tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post6707995707098751068..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: Did Vindman Falsify Trump's April Call With Zelensky?mark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9463176700875744592019-11-18T09:29:20.522-06:002019-11-18T09:29:20.522-06:00Cassander, I'm mulling over a new post that wi...Cassander, I'm mulling over a new post that will address #2 from a more general perspective of the way foreign policy was done throughout the Obama years. It's a bit of a slippery topic from a legal standpoint, but the implications for running a republic are very deep.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-34492508668784982382019-11-18T09:06:10.525-06:002019-11-18T09:06:10.525-06:00Joe -- Speaking of Nadler, Mark Levin asked Devin ...Joe -- Speaking of Nadler, Mark Levin asked Devin Nunes last night where Jerry Nadler has been recently and Nunes said, "I don't know. A witness protection program?" It was pretty funny.<br /><br />Nunes continues to impress me -- bigly. <br /><br />His interview with Levin was excellent. It seems the links on YouTube have been mysteriously cut short, however. Here is the best linkCassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-40674008561808057592019-11-17T21:40:30.860-06:002019-11-17T21:40:30.860-06:00Probably, but to be honest I'm not really sure...Probably, but to be honest I'm not really sure how that works.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-78269127879963620482019-11-17T20:45:11.187-06:002019-11-17T20:45:11.187-06:00Putin's friendships in Syria, Iran, and Iraq p...Putin's friendships in Syria, Iran, and Iraq probably trouble some of our neo-con friends a bit, too, n'est-ce pas?Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-84959412451673286232019-11-17T20:36:36.792-06:002019-11-17T20:36:36.792-06:00Thank you for correcting me.
Bartiromo refers t...Thank you for correcting me. <br /><br />Bartiromo refers to red state Dems. <br /><br />My point is that there are a lot of left-wing crazies in the House but not all are. Some may privately want to impeach Trump but realize it's career suicide. And some may resent Adam Schiff, Nadler and others. <br /><br />I believe that the Kavanaugh farce helped save the Senate for the Reps. Sure Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-49270275983438737462019-11-17T20:30:53.733-06:002019-11-17T20:30:53.733-06:00Joe, that Dem wasn't from a Red State--he was ...Joe, that Dem wasn't from a Red State--he was from NJ, a predominantly Blue state.<br /><br />TexasDude, if the GOP loses the Senate they could be dead, anyway. This is politics, not theology. At this point there's not much that Senate GOPers can do that hasn't been done. Many probably believe--and not without reason--that when the Dems are out on a limb doing rope tricks the wise mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-77505272017806605792019-11-17T20:23:24.086-06:002019-11-17T20:23:24.086-06:00Cassander,
On Fox News Sunday, a Dem from a red s...Cassander,<br /><br />On Fox News Sunday, a Dem from a red state came out against impeachment. He speculated that more than a few Dems want to move on. Not all Dems want to drive over the cliff.<br /><br />With respect to the Senate, the Reps would be suicidal to not acquit the President. But, I don't even think it goes that far.<br /><br />This has been an epic fail. Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-88959384796764341902019-11-17T20:21:53.725-06:002019-11-17T20:21:53.725-06:00So, GOP Senators are not full throated defending a...So, GOP Senators are not full throated defending a president from their own party against seditious actions because they are afraid for their jobs?<br /><br />If that is anywhere close to being true, the GOP is dead.TDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764051812502858667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-33502785743239541462019-11-17T20:19:09.185-06:002019-11-17T20:19:09.185-06:00"Activists blocking courtroom doors." ..."Activists blocking courtroom doors." Mouse, if they do, we'll see how much resolve they have when they are getting hit by batons.<br /><br />As I have often commented here, these types are not profiles in courage. They haven't been tested. The cops stand by. Watch federal agents defend courtroom doors and they'll stand down.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-38092083954829954552019-11-17T18:59:02.689-06:002019-11-17T18:59:02.689-06:00Very much so.Very much so.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-68734032141733157212019-11-17T18:34:50.310-06:002019-11-17T18:34:50.310-06:00I had forgotten the anecdote about Vindman’s havin...I had forgotten the anecdote about Vindman’s having been in a class with Russian and American military personnel and mocking the Americans. Maybe he’s just been an opportunist playing all sides against the middle - or maybe the person telling the anecdote didn’t know the difference between Ukrainian military personnel and Russians?Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-56229011357329932672019-11-17T17:21:09.403-06:002019-11-17T17:21:09.403-06:00Yeah, the hostility toward Putin in our globalist ...Yeah, the hostility toward Putin in our globalist elites is driven by Putin's anti-globalism. And, his 2013 anti-gay propaganda legislation. aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-35795498288125973672019-11-17T16:37:33.557-06:002019-11-17T16:37:33.557-06:00I've wondered where he's coming from in th...I've wondered where he's coming from in that regard. He was originally supposed to be dealing with Russian affairs on the NSC. Accounts of him from his fellow officers are that he was suspiciously chummy with the Russian officers they dealt with--even derisive of America and Americans. I've often thought that the hostility toward Putin in our globalist elites is driven by Putin's mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9565732331811948152019-11-17T16:35:13.144-06:002019-11-17T16:35:13.144-06:00They'll be gambling, that the MSM ballyhoos th...They'll be gambling, that the MSM ballyhoos their whining about "police brutality".<br />This just seems right up their alley, even if the odds don't favor it working as they hope.aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-40497932773087707432019-11-17T16:03:02.056-06:002019-11-17T16:03:02.056-06:00I believe little nebbish Vindman sees himself as a...I believe little nebbish Vindman sees himself as a (Ukrainian) patriot, fearlessly going to bat for his native country. His real and true homeland. Invading the White House and taking on the President of the United States. (!) The irony in his needing his United States Army officer’s dress uniform to give him some clout - gold braid, medals, badges and all - seems to be lost on him. Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-12692536275786129372019-11-17T14:48:59.487-06:002019-11-17T14:48:59.487-06:00They'll be welcome to do so.They'll be welcome to do so.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-16237383411618691722019-11-17T14:42:01.950-06:002019-11-17T14:42:01.950-06:00If Vindman is actively seeking indictment, his cas...If Vindman is actively seeking indictment, his case may be the Left's first opportunity to deploy its Guerilla Theater-type strategy, e.g. w/ activists blocking courtroom doors.aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-70839055010180034122019-11-17T14:15:15.860-06:002019-11-17T14:15:15.860-06:00"Vindman seems to be actively seeking indictm..."Vindman seems to be actively seeking indictment"<br /><br />Which fits with characterizations of him exhibiting "bad judgment." Or maybe, "very bad judgment."<br /><br />It seems crystal clear, as another commenter pointed out, that he was being groomed by the Army for mandatory retirement, because he was being passed over for promotions.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-49920048999154087822019-11-17T14:11:22.298-06:002019-11-17T14:11:22.298-06:00Vindman seems to be actively seeking indictment--n...Vindman seems to be actively seeking indictment--none of what's described can be described as innocent mistakes or accidents of omission. He's overtly attending to an agenda.<br /><br />How is it that a Lt Col is a staff seat warmer working for a senior director of the NSC?? Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-40494465090499063152019-11-17T12:57:28.520-06:002019-11-17T12:57:28.520-06:00One would think so, but there's that story of ...One would think so, but there's that story of how Vindman was caught trying to get access to the later call transcript.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-18072113909798119022019-11-17T12:48:54.186-06:002019-11-17T12:48:54.186-06:00I had no doubt that Vindman or whoever fabricated ...I had no doubt that Vindman or whoever fabricated the press release description of the phone call. Anyone who has listened to Trump speak on such matters should have known that. However, it is likely the description was approved by Hill, even if Vindman prepared it.Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-12648570187265369522019-11-17T12:33:26.601-06:002019-11-17T12:33:26.601-06:00It sure looks like they're gonna lose that rac...It sure looks like they're gonna lose that race.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-85144476223762061412019-11-17T12:18:16.302-06:002019-11-17T12:18:16.302-06:00Yes, yes and yes.
Re Marks’s #2, as I understa...Yes, yes and yes. <br /><br />Re Marks’s #2, as I understand it, the chain of command for Vindman is a bit muddy. He is a military officer but he has been detailed to various civilian agencies, most recently the NSC. In that position he has reported to a civilian supervisor, most recently Tim Morrison, who appears to have disregarded his predecessor Fiona Hill’s warning that Vindman’s Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-23902418888554897922019-11-17T11:38:30.099-06:002019-11-17T11:38:30.099-06:00:):)Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-50905847669530187802019-11-17T11:29:41.189-06:002019-11-17T11:29:41.189-06:00I wasn't intending to disagree, just trying to...I wasn't intending to disagree, just trying to add additional context.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.com