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Tanuki

(15,823 posts)
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 02:07 PM 15 hrs ago

Not the Onion... Whiskey Pete installs makeup studio in Pentagon

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-orders-makeup-studio-installed-pentagon/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8d&linkId=804289612

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told CBS News.

The price tag for the project was several thousand dollars, according to two of the sources, at a time when the administration is searching for cost-cutting measures.

"Changes and upgrades to the Pentagon Briefing Room are nothing new and routinely happen during changes in an administration," a Defense Department spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News.

Hegseth, before becoming defense secretary, was a morning show co-host on Fox News' "Fox & Friends Weekend." Since his nomination, he has vowed to emphasize improvements in the armed forces' warfighting abilities and military readiness."... (more)
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Not the Onion... Whiskey Pete installs makeup studio in Pentagon (Original Post) Tanuki 15 hrs ago OP
Where's the bar gonna go? nt Nittersing 15 hrs ago #1
Bet it has dweller 15 hrs ago #2
Well it is a clown show Bluestocking 15 hrs ago #3
OMFG!!! Chasstev365 14 hrs ago #4
I first thought it was the ONION! riversedge 14 hrs ago #5
All hat, no cattle. Ilsa 14 hrs ago #6
Rum and coke. And make my jaw look square! FSogol 14 hrs ago #7
And hold the Coke. rubbersole 12 hrs ago #18
Snort! Codifer 12 hrs ago #28
It MUST be vodka. Norbert 11 hrs ago #34
Thing can be upgraded, too. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #8
And his... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #9
I think his leadership needs more that a little makeup touchup. milestogo 14 hrs ago #10
Makeup Wholesale Starbeach 14 hrs ago #11
Lol Demovictory9 13 hrs ago #12
Lipstick on a pig? Dave Bowman 13 hrs ago #13
These are his priorities wolfie001 13 hrs ago #14
Nothing says WARFIGHTER like eyeshadow k55f5r 13 hrs ago #15
Good! There was always a crush for sinks and mirrors when applying our eyeliner Ping Tung 12 hrs ago #16
"WASTE, FRAUD and ABUSE" MLWR 12 hrs ago #17
Pete's kickass spray-on tan will blind you to his inability to pass the new physical struggle4progress 12 hrs ago #19
Hang on for a second... jmowreader 12 hrs ago #20
Can we guess the studio includes a discreet liquor cabinet? nt ShazamIam 12 hrs ago #21
Discrete? or discreet? or both? soldierant 12 hrs ago #25
I meant discreet of course, thanks for the nice way you corrected me. ShazamIam 9 hrs ago #35
Well, you actually could have meant something like soldierant 5 hrs ago #36
Finally, Pete is reaching out to the rank and file... rubbersole 12 hrs ago #22
Makeup.....Yeah, that's the ticket! SupportSanity 12 hrs ago #23
He probably needs it to touch up after bad nights... dchill 12 hrs ago #24
That's what happens when you pick your Secretary of Defense from Central Casting. tanyev 12 hrs ago #26
"The idea for improving the space.. skypilot 12 hrs ago #27
What shade of pancake does a "war fighter" wear? rsdsharp 12 hrs ago #29
This is the ass crack odins folly 12 hrs ago #30
I guess he thinks he'll be around long enough MadameButterfly 12 hrs ago #31
yet another preening jackass. Javaman 12 hrs ago #32
Trump and his regime are the most fake, made-up, overly feminized group of humans since King Louis XVI LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #33

Chasstev365

(5,363 posts)
4. OMFG!!!
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 02:12 PM
14 hrs ago

Maybe he wind sails?
Wears a Tan Suit?
Orders Djion mustard on a burger?
Drives a yellow Corvette?

Can you imagine if a Secretary of Defense in a Democratic administration did this? Fox wouldn't never stop talking about his being Metrosexual.

Ilsa

(62,717 posts)
6. All hat, no cattle.
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 02:18 PM
14 hrs ago

It's all about how you look on TV, not whether you are qualified or know what you're doing. Typical trump shitshow. Appearance over substance.

Kid Berwyn

(20,039 posts)
8. Thing can be upgraded, too.
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 02:22 PM
14 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:30 PM - Edit history (1)

After the Cabinet applies the 25th Amendment, new President Couchhumper will access bespoke eyeliner refills from convenient wall-mounted dispensers.

Starbeach

(77 posts)
11. Makeup Wholesale
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 02:57 PM
14 hrs ago

These 3 clowns - Don, JD and Pete - need to band together and get group rates for makeup. On track to blow a hole in the budget.

wolfie001

(4,675 posts)
14. These are his priorities
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:07 PM
13 hrs ago

In keeping with the bloated, 290lb cult leader. Also, a Nazi-Tattoo parlor soon to follow.

struggle4progress

(122,818 posts)
19. Pete's kickass spray-on tan will blind you to his inability to pass the new physical
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:27 PM
12 hrs ago

and his total disregard for national security!

ShazamIam

(2,838 posts)
21. Can we guess the studio includes a discreet liquor cabinet? nt
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:31 PM
12 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Apr 23, 2025, 07:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Edit to correct discrete to discreet.

soldierant

(8,399 posts)
25. Discrete? or discreet? or both?
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:42 PM
12 hrs ago

Incidentally, I'm almost 80, and I can remember when women's makeup was disparagingly and misogynistically referred to as "war paint."

soldierant

(8,399 posts)
36. Well, you actually could have meant something like
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 11:35 PM
5 hrs ago

distinctly separated from the bar (possibly so the makeup wouldn't get into the booze. That would taste terrible.) So it could have been both - or either.

I do try not to be ugly.

rubbersole

(9,705 posts)
22. Finally, Pete is reaching out to the rank and file...
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:33 PM
12 hrs ago

...by leading by example. A whole new meaning to "keeping your powder dry".

tanyev

(46,152 posts)
26. That's what happens when you pick your Secretary of Defense from Central Casting.
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:45 PM
12 hrs ago

😒

skypilot

(8,998 posts)
27. "The idea for improving the space..
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:47 PM
12 hrs ago

...came from Tami Radabaugh...Sean Parnell...and Jennifer Hegseth..."

Already preemptively throwing others under the bus.

odins folly

(353 posts)
30. This is the ass crack
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 04:57 PM
12 hrs ago

Who said he was going to enforce grooming standards and fitness standards to reenforce that the US military is a war fighting machine.

With men wearing makeup....

Fuck that guy....

Javaman

(63,648 posts)
32. yet another preening jackass.
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 05:04 PM
12 hrs ago

it's all about image and no substance.

we are so fucked.

LetMyPeopleVote

(161,888 posts)
33. Trump and his regime are the most fake, made-up, overly feminized group of humans since King Louis XVI
Wed Apr 23, 2025, 05:23 PM
11 hrs ago

Given that Hegseth's sole and only qualification for being Defense Secretary is that he is a pretty face, this addition makes sense.


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