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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jan 4, 2017 10:12:00 GMT -5
The Democratic Party's base is shrinking down to frightened government dependents and hard left ideologues. They shed the independent voters in 2004 and have been losing them by double digits ever since. They shed the white working class / middle class-- basically the beating heart of the country. So, I get that there's not much left to work with- but I post this in the hopes that there are some one the left and within the Democratic Party who are at least curious about the truth-- and perhaps even those looking inward and asking themselves if the Democratic Party of today is truly who they are? Because the bottom line is that the "Russians hacked the election" bit is a pure and simple, cynical and irresponsible lie. I guess I am an optimist- I simply cannot allow myself to believe this bullshit works on people. But then, I always did have more respect for people than either party's politicians. I post the link to the interview at CTH because there are other important relevant links within the post for further study. theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/01/03/intensely-interesting-julian-assange-interview-with-sean-hannity-video/
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 4, 2017 11:20:04 GMT -5
Again and again...because the Paul posts a link and suggests what it contains is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth does not really make it the truth...
Possible and possible not...To trust Mr. Assange to speak the truth, I suggest he has / may have his own agenda, and the man is a criminal..so possible his word is suspect.
Supposedly our President elect is meeting with the representatives of our countrys intelligence gathering folks on Friday..there they are suppose to lay out their findings that supposedly show a Russian connection,
and if so. and little goes on in Russian government circles on such topics, spting, interfaring with foreign countrys what ever, that the PM, Mr. Putin , does not know about and would have given his ok on,
so I would wait to see what conclusions on this matter might be released...then possible a judgement on the topic might better be made. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Russian intelligence operatives have, “figured out how to use WikiLeaks as a propaganda weapon to put out the information that they stole from the Democratic National Committee and other political organizations,” said Matt Olsen, a former director of the National Counterterrorism Center and ABC News contributor.
He added that, “The Russian intelligence services are clearly capable of hiding their tracks, of using a cutout to provide this information to WikiLeaks,” and said that “there's no way that Assange would have any idea who was behind dropping this information off.”
So with less than three weeks until he assumes leadership over the country and the intelligence agencies, Trump finds himself aligned with Russian President Putin and the WikiLeaks mastermind who delivers a message much like that of Trump’s transition team." "
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Jan 4, 2017 12:58:36 GMT -5
The Democratic Party's base is shrinking down to frightened government dependents and hard left ideologues. They shed the independent voters in 2004 and have been losing them by double digits ever since. They shed the white working class / middle class-- basically the beating heart of the country. So, I get that there's not much left to work with- but I post this in the hopes that there are some one the left and within the Democratic Party who are at least curious about the truth-- and perhaps even those looking inward and asking themselves if the Democratic Party of today is truly who they are? Because the bottom line is that the "Russians hacked the election" bit is a pure and simple, cynical and irresponsible lie. I guess I am an optimist- I simply cannot allow myself to believe this bullshit works on people. But then, I always did have more respect for people than either party's politicians. I post the link to the interview at CTH because there are other important relevant links within the post for further study. theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/01/03/intensely-interesting-julian-assange-interview-with-sean-hannity-video/"The rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated." - Democratic Party I'll watch the interview later, time permitting.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jan 4, 2017 14:10:44 GMT -5
There's no evidence that the Russians hacked DNC emails- thus there's no reason to doubt Assange.
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Post by Opti on Jan 4, 2017 14:17:55 GMT -5
There's no evidence that the Russians hacked DNC emails- thus there's no reason to doubt Assange. There is evidence that Russians hacked the DNC and others. Our government has chosen not to release it based on national security. I wouldn't trust Assange even as far as I could throw him. He has a vendetta against Hillary Clinton so on anything related to her, his word is suspect.
Some of his closest colleagues bailed on him and Wikileaks because of his known lies and manipulations. Trust him if you want. There are many reasons to doubt him, but you can research it if you want to.
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Post by dondub on Jan 4, 2017 15:39:27 GMT -5
Hey Paul,
Thanks for posting that. Very interesting indeed. Not sure why Dezi thinks Assange is a criminal, although it could be on the release of classified documents alone and not the Swedish allegations which I believe are phony. For dissident type Americans Assange could be considered a hero for the info he has released. We need more transparency from our govt. We'll see if Trump can deliver that but I doubt it. In the meantime, I am a huge supporter of wikileaks and Assange's mission.
