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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSince there is sudden renewed interest in Louise Mensch, here are my reasons for appreciating her
These posts are from June of this year:
She knew about FISA and wrote about it days before the election.
She knew from the start that Comey was investigating Trump when everyone thought that Comey wanted Trump to win election.
She knew that FVEY spies (along with our CI) had the goods on many surrounding and including Donald: Most Trumps, Manafort, Sessions, Flynn, Ryan, Reince, Page, Bannon, Nunes, Sater, Epshteyn (f*ck list is endless).
She in the open along with others investigate all of the clowns mentioned above, finding what is open to the public and connecting it all --while our media either sits on all of that, or does not care, or is asleep.
She knew that CI was not gonna let Donald be.
She knew that M15 ex-spy Steele's dossier is more correct than people thought from the beginning.
She was there to investigate flight plans that coincided between some Russian billionaire and Donald & co.
She knew Wikileaks and Putin were pretty much synonymous- when people were just scratching their heads.
She knew there were actions being taken at the Virginia courts that were not public.
She has been openly investigating (with the help of others) all sorts of bots and their connections (In the open!)
She and her lawyers are quick to use FOIA on most anything related to this mis-administration.
She hates team treason and she is strongly parked in team resistance.
SHE DOES MOST OF THE ABOVE IN THE OPEN TOGETHER WITH ANYONE WHO HAS TIME AND EXPERTISE TO HELP. We can all see the process and make up our own minds.
She shares whatever scoop she gets from her sources. Does not just sit on it like our MSM does.
She let us know what comes from her sources, and what comes from her connecting the dots, again we can make up our mind.
AGAIN, WE CAN MAKE UP OUR OWN MINDS.
I love all the people taking TRUMP/RUSSIA seriously & trying to help uncover the mess that it is. I love also that by their actions the MSM cannot put it all under the rug. It pushes the MSM to do their jobs.
PS: This is just my list offhand.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029133315#post31
She knew from the start that Comey was investigating Trump when everyone thought that Comey wanted Trump to win election.
She knew that FVEY spies (along with our CI) had the goods on many surrounding and including Donald: Most Trumps, Manafort, Sessions, Flynn, Ryan, Reince, Page, Bannon, Nunes, Sater, Epshteyn (f*ck list is endless).
She in the open along with others investigate all of the clowns mentioned above, finding what is open to the public and connecting it all --while our media either sits on all of that, or does not care, or is asleep.
She knew that CI was not gonna let Donald be.
She knew that M15 ex-spy Steele's dossier is more correct than people thought from the beginning.
She was there to investigate flight plans that coincided between some Russian billionaire and Donald & co.
She knew Wikileaks and Putin were pretty much synonymous- when people were just scratching their heads.
She knew there were actions being taken at the Virginia courts that were not public.
She has been openly investigating (with the help of others) all sorts of bots and their connections (In the open!)
She and her lawyers are quick to use FOIA on most anything related to this mis-administration.
She hates team treason and she is strongly parked in team resistance.
SHE DOES MOST OF THE ABOVE IN THE OPEN TOGETHER WITH ANYONE WHO HAS TIME AND EXPERTISE TO HELP. We can all see the process and make up our own minds.
She shares whatever scoop she gets from her sources. Does not just sit on it like our MSM does.
She let us know what comes from her sources, and what comes from her connecting the dots, again we can make up our mind.
AGAIN, WE CAN MAKE UP OUR OWN MINDS.
I love all the people taking TRUMP/RUSSIA seriously & trying to help uncover the mess that it is. I love also that by their actions the MSM cannot put it all under the rug. It pushes the MSM to do their jobs.
PS: This is just my list offhand.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029133315#post31
If I or anyone else wants to read Mensch and Taylor, it's really NOYDB. Sure I'm not alone on this
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Funny all these attacks on her today. I and others consider her to be an ally.
If you don't buy her ideas, fine. That is your opinion, but others will continue to read her.
I have her back because she is putting herself out there and her safety on the line. She is researching things that no one including MSM is bothering with.
To me she is a soldier fighting for the USA. Brit she. Our country is worth fighting for.
She has shared that she has ADHD which is a curse and a blessing. It explains her research and methods. Hyperfocused and able to see connections from lots and lots of data... which is what the Trump/Russia is made of.
I for one am thankful for her time and energy.
Dear LM carry on! Brave woman and patriot.
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I love this quote from Charlotte Little:
If I or anyone else wants to read Mensch and Taylor, it's really NOYDB.
