying cry. It's also a Christian Nationalist motto. Deus Vult was on at least one flag at the Jan. 6 insurrection. From his tattoos, he's really into his patriotism and religion.


His faith tattoos include:


Frankly, if he's not a Christian nationalist, he's doing a damn fine imitation of one.
Sounds like he's forgotten Leviticus 19:28.
 
In my experience, the standard evangelical answer is that the laws in the Old Testament were given under the old covenant, and once the Messiah arrived to fulfil that covenant they need not still apply. The new covenant's laws are as Jesus laid out in Matthew 19:18-19.

Jesus supposedly said:
You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.

But then he goes on to say that you should also give away all your possessions, and I don't think Heggo's doing that.
 
In my experience, the standard evangelical answer is that the laws in the Old Testament were given under the old covenant, and once the Messiah arrived to fulfil that covenant they need not still apply. The new covenant's laws are as Jesus laid out in Matthew 19:18-19.
He kind of laid out a lot more commandments though.
But then he goes on to say that you should also give away all your possessions, and I don't think Heggo's doing that.
Some scholars think.that he gave a lot of orders tonhis immediate followers that were not intended for the broader rank and file, though. Like, "those who followed him" meant literally those that were following him at the time (taking notes and all), not the ideological followers of today.
 
He kind of laid out a lot more commandments though.
Yes, the beginning of Matthew has quite a lot of them. Something about a mount.
Some scholars think.that he gave a lot of orders tonhis immediate followers that were not intended for the broader rank and file, though. Like, "those who followed him" meant literally those that were following him at the time (taking notes and all), not the ideological followers of today.
True. That specific one was given to the man who said he followed all of what Jesus said in Mat 19 and still wanted to do more. So my adding it was a little spurious.
 
In my experience, the standard evangelical answer is that the laws in the Old Testament were given under the old covenant, and once the Messiah arrived to fulfil that covenant they need not still apply. The new covenant's laws are as Jesus laid out in Matthew 19:18-19.



But then he goes on to say that you should also give away all your possessions, and I don't think Heggo's doing that.
He also allegedly said in Matthew 5:17:

Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

The only conclusions I can make is either a) god sent down two aspects of himself to earth just to contradict each other or b) the bible writers pulled everything from where the sun shineth not and had no qc procedures.
 
He also allegedly said in Matthew 5:17:



The only conclusions I can make is either a) god sent down two aspects of himself to earth just to contradict each other or b) the bible writers pulled everything from where the sun shineth not and had no qc procedures.
You don't get the idea of an evolving relationship? When a couple go from strangers, to dating, to getting married, you don't conclude that some things would be the same, and others change, as the relationship hits different points?

Eta: continuing the analogy, Jesus said he did not come to abolish the relationship as it grew, but to pass a milestone and take on some new protocols, and some of the old ones no longer being necessary. That's what happens when you get married.

There's a lot of things to criticize in Christianity, but this idea ain't one of them. It's a pretty basic gig.
 
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You don't get the idea of an evolving relationship? When a couple go from strangers, to dating, to getting married, you don't conclude that some things would be the same, and others change, as the relationship hits different points?

Eta: continuing the analogy, Jesus said he did not come to abolish the relationship as it grew, but to pass a milestone and hit some new rules, and some of the old ones no longer being necessary. That's what happens when you get married.

There's a lot of things to criticize in Christianity, but this idea ain't one of them. It's a pretty basic gig.
"And Jesus said unto the Hebrews 'no, man, Moses did those miracles himself because he had midichlorians in his blood' and the Hebrews were much troubled by this, and some refused to listen further to the teachings of Jesus. 'What next?' they said amongst themselves, 'a Stormtrooper who is of a different people, and a woman who wieldeth the Force like unto a warrior?' And much division was sown therein the people." --Gospel of Lucas, Episodes 1 and 7.
 
"And Jesus said unto the Hebrews 'no, man, Moses did those miracles himself because he had midichlorians in his blood' and the Hebrews were much troubled by this, and some refused to listen further to the teachings of Jesus. 'What next?' they said amongst themselves, 'a Stormtrooper who is of a different people, and a woman who wieldeth the Force like unto a warrior?' And much division was sown therein the people." --Gospel of Lucas, Episodes 1 and 7.
Over my head. I've only seen Star Wars part 4, and parts of 5 and 6. Or as I refer to them, 1,2 and 3.
 
No. Jeebus was quite specific...
Matthew 5:17-18 King James Version (KJV)
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you,
Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
 
"Fulfilled", yes. Not "upheld", or "retained". You fulfil an order, and that order is completed.

All the old testament rules were the instructions for manufacturing a Messiah. Once the Messiah had been produced, the system that manufactured it is obsolete, since you only ever need one.

...is the argument that Evangelicals would give if they've thought about it for a moment, which, to be fair, a lot do not.
 
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