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yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:16 AM Oct 2019

The Duffy, "He speaks Ukranian" is a Joe McCarthy "at long last, have you no shame" moment.

And not just Duffy, but also John Yoo (Torture is good!) and Laura Ingraham, so this clearly is a right wing meme likely to be picked up by House Republicans. This will not end well for Trump and the Republicans. Every Republican in the House and Senate should be asked if they too think that this Iraqi War hero is suspect simply because he speaks Ukranian (which is one reason part of his job at the NSC is to advise Ukraine on security issues).

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The Duffy, "He speaks Ukranian" is a Joe McCarthy "at long last, have you no shame" moment. (Original Post) yellowcanine Oct 2019 OP
Accidently flipped onto that clip for about 5 seconds. I immediately showered and put Atticus Oct 2019 #1
Here's my bet - he never once had a Ukrainian passport malaise Oct 2019 #2
"these fuckers can't sink any lower." I would not bet on that. Barr is investigating someone. yellowcanine Oct 2019 #3
Like I've been saying since this nightmare began, these guys have a few warehouses... JHB Oct 2019 #9
His ability to speak Ukrainian should scare their pants off UpInArms Oct 2019 #4
+1 Baitball Blogger Oct 2019 #5
Point Disaffected Oct 2019 #10
We should just cut to DJ speaking fluent Czech. Baltimike Oct 2019 #6
He must be a pierogi eater ! C_U_L8R Oct 2019 #7
Well well,so it is okay for Wellstone ruled Oct 2019 #8
One surely hopes. I can't even count how many times I'd thought we'd Mike 03 Oct 2019 #11

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
1. Accidently flipped onto that clip for about 5 seconds. I immediately showered and put
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:26 AM
Oct 2019

my clothes in the washer.

Slugged down some Pepto and I'm starting to feel better.

malaise

(269,157 posts)
2. Here's my bet - he never once had a Ukrainian passport
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:32 AM
Oct 2019

He was born in what was then the Soviet Union and he was three when he arrived in the US.

That said - these fuckers can't sink any lower.

yellowcanine

(35,701 posts)
3. "these fuckers can't sink any lower." I would not bet on that. Barr is investigating someone.
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:41 AM
Oct 2019

Who knows, it might even be a decorated Iraqi War hero. Yoo and Duffy got their "marching orders" from somewhere. This does not happen all by itself.

JHB

(37,161 posts)
9. Like I've been saying since this nightmare began, these guys have a few warehouses...
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:32 PM
Oct 2019

... full of cartoon ACME Inc. portable holes. Whenever you think they can't go any lower, they just pull one off the roll, slap it down, and dive, dive, dive.

UpInArms

(51,284 posts)
4. His ability to speak Ukrainian should scare their pants off
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 10:46 AM
Oct 2019

He was on the conversation... he needed no interpreter to tell him either side.

He knows exactly what was going on.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
8. Well well,so it is okay for
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:29 PM
Oct 2019

Trump's spouse and exspouse to speak Czech,as well as his older Children spent their Summer Vacations in Slovenia with their Grand Parents were they learned to speak the local Dialect. This is Okay and no harm no foul?

Appleton Wisconsin produced two real Assholes,Laura Ingraham and Joe McCarthy.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
11. One surely hopes. I can't even count how many times I'd thought we'd
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 12:51 PM
Oct 2019

reached the "Have you no decency" moment and it quickly got pushed out of the news cycle. But one day it's going to happen.

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