Senate Ovesight - LCDR Stacy Zack
United States Senate Oversight Hearing re:
Admiral Samuel William Cantwell’s Nomination for Secretary of Defense
Tuesday: May 15th, 2179 @ 11:35 AM Eastern Time
Capitol Hill, E1.610, Office of Senator Geoffrey Sundin
Interview with LCDR Stacy Zack, Naval Special Warfare.
Those Present:
Senator Geoffrey Sundin
LCDR Stacy Zack
CDR Jonathan Stringer (unsolicited)
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Sen. Sundin: Thank you for meeting with me.
LCDR Zack: Commander said I had no choice.
Sen. Sundin: I see. If I had given you a choice, would you have come?
LCDR Zack: No.
Sen. Sundin: Why not?
LCDR Zack: Because this is a waste of my time.
Sen. Sundin: How so?
LCDR Zack: (sighs) We all know what you’re looking for, and you’re not going to find it. Admiral Cantwell made one mistake ten years ago. He was totally open about it. There’s nothing more to find.
Sen. Sundin: And how would you know there is nothing more?
LCDR Zack: I was there.
Sen. Sundin: Not in the beginning.
LCDR Zack: Yes, of course, not in the beginning, but—
Sen. Sundin: Let’s stay focused on my questions. When you’ve answered them to my satisfaction, we may have time for a personal statement.
LCDR Zack: (mumbles under breath) Waste of ******* time.
Sen. Sundin: Excuse me? (pause) Lieutenant Commander Zack, let me remind you that you are still under oath in these proceedings, and failure to cooperate—
LCDR Zack: Okay, I get it; just ask me your questions so I can get back to work. I don’t have a desk job where I can sit around talking all day.
Sen. Sundin: Ms. Zack, the goals of this inquiry are not malevolent. We simply want to know if the President’s nomination is an acceptable fit for the country.
LCDR Zack: Lieutenant Commander.
Sen. Sundin: What?
LCDR Zack: I didn’t bust my *** for the last 12 years for you to talk to me like a little girl.
Sen. Sundin: I believe you’re thinking of “Miss” M-I-S-S.
LCDR Zack: Lieutenant Commander.
Sen. Sundin: Fine, Lieutenant Commander.
LCDR Zack: Thank you.
Sen. Sundin: Let the record show that all references in this conversation to ‘Admiral Cantwell,’ or any variation, will refer to one Admiral Samuel William Cantwell, service number XXX-XX-XXXX. Now Ms. Zack, please let me know the first time you met Admiral Cantwell.
LCDR Zack: (sighs) I met him well after the incident. If you read the reports—
Sen. Sundin: Let’s just focus on the question, shall we?
(pause)
Sen. Sundin: I’ll take your silence for agreement. (papers shuffling) When you interacted with Maxine King, did she discuss Admiral Cantwell?
LCDR Zack: No.
Sen. Sundin: When you first interacted with her, of what did you speak?
LCDR Zack: Of what did we speak? We didn’t really talk. I bit her ******* face off.
Sen. Sundin: Ma’am, I’ll ask you to keep an appropriate tone. (pause) Last month we interviewed Mrs. King at the Puget Sound Naval Brig’s Psychiatric Facility, and she suggested that you two had had detailed conversations regarding Admiral Cantwell.
LCDR Zack: Maxine King is insane.
Sen. Sundin: Some consider her mentally unstable, but she has made a great deal of progress over the last decade.
LCDR Zack: The only progress I’d like to see her make is toward the grave.
Sen. Sundin: So you have hostile intensions toward her?
LCDR Zack: No. Don’t put words in my mouth. What I’m saying is, the day she dies, I’ll raise a glass to see her off to Hell. Beyond that I’m not suggesting anything.
Sen. Sundin: I see. Well, let’s move on. Mr. Jeffrey Holt is—
LCDR Zack: I thought this was supposed to be about Cantwell.
Sen. Sundin: Well, we must discuss the credentials of the Admiral’s social circles and Mr. Holt—
LCDR Zack: Is the only reason we didn’t spend the last decade in a guerilla war. You know, this is exactly the kind of ingratitude I expect from people like you. We save your ***** so you can turn around and judge us.
Sen. Sundin: No one is judging you Lieutenant Commander.
LCDR Zack: Right.
Sen. Sundin: Lieutenant Commander, your attitude is— (door opens) Excuse me, this is a private session; I asked to not be disturbed.
CDR Stringer: I apologize, Senator. I’m Commander Stringer of Naval Special Warfare, Lieutenant Commander Zack needs to come with me right away.
Sen. Sundin: No. I have unanswered questions.
CDR Stringer: I do apologize sir, but this is the end of the interview. We have a situation. The Lieutenant Commander and I must leave. Your interview will have to wait for another time.
Sen. Sundin: No they will not. This is absolutely unaccept—
CDR Stringer: Let’s go Zack.
Sen. Sundin: If you leave this room, I’ll have you both court martialed.
CDR Stringer: Zack, I’m giving you a direct order to come with me. I hold full responsibility.
Sen. Sundin: And you’ll answer for it.
