Kevin O'Leary
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And so, you know, those were my immediate thoughts upon watching it and witnessing it yesterday.
Just real quick, Megan. Yeah. And it makes a great point here. I didn't find it offensive for any of those other reasons. I found it offensive as a purported professional communicator, because for me, I couldn't figure out who the audience was that was persuadable or who they were seeking to mobilize. beyond their most active base. And I think that's the big problem, right?
Just real quick, Megan. Yeah. And it makes a great point here. I didn't find it offensive for any of those other reasons. I found it offensive as a purported professional communicator, because for me, I couldn't figure out who the audience was that was persuadable or who they were seeking to mobilize. beyond their most active base. And I think that's the big problem, right?
Just real quick, Megan. Yeah. And it makes a great point here. I didn't find it offensive for any of those other reasons. I found it offensive as a purported professional communicator, because for me, I couldn't figure out who the audience was that was persuadable or who they were seeking to mobilize. beyond their most active base. And I think that's the big problem, right?
And I think that's consistent with Anna's assessment of it too, which is that if you're only communicating to this already converted part of your party, What's the real political objective here?
And I think that's consistent with Anna's assessment of it too, which is that if you're only communicating to this already converted part of your party, What's the real political objective here?
And I think that's consistent with Anna's assessment of it too, which is that if you're only communicating to this already converted part of your party, What's the real political objective here?
And if the Democratic Party has to find a way to get back with Latino voters, get back its strength with working class voters, get back its strength with outside of the urban areas and more suburban and rural areas and build up that support, given what happened in 2024.
And if the Democratic Party has to find a way to get back with Latino voters, get back its strength with working class voters, get back its strength with outside of the urban areas and more suburban and rural areas and build up that support, given what happened in 2024.
And if the Democratic Party has to find a way to get back with Latino voters, get back its strength with working class voters, get back its strength with outside of the urban areas and more suburban and rural areas and build up that support, given what happened in 2024.
None of them are watching it, but they are seeing the atomized version of it all. And if it's not focused in a way that really sort of motivates them to care, motivates them to sort of feel that they have a stake in it. And it's only Matsi Hirono and Kirsten Gillibrand or Sheldon Whitehouse, you know, very harsh, active liberal voices inside the party berating Democrats.
None of them are watching it, but they are seeing the atomized version of it all. And if it's not focused in a way that really sort of motivates them to care, motivates them to sort of feel that they have a stake in it. And it's only Matsi Hirono and Kirsten Gillibrand or Sheldon Whitehouse, you know, very harsh, active liberal voices inside the party berating Democrats.
None of them are watching it, but they are seeing the atomized version of it all. And if it's not focused in a way that really sort of motivates them to care, motivates them to sort of feel that they have a stake in it. And it's only Matsi Hirono and Kirsten Gillibrand or Sheldon Whitehouse, you know, very harsh, active liberal voices inside the party berating Democrats.
you know uh nominees who i think you know the thing i think about that's most that's most um that's strongest about hex's nomination is and i again i i think it was an entire discussion we should have about how he brought it back how he resuscitated it because it was hanging on a thread there for a while but like it's that there's he wants to bring an infantry perspective to natural uh national security decision making and to the posture of the armed services
you know uh nominees who i think you know the thing i think about that's most that's most um that's strongest about hex's nomination is and i again i i think it was an entire discussion we should have about how he brought it back how he resuscitated it because it was hanging on a thread there for a while but like it's that there's he wants to bring an infantry perspective to natural uh national security decision making and to the posture of the armed services
you know uh nominees who i think you know the thing i think about that's most that's most um that's strongest about hex's nomination is and i again i i think it was an entire discussion we should have about how he brought it back how he resuscitated it because it was hanging on a thread there for a while but like it's that there's he wants to bring an infantry perspective to natural uh national security decision making and to the posture of the armed services
And there is a focus on making sure that the president's vision is executed and implemented, despite what some of the military brass would disagree. Like that's a however you fall on that. That's a really good, strong place to argue rather than some of the some of the topics that they choose to fight on, which were very specifically tailored to an already converted liberal Democratic base.
And there is a focus on making sure that the president's vision is executed and implemented, despite what some of the military brass would disagree. Like that's a however you fall on that. That's a really good, strong place to argue rather than some of the some of the topics that they choose to fight on, which were very specifically tailored to an already converted liberal Democratic base.
And there is a focus on making sure that the president's vision is executed and implemented, despite what some of the military brass would disagree. Like that's a however you fall on that. That's a really good, strong place to argue rather than some of the some of the topics that they choose to fight on, which were very specifically tailored to an already converted liberal Democratic base.
It is. And, you know, having worked up on Capitol Hill for a long time, I know that it is when you're sitting through, and those places are not comfortable, right? I mean, if you've ever been in one of those hearing rooms, there's a lot of droning on, there's a lot of talking, but it's also not very comfortable and they're also very stuffy.