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Duckworth vows to block over 1,000 military confirmations until Pentagon proves Vindman will be promoted
Fox News ^ | July 2, 2020 | Louis Casiano

Posted on 07/02/2020 2:26:16 PM PDT by jazusamo

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on Thursday announced her intention to block Senate confirmations for 1,123 senior U.S. Armed Forces promotions until Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirms he will not block the "expected and deserved" promotion of Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.

Vindman, an Iraq War veteran, served on the White House National Security Council and was thrust into the limelight last year when he testified about President Trump's July 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that became the heart of a Democratic-led impeachment inquiry.

Vindman said he listened to the call and filed a whistleblower complaint over concerns that Trump allegedly tried to pressure Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, who served on the board of one of Ukraine's largest natural gas companies.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alexandervindman; duckworth; duckworthless; enemywithin; guantanamo; markesper; posill; presidenttrump; secdef; sedition; tammyduckworthless; trump; ukraine; ussenate; vindman
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To: Diogenesis

I think that if a list were to be made of those needing to be put out of their misery and if the IDs were in 14 point size, Scott paper would have to run its paper making plants 24/7 for a month.


21 posted on 07/02/2020 2:38:31 PM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: jazusamo

Then let them be blocked till after the election and it is Duckworth fault plain and simply. So sick of threats!


22 posted on 07/02/2020 2:38:46 PM PDT by LoveMyFreedom
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To: jazusamo

So if she does that, Mitch McComical should do away with the right for the Dems to block legislation by filibustering.


23 posted on 07/02/2020 2:39:35 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (uff)
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To: jazusamo

I am sick to death of this bitch and the rest of them with their “or else”” drivvle. Plase GOD dont let this idiot be re-elected!!


24 posted on 07/02/2020 2:40:22 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: jazusamo

Really, Tammy? This is how one gains favor in DC circles these days?


25 posted on 07/02/2020 2:41:06 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: jazusamo

OK.... the C-in-C can hand out brevet promotions (ie promotions (temporary promotion to a critical position) as part of the national emergency. Then we can wait out the Dems until after the next inauguration.


26 posted on 07/02/2020 2:41:38 PM PDT by mason-dixon (As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.)
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To: lgjhn23

Hard to get promoted to anything when you cant grasp the basic concept of CHAIN OF COMMAND!!


27 posted on 07/02/2020 2:41:51 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: fhayek

I rather liked Newman. (In fact, Seinfled admitted that there was nothing wrong with Newman—it was just funny to hate on him.)

However, I DO NOT like Vindman!!!!


28 posted on 07/02/2020 2:42:10 PM PDT by Honorary Serb
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To: Vermont Lt
"And all of the poor schmoes who have been waiting to get their well deserved promotions have wait behind this butt-hurt turd?"

And the douche bag wasn't even born here.

29 posted on 07/02/2020 2:42:12 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: fhayek

Ha!!


30 posted on 07/02/2020 2:42:26 PM PDT by Osage Orange (qcsi)
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To: Sacajaweau

Oh...Vindman....that piece of cr**.
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And Duckworth proves she’s a piece of crap with this act. We’ve got entirely too many “pampered leftist princelings” in the military already.


31 posted on 07/02/2020 2:42:55 PM PDT by House Atreides (It is not a HOAX but it IS CERTAINLY A PRETEXT)
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To: fhayek
I know that chunky who left these Chunkies...NEWMAN!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs0Ap1PoTDA

32 posted on 07/02/2020 2:43:35 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: Sacajaweau
Sacajaweau, that's Lt. Colonel Vindman.
33 posted on 07/02/2020 2:45:14 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: jazusamo

Did she just “out” the whistleblower? THis article claims that Vindman filed a whistleblower complaint.

In fact, I think the article is just lying about that, Vindman wasn’t the person who filed the complaint.


34 posted on 07/02/2020 2:46:09 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Diogenesis

Vindman is a Soviet born traitorous dirtbag that should be hanged or in front of a Firing squad or be in Leavenworth.


35 posted on 07/02/2020 2:46:59 PM PDT by Okeydoker
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To: Alberta's Child

“...Could you imagine The Green Mountain Boys of Vermont or Daniel Morgan’s Virginia militia answering to stunted misfits like this?...”

Answering, No...

But dealing with traitorous, seditious scumbags, oh yes... I can imagine that very easily.


36 posted on 07/02/2020 2:47:09 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: jazusamo

He ought to be shot for wearing dress blues when class A’s are required.


37 posted on 07/02/2020 2:47:15 PM PDT by HIDEK6 ( God bless Donald Trump.)
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To: jazusamo

Sounds like it would save millions of $$, I’m sure that was her intention.


38 posted on 07/02/2020 2:47:19 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: jazusamo
Duckworth seems to be confused as to who the CinC is.

And you are confused about how the promotions of Commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces are done. The Secretary of Defense must forward a promotion list to the Senate for approval. Senator Duckworth can sit on it until the cows come home and Halley's Comet returns.

My name was on a promotion list with a guy who was assigned to a Special Forces operation in El Salvador. Some Senator had his nose out of joint over that. We cooled our heals for months while this moron played his stunt.

39 posted on 07/02/2020 2:48:30 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: jazusamo

Hell, promote him to three star and put him on point in an IED patrol in Afghanistan


40 posted on 07/02/2020 2:48:55 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas ( January 20, 2017, High Noon. The end of an error.)
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