Here is an interesting interview in Rolling Stone from a few years ago:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/julian-assange-the-rolling-stone-interview-20120118
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 4, 2017 16:50:38 GMT -5
Hey Paul,
Thanks for posting that. Very interesting indeed. Not sure why Dezi thinks Assange is a criminal, although it could be on the release of classified documents alone and not the Swedish allegations which I believe are phony. For dissident type Americans Assange could be considered a hero for the info he has released. We need more transparency from our govt. We'll see if Trump can deliver that but I doubt it. In the meantime, I am a huge supporter of wikileaks and Assange's mission.
Here is an interesting interview in Rolling Stone from a few years ago:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/julian-assange-the-rolling-stone-interview-20120118
Interesting happening...Paul Ryan who was just recently. yesterday...also commented on his feelings of Mr. Assange..who supposedly is holed up in a foreign embassy..seems he's wanted for sexual misconduct in Sweden..with minor children , and also for stealing data..criminal act ..also releasing it publickly, not sure if thats a criminal act...but it seems speaker Ryan and the Donald are not yet onm thev same page regarding Mr. Assange.. ------------------------------------------------- click on link below to read complete article www.yahoo.com/news/paul-ryan-assange-sycophant-russia-173010316.html======================================== "During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Ryan said he would not "comment on every little tweet or Facebook post" from Trump. But he said he was hopeful the president-elect would "get up to speed on what's been happening" regarding Russian hacking of political operatives and organizations when he receives an intelligence briefing on the subject later this week.
Asked by Hewitt whether he had any thoughts on Assange, Ryan said he had "none, other than I think the guy is a sycophant for Russia."
"He leaks, he steals data and compromises national security," Ryan said, later adding, after Hewitt pointed out that Assange was facing accusations of rape in Sweden, that he thought the WikiLeaks founder was "under house arrest."
Assange has been at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for more than four years after being granted asylum." Interesting point I am picking up by speakers comments...I am not the only one getting fed up with the Donalds Tweets...I feel in poor taste for the POTUS...seems the speaker of the House may feel the same way...
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Post by dondub on Jan 4, 2017 16:58:23 GMT -5
Dezi,
Perhaps you should watch the Assange/Hannity interview and read the Rolling Stone interview I linked.
Assange is not wanted in Sweden at all and there were never allegations of sexual misconduct with children. You must be reading Dept. of Justice memos.
Wikileaks has released classified data provided to them by others. Not really theft by Wikileaks. Bradley (Chelsea) Manning is still in prison. When every document is classified (and more and more are every year) what type of govt. will you have then? Did you ever see the helicopter gunship mass murder video they released? Do we as American citizens not have a right to see that?
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Post by Spellbound454 on Jan 4, 2017 17:10:00 GMT -5
Assange is wanted on stumped up charges. I looked at the case in detail when it first happened....the whole thing is complete nonsense.
He doesn't want to go to Sweden because he will be extradicted to the US ...(Even though Sweden says they won't do that, they cannot be trusted) Seems very odd that they would pursue him to the 9nth degree over charges that are dubious at best.
He is wanted alright...and they'll get to him any way they can.
Wikileaks has its uses.....It has undoubtedly left people with egg on their faces ...and caught out liars.
Why should we be so afraid of the truth?
If someone in authority is corrupt ...(and too often they are) Its in the public interest to know.
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Post by dondub on Jan 4, 2017 17:16:03 GMT -5
Spellbound,
Assange indicated in the interview that no charges are pending in Sweden. What he fears is Swedish extradition cooperation with the US DOJ regarding leaked classified documents. The DOJ has basically imprisoned him without due process over the fear that might happen and that he would be in prison the rest of his life.
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Post by formerroomate99 on Jan 4, 2017 17:30:25 GMT -5
It is interesting that Wikileaks was considered a force for truth and justice when they were making the Bush administration look bad, but as soon as they said something bad about the Democratic party, they instantly became a tool of the Russians.
