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If I'm a political operative and the Russians offer dirt on my opponent I'm calling the law. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 OP
Exactly. Shell_Seas Jul 2017 #1
Ethics are out at the WH BSdetect Jul 2017 #2
Like Al Gore OKNancy Jul 2017 #3
What law ? CentralMass Jul 2017 #4
In this instance the FBI. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #5
What are you? PJMcK Jul 2017 #6
What is the dirt the russians have that no one else did? GhostofJFK Jul 2017 #7
If you DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #8
I do not GhostofJFK Jul 2017 #9
Maybe there isn't any dirt. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #11
I see GhostofJFK Jul 2017 #13
Looks like I was prescient DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #14
Very GhostofJFK Jul 2017 #15
This is what happens when a person gets involved with them. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2017 #16
That's part of the Republican strategy inwiththenew Jul 2017 #10
Yes I have been anxiously awaiting a list of fake facts about HIllary that i was supposedly fed by m-lekktor Jul 2017 #17
You are also obliged too legally....... sunonmars Jul 2017 #12
 

GhostofJFK

(15 posts)
7. What is the dirt the russians have that no one else did?
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 12:45 PM
Jul 2017

I thought the Russians were hacking votes. Dirt has been used in every political race in my life time to gain the upper hand

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
8. If you
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 01:22 PM
Jul 2017

If you believe it is moral for American politicians to enlist foreign powers to undermine their domestic political opponents there is nothing I can do to disabuse you of that notion.

I love Trump supporters. Their moral codes are as broken as any Mafia boss. They are actually more broken because most of the havoc members of the Mafia wreaks is on each other.

 

GhostofJFK

(15 posts)
9. I do not
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 07:18 PM
Jul 2017

I agree with your sentiment. I am just curious as to what dirt you were referring to in your OP that the Russian's had/have.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
11. Maybe there isn't any dirt.
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 10:08 PM
Jul 2017

The fact that Don Jr. would meet with a foreign agent who said she had "dirt" on his father's domestic political opponent might not technically be treason but it has the whiff of it.

 

GhostofJFK

(15 posts)
15. Very
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:16 AM
Jul 2017

Though its not hard to be prescient when you say he got dirt from russians, then say maybe there was no dirt. Then the russian comes forward saying he wanted dirt but didn't necessarily get any. I'd rather discuss actual russian interference with our process

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
16. This is what happens when a person gets involved with them.
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:28 AM
Jul 2017

They inadvertently become instruments of their will. Many people who got caught in these webs start out by thinking they aren't doing anything wrong.

inwiththenew

(972 posts)
10. That's part of the Republican strategy
Mon Jul 10, 2017, 07:39 PM
Jul 2017

Nixon did it in 1968 with the South Vietnam and the peace talks.

Reagan did in 1980 with the Iranians and the hostages.

m-lekktor

(3,675 posts)
17. Yes I have been anxiously awaiting a list of fake facts about HIllary that i was supposedly fed by
Tue Jul 11, 2017, 09:31 AM
Jul 2017

the russians that caused me to be a naive and easy duped Berniebro!

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