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Touchy devil: Vindman pulls rank on Nunes

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Posted By: PageTurner, 11/20/2019 10:02:18 AM

After revealing he was Trump impeachment whistleblower Eric Ciaramella's chatty human water cooler, White House National Security aide Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman sought to get some respect from Rep. Devin Nunes. Here was the exchange: "Mr. Vindman, you testified in your deposition that you did not know the whistleblower," Nunes stated. "Ranking member, it's Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, please," the witness responded. Nunes corrected himself and repeated the statement, which followed questions regarding who Vindman had spoken with about Trump's phone call. More than once, Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., interjected to advise Vindman that the purpose of the hearing was not to expose the identity of the whistleblower, who is afforded legal protection.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Proud Texan 11/20/2019 10:22:02 AM (No. 240204)
I am sure little Vindman wanted more respect, but all he did was prove he deserves disrespect from me.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Jethro bo 11/20/2019 10:25:52 AM (No. 240216)
Often people will ignore the title 'doctor' of one that has obtained a doctorate degree. It isn't a show of disrespect as a rule. If one wanted to be snity about this, they should address Vindman as Lt (emphases on Lt.) then softly colonel Vindman. Show him the respect he has earned.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: bad-hair 11/20/2019 10:35:52 AM (No. 240229)
L eeeeyew tenant Kernel. I am US citizen ABC who elects YOUR commander in chief. I do not salute. If you want to be addressed by rank, talk to somebody else in the military.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: InThePines 11/20/2019 11:03:27 AM (No. 240271)
There never comes a time when Monica Showalter's input is not worth your time to digest!
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Reply 5 - Posted by: stablemoney 11/20/2019 11:18:30 AM (No. 240292)
Vindman did not go to his superior to report his concerns, instead directed those to Adam Schiff---but Vindman says he is not partisan.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: earlybird 11/20/2019 11:40:15 AM (No. 240314)
A cross between the squish little do-gooder we all knew in school and Newman on Seinfeld. A self-reverential, self-regarding little martinet - rules for everyone else (including our President) but not for him. He disgusted me.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: earlybird 11/20/2019 11:44:21 AM (No. 240318)
He goes to work every day in a civilian business suit. The full dress regalia was undoubtedly pulled out of mothballs for this occasion. I doubt that everyone who meets him in the course of his (monkey) business bows and addresses him as “lieutenant colonel”. It is interesting to note that the last promotions - to major and then to lieutenant colonel - were spaced rather far apart and coincided with new civilian assignments. Is it possible he was given a rank because it went with the job he was taking? I also wonder what happened with that IED (we know what usually happens) that allowed him to return to duty and finish out his one year tour in Iraq. I think this man has a lot of secrets...
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Reply 8 - Posted by: udanja99 11/20/2019 12:00:15 PM (No. 240337)
I wish that Nunes had responded with, “Mr. Vindman, it’s Congressman Nunes, not “ranking member”, if you please.”
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Heil Liberals 11/20/2019 12:23:43 PM (No. 240365)
He reminds me of a well-coifed rodent.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: dwa 11/20/2019 12:32:41 PM (No. 240378)
Mr Vindman wore his uniform in order to garner respect and seriousness to his testimony. Without the uniform, he would be seen as just another fat bureaucrat. He used the uniform as a prop to try to support his actions which were/are dishonerable and just the opposite of what the uniform stands for. He lied about the reason for not going to his immediate supervisor rather than the lawyer (per Mr Morrison's testimony), was reported to have diminished/attacked the United States military in front of Russian officers, and told the Ukranian's to not pay attention to President Trump. Those actions are not those of an honerable military officer and deserve condemnation, not respect. The man is a fake. His medals are primarily staff rewards with the exception of the purple heart and the combat infantrymans badge. He apparently has forgotten what it means to be in the military and is attempting to live on his laurels when he actually served the military and the United States.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: coyote 11/20/2019 12:49:13 PM (No. 240398)
As an enlisted man, I and other airmen generally addressed a light colonel as "sir." In ten years in the military I don't remember an officer ever telling anyone: address me by...(rank).
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Reply 12 - Posted by: cor-vet 11/20/2019 12:58:22 PM (No. 240406)
I believe Rep. Nunes outranks him!
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Highlander 11/20/2019 1:10:39 PM (No. 240418)
When that white tird in the participation trophy uniform corrected Nunes, Nunes should have answered “O.K., the soon-to-be former Lt. Colonel Vindeman.”
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Philipsonh 11/20/2019 2:04:35 PM (No. 240460)
He is a male Barbara Boxer ! All ego, no brains.
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