Pete Hegseth says transgender people “lack warrior ethos, are liars, lack integrity, are not humble, are selfish and can’t meet physical mental fitness requirements.”
Their priorities are all wrong. But then, I had no idea that so many military men lacked virility and needed chemical assistance.
The judge overseeing the case against the Defense Department’s firing of transgender service members revealed that the military spends eight times more on erectile dysfunction medication than on gender affirming care.
While discussing military spending with the Defense Department (DoD) attorney for the ongoing Talbott v Trump case, Judge Ana Reyes said the DoD spends approximately $5.2 million annually on medical care for service members with gender dysphoria.
Comparatively, the DoD spends $42 million a year on medication for service members with erectile dysfunction.
Also, right-wing lawyers don’t read.
At one point, attorneys had to admit to Reyes that they had never read articles which were included as evidence. Reyes then said they had “cherry picked” and “egregiously misquoted” studies put forward by the Pentagon on transgender people decreasing the lethality of the military.
That sounds like legal malpractice to me. But then, ignorance is the lubrication that keeps the Trump train rolling.
I just read, “the military spends eight times more on erectile dysfunction medication than on gender affirming care.”
The military needs a trillion dollars just to keep all these manly-man warfighter dicks from drooping. WTF!
Yeah, they are liars and scammers all the way down. Isn’t it interesting how they use evidence…or should that be “abuse” the evidence. I saw a clip the other day of a House hearing where chairperson MTG held up a photo of someone (I didn’t recognize him) doing the one finger salute. NM Rep. Melanie Stansbury called a “point of order” holding up the same picture but with the man doing a V sign. Greene tried her damnest to do her chairperson thing to stop the reveal but it was too late.
Doesn’t MTG mean Margarine Failure Greed
Sometimes I wonder if these people think presentation and spin are more real than reality and the evidence real events leave behind.
Aren’t dick pills “gender affirming care”?
I worked for the VA for 16 years. Half those years were spent contracted to the Army as a Case Manager for the soldiers deploying to, and returning from, the war zones (Iraq/Afghanistan). Most of the older (career soldiers) had scripts for Viagra. And the other 8 years I worked in a VA clinic and 50% of the Veterans had scripts for Viagra.
@5 Marcus Ranum – Makes sense, if your dick doesn’t work you, it may be a symptom you are becoming female. Give them ED medication and keep them in their male role.
All the facts and data does not matter, the Republicans will vote against it. They want it thier way and no amount of truth or logic will stop them.
From the google universe: Yes, the military provides contraceptive services, including prescription birth control, for female service members.
Have to wonder when this will be stopped, or just kick out all the females in the military
Of course the army has to spend money on erectile dysfunction treatments.
After all, the Privates must stand to attention.
Louis (I REGRET NOTHING!)
@1 42 million is ridiculous but nowhere near a trillion. Not even close to a billion.
Ridna @8
Shermaj @1 is using Maga Math.
So that’s why The Pentagon general store had that giant display of candy panties around Valentines day when I went there in the 00’s. Use the blue pill until it stops working, then switch to edibles.
“erectile dysfunction medication”?
cf.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/potassium-bromide/6805.article
&
https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2021/09/22/saltpeter-for-sex-drives-and-the-urban-legend-of-the-militarys-libido-manipulation/
I assumed this 42 million for erectile dysfunction meds was for veterans, not active personell? Because it doesn’t work like that, no hardon if you’re not aroused, however many Viagras you pop, and I don’t assume active troups are aroused by shooting people?
Hegseth says transgenders are “liars?” Oh, the irony! Except, isn’t “irony” woke?