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DFW

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2. Republicans won't care

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Sun Dec 18, 2016, 02:31 PM

Dec 2016

Tillerson could be the registered successor to Kim Philby, and the Republicans would still confirm his as Secretary of Anything.

"Russkies" and "Kommanists" are only bad to them when they aren't fellow Republicans with lost of money.

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Leak reveals Rex Tillerson is director of Bahamas-based US-Russian oil company [View all] BeyondGeography Dec 2016 OP

Is this Obama fighting the Russian hacking HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #1

Not quite. The author began investigating Putin a decade before any hacking Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #8

Republicans won't care DFW Dec 2016 #2

Plus they just lie to their voting base and the dumbasses will eat it up like it was cake. Rex Dec 2016 #4

Sadly, true dhill926 Dec 2016 #5

Since the GOP is practicing their goosestepping in brown shirts I don't see any of them doing TeamPooka Dec 2016 #20

They don't know who Kim Philby is and wouldn't care if they did. yardwork Dec 2016 #26

I'm sure the rubes DK504 Dec 2016 #33

Republican Surrender Monkeys selling out USA to freaking Evil Empire Russia Achilleaze Dec 2016 #3

Well at least you nailed it! Generator Dec 2016 #9

Latter Day Republicans piss on Ronald Reagan's grave Achilleaze Dec 2016 #15

I have to steal this photo for the fliers i am making up DK504 Dec 2016 #34

You are welcome to it - Achilleaze Dec 2016 #35

As AC/DC said.... Jacob Boehme Dec 2016 #6

bf old oil buddie w/old cheney? they can use those new ports Putin invaded, make lots of Dubai bucks Sunlei Dec 2016 #7

"From Russia with love" zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #10

The January '17 sequel Zambero Dec 2016 #11

Off-shored oil company - CHECK, heavy Putin ties - CHECK toddwv Dec 2016 #12

These corporate CEOs are the same bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #17

if righties didn't care about Bush ties to Saudis... yurbud Dec 2016 #27

when treason doth prosper DonCoquixote Dec 2016 #13

In the 90s and 00s bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #14

Russia. Trump. Russia. Trump. Russia. Trump. Russia. Trump. Russia. Trump. Russia. Trump. ffr Dec 2016 #16

If Hillary Clinton had nominated this guy as SOS, republicans would be *SCREAMING* for impeachment!! Initech Dec 2016 #18

Won't matter to the Trumpkins Bettie Dec 2016 #19

Somewhere I read, ReverendHeretic Dec 2016 #25

Right now, I can laugh at him Bettie Dec 2016 #29

And the fawning corporate media will express their faux shock and outrage shadowmayor Dec 2016 #21

Lets see how the five minute news cycle handles this revelation, because god for bid turbinetree Dec 2016 #22

USAa Putin oil oligarchy elmac Dec 2016 #23

Wake up, folks. This is a set up. ReverendHeretic Dec 2016 #24

An oligarchic cabinet shifts this country in another direction, for better or for worse. ancianita Dec 2016 #28

That's sueddeutsche or suddeutsche ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #30

Rex Tillerson Russia and Exxon Neftegan (AKA ENL) suegeo Dec 2016 #31

Surprise surprise surprise Botany Dec 2016 #32

kick him out Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #36