Sean Duffy Goes After Decorated War Vet Alexander Vindman: 'He Speaks Ukrainian'

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Source: dailybeast




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The new CNN hire expressed doubts over whether the wounded Iraq War vet had America's interests in mind when he raised flags over Trump’s call.

Updated 10.29.19 9:03AM ET Published 10.29.19 8:51AM ET


New CNN hire Sean Duffy launched an extraordinary attack on Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, saying the fact he was born in Ukraine may have been a factor in his decision to report concerns about President Trump’s July telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The former Wisconsin GOP congressman appeared on CNN’s New Day hours before Vindman is set to become the first sitting White House official to testify in the impeachment inquiry into Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Vindman is the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council and is expected to tell House investigators that he was so alarmed by what he heard on Trump’s call to Zelensky that he felt obliged to reported it to one of his superiors.

Vindman—and his twin, who also works for the NSC—was born in Ukraine but left for the U.S. when they were 3 years old, according to a profile of him published by The New York Times on Tuesday. That fact raised alarmed for Duffy, who appears to have doubts over whether Vindman had America’s best interests in mind when reporting the call....................................

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Duffy is a Trump fool.

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[tanyev]

1. So do Parnas and Fruman, Sean.

How much money have you accepted from them?

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[yellowcanine]

2. He speaks Ukranian which is why the NSC has him work with Ukraine.

Ukraine is an Ally, you dumb shit.

[pandr32]

33. I hope this was mentioned

[awesomerwb1]

3. Stop watching that shit

Simple.

[ArizonaLib]

45. Exactly - it's not news, it's sensationalism

Entertainment tonight episodes from the 80's/90's has more news. Cable news is worse than a waste of time - even MSNBC. With Scarborough for several hours, Andrea Mitchell and the rest - it is a corporate liberal passifier. Even Rachel Maddow is not allowed to cover what she wants to. Bless her for her patience. Richard Murdoch of Fox should be in jail.

It is a waste of time because there are much better media outlets to get information. During the presidential election each cable news outlet spent entire mornings waiting for Donald Trump to emerge from a building to watch him get into a car to be whisked away, while crawls at the bottom of the screen showed bits about Hillary's email BS, as if there was any news to them.

[OKNancy]

4. Well, duh

Why does he think Vindman was chosen to work with Ukraine? He is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, and English. He was an obvious choice.

[ChiTownDenny]

15. What, no Greek?

He's clearly a treasonous!

[safeinOhio]

5. That's nothing

Trump speaks Gibberish.

[3catwoman3]

34. He writes it, too.

And tweets it.

[Collimator]

48. Trump's speaks corruption.

English clearly cannot be his first language.

[rurallib]

6. This may come as a surprise to Republicans, but it is not illegal

to speak a language other than English.

At least I am pretty sure of that.

[3catwoman3]

35. At least, not...

...yet. Not for lack of wishing on the right.

[Grokenstein]

43. When "Ignorance is Strength"

...education is suspicious.

[PatSeg]

7. What the hell?!?!

Is CNN trying to be Fox Lite? Or has all Trump's put downs influenced their hiring choices? Maybe this is their idea of "fair and balanced".

I don't really like CNN and haven't watched them in years, but I really expected better of them than this.

[Chakaconcarne]

10. OR....

CNN is simply parading the absurdity of the GOP attacks.

[PatSeg]

20. I suppose that is possible

though I rather doubt it. There are plenty of ways to demonstrate the absurdity of GOP attacks, you don't have to actually hire a clown to do it. Play some clips from Fox News or Rush Limbaugh. That's how it is usually done. Or maybe they could manufacture some virtual right-wing extremist hologram, they really like all those glitzy high-tech gimmicks. All show and no substance.

I remember when Aaron Brown and Judy Woodruff were among their prime time anchors. CNN was more about actual news in those days.

[pazzyanne]

14. Totally agree with everything you said, PatSeg.

Right down to not watching CNN.

[PatSeg]

21. It is almost painful to watch

I really can't figure out what they trying to be as a network, though they probably don't know either.

[Fritz67]

8. "Support our Troops and Veterans"

[olegramps]

9. Character assassination is the Republican's primary weapon against truth.

They will gladly manufacture lies to attack their opposition and justify it by saying they are true patriots while Democrats are the enemy and any means to destroy them is justified. I watched that so called interview and I have a major problem with the tactics used by Republicans of attempting to drown out the their opponents. I believe that the host should stop the entire proceeding and tell them to either remain silent or they will be expelled for their gross behavior. The Republicans are obnoxious and their party should be destroyed for their blatant disrespect for basic American democratic ideas.

[George II]

12. WTF? I went to college for six years a block away from a large Ukrainian Church.....

....lots of the people in the neighborhood spoke/speak Ukrainian. "Lock them up?"

[BumRushDaShow]

13. And Melania & her parents speak Slovenenian.

ETA - Here in Philly, we have the 2nd largest population of Ukrainians in the U.S. behind NYC. I went to school with a number of descendants and the schools used to feature some of their cultural traditions - notably those beautiful painted Easter eggs!

[CanonRay]

16. Classic no-nothing Republican

thinks knowing a 2nd language is un-American. Morons.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

17. I haven't heard of Sean Duffy. What are his accompllishments?

Why should I care about what he says?

