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jimmy the one

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37. Appears this was intentional and not a biblical mistake
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:41 PM
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It appears he knowingly quoted Quentin Tarantinos pulp fiction.

Hegseth added that reminded him of the prayer handed to him a couple of days ago that was “delivered from the lead mission planner of Sandy 1,” the head of the recent rescue mission that recently located and extracted Air Force crew members shot down in Iran. Hegseth then led those at the service in saying the prayer.

“The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men,” Hegseth prayed. “Blessed is he who, in the name of camaraderie and duty, shepherd the lost through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother. And you will know my call sign is Sandy 1 when I lay my vengeance upon thee, and amen.”

https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-borrows-violent-prayer-from

https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-borrows-violent-prayer-from

Before repeating that prayer, Hegseth mentioned he was told the prayer is titled “CSAR 2517,” which stands for “Combat Search And Rescue” and alludes to the fact that it borrows some wording from Ezekiel 25:17 (though there are other verses also used, like with his violent prayer at last month’s service). The last two sentences of the prayer do mirror language from Ezekiel, except the speaker is changed from being God to the commander of the U.S. mission.

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What does one expect? It's not as if he's familiar with the bible. He is familiar with substance abuse ... marble falls Yesterday #1
bible poozwah Yesterday #33
Good One!...BTW..(also to Marble Falls) maddiemom 12 hrs ago #49
Hegseth is a joke. yardwork Yesterday #2
A terrible, deeply evolves Yesterday #38
A clown in a cherry picker Blue Owl Yesterday #3
Hey! Apparently he's branching out Bettie Yesterday #4
Nice locution! NNadir Yesterday #11
I know all those Old Testament prophets had "call signs," but which one was "Sandy"? sop Yesterday #5
ROFL Native Yesterday #8
Hegseth is such a dumbass! 1WorldHope Yesterday #29
Why doesn't he just pray: "Lord, smite my enemies, smashing them into tiny bits. In thy mercy, Amen. surfered Yesterday #6
Brother Maynard! Lucky Luciano Yesterday #21
Fall down funny malaise Yesterday #7
Hegseth's "Christianity" is a performance. So this tracks. LeftinOH Yesterday #9
It's just a realty TV show to him. Irish_Dem Yesterday #10
You nailed it. Noticed this a.m., during the everlasting Pentagon update, that Pete moves allegorical oracle Yesterday #12
Hegseth is obviously an ignorant person who doesn't bother to check anything before speaking publicly. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #13
"while giving a sermon at the Pentagon." BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #14
Fcking moron mcar Yesterday #15
Pathetic. dalton99a Yesterday #16
Why don't they just go ahead and put an effin' steeple on the Pentagon and be done with it? Penta-gone fundie. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #17
Actually, these quotes are in the Bible. Elon's Grok AI Translated Bible. Midnight Writer Yesterday #18
I've changed the channel but that program keeps playing, Mblaze Yesterday #28
$10 says he hasn't seen the movie past the opening scene. Initech Yesterday #19
Next time he'll quote from the Book of Armaments, Chapter 2 jmowreader Yesterday #20
Mind reader... you beat me to it surfered Yesterday #23
This message was self-deleted by its author surfered Yesterday #22
"Get these mother fucking snakes out this mother fucking government" maxrandb Yesterday #24
Pete quoting Pulp Fiction Dave Id Yesterday #25
The funny thing is this verbiage is not accurate. The movie director took poetic license. n/t PatrickforB Yesterday #26
Jesus spoke about Donnie and Pete Mblaze Yesterday #27
Life s a movie // TV show to these idiots! Hope22 Yesterday #30
K&R spanone Yesterday #31
Terminal moronism. He's in charge of our military. What could go wrong? Martin68 Yesterday #32
He basically got Rickrolled maxsolomon Yesterday #34
Hegseth is to Jesus as shit is to platinum. usonian Yesterday #35
Is he trying to convince us the "rescue" was fake? CaptainTruth Yesterday #36
Appears this was intentional and not a biblical mistake jimmy the one Yesterday #37
Someone should've handed him Twain's sardonic 'War Prayer' Seinan Sensei 18 hrs ago #42
Hegseth Is a Fictional Character, Himself. MineralMan Yesterday #39
Kegsbreath needs to go! red dog 1 Yesterday #40
Any remote chance the military will rise up against this goon? vapor2 20 hrs ago #41
As dystopian as this nightmare is EnergizedLib 18 hrs ago #43
What a drunken buffoon. LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #44
I gotta say Cosmocat 17 hrs ago #45
Methinks it was a hit job from the Chaplain Corps carpetbagger 17 hrs ago #46
It is surreal to think blue-wave 17 hrs ago #47
Trump has to fire him Renew Deal 17 hrs ago #48
Real Fake Quote for Real Fake Believers of a Real Fake Diety Roy Rolling 8 hrs ago #50
Another instance of... MarcoZandrini 8 hrs ago #51
Does ... Donald Trump ... Look Like... A Bitch? The Animator 8 hrs ago #52
Deliberately obtuse OC375 7 hrs ago #53
Colbert did a fantastic job on this last night! tanyev 7 hrs ago #54
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