Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Claims Russian Authoritarianism Is Morally Equal To USA

[Initech]

For opposing democracy and oppressing its citizens' freedom, China's leaders are "foreign thugs" and "jackboots" worthy of contempt, according to Congressman Dana Rohrabacher.

But Russia's authoritarian practices, including a habit of using assassination to quiet government criticism, gets a weird pass in Rohrabacher's brain, which surely digested ample legitimate reports of Vladimir Putin's corruption and campaign to erode all civil liberties.

Nonetheless, over the last decade, Orange County's senior career politician repeatedly praised Putin and even wept at a conservative political forum about what he sees as callous American abuses of Russia.

Rohrabacher quadrupled down this week on his sentiment during a telephonic town hall meeting after one caller expressed dismay about Russian intelligence hacking operations and advocated for an independent prosecutor to investigate.

The congressman downplayed Putin's burglaries of computers tied to Hillary Clinton's campaign because the espionage produced "accurate information" to harm the Democrats and, besides, he claims, the Unites States secretly meddles in Russia's elections too.

"About the Russian involvement in the election . . . which actually disclosed the emails of Hillary's campaign manager and people who are higher up in the opposition there in the Democratic Party." said Rohrabacher, who unsuccessfully lobbied to become Donald Trump's secretary of state and, given his mimicking of the president's pro-Russian lines, may still want an administration job. "But, uhhh, none of the things that were made public were inaccurate. They were all accurate and I, certainly the Russians, we don't condone them hacking into our system at all."

http://www.ocweekly.com/news/new-headline-7953950

Good lord these people are fucking insane!

[Achilleaze]

1. republicans on their knees to lick Pooty Poot's boots

disgusting. republicans lick poot poot's boots, and PISS all over everything that Already Makes America Great.

anti-American republicans need to pack up and move to freaking Siberia, where their craven boot-licking fetish would fit in.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Well,if you every needed Campaign

material,what the hell don't you get.

[Qutzupalotl]

15. Dana Russiabacker. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

16. This sucker has slide by way to long.

It is all about organization and messaging and staying on Message. And again,it has to be done the day after the Election. This waiting till the last 3 months just will not cut it. Been there and seen the crappy results.

[dalton99a]

3. Putin is a thief who murdered hundreds of Russians in apartment bombings rigged by his KGB buddies

There is a good documentary about his rise to power on PBS:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/putins-way/

[democratisphere]

4. Dana Rohrabacher is attempting to normalize and condone Russian hacking and attacks on the USA.

The republiCON Russian sympathizers are taking control and undermining our Democracy.

[Initech]

7. I need to profile him in "People Who Somehow Got Elected".

[Doodley]

5. I agree with her. The US administration is every bit as immoral as Russia

[GReedDiamond]

11. Yes, the Trump "Administration" is every bit as immoral as Russia...

...but Dana is not a "her," he's a "swamp creature."

[world wide wally]

6. What more do you need?

[TomCADem]

8. No Wonder Trump Considered Him for Sectetary of State

Putin would have been pleased.

[LonePirate]

9. There was a time when this sort of talk would cause that person to be branded a traitor.

And Republicans would be the ones shouting "traitor!"

[Initech]

13. Why fight a war on terror when the real terrorists are in charge?

[Archae]

10. Don't forget...

This is the same asshole who loved the Taliban until 9-11.

[Initech]

14. Yup, and he's local to me.

I will never understand how this guy got elected and repeatedly gets elected.

[beachbum bob]

12. Comrade Rohrabacher must be on Putin's and trumps payroll...his voters must be so

PROUD

[Wounded Bear]

17. He always was a bit of an asshole...

hasn't changed much.