[usaf-vet]

22. From northern Wisconsin. Groomed by the GOP for political office. Starting as an appointed DA.

Left DA job to run for Congress from a highly gerrymander WI-07 district engineered for him.

He and his wife (contributor on FOX News) live in Wausau Wi with their 9 children.

Here is a recent interview: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/rachel-campos-duffy-life-with-nine-kids/

[obamanut2012]

24. And, both he and his wingnut wife were on MTV's Real World

He on RW Boston, she on RW San Francisco.

[d_r]

25. did he serve in military?

[usaf-vet]

36. HELL NO!

[d_r]

38. figures

[usaf-vet]

39. Interesting to note. When he did town halls he often used the protected environment of VFW ...

... other similar veterans facilities. He was also known to schedule last-minute meeting places.

[Bayard]

18. I saw Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman march in this morning to testify

Gawd, it was impressive! Full formal uniform, with all his medals. (he didn't get through the metal detector lol!).

Outstanding strategy. Eat that, rethuglicans!

[usaf-vet]

19. If you lived in Wisconsin you would already know the Duffy is a Trump/republican sycophant....

....has been since his lumberjack days.

He performs for the latest big-money donor who supports his current position. He is paid to perform so he does. Today's script calls for him to attack Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman wounded Iraq war veteran.

Duffy would have never been elected to Congress if he didn't live in the highly gerrymandered district design for him.

Nothing will change with Duffy. CNN has hired yet another republican performing clown.

[Botany]

23. It might have to do with that he is a Ukrainian. From wiki.

Alexander Vindman and his twin brother Yevgeny were born in Ukraine. After the death of their mother, they were brought to New York in December 1979 by their father, Semyon (Simon) along with their older brother. They grew up in Brooklyn's "Little Odessa" neighborhood. The twins and their maternal grandmother were in the Ken Burns film, The Statue of Liberty. Vindman speaks fluent Russian and Ukrainian.

I don't see a long stay for Duffy @ CNN.

[D_Master81]

26. Last I checked

Ukraine was still an ally of the United States so what would it matter?

[Grokenstein]

44. Trumpistan is the mortal enemy of the United States.

[SummerSnow]

27. and Mrs. Trump speaks 7

[Jarqui]

30. Or Ivanka's Czechoslovakian mother who speaks a few languages ? nt

[Baked Potato]

28. To Sean Duffy, from The Gunny

[underpants]

29. Says Duffy a native of The Real World

[keithbvadu2]

31. He speaks ______________

He speaks ______________

The right wing got all upset that Kerry spoke French.

They pretended not to notice that Romney speaks French.

[captain queeg]

32. Which one is Duffy in the photo? For future reference; be sure to ignore

[usaf-vet]

37. The one on the left. Right side of interviewer.

[Vinca]

40. CNN doesn't do itself any favors by hiring these characters.

[IronLionZion]

41. This happens to US born US citizens all the time if brown.

We're constantly told we shouldn't be allowed to even apply for security clearance jobs.

The most shocking thing about this is that Duffy might not have known that our country still has white immigrants.

Lots of Russian-American immigrants with thick accents have security clearances including Top Secret.

[jayfish]

42. Intersting Catch By Berman.

Duffy is being paid by CNN to distribute ReThugican talking points. His contract should be terminated.

[sarge43]

46. Wonder when Duffy is going after Henry Kissinger

Kissinger spoke fluent German, because of it assigned to Army intelligence during WWII. Awarded the Bronze Star for action during the Battle of the Bulge.

But hey, ya never know with these furriners.

just in case

[Haggis for Breakfast]

51. Kissinger speaks FIVE languages in addition to English.

[sarge43]

53. Ah ha, the smoking gun ... or something n/t

[ReformedGOPer]

47. What, Rick Santorum wasn't available?

[milestogo]

49. Too stupid to be in Congress, but just stupid enough to work for CNN.

[Shoonra]

50. I should effing hope so!

When I was a little boy (and dinosaurs walked the earth), there was an excellent novel (and a not-so-excellent movie) titled "The Ugly American" -- primarily about a disaster in a third world country because its US diplomatic station was stocked with people who didn't know the language and didn't make an effort to learn the culture or the internal politics of the country. The book was so impressive that Congressmen proposed that diplomatic personnel have, or be trained in, language skills and so forth. Now frankly that's not always possible or practical but that book made a deep impression.

Skip more than 50 years and it is now shameful, even sinister, that the White House resident expert on Ukraine speaks the language.

Goddammit all to hell.

[dawg day]

52. TNR asks why CNN would hire Sean Duffy Buffoon, and points out--

CNN, in particular, has hunted for the right pro-Trump pundit, with disastrous results. Jeffrey Lord, whose exchanges with Van Jones regularly went viral, was fired after tweeting “Sieg Heil” at the president of Media Matters. Jason Miller resigned after he was accused of “surreptitiously” dosing a woman he had impregnated with an abortion pill. Earlier this year, the network cut ties with two pro-Trump surrogates, Andre Bauer and Jack Kingston—the latter of whom suggested that Parkland gun control activists were being manipulated by Soros. Kayleigh McEnany left in 2017 to work for the Republican National Committee. Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, who was still cashing checks from the Trump campaign while he was a paid CNN contributor, resigned from CNN in November of 2016 though he still appears on the network.

An abortion pill-- good lord, where do they find these people.

[BlueIdaho]

54. Must be shocking to a man

Who just talks shit.