They are ALL in on the RUSSIAN RACKET

[Soph0571]

Crooks

[Drahthaardogs]

1. They ALL took the dirty Russian money!

I've been saying this for two years

[dalton99a]

9. +1. R stands for Russia.

[watoos]

2. The problem is,

I'm not sure if this is the same guy who has dual citizenship and that's how he gets away with this.

There needs to be a law that deals with donations from people with dual citizenship whether this was the guy or not.

[OnDoutside]

3. Yes, unfortunately you are correct.

[Drahthaardogs]

10. I had dual citizenship and had to renounce one

To get a security clearance. Should be the same for a Congress member

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. McConnell passed that Russian money out like it was Halloween candy.

Maybe even affecting state and local races.

They can’t win without cheating.

[FiveGoodMen]

17. "They can't win without cheating."

And we can't seem to stop them from cheating.

[Firestorm49]

21. They've always been that way.

My dearly departed mother-in-law would say that they are a sneaky party 30 years ago. It’s in their DNA. The question becomes, why? What’s so dreadful about seeing to the needs of the electorate and the betterment of life in America? Clean water? Clean air? Safe travel? Their mind set is distorted.

[LuvNewcastle]

26. They're whores.

They sell themselves out to the highest bidder -- big oil, but pharma, or any industry. They claim to be pro-business, and that's fine, but just because you want to see business people succeed doesn't mean you have to shit on everyone else. They care about money above all else, especially the money that flows into their coffers. There are a few of them who have a conscience, but it's buried pretty deep and you really have to shame the hell out of them to get them to do the right thing.

[BSdetect]

5. When they got away with cheating Gore that showed them all they needed to know

[erronis]

13. This has been a test, only a test. The next time you hear the warning it will be for real.

They have been slowly testing the bounds of our democracy, chipping away a bit at a time. I think they have discovered that a lot of Americans don't care enough to put up a fight.

[FiveGoodMen]

18. I think you nailed it there.

I think that's exactly the situation.

[Firestorm49]

23. Agreed.

I read many years ago about the Republican plan of pushing the boundaries as hard to the right as they possibly could, thereby making Democrats compromise closer to the Republican issue (the right of center) and farther away from the Democrat’s position.

[triron]

27. Maybe congress doesn't either.

Is this how the Nazi's gained power in Germany?

[mazzarro]

31. B-I-N-G-O! - n/t

[malaise]

35. Al Gore won that 2000 election

I'm taking that to my grave.

[peacebuzzard]

46. +1

[Duppers]

38. To any thinking person that was an obvious coup.

You're absolutely right!!

Other than my hubby, I had no one to commiserate with over that horrendous coup and it was that thief that prompted my search for online political forums. When you're surrounded by a cesspool of ignorance and sociopathy, you need support in order to keep what's left of your sanity. I thank the stars, first for Bartcop, then for DU!

Talk about a cesspool, somehow I wandered into the Disscussionist. Omg, the lies and propaganda over there is unbelievable. There seems to be no objectivity.

[lindysalsagal]

6. Remove the entire gop leadership and eliminate $$ from elections!

[watoos]

20. Do like Britain

Cut back on the campaign period to 4 months

[lindysalsagal]

33. YES. Non-profit elections.

[rickyhall]

42. Remove the entire GOP.

Like Jane Curtin said, (paraphrase) "The Republican Party needs to die." Not the people, just the party. And kill the NRA, too.

[dem4decades]

7. Remember when we thought Mueller was going to uncover all the Russia money?

I feel like such an idiot.

[Scarsdale]

24. How do we know that he didn't?

The repugs. are desperate to keep the report from seeing the light of day. They must know what it contains, and are scared it will be exposed. Case closed - my ass. Just getting started.

[Sherman A1]

8. Yup

It was easy to figure this out a long time ago.

[ginnyinWI]

11. Well now, that explains a whole lot. n/t

[Botany]

12. The NRA/Russia spent $100,000,000 on the 2016 elections

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2017/11/audit-shows-nra-spending-surged-100-million-amidst-pro-trump-push-in-2016/


Audit shows NRA spending surged $100 million amidst pro-Trump push in 2016

[TheBlackAdder]

30. Odd. The Kochs spent $800M and the Republicans sell out the country for just a fraction of that?

[triron]

32. So? what is your point?

[TheBlackAdder]

39. I thought is was obvious, the Republicans sell out on the cheap.

[erronis]

36. I'm not sure that the Kochs and the Russians/NRA, etc., etc. aren't all in cahoots.

The more the merrier.

They may all have different agendas and plans for the future, but they all want an end to giving the common people a voice. Whether in the US or USSRussia.