I personally hope their right even if they get the details all squirrelly. In the meantime, I follow them on twitter just as I follow Maddow and O'Donnell. I'm a big girl, all grown up and capable of deciding for myself what I think is possible and what's not. Has nothing to do with it being "helpful for some purpose." Photo by Phil Hawksworth source http://www.flickr.com/photos/philhawksworth/5037670666/
I would imagine I'm not alone on this.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029058445
BTW photo of LM and Milo is from July 2016 not Election night.
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My main point in this OP is about the photo circulating with wrong Hotel & date.
Not Trump Hotel election night!
Yes Waldorf Hotel July 2016.
edit:
@LouiseMensch
A little note. @puppymnkey and Milo Yiannopoulous lied about this photo. It was taken last July. Not post-election
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOrvjn_KTF_6dDImf6QAL-gyH-DrzzCdL4QdXkRvWirD4QfZAvT4sjqpodacgJipA?key=MHkwTVVrYmpUalZRSzZvUjY0
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/ 869382376853516288
Here:
It wasn't on election night. did somebody say that?? It was last summer. I spent election night in Utah with @Evan_McMullin @MindyFinn
thats wrong. was in UT. summer photo, I could pull the date... hold on. July 24, 2016.
Except they were taken last summer at the Waldorf, spent Election night in Utah with patriots by the names of @Evan_McMullin and supporters
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
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End.Photo by Phil Hawksworth source http://www.flickr.com/photos/philhawksworth/5036995211/
Thought it'd be nice to correct wrong info on that point.
I follow her and 10 other people I like. Will continue to do so.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029133315
Adding pnwmom's:
pnwmom (85,682 posts)
Louise Mensch makes no bones about being a conservative. I don't care.
When Hillary lost the election, Louise was screaming out: "She was robbed! And Putin was behind it!" while most Dems were still in shock or standing in a circular firing squad.
Here are some of her tweets from today. For those who are wondering why any progressives ever follow her, one reason I do is that I'm glad to know that there are some non-Democrats who feel the same way about DT as we do, and are trying to help. (And the people who follow her often provide links to useful MSM pieces, just like DUers do).
We will be political opponents again someday, but for now, as Louise Mensch repeats over and over, it's "patriotism over party." And she's right. (And she's also right about single payer.)
Louise MenschVerified account @LouiseMensch
I shouldn't have to vote Democrat to avoid voting traitor; that means I rely on @FBI to clean house - as a conservative I need it.
Sir I am a Republican. I implore you be careful of avoiding the tough legal love we desperately need. They all need arresting sir/
Sir all due respect my party deserves and needs cleansing fire. Conservatives deserve non traitors to vote for. That means RICO all the way.
I'm a British conservative. The NHS is Gospel. I support single payer fully.
A brilliant idea I heard was to open Medicaid to all comers.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029257770
Louise Mensch makes no bones about being a conservative. I don't care.
When Hillary lost the election, Louise was screaming out: "She was robbed! And Putin was behind it!" while most Dems were still in shock or standing in a circular firing squad.
Here are some of her tweets from today. For those who are wondering why any progressives ever follow her, one reason I do is that I'm glad to know that there are some non-Democrats who feel the same way about DT as we do, and are trying to help. (And the people who follow her often provide links to useful MSM pieces, just like DUers do).
We will be political opponents again someday, but for now, as Louise Mensch repeats over and over, it's "patriotism over party." And she's right. (And she's also right about single payer.)
Louise MenschVerified account @LouiseMensch
I shouldn't have to vote Democrat to avoid voting traitor; that means I rely on @FBI to clean house - as a conservative I need it.
Sir I am a Republican. I implore you be careful of avoiding the tough legal love we desperately need. They all need arresting sir/
Sir all due respect my party deserves and needs cleansing fire. Conservatives deserve non traitors to vote for. That means RICO all the way.
I'm a British conservative. The NHS is Gospel. I support single payer fully.
A brilliant idea I heard was to open Medicaid to all comers.
Link to tweet
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029257770
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Since there is sudden renewed interest in Louise Mensch, here are my reasons for appreciating her (Original Post)
Madam45for2923
Oct 2017
OP
She also knew that Russians had tried to infiltrate leftist groups like BLM for months
Madam45for2923
Oct 2017
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Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)1. She also knew that Russians had tried to infiltrate leftist groups like BLM for months
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)2. Claude and Louise are on our side. They are hated by Trump/Russia.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)3. We Have a Difference of Opinion
Adding/quoting great Koinos post:
Koinos (2,788 posts)
25. We Have a Difference of Opinion
I have not signed in for a long time. Threads like this one are unnecessarily unpleasant.
