In a prayer delivered by US Defense Secretary Hegseth during a Pentagon worship service yesterday, he read the fake Ezekiel 25:17 verse from “Pulp Fiction" that Samuel L. Jackson’s character recited just before he shoots a man to death.

[elduvelle@neuromatch.social]

@newsguyusa it was probably AI-generated, as the Pulp fiction version has to be more prominent in the training set than the actual version..

[kanamauna@sauropods.win]

@newsguyusa

Don’t know how The Onion can survive this.

[stekopf@mstdn.social]

@newsguyusa

The article portrays it a bit differently:
»Hegseth told the assemblage that the prayer was recited by the “Sandy One” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in Iran. “They call it CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17,” the secretary said.
Calling on everyone to pray with him, Hegseth then read this (via Defense Now): “The path of the downed aviator s beset on all sides...«

So it's a variation of a variation of a way shorter original:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ezekiel%2025%3A17&version=NIV

[grossefehn@friendica.de]

@newsguyusa

Those are simply alternative facts that were cited.

[aburka@hachyderm.io]

@KanaMauna @newsguyusa this almost beats the time in Sunday school when I tried to ask a question about the Six Day War but came up with the War of Five Armies

[ericbono@social.vivaldi.net]

@newsguyusa

To be clear, he didn't quote it exactly. Rather, he appropriated its structure without crediting its source. He plagiarized, is what I'm saying. He plagiarized to display his uniquely moronic incompetence. The incompetence is the point.

[charlesmagne1@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa

He is a moron

[epicdemiologist@wandering.shop]

@kimlockhartga @newsguyusa Then lobbest thou this holy hand grenade at thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it!

[nead@social.vivaldi.net]

@kimlockhartga @newsguyusa He totally AI'd it and then thou sloppeth cometh. Betcha.

[xs4me2@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa

Freakin moron…

[violanders@mastodon.nu]

@epicdemiologist
Amen.
@kimlockhartga @newsguyusa

[steveg253@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa He truly is a real life SNL character.

[robchapman@ohai.social]

@Fernhead @newsguyusa superb!

[solaris@social.anoxinon.de]

@me_valentijn @newsguyusa
Hey, what about the BAN , eh ?

[europa112@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa I'm curious. What has to happen before the US gets rid of this farcical administration? The fuse is already burning short.

[obscurestar@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa

Ezekiel is such a funny choice for a fake quote too. I like 16:49 which DIRECTLY labels the sins of sodom for the idiots who couldn't figure it on their own. (Hint: It was being a Republican and nothing at all to do with gay people)

This was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn't support the poor and needy.

[naturemc@mastodon.online]

@newsguyusa There's a German (dialect) saying: "Herr, schmeiss Hirn rah!" = "God, please throw brain from heaven". It's used when someone is extremely like Hegseth = a stupid zero.

[jxwojtowicz@mastodon.social]

@newsguyusa

Guess he should have had Jesus-trump go over his speech before he gave it.

Peace

[beltliner403@mastodon.online]

@violanders @epicdemiologist @kimlockhartga @newsguyusa
“One…two…*five*!”
“‘Three’, sir.”
“*Three!*”

[indreni@nerdculture.de]

@newsguyusa you really can't make this stuff up. Each day it gets more and more surreal.