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WTF...Trump has Meltdown After This Made it to Air

The transcript critiques the performative and toxic display of masculinity in politics and media, using examples like Pete Hegseth and Jesse Waters to illustrate how Republican figures promote narrow, aggressive ideals of manhood while lacking real leadership or accountability. It highlights the poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln as evidence of systemic neglect, contrasting with the superficial fitness routines and male-centric rhetoric often promoted by political figures. The discussion also connects these behaviors to deeper issues of homophobia and intellectual decline, especially in media like Fox News, where repeated promotion of macho stereotypes is seen as evidence of political bias and low intelligence. The piece contrasts this with real-world issues like military treatment and consumer savings, such as through BJ’s Wholesale Club, which offers practical benefits. It argues that long-term consumption of such media fosters gullibility and ideological rigidity, akin to unhealthy habits. While acknowledging exceptions like Jessica Tarloff’s intelligent reporting, the overall message condemns Fox News and its influence as a breeding ground for bigotry and poor judgment. The tone is sharp and satirical, urging viewers to recognize the dangerous fusion of performative strength, political hypocrisy, and media manipulation.

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Limited time offer, new members only. Home of the save. All right. Pete Hegseth is obsessed with testosterone. He is obsessed with erections. It's bizarre, but I just think we have a group of men that are hyper fixated on other men. And Pete Hegseth talks about he doesn't want any fatties and weirdos and he wants all these, you know, real strong men in the military. And mind you, the commander in chief is a fat weirdo, but just pick that up and set that aside. So he decided a couple of days ago that he was going to go exercise with the troops and it's humiliating. Play the clip. So for those listening, they're all running and Pete Hegseth is a solid 15 yards behind the pack. And here he is doing some jumping and a pushup. The pushup form was terrible by the way. Laying down. Here he is doing a crawl. I mean, he's just drenched. He looks incredibly out of shape and he looks fit. I mean, I'm going to give credit where credit is due, but this is just, I, nobody wants this. We want you to be smart meeting with smart people planning on how to get us out of this war. Pumps. Well, you know, it's the thing is, as you look at the history of the United States military, they have shined world war one, world war two. Was anybody monitoring their testosterone then? No. Pete Hegseth comes in and he's obsessed with erections. I would say he's obsessed with the lack of erection and he is constantly proving that he does not have what it takes with this military war in Iran. He has fucked it up beyond belief. He has murdered people and committed war crimes. And yet he thinks it's a good idea to go running around with the troops instead of sitting in consultation with experts. And how can we get out of this war? He's worried about appearances. He has his own makeup little room in the Pentagon. He was hired because of a head shot. That's how Trump picked him at being on Fox news. So none of this surprises me. What surprises me is he's such an egomaniac, arrogant, incompetent that he actually believed he could get out there and run with the troops when he has proven time and time again on his workout videos, like his pull-ups, he's like dangling. And I mean, I can't do a pull-up, but I know Josh can do a pull-up because I've seen it. And his is far, far better than Pete Hegseth. So this is just an exercise in eating up with the dumb shits. So one of the biggest myths that Republicans lie about is that we support the troops. We support the troops. The national anthem comes on in sporting events and you see these old guys with the big guts get out, hike their pants up, take their hat off. And they're like, you know, and they stand. And then they go vote for Republicans and Republicans famously treat the veterans like shit. It's all performative. Everything about supporting the troops is utter performative. Nothing proves this more than the fact that you had horrific inhumane conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln. And the way these troops were treated is so terrible that many of them tried to kill themselves. Several first-hand accounts from the ship reported food and hygiene shortages, broken toilets, extreme fatigue, and serious morale and mental health concerns among sailors. So Pete Hegseth was asked about this and you're never going to believe who he blames for this. Play the clip. There were a few folks in the media who tried to, turn the USS Abraham Lincoln into some sort of a symbol, a symbol of dysfunction or a symbol of low morale or a symbol of a failed mission. And what I look out at right here and when I talk to your leadership and I have had a chance to talk to a number of you, I know it's the exact opposite, which is actually what the media does so often. You know, this is, he wants to be masculine, Josh, and he wants to talk about testosterone and morning erections and all of that. But the most masculine thing you can do when you are not doing your job is to take accountability, tuck your tail between your legs and say the buck stops with me. The way our military was treated on this ship was disgusting. I'm taking full responsibility for it and I'm making changes and making amends to these troops, Josh. Yeah. And he, he talks like a preacher, like a, you know, a dime store. He gives us, um, and there's never any substantive, uh, discussion with him or any other Republicans. Like you never hear him talking about anything, uh, that's, it's real that, that reflects that he has an understanding of the military, that there, there is some accountability. I think, weren't they trying to conceal the, the deaths of, of soldiers in war recently? I mean, there's, there's this whole thing where they think they're playing simply for optics. Everything is a social media grab. That's their whole stick. He wants a photographs of him working out. And there's so much more depth and, and intellect associated with running the military than these stupid ass punchlines of him working out or talking about testosterone. It's really, it's really just amateur hour. It's just amateur hour on full display. You've got a frat kid running the department of defense. And, and again, I'm going to go back to, because I saw this bullshit interview with, I think Senator Tillis recently, guys like him voted for guys like Pete Hegseth, confirmed him. And then you want to sit back and say, Hey, you know, that didn't work out the way I thought it would. And I regret that vote. Well, how else did you think it was going to work out? This guy from Fox news that, you know, you know, his whole stick, how did you think this was going to end? It's ending exactly the way that we thought it would. And so for all these Republicans, that jumped on board and confirm this man, fuck you. You know, you don't get to go on MS now and, and disclaim that and talk about it was a mistake. Yeah, it was a mistake. It was a mistake before you made it and you knew it was going to be a mistake. And why did you do it? You did it because you didn't want the blow back from Donald Trump, you fucking pussy. You know, that's why you did it. And so I'm sorry to go on a tirade about that, but just fuck all these guys. That's why she shops at BJ's wholesale club, saving up to 25% off grocery store prices, beef, jerky, microwave meals, laundry pods. Even they can't screw up. This is your home road warrior, mom home of the