[dvan]

14. Shocker

They need to subpoena more tax returns and start investigations on Mitch, Marco, Lindsey, and any other mofo suspected of taking rubles.

[redstatebluegirl]

15. Plus they all took money from Russia that was laundered by the NRA.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

16. Well lookie here!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Farmer-Rick]

19. So the GOP is taking all that stolen loot from the Russian oligarchy and short man Putin

So where are all our kings of capitalism? Why are they so willing to follow Putin's lead too? Why are they letting a white trash mobster and his sex worker spouse run amuck in our government, destroying the rule of law, spreading hate, ugliness and stupidity?

Why are our super rich just fine with Russian interference? Why are they fine having a white trash mobster and a sex worker represent the United States of America?

[Firestorm49]

25. Because if not stopped, they can continue to roll out their master plan of total control.

That’s all it’s about - control and money. Who wouldn’t want to be a billionaire oligarch? Hell, with a little bit of luck, Trump will assign all of his loyal minions categories of commerce to make them rich beyond their wildest beliefs. Democracy? What’s the point if you are stinking rich and have total control. They’ll still be able to buy Kobi steak while the rest of us drink nucleated water and mercurious air.

Sorry, I get on a rant occasionally.

[Farmer-Rick]

50. No need to apologize for a good rant

I guess like you say, if you're richer than a small country you don't need democracy. Democracy is for the little people, the unwashed masses,

The rich have really mucked up this country.

[Honeycombe8]

22. Isn't that illegal? Never mind...

Never mind. I see this discussed in other posts above.

[Honeycombe8]

28. Be careful with this, folks. He donated to both parties.

He backs the Republicans. No doubt about it. But he has also donated to some very well known Democrats and Democratic committees, according to Wikipedia. He's an oligarch businessman who owns a huge conglomerate, with chemicals & oil & media holdings. He hedges his bets, seems like.

Look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Blavatnik, in the "Political Donations" section.

Look at the names of candidates he has contributed to. One of the sources for some of those names is Politico. IF it's correct.

A source that Politico used is https://www.opensecrets.org/search?q=blavatnik&cx=010677907462955562473%3Anlldkv0jvam&cof=FORID%3A11&siteurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opensecrets.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F10%2Fmore-than-kochs-small-donors-fueled%2F

There are current Democratic candidates who got a donation or two from this guy in the past. Seems like he's just a greedy multi-billionaire who gives money to anyone he thinks might have power to benefit him financially.

[Qutzupalotl]

41. +1. nt

[TheBlackAdder]

29. A decade of Russian cultivation and grooming, and the Republicans have all fallen into line.

[erronis]

37. And also in reference to Honeycombe8's post above (donations to both parties)

It _may_ be that the Democrats weren't as pliable as the repuglicons who are adept at grabbing their ankles.

[GoCubsGo]

34. Yep, it's been pretty obvious for a while now.

[Mc Mike]

40. Treasonous crooks. rec, nt.

[Blue Owl]

43. Leningrad Lindsey and Moscow Mitch would be in jail if they were Democrats

n/t

[kimbutgar]

44. Whoever runs against him in 2020 needs to refer to Lindsey as a Russian aset.

In debate Senator Graham who is your allegiance to The USA or Russia. You support a guy I. The White House who was installed by Russia how can you still support him? Are you receiving money from Russia? How can we trust you to represent South Carolina’ when you are getting money from Russia?

We can take him down. There’s got to be some Democratic candidate who could be viable!

[Kid Berwyn]

45. The gravediggers of Democracy.

To think they did it for the money makes me even more furious.

[UCmeNdc]

47. Yep! What really happened at the GOP convention in 2016 between GOP leadership

And the Russians. Never investigated.

[citizen blues]

48. Of course they are.

Did you really think the Republicans actually give a crap about Trump? No, they don’t. What they’re doing by defending him is circling the wagons around the GOP itself.

Trump is their useful idiot too. He’s so outrageous that he keeps all eyes on him. He’s nothing more than a carnival barker, a clown. The entire Trump clan is either too stupid or too busy being greedy rats scurrying around or both to bother noticing.

Michael Cohen’s booby prize was to be made deputy chair of the finance committee at the RNC. He’s come out and said that the Republican Party”s been taking money from foreigners including China, and he has the receipts to prove it.

This is why the Republicans have backed Citizens United. It’s like what progressive radio talk show host, Thom Hartmann, has pointed out: we haven’t had a legitimate Republican president since Eisenhower.

All that’s left to write about the GOP at this point is its obituary.

[BlueJac]

49. K&R

[Kurt V.]

51. Here's one for ya. Google Semyon Mogilevich

[empedocles]

52. Special thanks to Supreme Ct 'Justice' A. Kennedy