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  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Does Push-Ups, Deadlifts with U.S. Special Forces in Germany

    02/12/2025 7:05:27 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 14 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/12/2025 | Kristina Wong
    STUTTGART, Germany — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday began his first international trip overseas spending some quality time with American troops stationed in Germany early in the morning for some physical training — or PT, in military-speak. Side-by-side with Green Berets from the 10th Special Forces Group, the 44-year-old defense secretary did the “HERO workout” — a series of exercises honoring those who have fallen in the line of duty. Hegseth did the workout despite arriving to Germany around 2 a.m. that morning and only getting a few hours sleep. Asked why it was important for him to do...
  • Howard Dean: Biden ‘could beat the daylights’ out of Trump in pushup contest

    02/28/2024 8:00:48 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 73 replies
    The Hill ^ | 02/28/2024 | SARAH FORTINSKY
    Former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean said in an interview that aired Tuesday that President Biden could “beat the daylights” out of former President Trump in a pushup contest. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Beat with Ari Melber,” Dean said Republican candidate Nikki Haley’s best hope at the GOP presidential nomination would be if Trump suffers a health problem and cannot continue in the race. “Haley’s hope has to be that she can present herself well as an alternative to Trump so that the convention can accept her should either Trump have a health problem, which he’s certainly...
  • Read excerpts from Biden's first State of the Union address

    03/01/2022 3:41:31 PM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 30 replies
    CNN ^ | March 1, 2022
    On inflation and the US economy: "We have a choice. One way to fight inflation is to drive down wages and make Americans poorer. I have a better plan to fight inflation. Lower your costs, not your wages. Make more cars and semiconductors in America. More infrastructure and innovation in America. More goods moving faster and cheaper in America. More jobs where you can earn a good living in America. And, instead of relying on foreign supply chains — let’s make it in America. Economists call it 'increasing the productive capacity of our economy.' I call it building a better...
  • Foreigners Forced To Do 50 Push-Ups For Not Wearing Masks In This City

    01/21/2021 7:20:38 PM PST · by DUMBGRUNT · 15 replies
    NDTV ^ | 20 Jan 2021
    Bali authorities made wearing a face mask in public mandatory last year as Indonesia battled a raging Covid-19 outbreak. Foreigners caught not wearing face masks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are being subject to an unusual punishment: push-ups. Video footage circulating on social media this week shows tourists in T-shirts and shorts being made to do the exercise in sweltering tropical heat as masked security officials stood over them. More than 70 people paid a fine of 100,000 rupiah ($7), but about 30 others said they did not have the cash. Instead, they were ordered to do push-ups....
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Personal Fitness Trainer of 20 Years Honored Her with Push-Ups Next to Her Casket

    09/25/2020 11:40:30 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 87 replies
    People via Yahoo News ^ | 09/25/2020 | Ally Mauch
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s personal fitness trainer of more than 20 years paid tribute to the late justice in the best way he knew how — doing push-ups in front of her casket Friday. In a video of the touching moment, trainer Bryant Johnson walks up to the casket before respectfully kneeling and doing a handful of push-ups for Ginsburg, who was well-known for the rigorous training regimen she kept, even while battling cancer. Ginsburg's flag-draped casket is currently in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall, where she became the first woman and first Jewish person in American history to lie in...
  • A man challenged Tulsi Gabbard to a push-up contest. He lost.

    01/18/2020 2:18:17 PM PST · by rintintin · 97 replies
    CNN ^ | Jan 17 2020 | Veronica Stracqualursi
    Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard was taking questions from town hall attendees in New Hampshire on Thursday when a man in the crowd asked the Hawaii congresswoman and Iraq War veteran about former Vice President Joe Biden. "Former Vice President Biden has randomly challenged people in the audience to a push-up contest even if they're in walkers. Do you think you could take him?" a male attendee asked the candidate, according to video of the moment posted on Twitter. Gabbard replied, "My educated and informed guess would be yes ... But I would take most people to a push-up challenge."...
  • Video:Did Obama Make B-J Joke At California Fundraiser "Michelle Doesn't Go All The Way Down"

    06/07/2012 1:46:37 PM PDT · by SMGFan · 59 replies
    youtube.com video ^ | June 7, 2012 | youtube
    Media defends him naturally.
  • Fittest First Lady: Michelle Obama drops to the floor in an impressive push-up challenge

    02/03/2012 4:14:08 AM PST · by Zakeet · 55 replies · 1+ views
    (London) Daily Mail ^ | February 3, 2012
    Completed 25 push-ups on Ellen DeGeneres show beating the TV host Michelle Obama has been touring California promoting her health agenda, so when she was challenged to a push-up contest on a TV show, she quickly dropped to the floor to prove she practiced what she preached. The challenge began when daytime TV host Ellen DeGeneres asked the U.S First Lady on her show: 'How many push-ups can you do? Because I like to do a push-up.' 'I don't know I can do some - can you? I know you've got these back issues,' Mrs Obama teased. To which the...
  • First Lady Wins Ellen's TV Press-Up Challenge

    02/02/2012 3:34:19 PM PST · by traumer · 33 replies · 1+ views
    Michelle Obama has triumphed after accepting a press-up challenge from Ellen DeGeneres on the comic's TV talk show. The 48-year-old easily completed 25 in front of a studio audience and millions of television viewers. "I thought it wouldn't be good to show up the First Lady so I stopped," quipped DeGeneres after quitting. "I thought this looks bad that I'm going to beat her. I'm 54 and you're 48." Mrs Obama also revealed something about life with the US President behind the doors of the White House. "He (Barack Obama) doesn't pick up his socks," she said in response to...
  • The Parable of the Push-ups

    09/24/2004 10:59:03 AM PDT · by sociotard · 32 replies · 636+ views
    There was a boy by the name of Steve who was attending Seminary in Utah. In Utah, Seminary classes are held as part of the curriculum. Brother Christianson taught Seminary at this particular school. He had an open-door policy and would take in any student that had been thrown out of another class as long as they would abide by his rules. Steve had been kicked out of his sixth period and no other teacher wanted him, so he went into Brother Christianson's Seminary class. Steve was told that he couldn't be late, so he would come in just seconds...