save join for just $20 at bjs.com slash mesquite and save 10 cents per gallon for six months open soon. Limited time offer new members only BJ's home of the save. I, I agree. Pumps and I support that shit so much. All day. All right. So Ruth Ben-Ghiat, our friend, friend of the show. Um, she talks about how these strongmen, these, uh, fascists, these autocrats, um, have to display this form of toxic masculinity. So you see that with Donald Trump, you see that with Pete Hexa talking about testosterone and you know, he, this man was credibly accused of sexually assaulting a woman and paid her, you know, $50,000. And, but I want to get Freudian about this. I just think if you wake up and you're a Republican man and you think about men all day long, and you think about gay sex all day long, and you think about making sure that gay people can't be gay and gay people can't do gay stuff. If those are your thoughts all day long, and you're leading desire to legislate, or when you're doing a, you're, if you're a journalist and you're doing the news, I think that's really gay. I think in your desire to not be gay, and try to stamp out gayness, I'm thinking, why are you thinking about it all the time? Cause I don't wake up every day and think about lesbian sex ever. And so Jesse waters is a lady waters as I like to call her. She's a very interesting case. Jesse goes to work every day at Fox news, and this is not a serious person. This is all just, um, red meat for the rubes. If people, if you watch Fox news, you're an idiot and a bigot and Fox news. I hope that you you clip this and put this on your show this evening on The Five. You're more than likely to be 69 years old or older. And you're an idiot and a bigot and you enjoy being lied to because you hear stuff like this. Here's here's Jesse Waters, who's a part of this whole masculine movement, who, again, is just talking about men. Play the clip. I would be a no. He has a great voice. Jesse, you have a voice. Nice try. The when I'm at a party and I see a guy with a really deep voice, I don't let him go anywhere near him. I get I get turned on when he talks like that. Perhaps. OK, Jesse Waters has sat in that chair and talked about what's not masculine. Crossing your legs isn't masculine. Masculine eating ice cream isn't masculine. Drinking out of a straw isn't masculine. And then you see see still shots of him doing the exact same thing. And in here, I just want to remind everybody, one of the most profoundly unattractive, unfuckable men in the United States of America, I would say globally is Stephen Miller. And when Jesse Waters has Stephen Miller on, he has called him a sexual matador to his face. He grins like he just got the light of the world in him. Jesse Waters is typifies this whole clause. What did Hunter Biden call it? Clause. A tocracy. Yeah. Closet men sit around and they're trying to convince you they're not gay and they don't have gay thoughts by talking about it nonstop. And all that does is convince me that they are thinking about it all the time. And I think your point is exactly right. They know they have these thoughts. So they have to be strong alpha men and shoot up with testosterone because we're we're so cool and strong when really they know how weak they are. They know how. Broken they are. They know that when Jesse Waters goes to bed at night, he's thinking about the sexual matador Stephen Miller. And I can't imagine more fucked up thoughts on planet Earth. Yeah, it's I think the Fox News has not suffered enough. We have not done enough reputational brand damage to this network and particularly Fox News is going to Fox, I think, as a creator, independent media community. We need to do brand damage to the people that watch it. We need to brand these people as low IQ, closeted homosexuals and lesbians and closeted bisexuals and bigots, because that's what they are. If you watch Fox News and you know that they paid a billion dollars for lying and you want to go watch them more, that's just on its face idiotic. It just it's just completely idiotic. Like if you found out that Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola put carcinogens in the Coke cans and lied about it for 10 years and then was going to continue to do it after they they had to pay a big settlement. They're like, yeah, we did it. But when you stop drinking Coca-Cola, not these dipshits that watch Fox News, they are the dumbest people in American Fox News incubated this Trump movement, along with Republican policies, megachurches. But Fox News has played an incredible role and the people that sit around and watch Fox News. They're angry old bigots. Josh, final words. Well, you know how I feel about Fox News, and it was a big part of the culture that I grew up in, and people just consume that information. And there's something inside of people that they're drawn toward wanting to be lied to and told a story because it makes them feel better about their life. And so they're gullible and they buy into that. But I'm like. They paid a billion dollars for lying and you're going to go back to them. I mean, what else do you say about that? If you do that, that's on you. Just not very smart. Yeah. You hear that, Fox viewers? You're mean, bigoted, dipshit idiots. And I just even the clip that we saw pumps of Jesse Waters, just just those four or five seconds of him talking about how turned on he is by a man with a deep voice. I feel dumber for. Having heard that, you know, you know, from Fox News, I felt dumber. Yeah, I do. I'm just sometimes I feel like I need a shower and dumber. Exactly. And, you know, if you think about the people that consume hours of Fox News a day, like you just you can feel the intellect, the critical thinking, you just can feel it eroding. And they're just capitulating to Jesse Waters. It's kind of like eating McDonald's every day. Totally. It's totally like that. Yeah. Is that where they did that documentary where the guy at McDonald's for 30 days in a row or something about so fat that I quite the two together? Yeah. Yeah, I agree. Although, I mean, McDonald's French fries are a great guilty pleasure. I never there's nothing pleasurable about Fox News except for Jessica Tarloff, who is incredible. And she does such an incredible service to the country over there sitting down with those people. And she's remained intelligent, which really shows you how smart she is. All right. That is all we have. Like, subscribe, comment. We will be back later with more probably really shitty news. And that's just pregame.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Shaq highlights the ease and convenience of buying a car from Carvana with a seven-day return policy and door delivery.
  2. Tammy saves money by shopping at BJ’s Wholesale Club, where she gets discounts on groceries and gas, emphasizing cost savings and convenience.
  3. Pete Hegseth’s obsession with masculinity, testosterone, and physical fitness is criticized as performative and out of touch with military realities.
  4. The USS Abraham Lincoln crew faced severe conditions, including poor hygiene and mental health issues, leading to accusations of neglect and inhumane treatment.
  5. Critics argue that Republican leaders, including Hegseth, lack genuine accountability and instead rely on superficial displays of strength and masculinity.
  6. Figures like Jesse Waters promote narrow, toxic notions of masculinity, such as disapproving of eating ice cream or drinking from straws, while openly expressing attraction to men.
  7. The show links these behaviors to a broader pattern of closeted homophobia and political hypocrisy, suggesting a deliberate effort to suppress LGBTQ+ identities.
  8. The critique concludes that Fox News perpetuates low intelligence and bigotry, likening its influence to a daily indulgence that erodes critical thinking.

