Kash Patel is making legal threats to try to silence his critics, and Tulsi Gabbard wouldn't even be able to get a security clearance in the regular job market: The parade of incompetence is so bad that Pete Hegseth is being described as the most unqualified Cabinet nominee in American history—and that's before the rape and alcoholism. Plus, Bluesky v Twitter, Russia is running out of military equipment, and are preemptive pardons a good idea? David French joins Tim Miller. show notes Steve Schale's Bulwark piece on the Democratic Party The Southern Baptist Convention's 1998 "Resolution on Moral Character of Public Officials" Longer version of Jake Tapper clip
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Hello and welcome to the Bullard Podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller. I'm delighted to have back, favorite of the pod, opinion columnist for the New York Times, co-host of the legal podcast Advisory Opinions. His most recent book is Divided We Fall, America's Secession Threat and How We Restore Our Nation, an uplifting topic. It's David French. How you doing, David? Hey, Tim.
It's always great to see you. It's good to see you too, man. You calm me for some reason. People know I've noticed that I don't cuss as much when you're on the podcast.
So that's a double victory for you as a guest. I'm glad to have that calming effect, Tim. I don't have it on everybody, I've found out. I've noticed that.
I want to start with Pete Hegg, Seth. There's this guy I follow on social media, Max Twain. I really like him because he's a rabid DeSantis supporter, way more conservative than me. But unlike like 99% of MAGA world, he does not go along with the Trump BS. It's like what you would expect from somebody living on Earth. Here's how he described the DOD nomination. I thought he put it quite well.
Pete Hegseth is the most unqualified cabinet nominee in American history, and that's before accounting for all the rape and alcoholism. And so I wanted to start with you as a veteran, as a conservative, somebody that cares about this. You must feel like you're in a simulation that people are taking this seriously.
Yeah, it's nuts, Tim. I mean, And look, I'm not going to denigrate Pete Hegseth's service. He served honorably by all accounts. That's not the issue here. I served with a bunch of guys in Iraq who served honorably as well with more distinguished records than Pete Hegseth. They're more qualified to be Secretary of Defense. Than he is.
Thousands upon thousands upon thousands of veterans are more qualified to be Secretary of Defense than he is. There might be, Tim, 10,000 people in the greater D.C. area more qualified to be Secretary of Defense. I'm not exaggerating. I mean, he's a TV host. For eight years, he's been a TV host. He's been a TV host and an activist, and his activism...
you know, according to the recent news reports was largely a failure because of his own failings. And so he ran small organizations that he's left. He hosts a TV show and his basic qualification is that he served, which good, good for him. Again, we honor that service. He served and he's super MAGA, super.
And he wrote a book. He wrote a book.
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