****BREAKING**** German intelligence declines US help in safeguarding upcoming election

[DemocratSinceBirth]

-Blames lack of trust



PER MSNBC

[Else You Are Mad]

1. Well...

Why would the US want to help an evil country?!

[forgotmylogin]

20. Wait...someone here OFFERED HELP IN SAFEGUARDING AN ELECTION?

That's like 45 offering hair and diet tips.

[colorado_ufo]

31. OK - you owe me a keyboard!!!

[TheFrenchRazor]

42. my thoughts exactly; you gotta be kidding me. nt

[Achilleaze]

2. republicans have pissed all over security for US and our allies

who the hell in their right mind would trust a republican with any factual or security matter nowadays? You'd have to be royally stupid.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. THIS!

[JHan]

3. So much winning.

In all seriousness, let's take stock of the fact that in just 3 months this President has done the sort of damage we never thought could be done in just 3 months.

[pangaia]

38. couldn't be done in 3 decades!!

[JHan]

39. Right?!

I know someone who worked in the state department, retired now. He told me before the election "trump can't do that much damage" he seemed to have faith that the bureaucracy could function as a check and balance against even a President Trump. He has faith I don't have.

[luvMIdog]

4. makes sense . We can't even safeguard our own elections

[arthritisR_US]

10. Excellent point! nt

[TheBlackAdder]

13. THIS TOO!

[LoveMyCali]

45. My thoughts

exactly!

[femmocrat]

5. Apparently we need them more than they need us.

I wouldn't mind Germany's help in monitoring our future elections.

[FakeNoose]

12. Yes they're the experts

... at getting Russians to leave them alone.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. I'd say

that we need to figure out how to safeguard our own elections first. What's worst is that any "help" that the US gives Germany may well be compromised. I would not be surprised if that's another reason why Germany has declined our "assistance". I feel ashamed to be an American right now and it makes me feel sad about how far we have fallen in terms of world opinion and how fast. I'm sure that we all remember how Republicans blamed (falsely) Obama for diminishing our country in the eyes of the world, right? Trump has now made that falsehood a glaring reality.

[Tactical Peek]

7. Get a Russian stooge to "help" them?

They are not as stupid as Americans.

[Thomas Hurt]

8. It appears we suck at it, Trump may have paid to have ours hacked, and the GOP

does not give a shit it was hacked as long as it aids in a conservative hegemony.

Why would they want help from incompetents who willing sell out their own country's interests for political partisanship?

[malaise]

16. May have paid or

may have been paid?

[Amaryllis]

44. GOP helped hack it.

[C_U_L8R]

9. Nice going, Republicans

You broke it.

[ProudLib72]

14. Our government is predicated on Russian trolls swaying

voters' opinions and software hacks shifting votes to tRump. Please let us help with your election.

No, America, Germany is not that stupid. Not stupid in the least.

[Doreen]

15. If Germany opened itself to help from the U.S it might as well accept a Russian

hack. We are not stupid enough to think our government would not work with the Russians to move their election the way they want it. Germany is smarter than that.

[stevenleser]

17. In other news, Chickens and Roosters refuse offer from the Fox's agent to guard the hen house....

[workinclasszero]

18. Oh sure the US (now controlled from the Kremlin)

wants to help safeguard German elections.

Shit Trump and Putin must think Germans are as stupid as fox brainwashed deplorables over here. DUH!

[calimary]

19. At the rate this jackass is going, we won't have a friend left in the world.

Except of course for dear Vladimir.

And anyone who thinks HE'S a "friend" is so far out to lunch that they can't even recognize a restaurant when they see one.

[Kimchijeon]

21. we're the ones who need help... no one wants the "help" from Americorp

Big surprise!

[rocktivity]

22. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award

The "You Forgot The 'Not From The Onion' Disclaimer" category.


rocktivity

[spanone]

23. well, why would they want us spying on them?

what kind of 'safeguards' do WE have??

[Initech]

24. Wait wait wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait.

So the US is offering to help Germany with their elections? Why don't they just cut out the middle man and let Russia choose their leaders directly? That's like asking Trump for exercising tips.

[flibbitygiblets]

33. Good one!

[IronLionZion]

25. Really? Next try selling them sharks to help rescue drowning swimmers

[pbmus]

26. Why would they trust our intelligence at this point??

[tazkcmo]

27. What intelligence?

We're clearly running a deficit!

[ATL Ebony]

46. +1000

[marylandblue]

28. Can we get the Germans to help us next time?

[DFW]

29. After what happened to us in the 2016 election

I can't think of any reason for the Germans to say anything other than, "Danke, aber nein, danke!"

[lark]

30. Good move for Merkel.

Drumpf would just hack their votes for Russia too. He tried to do this w/France, but Macron outsmarted him (not hard to do since he's a total ignoramus.)

[world wide wally]

32. Next thing you know, Putin will be offering to oversee their elections

[MontanaMama]

34. Rethugs are the reason

The world can't have anything nice. Wretched people. Wretched party.

[Sunlei]

35. suppose republicans will keep on lying and hiding the truth from Americans? "LACK OF TRUST"

[Ilsa]

36. Is the US in possession of info and tools to prevent

elections from being mangled? If so, why were those tools not used here?

[Demsrule86]

40. They don't want info getting back to the Russians in my opinion.

[elmac]

37. They know the USA is as crooked as a dogs hind leg.

[Honeycombe8]

41. I don't blame them. nt

[lpbk2713]

43. That's understandable.

I can see why they would want the US to stay as far away from their election as possible.