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Democratic Senator: ‘I Am Not Comfortable’ With Chuck Hagel

Jan. 13, 2013 12:59pm

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), known by some as one of the more liberal voices in the Senate, is apparently still not comfortable with the views of Obama defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel. Appearing on “Fox News Sunday” with Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Blumenthal told host Chris Wallace point-blank that he wasn’t ready to vote for Hagel, despite the former Nebraska senator’s record of service.

“I’m gonna want to ask questions about those positions. I am not comfortable yet,” Blumenthal told Wallace. “There are tremendously consequential issues that are equally important to ask about during this hearing.”

Watch Blumenthal’s full reasoning below:

Blumenthal joins an already wide and ideologically diverse list of politicians with concerns about Hagel’s nomination. Nevertheless, Blumenthal predicted Hagel’s eventual confirmation.

“I think Senator Hagel will be approved, and I think the history of nominees shows and I think his own qualifications also demonstrate that he has the capacity,” Blumenthal said.

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Comments (42)

  • bankerpapaw
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:21pm

    The Defense Department most certainly doesn’t need Chuck Hagel.

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    • G-WHIZ
      Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:10am

      And again, the PROGS push-out their “protesting-sennator” to smokescreen their agenda to pass!!

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  • AUsername
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 7:58pm

    yay someone not loyal to a foreign country.

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    AUsername  
  • fonzie
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:39pm

    A fake war hero slamming a true war hero.

    Have to love the irony.

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on January 14, 2013 at 11:27am

      He is not a fake war hero. He received to Purple Hearts and the CBI. This is the only thing I respect about Chuck Hagel. When he supported Kerry for Nebraska Senator, I decided that he sucked.

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  • overthecliff
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 4:49pm

    Phony opposition. His discomfort with Hagel will disappear and he will vote for him. Put on a good show for the non-selfhating Jews and assure them that Obama has the interests of Israel in his heart.

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    • Bum thrower
      Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:26pm

      “I am not comfortable yet,” …yea right. Phoney….aren’t you two ‘Viet Nam” buds??? or did YOU mis-spoke? Liar and phoney………………….makes me sick.

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  • cbrown
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 4:35pm

    Hagel is eminently qualified to be Sec. of Defense and many Republicans incl Brent Scowcroft, Thomas Carlucci, and Paul Volcker have said so. It’s only the neocons who have a problem with him.

    Hagel is a decorated war veteran, the recipient of two Purple Hearts while an infantry squad leader in the Vietnam War. He will be confirmed as Sec. of Defense. Deference is always to given to the President unless the nominee has serious ethical issues.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:20pm

      Deference = If a DEMOCRAT nominates anyone, the R’s have to agree

      If a Republican nominates someone the D’s get to Bork them like Chappaquidic Ted K

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    • cbrown
      Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:19pm

      @13th Imam

      Nomination for cabinet (4 years) and supreme court (life time) are two entirely different things. The cabinet does what the President wants, hence their picks are normally confirmed.

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  • CWPrequired
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 4:23pm

    Oh go ahead and confirm him. The faster we let this admin run this country off into a ditch, the faster we can line them all up and shoot them. Get it over already.

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  • ExtremeRight
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 4:13pm

    The problem is not that this guy got elected.. The problem is that there are enough people that voted to have him elected.. This lying piece of excrement is actually better then the people that elected him.. Does not say much about modern American low lives.. Can’t imagine prior generations of Americans putting up with everything that is going on.

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    • 1TrueOne55
      Posted on January 13, 2013 at 5:55pm

      Well he is representing the Defense Material Division in his state especially the Submarine building part of the Defense Dep’t. Most Submarines are built in ship building companies in Connecticut.

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  • jackact
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 3:41pm

    The man who lied to the Americsn public about his participation in the Vietnam War and who, with 65% of fellow Jewish Americans, voted for Obama now has an issue with Chuck Hagel?
    Ha ha ha….
    Tough love Guv.
    :)

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:42pm

      Well just because he’s a habitial liar does not meant that he’s 100% behind the goals and commandments of AIPAC!

      I say we need many more Americans in public office that will tell AIPAC where they can go with their Israel 1st policy.

      Sick of these damn obscene traitors!

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    • Ziggy
      Posted on January 13, 2013 at 6:51pm

      Blumenthal is lying just to make himself look significant, just like he did when he lied about his vietnam military service.

