Posted on 11/14/2024 5:14:48 AM PST by dennisw
“When I first arrived at Princeton, I honestly didn’t know the fundamental differences between Republicans and Democrats,” Hegseth wrote in a September 2002 publisher’s note.
“That being said, I was raised with a general appreciation for government, patriotism, and small-town values, but most importantly, my parents instilled in me a thorough understanding of right and wrong—and an unwavering faith in an almighty God. Needless to say, when I arrived at Princeton, my eyes were opened quickly and they’ve been wide open ever since.”
TPM reviewed Hegseth’s youthful writings, including one year of columns for the Tory. They represent some of his earliest forays into political commentary, as Hegseth highlighted aspects of campus life that evidently turned him into a conservative firebrand. In pieces for the Tory, Hegseth and the team he oversaw railed against efforts to promote diversity on campus and what they described as the immoral “homosexual lifestyle.” Hegseth also cheered the Iraq War, wondered whether Princeton was too laudatory of Martin Luther King Jr., and advocated for children receiving “strong discipline” from their parents “in the form of spankings, moving next to soap-in-the-mouth.”
Prior to Princeton, Hegseth’s activities in his home state of Minnesota were not particularly political. According to the 1999 yearbook from Forest Lake High School, Hegseth played football, basketball, and was a member of the concert choir. He submitted a senior biography that described his dreams to “go to a college (maybe military academy), marry a beautiful wife … roll in the dough, have Pete Jr. and teach him hoops.”
Hegseth made much more of an impact in the school’s political scene. He won an election to be class senator his freshman year after campaigning on a promise to “get the job done and get the job done right.”
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Pete Hegseth is looking better and better. I hope all libs and Dems read this. Making their heads explode. Making more of their crazy women shave their heads and swear off all sex with men, while Trump is President. And JD Vance too!
LOVE PETE!! It was SHOCKING at first, but now it’s TERRIFIC!!
And?
It was 2002. That was a while ago.
I dont know a lot about MLK. I didn’t like him and then I readd more and I did like him. But maybe Princeton was too laudatory of him.
And my aunt, after her husband died, beat three boys with a wooden spoon all the way to CEO of a good company, partner in a law firm and Managing Director of an investment bank.
So he wasn’t too off on not sparing the rod.
Everything else I agree with.
Listened to him yesterday...We want an army that wins wars...without distractions
I already said I was happy with Hegseth as the pick.....now you're just rubbing it in.
So, Pete is the POLAR OPPOSITE of Biden’s merry band of Perverts, Pedophiles, and Sexual Deviants that have populated the current administration for the past four years.
Okay
You can tell how brilliant this selection is by the level of leftie outrage.
Sounds like he is the perfect man for the job.
MLK’s dream was valid, despite the fact that he was an adulterer and a plagiarist.
We’ve all been told that we MUST love MLK. Coercion has worked but is off-putting.
I think we must consider his words. That his children be recognized for their character rather than the color of their skin, is a message for all time.
Not good things to be! But not an end all for a legacy.
Ya know why I say that?
I saw him on a TV show with a news host practically BEGGING him to incite violence among blacks and he wouldn’t.
“well what if this or that happened? or the other thing? Shouldn’t that be met with violence?”
And he said “No” every time.
I guess I compare him to Sharpton and Jackson....so how could he not shine like a brighgt light then!!?? :)
I already think he is a great choice!
You don’t have to sell me on him!
Speaking as a National Guard Officer (Retired) of over 20-years service.
They had me at "Pete Hegseth".
Wow, tell us more about this guy. Hegseth sounds like he is just the man we are looking for to right the good ship America!!
WORKS FOR ME.
I have 2 basics:
1. LEAD-—FOLLOW-—OR GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY
2. IF IT AIN’T BROKE-—DON’T FIX IT.
Have made it to almost 85 & have bought 3 homes since 1966-
as a female on that much lower pay scale we females earned.
HAVE SURVIVED & ENJOYED MY CHOICES.
I’ll read the college driveling of no one until Obama’s are released.
BEYOND “OK”.
OUTSTANDING
TRUMP has had 4 years to find really GREAT people.
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