Pompeo can't find Ukraine on a map

[Juvenal]

Even when it's pointed out to him.

Pompeo, our secretary of state, is now on record saying no American cares about Ukraine days before he travels to Ukraine.

Emails support NPR host after Pompeo calls her a liar in setting up contentious interview

By Paul Farhi
Jan. 26, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. EST

In the emails Pompeo's aide, Martin, asked Kelly if she would be okay sticking with Iran.

The news gods strike again.

In an extraordinary statement issued on State Department letterhead on Saturday, Pompeo blasted Kelly for repeatedly asking him why he refused to express support for the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. Kelly said afterward Pompeo berated her using profanity and challenged her to locate Ukraine on an unmarked map, which Kelly said she did.

Education

Kelly graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1993, with studying government and French literature. As a senior editor at The Harvard Crimson, she covered the 1992 Presidential election, and the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton.

In 1995, she completed her master's in European studies at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

He should have believed the woman.

[MaxVel]

Even when it's pointed out to him.

Pompeo, our secretary of state, is now on record saying no American cares about Ukraine days before he travels to Ukraine.

Emails support NPR host after Pompeo calls her a liar in setting up contentious interview

By Paul Farhi
Jan. 26, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. EST

In the emails Pompeo's aide, Martin, asked Kelly if she would be okay sticking with Iran.

The news gods strike again.

In an extraordinary statement issued on State Department letterhead on Saturday, Pompeo blasted Kelly for repeatedly asking him why he refused to express support for the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. Kelly said afterward Pompeo berated her using profanity and challenged her to locate Ukraine on an unmarked map, which Kelly said she did.

Education

Kelly graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1993, with studying government and French literature. As a senior editor at The Harvard Crimson, she covered the 1992 Presidential election, and the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton.

In 1995, she completed her master's in European studies at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

He should have believed the woman.

The Washington Post. OK.


'He says' vs 'she says' with a bunch of relevant info missing. Meh.

[firstfloor]

Why does Pompeo go about with blank maps? What a creepy guy.
WaPo

[firstfloor]

The Washington Post. OK.


'He says' vs 'she says' with a bunch of relevant info missing. Meh.

There are emails. Never trust anyone close to Trump.

[Ronson]

I seriously doubt anyone could function as Secretary of State without a strong working knowledge of geography. So I'm not buying it.

[Mountain Man]

The Washington Post. OK.


'He says' vs 'she says' with a bunch of relevant info missing. Meh.

Also, content of the post does not support the thread title.

[Mountain Man]

Why does Pompeo go about with blank maps? What a creepy guy.

WaPo

The Washington Compost quoting Democrats. Sure, that's credible.

[MaxVel]

There are emails. Never trust anyone close to Trump.

Let's see them, then. And a full transcript of the interview. Plus what his aides told Pompeo about the terms agreed for the interview.

[Cow Poke]

Also, content of the post does not support the thread title.

Yeah, I'm kinda wondering about that.

[One Bad Pig]

Also, content of the post does not support the thread title.

Like any good journalist, he's using misleading headlines and twisting peoples' words to imply meanings they obviously did not intend to convey. Gotta keep up that journalistic integrity!

I thought he was above mining the lifestyles section for serious news, but I apparently thought wrong.

[demi-conservative]

Pompeo can't find Ukraine on a map

Even when it's pointed out to him.

True journalism, everyone.

[firstfloor]

Yeah, I'm kinda wondering about that.

You wonder correctly. For once MM has hit the nail on the head.

[Mountain Man]

You wonder correctly. For once MM has hit the nail on the head.

Sweet of you to notice.

[Juvenal]

Like any good journalist, he's using misleading headlines and twisting peoples' words to imply meanings they obviously did not intend to convey. Gotta keep up that journalistic integrity!

I thought he was above mining the lifestyles section for serious news, but I apparently thought wrong.

It's not like this isn't being reported widely, including Pompeo's obscentity-laced rant and the blank map and the insinuation that a reporter with more years following foreign policy than Pompeo and a Cambridge masters in European studies who was just getting back from Tehran was pointing at Bangladesh.

If Pompeo had them confused, there's not a lot of options.

Of course, the obvious answer is that he's lying, but that wouldn't be generous.

Maybe he didn't speak with his aide before tweeting, either.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/...tn-sot-vpx.cnn

[firstfloor]

I seriously doubt anyone could function as Secretary of State without a strong working knowledge of geography. So I'm not buying it.