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Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« on: May 16, 2019, 08:40:36 PM »
The Dems were right!   Collusion!   Russians!

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(Bloomberg) -- U.S. prosecutors brought additional charges against Jho Low, the Malaysian national accused of looting the 1MDB wealth fund, for campaign-finance violations related to President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election effort.

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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2019, 12:35:47 AM »
I am sure CNN and MSNBC will be all over this.
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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2019, 08:52:30 AM »
Around $2 million funneled to Obama's re-election PAC and directly to his campaign.

Putin spends $300K on Facebook ads and groups, and the country loses its collective mind.   $2 million to Obama and they say that he STILL tried to influence the Trump administration because Orange Man Bad.
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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2019, 08:56:35 AM »
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It wasn't just social media.
Washington County was one of two counties successfully hacked by Russians seeking voter information files.
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The news jolted Florida officials, who had insisted that the effort three years ago was unsuccessful.
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The FBI, she said, told them hackers were able to "enter the garage" but not "the house" of the two county networks.
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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2019, 09:00:36 AM »
While they accessed the registration files, they didn't change any votes.
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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2019, 09:11:38 AM »
Foreign hackers hacking for user info is an everyday thing, it's what hackers do.
Heck there is evidence Russian hackers did or tried to access certain White House systems during the Obama admin. Using the logic many in the MSM seem to use nowadays I guess that proves Obama is a Russian bot

Show me evidence votes were changed and then I'll get excited.
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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2019, 11:23:58 AM »
While they accessed the registration files, they didn't change any votes.

While I'm inclined to trust this assertion, the hacking itself was originally denied too. Makes it look like a trickle truth.

Anyway, my point isn't that the election was stolen/illegitimate/fraudulent but that the actions taken by the Russians should not be downplayed into just some memes, tweets & facebook posts that don't really matter. Those are legal, hacking is not.
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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2019, 12:38:03 PM »
The President used the “T” word (TREASON) in a tweet this morning describing the deep state attempt to destroy him.

Actually treason was used by one or two officials last week also.

A quick look at the propaganda mills of the left and I see no reporting on the use of the word by this administration and it’s supporters.

Trump will continue to use it in more and more settings so that the media will have to report on the claims.

Talking about Trump and Russia or just Russian interference is a smokescreen.

The Democrats colluding with China and Russia is where this is heading.

Treason has occurred, probably for decades.

What side of the political spectrum has always been soft on Communists?

On a side note, both Comey and Brennon are on record as voting for communists during the Cold War years.

WTF is up with that?

Trump may be Trump and all...but as President you don’t use the word Treason lightly.

This is going to get really ugly.

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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2019, 12:42:28 PM »

What side of the political spectrum has always been soft on Communists?

What side of the political spectrum for all intents and purposes is communist?
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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2019, 12:43:41 PM »
What side of the political spectrum for all intents and purposes is communist?

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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2019, 05:36:15 PM »

This is going to get really ugly.


I'd say it's already really ugly. Basically, our federal government is not functioning, because neither side will cooperate in anything remotely bi-partisan if it's more publicity-worthy than patching a pothole on a remote side street that nobody ever drives on anyway.
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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2019, 07:35:25 PM »

Treason has occurred, probably for decades.

What side of the political spectrum has always been soft on Communists?

On a side note, both Comey and Brennon are on record as voting for communists during the Cold War years.

WTF is up with that?



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Re: Foreign meddling in U.S. elections!
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2019, 12:19:52 AM »
I'd say it's already really ugly. Basically, our federal government is not functioning, because neither side will cooperate in anything remotely bi-partisan if it's more publicity-worthy than patching a pothole on a remote side street that nobody ever drives on anyway.
I would disagree with one point.  Republicans have been compromising and doing the bi-partisan thing for years.  We complain about it here quite a bit. 

When one side is willing to drum up false allegations of gang rape to stop a judicial nomination, I would say that should be a big beacon showing us which side is not cooperating. 

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