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Post by dondub on Jan 4, 2017 17:39:40 GMT -5
Considering W was POTUS for 6 years before wikileaks was founded I would be interested in any links that showed how they made Bush look bad. I though W did it all by himself.
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 4, 2017 20:51:26 GMT -5
Dezi,
Perhaps you should watch the Assange/Hannity interview and read the Rolling Stone interview I linked.
Assange is not wanted in Sweden at all and there were never allegations of sexual misconduct with children. You must be reading Dept. of Justice memos.
Wikileaks has released classified data provided to them by others. Not really theft by Wikileaks. Bradley (Chelsea) Manning is still in prison. When every document is classified (and more and more are every year) what type of govt. will you have then? Did you ever see the helicopter gunship mass murder video they released? Do we as American citizens not have a right to see that? I am not trying to make a judgement on the guy but it seems he was charged with many crimes...most dropped because of time limitations...still a rape charge is in force..man has holed up in a embassy for four years rather then go back to Sweden to face charges.. I can post numerouse threads on charges..what he was accused of and because a charge has been dropped because statutes of limitations has run out does not mean man is as white as the driven snow. www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11949341--------------------------------------------------------- "August 2015 - Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation into two allegations - one of sexual molestation and one of unlawful coercion because they have run out of time to question him. But he still faces the more serious accusation of rape."
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Jan 4, 2017 20:59:37 GMT -5
It boils down to: Who do you trust more? Mr. Assange or the CIA? I know which horse I'd bet on. Sorry, CIA, but your hooves have become just a wee bit too scummy over the past three decades.
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 4, 2017 21:09:52 GMT -5
Assange is wanted on stumped up charges. I looked at the case in detail when it first happened....the whole thing is complete nonsense. He doesn't want to go to Sweden because he will be extradicted to the US ...(Even though Sweden says they won't do that, they cannot be trusted) Seems very odd that they would pursue him to the 9nth degree over charges that are dubious at best. He is wanted alright...and they'll get to him any way they can. Wikileaks has its uses.....It has undoubtedly left people with egg on their faces ...and caught out liars. Why should we be so afraid of the truth? If someone in authority is corrupt ...(and too often they are) Its in the public interest to know. Because it is printed in "Wickileaks" means it is absolutly truthful...every word..? As far a "Stumped " up charges...who really knows..I sure don't and neither do u...and if Sweden says they wouldn't extradite him why not believe them...from what I know of the Swedes they are honorable people..government too , why can't they be trusted? The embarresment of breaking their word world wide would not be worth the trouble to them IMHO...as much as you say Why should we be so afraid of the truth?" I say why not trust a soverign nation of keeping their word.. ---------------------------------- "August 2015 - Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation into two allegations - one of sexual molestation and one of unlawful coercion because they have run out of time to question him. But he still faces the more serious accusation of rape.
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 4, 2017 21:17:28 GMT -5
It boils down to: Who do you trust more? Mr. Assange or the CIA? I know which horse I'd bet on. Sorry, CIA, but your hooves have become just a wee bit too scummy over the past three decades. Do I believe the public has a right to know , a need to know every little thing pertaining to government?..Nope I don't. Do nations have the right to keep certain information for certain reasons from the general populace...Yes I do. Problem is who decides what should be public information and what is not...I personally don't feel Mr. Assange has the right to be that person who makes such decisions. Who does? No clue but definitly not Mr. Assange...