I beg to differ with the pointless and uninformed attacks on Louise Mensch and Claude Taylor. I wish I had time to reply to each and every one of them. Suffice it to say crow will be served to the OP and others very soon. Until then, why take time to bash anyone who is working against Trump/Russia? RT has decided that Louise is #3 most anti-Putin in a field of ten. Before her came only John McCain and NATO. After her came Hillary Clinton.
About Claude's legal problem: He accused Cassandra Fairbanks of working for Sputnik. She is suing him. He is not a wealthy man, so he started a legal defense fund. No money goes to Claude directly from that fund. He attends art shows nearly every weekend, and his photographs are amazing. You do know who Cassandra Fairbanks is, don't you? She worked for Bernie Sanders and then for Trump and may have been heavily involved in Russia's anti-Hillary disinformation campaign in the social media. I believe that the role of Cassandra Fairbanks and her relation to both Bernie and Trump would be a more suitable topic than bashing Louise and Claude for their effort opposing Trump/Russia on Twitter.
I could say more. But why do you scoff? Claude and Louise are on our side. They are hated by Trump/Russia. They have been right about many things long before the MSM is able to or desires to report. If you read patribotics.blog with an open mind, rather than with filters, you can compare the dates of those essays' statements with confirmations in the media much later. Most of all, these two have encouraged myself and my wife throughout this dark period.
Claude is presently promoting support of democratic candidates in 2018. He also drops a sourced tidbit now and then. Louise has very little more to say at this point. Mueller is wrapping up, and he is running a very tight ship. He releases bits of information via the media periodically as part of a strategy to rattle the White House and get even more witnesses to turn against Trump.
I like and respect Claude and Louise very much. The OP's insinuation that they may be "funded" to do what they do is so over the top that it leaves me speechless. But there are other insinuations in that original post and in some replies to it which are based at least partly on malice and/or uninformed opinion.
Edited to correct link to patribotics.blog.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029713955#post25
25. We Have a Difference of Opinion
I have not signed in for a long time. Threads like this one are unnecessarily unpleasant.
I beg to differ with the pointless and uninformed attacks on Louise Mensch and Claude Taylor. I wish I had time to reply to each and every one of them. Suffice it to say crow will be served to the OP and others very soon. Until then, why take time to bash anyone who is working against Trump/Russia? RT has decided that Louise is #3 most anti-Putin in a field of ten. Before her came only John McCain and NATO. After her came Hillary Clinton.
About Claude's legal problem: He accused Cassandra Fairbanks of working for Sputnik. She is suing him. He is not a wealthy man, so he started a legal defense fund. No money goes to Claude directly from that fund. He attends art shows nearly every weekend, and his photographs are amazing. You do know who Cassandra Fairbanks is, don't you? She worked for Bernie Sanders and then for Trump and may have been heavily involved in Russia's anti-Hillary disinformation campaign in the social media. I believe that the role of Cassandra Fairbanks and her relation to both Bernie and Trump would be a more suitable topic than bashing Louise and Claude for their effort opposing Trump/Russia on Twitter.
I could say more. But why do you scoff? Claude and Louise are on our side. They are hated by Trump/Russia. They have been right about many things long before the MSM is able to or desires to report. If you read patribotics.blog with an open mind, rather than with filters, you can compare the dates of those essays' statements with confirmations in the media much later. Most of all, these two have encouraged myself and my wife throughout this dark period.
Claude is presently promoting support of democratic candidates in 2018. He also drops a sourced tidbit now and then. Louise has very little more to say at this point. Mueller is wrapping up, and he is running a very tight ship. He releases bits of information via the media periodically as part of a strategy to rattle the White House and get even more witnesses to turn against Trump.
I like and respect Claude and Louise very much. The OP's insinuation that they may be "funded" to do what they do is so over the top that it leaves me speechless. But there are other insinuations in that original post and in some replies to it which are based at least partly on malice and/or uninformed opinion.
Edited to correct link to patribotics.blog.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029713955#post25
snooper2
(30,151 posts)6. I can't follow this sub-thread, are you talking to yourself?
Oh,
Louise Mensch is a grifter...
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)7. I am quoting someone's post from another thread. I posted the link also.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)4. KnR!
peggysue2
(10,828 posts)5. You have . . .
a thumbs up from me, Madam. Never understood why people become so unstrung about Louise Mensch et al. We're all grownups; we can decide who to read and who to discard. Mensch and her fellow travelers are simply another information outlet with 'sources.' They've had hits and misses. They do what they do in public and they admit mistakes in public. They are solidly in the anti-Trump camp, conservatives and liberals alike. They bring additional skill sets, perspectives and contacts to the gathering of information on the mess that is Trump/Russia.
To read or not to read. It's up to the individual reader.