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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 10:10 AM Feb 2017

As the Flynn scandal widens, lets consider the evidence that Trump is a traitor

None dare call it treason: As the Flynn scandal widens, let’s consider the evidence that Trump is a traitor
Has Trump's entire team been compromised by Putin? If so, everyone who continues to support him is complicit
Chauncey DeVega Thursday, Feb 16, 2017 04:00 AM CST

Flynn is not alone. Other Trump operatives are also under investigation by the FBI for potentially illegal contact with senior Russian intelligence operatives.

This information is not new. The New York Times and other American news media outlets were aware of reports about Russian tampering in the 2016 election as well as an ongoing federal investigation into Trump, his advisers and other representatives. Instead of sharing this information with the American people during the election campaign, the Times and other publications chose to exercise “restraint” and “caution.” Decades of bullying by the right-wing media and movement conservatives would pay great dividends.

Afraid of showing any so-called liberal bias, the corporate news media demonstrated little restraint in its obsessive reporting about the non-story that was Hillary Clinton’s emails. This, in conjunction with other factors, almost certainly cost her the election.

In all, the Republican Party and its voters have abandoned their Cold War bonafides and their (somewhat exaggerated) reputation as diehard enemies of Russia and the former Soviet Union. To borrow from the language of spycraft, it would seem that they have been “flipped” by Vladimir Putin.

Despite mounting evidence suggesting that Trump’s administration has been compromised by Russia, his public continues to back him. The Republican Party and its leadership have largely chosen to support Donald Trump in a type of political suicide mission, because they see him as an opportunity to force their agenda on the American people and reverse or undo by the social progress made by the New Deal, the civil rights movement, feminism, the LGBT movement and other forces of progressive change.

http://www.salon.com/2017/02/16/none-dare-call-it-treason-in-the-wake-of-the-flynn-scandal-what-more-proof-do-we-need-that-donald-trump-is-a-traitor/
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As the Flynn scandal widens, lets consider the evidence that Trump is a traitor (Original Post) workinclasszero Feb 2017 OP
".. afraid of showing liberal bias.."?! How about reporting the FACTS.. Cha Feb 2017 #1
MSM loved Trump and did everything they could to defeat Hillary workinclasszero Feb 2017 #2
Yeah, I remember that from Moonves.. and now Cha Feb 2017 #4
"The sickness runs deep; Trump is horrible, but a horror made possible by GOP corruption" dalton99a Feb 2017 #3
This part is the main reason why we are in the mess we are in BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #5

Cha

(297,154 posts)
1. ".. afraid of showing liberal bias.."?! How about reporting the FACTS..
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 10:14 AM
Feb 2017

tough shite if they have a "liberal bias".

Now it's blowing in their faces.. I hope the gop is on a political suicide mission..

This from Krugman..


 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
2. MSM loved Trump and did everything they could to defeat Hillary
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 10:24 AM
Feb 2017

Oh the news media couldn't get enough of Trump all last year. HUUUUGE ratings were all they cared about.

And now BLOTUS 45 has froze them out at his press outings and will not call on them for questions LOL assholes!


Les Moonves: Trump's run is 'damn good for CBS'
By Eliza Collins 02/29/16 06:15 PM EST

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/02/les-moonves-trump-cbs-220001

Cha

(297,154 posts)
4. Yeah, I remember that from Moonves.. and now
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 10:41 AM
Feb 2017

just the other day I saw this from cbs..

'Divorced from reality': CBS anchor slams Trump after wild day of inaccurate comments

http://www.businessinsider.com/cbs-scott-pelley-trump-divorced-from-reality-2017-2

No shite, Sherlock.. cbs owns a chunk of trump, too.

dalton99a

(81,455 posts)
3. "The sickness runs deep; Trump is horrible, but a horror made possible by GOP corruption"
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 10:39 AM
Feb 2017

No truer words.

BumRushDaShow

(128,884 posts)
5. This part is the main reason why we are in the mess we are in
Thu Feb 16, 2017, 10:46 AM
Feb 2017
The Republican Party and its leadership have largely chosen to support Donald Trump in a type of political suicide mission, because they see him as an opportunity to force their agenda on the American people and reverse or undo by the social progress made by the New Deal, the civil rights movement, feminism, the LGBT movement and other forces of progressive change.


They are so desperate and willing to now throw away what is left of their "principles" in order to impose a neo-Christo-fascist kleptocratic society.
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