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  • toto
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 3:39pm

    One has to wonder why Congress will always approve of people that NOT SAFE for America. They are scaring the **** out of me, they don’t seem to have any integrity or interest in PROTECTING America at all.

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  • truthnstuff
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 3:18pm

    Idiots like this, simply given a pulpit, without challenge, is why FOX is not fairing as well as in the past. People are getting sick of watching MSLSD lite.

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  • ResistSocialism
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 3:10pm

    Yea this dingdongs leftists socialist ideas really working out well in CT. Get lost governor.

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  • tomagolledge
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 3:08pm

    Once again, the Congress puts Israel first before the interests of the U,S. and her troops. http://www.cnbc.com.reports.qr.net/j5Cx

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    • db321
      Posted on January 13, 2013 at 3:27pm

      Tom you are a fool. The Bible makes it very clear that America and the rest of the World will not exist the moment that Israel is marked for destruction. If Hagel does it, America will be judge by God. If Obama does it, America will be judge by God. If you voted for Obama and Obama paves the way for Israel’s destruction, all Obama voters will be judged by God.

      God made it very clear in the scriptures, “What you do to Israel God will do to you.”

      You don’t hear this being taught from the pulpit by the large # of America’s uninformed Pastors, but I can assure you, they too will be judge by God for ignoring his Warnings.

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on January 13, 2013 at 8:27pm

      @DB
      Do you think our government follows God’s wishes? That makes no sense. On every other issue we call our government corrupt and full of evil….But when it comes to Israel, you act like our government is benevolent and great

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  • bekhiet
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 3:04pm

    He may not be “comfortable” but it sounded like he will vote for him anyway. He praised him more than anything.

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  • environmentalandawake
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:52pm

    I don’t like him because General Powel does like him……..nough said

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  • woodyee
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:46pm

    Democrats are to America as parasites are to mammals.

    On a lighter note –
    MURPHY’S OTHER 15 LAWS

    1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

    2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

    3. He, who laughs last, thinks slowest.

    4. A day without sunshine is like, well, night.

    5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

    6. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.

    7. Nothing is fool proof to a sufficiently talented fool.

    8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.

    9. It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end-to-end, someone from California would be stupid enough to try to pass them.

    10. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.

    11. The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those, who got there first.

    12. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

    13. Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.

    14. God gave you toes as a device for finding furniture in the dark.

    15. When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people, who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.

    It’s SUNDAY!

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  • civilwarcometh
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:35pm

    Wonder how he feel’s about the caliphate? Evil is Evil. These our the thing’s they want to destroy..http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/stunning-find-from-time-of-jesus/

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  • TIMEBOMB
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:35pm

    As your gay Marxist Anti-Semite ruler I’m very comfortable with picking an Anti-Semite like Hagel,that’s why I picked him! Don’t listen to Blumenthal he said he was a war hero in Vietnam but never stepped foot in Vietnam,he can’t be trusted. My loyal subjects I want you to know I’m assembling a group of like minded Anti-Semites in my regime to deal with the Israeli problem and with their help and my friends in the MB I know we can eliminate the problem once and for all.

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  • SPOT_OF_TEA
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:27pm

    This fool will do what he is told as will enough republicans to make sure Hagel is confirmed….I see they are continuing with the charade that congress is still relevant.

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  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:23pm

    They are a few democratic senators that have expressed this. Senator Shumer among them. After all tha senate has passed resolutions in total support of Israel. If Hagel is confirmed, they will make their resolutions worthless, and if Kerry, and Brennan are also confirmed they will administer to the further decline of the U.S. military proness, and its worls stature. Jack Lew will simply carry out Obama’s agenda. In August 2011, Jack Lew trumpeted that the “stimulus created millions of jobs”. While in June 1011 Obama,and Immelt had a laugh over the failure of “shovel ready jobs”.

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  • banjarmon
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:18pm

    Sorry Chuck…America Don’t want you!!!

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:14pm

    A feign within a feign within a feign…..

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    The-Monk  
  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:11pm

    Hagel is the worst choice for Defense Secretary, he will work hand in hand with Obama to gut the armed forces completely. Along with this, due to him being a Republican, Obama can then blame the gutting of the armed forces on the Right.

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  • stopprintn
    Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:07pm

    Next in line Colin Powel……….any side bets?

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    stopprintn  

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