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Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth addressed concerns over his use of alcohol in an interview with a former colleague, Megyn Kelly, pledging not to drink on the job if confirmed to oversee the vast U.S. military apparatus.

Even if that wasn't vastly different from "staying sober" it's still pathetic.

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[–] AbidanYre 60 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Is this seriously what we've come to as a nation?

"If you make me SecDef I promise not to get drunk at work again."

There are plenty of qualified people who have never shown up to work wasted. Though I guess most of them wouldn't be willing to work for the orange shitgibbon.

[–] athairmor 8 points 2 weeks ago

The bar has been lowered that far. An open bar will put the lie to all of this right quick, though.

[–] EndOfLine 27 points 2 weeks ago

If you can't trust a drunk when they say they will limit their drinking to before and / or after work hours, then who can you trust? /s

[–] inclementimmigrant 21 points 2 weeks ago

I could have sworn this was a onion article.

I mean who doesn't trust a raging alcoholic to keep their word about not being a raging alcoholic anymore?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

Not the Onion.

Clown world is full of clowns.

This is more than just an embarrassment to the people who he would command.

[–] RizzRustbolt 16 points 2 weeks ago

And he certainly is a man that sticks to his vows.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As a former alcoholic, doubt. I do occasionally drink, but I have to be very, very careful because it can easily spiral to an every night thing, particularly when I'm otherwise suffering with stress and/or depression.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

And there's no stress involved with being the Secretary of Defense of the United States.

I wish you the best in your fight, btw.

[–] leadore 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"Pete Hegseth vows to stay sober this time if you just give him one more chance."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought it was going to be an onion article. I just did whatever the opposite of eating the onion is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Sticking the onion up your butt

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Unless he agrees to submit to random ETG and drug urine testing, I wouldn't trust anything an alcoholic up for a highly-paid and powerful job says about sobriety.

[–] ATDA 9 points 2 weeks ago

Oh great wel that was really all I was worried about...

Ffs

[–] distantsounds 9 points 2 weeks ago

“Trust me bro. Ask any of my wives.”

[–] NatakuNox 8 points 2 weeks ago
[–] AFKBRBChocolate 6 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, yeah, the alcoholic will just quit drinking, no big deal. He could totally stop anytime.

[–] twistypencil 6 points 2 weeks ago

How about you stay sober for 20 years and then we'll reconsider

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

He should probably pledge to go to AA, but alcohol consumption is probably mandatory for a proper Republican man.

[–] Ensign_Crab 3 points 2 weeks ago

How drunk was he when he said that?

[–] CharlesDarwin 1 points 2 weeks ago

Who cares? Drinking is not the main concern with this douchecanoe.