Posted on 10/30/2019 11:57:01 AM PDT by xzins
Here are some problems with that "narrative":
The other thing was Vindman's showing up for the cameras in a spotless military uniform, medals gleaming from his chest. The guy always wore a suit and tie to his NSC job. Let's call that what it is: some public relations manipulations...
There's more. During the question-and-answer section, Vindman attempted to make changes to an official transcript, given that he was in on the July call between Ukraine's president and President Trump. The reportage suggests that President Trump's transcript was dishonestly concealing references to Burisma. .. Vindman argues that he knew the word that quite possibly the machine did not...The Times says he tried to "correct" the transcript. He may just as easily have been trying to insert words that were never said out of a NeverTrump political motivation.
And about Burisma, the huge, flamingly corrupt energy company in Ukraine that amounts to a gargantuan slice of the economy of that country it is hardly no national security concern, as Vindman argued in his opening statement. That Joe Biden's son was making tens of thousands of dollars each month in a no-show board job, and that Vindman argued that this wasn't a national security priority, calls into question his so-called expertise. Actually, it makes an argument that he just hated Trump.
Here's more he apparently worked as a registered foreign agent for Ukraine, which is an astonishing conflict of interest with work on the National Security Council, and leaking presidential transcripts to Ukraine. That's probably the biggest conflict of interest of all.
Why was Vindman, an 0-5, engaging in unsanctioned foreign policy discussions with Ukrainian officials behind the back of the President of the United States?
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Vindman resembles Kent “Flounder” Dorfman in Animal House.
This guy is now protected from that since he is a whistleblower. Schumer is already making sure theres no retribution.
You can be protected from retribution if you have not committed any crime. You don’t have immunity for breaking the law if you have actively conspired with a foreign government in any illegal way that you or I could be arrested for.
Yes, but do you think the dems will allow anyone to investigate a whistleblower?
Do they have a name for the production?
How ‘bout this: “ A Schitt In the Closet with Vindman”
He’s not a whistleblower— not described as such as a witness, NOR has he filed under the Statute. Does not apply.
The guy he told all this bull to is the whistleblower— and probably someone cultivated by democrats, schiff in particular.
They are a nest of vipers. And Vindman will be prosecuted for his actions— they cannot be overlooked in deference to his testimony. Really stupid guy— possibly a patsy they coached all the way— like Blasey Ford and her “girly voice” don’t know nuffin 63 year old “teenager” crapola. No seasoned prosecutor or even defense atty would believe this.
Wait until the dems twist this patsy into a “victim”— ignoring these facts. This cannot be allowed to go on. Like some kind of desk jockey “i want to be important” foreigner who married an American to get his “frock” but is possibly much much more, except in “smarts”. Cannon fodder.
Absolutely true— Americans are not “for the King’s command” types, like the poor bastards at Gallipoli and the Australian Horse.... in the Crimea.
Churchill found all of that difficult to live down— and ostracized for years because of the folly and loss of life.
There is a lot of baggage from the Ukraine— not to forget the abject horror that was the decision of Lenin and again Stalin to starve 11 plus million “rich” peasants to death— the Holodomor. One major reason there are films of the Ukrainian survivors of that if at all possible—cheered the invading Nazis as liberators from the monsters of the NKVD and Stalin.
More than one poster has praised the military, but can see that there is something very wrong with this person.
The uniform does not give you a “Free from Criticism” card.
There are too many named who disgraced that uniform as listed upthread. Vindman appears to be one of those.
I agree. His bs story makes all his regalia irrelevant
He might not be a foreign agent IF he NEVER BECAME AN AMERICAN CITIZEN!! IS HE??
The OLD President of Ukraine was TOTALLY corrupt, that’s why he hated Trump!
Democrats are LAW-LESS because Republicans are BALL-LESS!!!
Is his TWIN that is also in the White House a SPY TOO?
Ukraine is a LAUNDRAMAT for DIRTY MONEY!! Hunted Biden’s money went from Ukraine to Cyprus and then thru another country (Lebanon?) before it got sent to Hunted!
WHO will do that?? NO ONE!!
I think Timothy McVeigh served in the military!
I’d bet money on it, and I’d reassign him
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