Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R) long-standing stance against “unanimous consent” backfired when responsibility for the Marine Corps general’s heart attack was placed on his shoulders.
Making good on a threat made in late 2022, the senator has maintained his block on military promotions as a one-man bulwark against attempts to violate the law through taxpayer-funded coverage of travel expenses for members of the service to obtain abortion services. The hyperbole surrounding Tuberville’s stand took on a new dimension when retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis connected the delayed appointments to US Navy Commander General Eric Smith’s heart attack. at the end of October.
“You can drop a pen on @SenTuberville’s stupid dangerous hold on promotions and overwork that probably caused Gen Smith to collapse after working two demanding full-time jobs,” wrote the regular MSNBC on X while quoting a Marine Corps report. time “‘Navy general in stable condition after apparent heart attack'”.
According to the report, Smith had been hospitalized while still lacking confirmation from an assistant commander. As a result, Lieutenant General Karsten Heckl was appointed acting commander for the time being.
Of the retired admiral, it is worth noting his current position as chairman of the board of directors of the Rockefeller Foundation, whose Influence Watch pointed out Recipients of the donations included the Aspen Institute, Center for American Progress, New Venture Fund, the Tide Foundation along with its partnership with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, which was previously shown to be behind efforts to have former President Donald trump barred to appear on the ballots.
Stavridis would continue to post some of the heat that Tuberville was taking from others within the GOP and said Thursday: “Good to see Republicans avoiding @SenTuberville. They should kick him off their committees and move his office to the basement. Locking up war heroes hurts our national security.”
Meanwhile, before Stavridis’ takeover, Tuberville had circulated a cloture petition regarding the nomination of Gen. Christopher Mahoney to the post of deputy commander after his September request for floor votes secured Smith in the first position.
Also, the Alabama lawmaker had made it clear through his personal X account who was really to blame, as corporate media correspondents tried to make the same accusation as the admiral and suggest that his effort for Mahoney was “a face”.
“9 months later and the ‘journalists’ reporting on this don’t understand what’s going on,” Tuberville wrote before turning his attention to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). you can vote one at a time…as always, Chuck Schumer could have been calling them [nominations] since February He refused.”
After 9 months and the “journalists” reporting on this don’t understand what’s going on.
My retention is by unanimous consent, not individuals. You can vote one at a time… as always.
Chuck Schumer may have been calling these names since February. He is… https://t.co/vrHN9afJZ6
— Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville) November 1, 2023
Reacting to the outlandish accusations hurled by Stavridis, social media users rallied behind Tuberville and shamed the admiral with some readily apparent remarks about what the ‘overwork’ charge meant for fitness .
“Now we’re blaming Republicans for heart attacks on 4-star generals doing paperwork? Wow! I hope I don’t have to lead a war or anything,” wrote one while others pointed to political allegiances, “Sheer garbage; you’re a fool to the Democrats because you’re desperate to nail something else.”
Now we’re blaming Republicans for the heart attacks of 4-star generals doing paperwork? Wow! I hope I don’t have to lead a war or anything like that. SMH.
— Mark (@flat6fanatic) November 2, 2023
Pure garbage; you are a fool to the democrats because you desperately want to screw something else up.
— J. Scott Shipman (@jscottshipman) November 4, 2023
Who is the hero of this story? Easy answer.
— Dr. Paul J. Sullivan (@DrPJSullivan) November 2, 2023
Did you know that Senator Tuberville is simply denying unanimous consent? The Senate could call a recorded vote at any time. This is how they acted on the Chairman of the Board of Chiefs. They could vote any way, including one vote for, one vote for all, one vote for…
— loucottonballs (@loucottonballs) November 5, 2023
tell your bosses to submit nominations individually – O9s and O10s are now bureaucrats and politicians with merit badges; also, it was probably the Jab that caused his and many others to have heart problems.
— JimAaron (@ArOkTxNm1) November 4, 2023
Your meaningless statement @stavridisj he is a perfect example why the promotions of all flag officers should be suspended and the selection system reformed to achieve the promotion of leaders and not politicians.
— No Simo Häyhä (@h2av8tor) November 4, 2023
If the law was followed, the senator would drop his objections and promotions would resume at a rapid pace.
The law is NOT being followed.
Why don’t you ask the civilian leadership why they insist on making the military break the law?—Trepadacious (@Trepadacio911) November 4, 2023
hahaha…the idea of a general officer going down from “overwork” is pretty ridiculous unless he’s a pathological micromanager, in which case, we might be better off.
— streiff (@streiffredstate) November 3, 2023
We have 1/20 the staff we did in WWII, we have about 20 times the brass we did then.
No overwork, awake.
— RenéDescartes4 (@StathersR) November 5, 2023
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