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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 12:27 PM Dec 2016

"Putin got just what he wanted: Trump as POTUS and America turning against itself..."

Brian Fallon ‏@brianefallon 25m25 minutes ago
Putin got just what he wanted: Trump as POTUS and America turning against itself over this intrusion rather than standing together vs Russia
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"Putin got just what he wanted: Trump as POTUS and America turning against itself..." (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 OP
Putin also understood that the uber-partisan Republicans DURHAM D Dec 2016 #1
Fixed it for ya DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #2
Repubs got hacked too... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #3
+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #4
What do they have on Comey? Russia's hacked RNC info is a great silencer - well played Putin. nt AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2016 #5
And, the Cult of Trump is not only okay with the interference, GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #6
There are posters right freaking here excusing it!!! DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #7
I'm not surprised, sadly. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #8
Divide and Conquer. 2naSalit Dec 2016 #9
Vladimir Putin is the real enemy here. Initech Dec 2016 #10

DURHAM D

(32,603 posts)
1. Putin also understood that the uber-partisan Republicans
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 12:42 PM
Dec 2016

would freeze in place and not reveal the interference.

Shame on ALL Republicans.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,708 posts)
2. Fixed it for ya
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 12:43 PM
Dec 2016

Putin also understood that the uber-partisan Republican would bask in their interference if they were the beneficiaries.
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Wounded Bear

(58,571 posts)
3. Repubs got hacked too...
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 12:44 PM
Dec 2016

There is probably much worse bullshit on them than what we got out of those pathetic Dem emails that were released.

Repubs are probably being blackmailed as we speak. Well, and bribed, of course.

GoCubsGo

(32,069 posts)
6. And, the Cult of Trump is not only okay with the interference,
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 01:12 PM
Dec 2016

they are defending it. The stuff I have been reading on places like Facebook is mind-boggling. All of a sudden, the CIA is the bad guy, and what Russia did is okay because the US has interfered in other countries' elections in the past. A couple of gems:

Do you blame them for interfering with our elections? If Hillary would've won, Putin would've been getting dragged through the streets like Momar Gaddafi. "We came, we saw, he died&quot cackle cackle cackle)


...But to listen to the CIA is stupid. Point blank period.
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There was no coup you stuuuupid fucks, the only accusations are coming from a government agency devoted to espionage.


The Idiocracy is here.



GoCubsGo

(32,069 posts)
8. I'm not surprised, sadly.
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 01:17 PM
Dec 2016

I hadn't run across any of that nonsense yet, but I am sure it is the usual suspects.

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