During his opening statement, Lt. Col. Vindman shared an emotional message to his father. "Dad, I'm sitting here today, in the U.S. Capitol. Talking to our elected professionals is proof that you made the right decision forty years ago … Do not worry, I will be fine for telling the truth." Aired on 11/19/19.
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Vindman: Dad Made Right Choice To Leave Soviet Union. I Will Be Fine For Telling The Truth. | MSNBC
God bless you! Truth will always prevail
@family lowe The Liberals are no “Lefties” and they have no Truth.
@Trevor The Man coming from you, surely a compliment.
@Mind Freshener Facts
@Trevor The Man – And now *everyone* knows it… 😏
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/21/evangelical-christians-trump-liberty-university-jerry-falwell
“Tell the truth and shame the Devil(s)…” 🤨
The Truth will make you free! Thank you for your service
The truth? You can’t handle the truth.
… … … … … ^^ trolls ^^ … … … … …
@CynAnne1 just saying trolls doesn’t make the message wrong. Why do we pay for European defense? So they can get free healthcare and 2 months of vacation?
Read a few ‘American history’ books asap, Stan…and *focus* on the chapters involving “NATO”. 📚
Do enjoy the egress… 👋
Apparently, nothing matters anymore because Trump has lied to us over 13,000 times, spawned new scandals almost every day, committed crimes on camera in front of the whole world, has dozens of credible witnesses against him, and he’s STILL in the White House being allowed to damage our country even more every single day!
Richard Owens just means his demise will be dramatic and totally unexpected…it’s like poking the lion with a stick and not knowing that someone left the cage door open.
@Unanimous – I’d trust the lion over #45… 😏🦁💯
Ok I am proud to be Lt Vidman fellow american.Thankyou
And I’m proud that this liar is not my fellow Russian. Thank you.
I noticed something. They ask why vindman didnt go to morrison. But he tried and morrison didnt avail himself to be informed. So he went to the councel.
A true American hero. Justice will be served accordingly.
@Voice of Reason LTC Hickman got that information first hand if you read the comment. As his immediate supervisor, he had to “counsel” Col Vidman for his behavior. First hand account.
@Voice of Reason – *No one’s seen #45* since Saturday afternoon, *after* he was taken to Walter Reed hospital.
*Not a single* public appearance… *not even* on Fox ‘News’. 🤨
“Things that make ya go ‘Hmm’, even…” 🤔
Crystal Giddens You mean made up hand account. Enough.
Voice of Reason Yeah, I concluded long ago that Bucky must be a masochist, lol.
I far as Trump is concerned, anyone who does their job is a never Trumper, and part of the deep state. Anyone who puts the country before him is a never Trumper, and part of the deep state. Anyone who tells the truth and believes that facts matter is a never Trumper, and part of the deep state. Anyone who serves this country with honor, is a never Trumper, and part of the deep state. Anyone who doesn’t want to crawl up his butt and be his sentient suppository is a never Trumper, and part of the deep state.
@Genghis Smith Uneducated retort. But not unexpected from the ignorant masses…..
Bucky pinata , u appears in so many times in various posts with similar lines, must be a Russian bot!
Bucky Pinata Do you wonder why everyone laughs at you, Bucky?
@Gundam – Bucky’s just trollollolling for lucre. 💱
‘Vodka isn’t free’, after all… 🍸😂🥃
You made your father proud
*Neither* Assange *or* Snowden availed themselves of *’proper channels’* that ‘whistleblowers’ use…and *then* they fled the country. 🤨
@CynAnne1 “Proper channels” exist only for “proper truth”.
Whatever you say, Alexi… 🇷🇺🙄👋
@family lowe By all accounts Lt. Cl. Vindman is an outstanding career officer who is respected by his colleagues both in the civilian government and the military and who got a purple heart for his bravery in combat fighting for the US. Who exactly are you to question this upstanding patriot? How many purple hearts did you get fighting for your country?
Putin has ordered all Russian bots on deck.
@CynAnne1 Agree.
@David J – Welll…with #45, ‘thinking’ is a rather ‘subjective term’, really. 😏
CynAnne1
😄 True.
@Dittzx – And GOTPers have been *completely craven* in their questioning today…👎
Beyond shameful…and yet *utterly* unsurprising. 🤨
@CynAnne1 Yup, pathetic isn’t?
We have a traitor in a WH who needs to be voted out in 2020. Anybody who associates with this criminal ends up in prison or get his/her reputation destroyed.
@Bucky Pinata bribery, treason, and corruption in general. And it’s hilarious watching the GOP bend over and take it.
@Diego Martinez And none of which Trump has done….your point?
@NoSkillzDad – “#45 was *dragged* from the WH, crying, screaming *and* whimpering, *cowering like a dog* …and people *should be seeing* this, many people *need* to see that…”
Let #45’s *own words* be *’self-fulfilling’* … *for* himself. 😏
“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.” – Thomas Jefferson
@Crystal Giddens it’s funny how Trump defenders seem to believe that the only person who has any credibility is the man who’s been sued close to 4,000 times for fraud and lies. Vindman has enough character and integrity to go under oath, which is more than I can say for the President.
Spam-posting Crystal is spam-posting… *again* , ad nauseam. 🤣
@CynAnne1 “What — as you know, the intelligence community has 17 different agencies. What agency was this individual from?” Nunes asked, prompting Schiff to interrupt and express his desire to “protect the whistleblower.”
“I want to make sure that there’s no effort to out the whistleblower through the use of these proceedings,” Schiff stated.
“If the witness has a good faith belief that this may reveal the identity of the whistleblower, that is not the purpose that we are here for, and I want to advise the witness accordingly,” he continued in what some say was an attempt to coach Vindman.
The exchange continued:
Nunes: Mr. Vindman, you testified at your deposition that you did not know the whistleblower.
Vindman: Ranking member, it’s Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, please.
Nunes: Lieutenant Colonel Vindman, you testified in the deposition that you did not know who the whistleblower was, or is.
Vindman: I do not know who the whistleblower is, that is correct.
Nunes: So how is it possible for you to name these people and then out the whistleblower?
Vindman: Per the advice of my counsel, I’ve been advised not to answer specific questions about members of the intelligence community.
Nunes: This is — are you aware that this is the Intelligence Committee that’s conducting an impeachment hearing?
Spammy-spam Crystal, looking for lucre… 💱🤣👎
WOW!!! What an amazing opening statement!!!
They are truth tellers.
WOW! Beautiful rebuke of Twitler and his boss Putin.
Vindman showing incredible integrity. He should be promoted.
to dog catcher
American Patriot Mic Drop 🗽🎆
Promoted to professional donut eater.
IM sure Jim Jordan will still find a stupid way to smear This Man Such a Shame
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” Thomas Jefferson
Fox news is going to attack him now as a “daddys boy” and a weakling.
This man is more patriotic than all of GOP combined.
He is a donut giggling tool of the military industrial complex. Medicare for all not military handouts.
He’s the right man for the task, that’s for sure. Most ppl would break down in tears talking to their Dads in such a situation, but he stayed strong. Interesting guy.
@Lois Wachira war pigs are gross
And spam-posting trolls *are* tiresome…’Stan’. 🤨
Integrity and honesty at it’s finest for all the country to see
GOP take notes. This is what patriotism looks like.
GOP: “We love veterans.”
Also the GOP: ‘He’s a deep state operative and never Trumper who hates America!’