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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Pete Heggseth faces mockery for misquoted prayer-astress Pete Heggseth recently encountered backlash from talk show host Stephen Colbert, after mis attributing a monologue from pulp fiction, as a prayer during an event at the Pentagon on April 15.
- 0:31[SPEAKER_00]: Colbert, known for his humor, took the opportunity to limpoon Heggseth's blunder, as the secretary of defense's aids, spraying into action for damage control.
- 0:40[SPEAKER_00]: During the service, Hexith presented a supposed biblical prayer, saying, they call it CSAR 2517, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 2517.
- 0:49[SPEAKER_00]: You then asked attendees to pray with me, please.
- 0:53[SPEAKER_00]: Before launching into a speech that echoed Samuel L. Jackson's infamous scene from pulp fiction asked a risk.
- 0:58[SPEAKER_00]: Colbert immediately seized on the comedic potential, declaring, Hexith quoting from the Gospel of Quentin Tarantino.
- 1:05[SPEAKER_00]: Despite the mishab, Colbert expressed a desire for Hexith to succeed in his role, stating, if he succeeds, that means America succeeds.
- 1:12[SPEAKER_00]: A humorously added a parody prayer made entirely of famous movie quotes, concluding with a nod to babe.
- 1:18[SPEAKER_00]: That'll do, God, that'll do.
- 1:20[SPEAKER_00]: At the prayer service, Hexith recited a modified version of what he claimed to be a prayer.
- 1:24[SPEAKER_00]: Stating, the path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides, by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
- 1:31[SPEAKER_00]: He concluded with a dramatic twist that was not reflected in the actual biblical text of Ezekiel 25, 17.
- 1:38[SPEAKER_00]: In response to the fallout, Hegsa's team quickly defended him.
- 1:42[SPEAKER_00]: Chief Pentagon's spokesman Sean Parnell clarified that the Secretary recited a custom prayer, associated with a specific military rescue operation, acknowledging the inspiration from pulp fiction astorisc.
- 1:53[SPEAKER_00]: Her now asserted that the prayer was indeed reflective of the verse hegs its sighted, and claimed that any suggestion of a misquote was peddling fake news and ignorant of reality.