Kirsten Gillibrand, Genius

[Yooper]

Recent (last night, April 8) comments from Senator Gillibrand on tactical nuclear weapons.

One mistake is funny, but a bit understandable.

The other shows how out of TOUCH she is; how unfit to be a C-in-C she is. (Attempt at a groaner here.)

You want to talk about inept, incompetent, unfit? One of our esteemed fellow forum members may have gotten the right state when ranting/raving/raging, but our friend got the person wrong.

#Lightweight

"When you say you want to develop low-yield nuclear weapons that are tactile, what you're saying is you want to use them," she said. The senator poo-pooed any notion of deterrence or the ability to strike back after an enemy's nuclear attack, and declared that she opposed the entire defense bill because of the one provision for low-yield nuclear weapons.

"If I am president, I’m going to make sure we unwind that," she added.

"They're trying to create nuclear weapons that are usable," Gillibrand warned. "I don't think we should be trying to create tactile nuclear weapons. Not only is it a waste of money, but it increases the risk of actually using them."

(Emphases mine.)

Point A: It's "tactical," not "tactile."
Point B: Of course we're trying to create usable nukes. Just beggars belief....

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[SamSpade]

(shaking head) This is a Senator, right?

 

[TCROW]

“You don’t have to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate.” -Mark Pryor

 

[glhs837]

Who briefs these people? Really. This isnt rocket science and should really take about 15 minutes with a decent PowerPoint to Barney the crap out of this so that even a politician can understand it.

 

[BOP]

Recent (last night, April 8) comments from Senator Gillibrand on tactical nuclear weapons.

One mistake is funny, but a bit understandable.

The other shows how out of TOUCH she is; how unfit to be a C-in-C she is. (Attempt at a groaner here.)

You want to talk about inept, incompetent, unfit? One of our esteemed fellow forum members may have gotten the right state when ranting/raving/raging, but our friend got the person wrong.

#Lightweight



(Emphases mine.)

Point A: It's "tactical," not "tactile."
Point B: Of course we're trying to create usable nukes. Just beggars belief....

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Maybe she meant "reach out and touch someone" in a nuclear kind of way.

 

[GURPS]

Who briefs these people?

someone younger and just as clueless

 

[Yooper]

Let's add this here....

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[GURPS]

Reminds me of Gil Evergreen

 

[GURPS]

 

[limblips]

Uncle Joe B. likes tactile.

 

[Yooper]

Uncle Joe B. likes tactile.

Ah.

Maybe that's who was on Kirsten's mind the night she flubbed her comments...?

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