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Breaking: Trump Threatens Ukrainian President
In highly redacted transcripts released of President Trump’s recent conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the United States President made a comment which many believe could cross the line separating diplomatic speech from an impeachable offense.
During a brief exchange about NATO funding and European commitment to maintaining the western post-war alliance, President Trump suddenly and without warning shifted the topic in a direction which could spell new trouble for an administration perpetually at odds with a hostile Congress.
A brief excerpt follows:
DT: We’ve been very supportive of Ukraine, I think you know that.
VZ: Yes yes, we know America is an ally. We appreciate your support.
DT: Not like the French or Germans. Look what we pay for a German car… and they’re really not that good, not that good. An oil change, $180 bucks? For an Audi, that’s not even a Mercedes?
VZ: Yes….
DT: You’d think the Germans could help Ukraine a little, right? But they don’t. Not like we do.
VZ: No, not very much. We value American aid very much.
DT: Okay. So what’s with the two Y’s?
VZ: … I’m sorry?
DT: Your name. Who has two Y’s together like that? Z-e-l-e-n-s-k-Y-Y? That’s what it says on all my papers here, two Y’s. Why do that?
VZ: I… it’s just my name. My family–
DT: Well, I’m not saying you should change it. It’s just… odd.
VZ:
DT:
VZ:
DT: Wikipedia spells it with one Y.
VZ:
DT:
VZ: I think… Yes, one Y could be good…. I will look into it.
DT: Well, I’m glad we talked, Volodymyr. Great talk, great conversation.
VZ: Thank you, Mr. President.
There, now we have him !
Henry,
I’m shocked yes shocked. He questioned Zelenskyy’s name’s spelling. What kind of criminal mind would go that far? Quick call Sherlock Holmes, Adam Schiff, and Zippy the Wonder Pretzel Man. We’ll get to the bottom of this.
Damn it Henry, I’m shocked!
Regards,
Jim
Oh, that’s genius. Well done.
I knew it! I knew it! Impeach!!!!
Henry,
I’ve reached out to Zippy. He denied that he is Adam Schiff’s long lost brother (yeah sure). However, he is all in favor of the impeachment going forward. He’s already had the teeshirts printed and if it fell through he’d be wiped out.
I’m still shocked, Henry!
Regards,
Jim
And on top of everything else, he cheats at Scrabble. If that’s not an impeachable offense, what is?
Getting Q and Z on a triple word score.
I’m swamped too but I had to stop by Ricochet to see people’s reactions on this. I read the transcript. I don’t see any quid pro quo. There is an appeal to look into a crime of which the previous US administration had a quid pro quo to shove under the carpet. It was an appeal to right an injustice. The quid pro quo happened under the Obama administration of which Joe Biden profited from.
Baseball season is almost over, at least for my team. I’ll be back daily next week.
She,
Not that! Say it ain’t so She.
Regards,
Jim
The key fact here, and Rush Limbaugh was talking about this this morning, is that Crowdstrike, a company owned by a Ukrainian, was the only tech firm to “examine” the Hillary/DNC server and attributed the Wiki leaks to Russians. There is doubt as the download speeds were too high for an online hack. That server is now in Ukraine or in their custody and he asked for its return. Yikes ! There goes the Russian hack story.
If the FBI gets to examine that server, they might even be able to recover some of that data. That may be a serious threat to Hillary. And you know what happens to people who threaten Hillary. Seth Rich could not be reached for comment.
I’m sensitive to this, because if proper names were allowed, I could win the whole shebang in one go, and I don’t even have to do some artful dodge like doubling up the last letter to score extra points.
A true LOL moment. Well done, Sir!
You should be ashamed! I read your post title, then with some apprehension the first paragraph, then with my pulse racing the second. It was with great apprehension I hit the “More” button.
Remember, these things do sometimes come home to roost.
My greatest Scrabble achievement was laying “quixotic” on a triple word score.
I think you mean perfect conversation. 🤩
Pretty sure that entitles your opponent to flip the board over and never speak to you again.
How many Scrabble boards have you ruined this way?
If it’s Wikipedia, it must be true. (snicker)
There was an intervention and I was urged to take up Yahtzee at about board number 15 .
That explains the dents in the walls and the broken window panes.
Now that we have established sore loser with no sense of decorum I expect to win more arguments around here!
How are you at Parcheesi?
Vengeful.
Strange. I’m usually just bored by the game.
Very well, it’ll have to be Hangman at 50 paces. I’m calling dibs on @arahant as my second.
Ha! I am also calling dibs on @arahant as my second in the hopes that we end in a draw and ‘Hant has to try to defeat himself at hangman.
That’ll buy a few years at the very least.