Summary:

The transcript critiques the performative and toxic display of masculinity in politics and media, using examples like Pete Hegseth and Jesse Waters to illustrate how Republican figures promote narrow, aggressive ideals of manhood while lacking real leadership or accountability. It highlights the poor conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln as evidence of systemic neglect, contrasting with the superficial fitness routines and male-centric rhetoric often promoted by political figures. The discussion also connects these behaviors to deeper issues of homophobia and intellectual decline, especially in media like Fox News, where repeated promotion of macho stereotypes is seen as evidence of political bias and low intelligence.

The piece contrasts this with real-world issues like military treatment and consumer savings, such as through BJ’s Wholesale Club, which offers practical benefits. It argues that long-term consumption of such media fosters gullibility and ideological rigidity, akin to unhealthy habits. While acknowledging exceptions like Jessica Tarloff’s intelligent reporting, the overall message condemns Fox News and its influence as a breeding ground for bigotry and poor judgment.

The tone is sharp and satirical, urging viewers to recognize the dangerous fusion of performative strength, political hypocrisy, and media manipulation.

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Carvana allows you to buy a car entirely online and have it delivered directly to your home. The process is fully digital, with a seven-day return policy and delivery fees that may apply.

BJ's offers savings of up to 25% off grocery store prices on items like beef jerky, microwave meals, and laundry pods. Members also save 10 cents per gallon on gas for six months with a $20 fee.

Tammy shops at BJ's because it saves her money on everyday essentials and provides reliable products like meals and cleaning supplies, which she uses for her kids at college.

Critics argue that Pete Hegseth, despite his focus on testosterone and masculinity, is out of shape, lacks military expertise, and has shown poor physical performance during workouts, suggesting he is unqualified to oversee defense policy.

Firsthand accounts report severe shortages of food, hygiene, and mental health support on the USS Abraham Lincoln, leading to distress among sailors. Critics blame leadership for poor conditions and lack of accountability.

The show criticizes Fox News for promoting toxic masculinity and airing content that reflects closeted homophobia, such as Jesse Waters' comments about being turned on by deep-voiced men.

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