CDR Stringer: Senator, if I were you, I wouldn’t worry about your political aspirations at a time like this. I’d go home and tell your children you love them. (door slams shut)
Admiral Samuel William Cantwell’s Nomination for Secretary of Defense
Tuesday: May 15th, 2179 @ 11:35 AM Eastern Time
Capitol Hill, E1.610, Office of Senator Geoffrey Sundin
Interview with LCDR Stacy Zack, Naval Special Warfare.
Those Present:
Senator Geoffrey Sundin
LCDR Stacy Zack
CDR Jonathan Stringer (unsolicited)
--------------------------------------
Sen. Sundin: Thank you for meeting with me.
LCDR Zack: Commander said I had no choice.
Sen. Sundin: I see. If I had given you a choice, would you have come?
LCDR Zack: No.
Sen. Sundin: Why not?
LCDR Zack: Because this is a waste of my time.
Sen. Sundin: How so?
LCDR Zack: (sighs) We all know what you’re looking for, and you’re not going to find it. Admiral Cantwell made one mistake ten years ago. He was totally open about it. There’s nothing more to find.
Sen. Sundin: And how would you know there is nothing more?
LCDR Zack: I was there.
Sen. Sundin: Not in the beginning.
LCDR Zack: Yes, of course, not in the beginning, but—
Sen. Sundin: Let’s stay focused on my questions. When you’ve answered them to my satisfaction, we may have time for a personal statement.
LCDR Zack: (mumbles under breath) Waste of ******* time.
Sen. Sundin: Excuse me? (pause) Lieutenant Commander Zack, let me remind you that you are still under oath in these proceedings, and failure to cooperate—
LCDR Zack: Okay, I get it; just ask me your questions so I can get back to work. I don’t have a desk job where I can sit around talking all day.
Sen. Sundin: Ms. Zack, the goals of this inquiry are not malevolent. We simply want to know if the President’s nomination is an acceptable fit for the country.
LCDR Zack: Lieutenant Commander.
Sen. Sundin: What?
LCDR Zack: I didn’t bust my *** for the last 12 years for you to talk to me like a little girl.
Sen. Sundin: I believe you’re thinking of “Miss” M-I-S-S.
LCDR Zack: Lieutenant Commander.
Sen. Sundin: Fine, Lieutenant Commander.
LCDR Zack: Thank you.
Sen. Sundin: Let the record show that all references in this conversation to ‘Admiral Cantwell,’ or any variation, will refer to one Admiral Samuel William Cantwell, service number XXX-XX-XXXX. Now Ms. Zack, please let me know the first time you met Admiral Cantwell.
LCDR Zack: (sighs) I met him well after the incident. If you read the reports—
Sen. Sundin: Let’s just focus on the question, shall we?
(pause)
Sen. Sundin: I’ll take your silence for agreement. (papers shuffling) When you interacted with Maxine King, did she discuss Admiral Cantwell?
LCDR Zack: No.
Sen. Sundin: When you first interacted with her, of what did you speak?
LCDR Zack: Of what did we speak? We didn’t really talk. I bit her ******* face off.
Sen. Sundin: Ma’am, I’ll ask you to keep an appropriate tone. (pause) Last month we interviewed Mrs. King at the Puget Sound Naval Brig’s Psychiatric Facility, and she suggested that you two had had detailed conversations regarding Admiral Cantwell.
LCDR Zack: Maxine King is insane.
Sen. Sundin: Some consider her mentally unstable, but she has made a great deal of progress over the last decade.
LCDR Zack: The only progress I’d like to see her make is toward the grave.
Sen. Sundin: So you have hostile intensions toward her?
LCDR Zack: No. Don’t put words in my mouth. What I’m saying is, the day she dies, I’ll raise a glass to see her off to Hell. Beyond that I’m not suggesting anything.
Sen. Sundin: I see. Well, let’s move on. Mr. Jeffrey Holt is—
LCDR Zack: I thought this was supposed to be about Cantwell.
Sen. Sundin: Well, we must discuss the credentials of the Admiral’s social circles and Mr. Holt—
LCDR Zack: Is the only reason we didn’t spend the last decade in a guerilla war. You know, this is exactly the kind of ingratitude I expect from people like you. We save your ***** so you can turn around and judge us.
Sen. Sundin: No one is judging you Lieutenant Commander.
LCDR Zack: Right.
Sen. Sundin: Lieutenant Commander, your attitude is— (door opens) Excuse me, this is a private session; I asked to not be disturbed.
CDR Stringer: I apologize, Senator. I’m Commander Stringer of Naval Special Warfare, Lieutenant Commander Zack needs to come with me right away.
Sen. Sundin: No. I have unanswered questions.
CDR Stringer: I do apologize sir, but this is the end of the interview. We have a situation. The Lieutenant Commander and I must leave. Your interview will have to wait for another time.
Sen. Sundin: No they will not. This is absolutely unaccept—
CDR Stringer: Let’s go Zack.
Sen. Sundin: If you leave this room, I’ll have you both court martialed.
CDR Stringer: Zack, I’m giving you a direct order to come with me. I hold full responsibility.
Sen. Sundin: And you’ll answer for it.
CDR Stringer: Senator, if I were you, I wouldn’t worry about your political aspirations at a time like this. I’d go home and tell your children you love them. (door slams shut)
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