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Jan 4, 2017 22:11:46 GMT -5
It boils down to: Who do you trust more? Mr. Assange or the CIA? I know which horse I'd bet on. Sorry, CIA, but your hooves have become just a wee bit too scummy over the past three decades. Do I believe the public has a right to know , a need to know every little thing pertaining to government?..Nope I don't. Do nations have the right to keep certain information for certain reasons from the general populace...Yes I do. Problem is who decides what should be public information and what is not...I personally don't feel Mr. Assange has the right to be that person who makes such decisions. Who does? No clue but definitly not Mr. Assange... I don't particularly approve of his methods either, but I trust what he puts out more than I trust the CIA. That's not an endorsement of Mr. Assange as much as it is an indictment of the CIA. The regrettable fact is they needed to pull a huge boogeyman out of a hat to sell America on their censorship initiatives (short term goal) and a new and much-needed Cold War with Russia (long term goal), and "Vladimir Putin personally hacked the DNC" was the only evil great enough to qualify. Hence that's the narrative. A bit of deception for a "good purpose". It's what the CIA does.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jan 4, 2017 22:24:32 GMT -5
Hey Paul,
Thanks for posting that. Very interesting indeed. Not sure why Dezi thinks Assange is a criminal, although it could be on the release of classified documents alone and not the Swedish allegations which I believe are phony. For dissident type Americans Assange could be considered a hero for the info he has released. We need more transparency from our govt. We'll see if Trump can deliver that but I doubt it. In the meantime, I am a huge supporter of wikileaks and Assange's mission.
Here is an interesting interview in Rolling Stone from a few years ago:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/julian-assange-the-rolling-stone-interview-20120118
That was indeed interesting. I've come around on the whole military industrial complex thing- one reason I ended up supporting Trump even though I didn't like him to start with. I believe we have just elected the first truly anti-war American President since Reagan. A refreshing change. Hasn't stopped Obama from trying to trigger WWIII on his way out, though.
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Post by dondub on Jan 4, 2017 22:51:11 GMT -5
Dezi,
First you had him guilty of "sexual misconduct with minor children" and now what? Why not watch the video and see what the man says for himself.
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 5, 2017 4:47:04 GMT -5
Dezi,
First you had him guilty of "sexual misconduct with minor children" and now what? Why not watch the video and see what the man says for himself. Not for me to make such judgements,,,just answering post that says he was not accused of...He was...on the minor children charges..those had to be dropped because of statute of limitations on questioning of had run out...Rape charges still pending and to be in some embassy for four years...wonder why they haven't thrown him out,,,hope he's paying for the room and board... ok, read it....after reading it I agree...he's probably fucked...
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Post by Opti on Jan 5, 2017 8:24:54 GMT -5
It boils down to: Who do you trust more? Mr. Assange or the CIA?I know which horse I'd bet on. Sorry, CIA, but your hooves have become just a wee bit too scummy over the past three decades. For me it doesn't boil down to that at all. Wikileaks allegedly only has stuff that is submitted to it. Therefore they are not going to be investigating all possible breaches done by Russia or any other country. All Wikileaks is going to do is possibly vet the information they receive. There is no guarantee that they get from the person or group that obtained it. If it goes through a middleman or two, how would Assange know? If I cut and paste an email into the body of an email and send it to you, how do you know where it came from? I would have included no email headers. Would you hack my system hoping to find the original source material to prove how it was obtained? And if no evidence was there except that it was sent from my system, what would you really know?
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Post by rob base on Jan 5, 2017 8:29:31 GMT -5
Paul just be quiet and let them keep doing what they are doing. They will just to continue to lose more seats in congress, lose more political power, etc. isn't that what you want? So just STFU and let them keep doubling down
You do know what Einstein said the definition of insanity is, right? So let them keep doing what they been doing, it's worked so well for them so far.
It is unfortunate, because we do need some democratic ideas / dissenting opinions taken into consideration on political decisions. It always leads to an overall better product in anything (even work projects) if you have a different point of view involved.
I mean just look at Obama Care. Not a single republican on board. And look how well that worked out.
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Post by Opti on Jan 5, 2017 8:31:01 GMT -5
Do I believe the public has a right to know , a need to know every little thing pertaining to government?..Nope I don't. Do nations have the right to keep certain information for certain reasons from the general populace...Yes I do. Problem is who decides what should be public information and what is not...I personally don't feel Mr. Assange has the right to be that person who makes such decisions. Who does? No clue but definitly not Mr. Assange... I don't particularly approve of his methods either, but I trust what he puts out more than I trust the CIA. That's not an endorsement of Mr. Assange as much as it is an indictment of the CIA. The regrettable fact is they needed to pull a huge boogeyman out of a hat to sell America on their censorship initiatives (short term goal) and a new and much-needed Cold War with Russia (long term goal), and "Vladimir Putin personally hacked the DNC" was the only evil great enough to qualify. Hence that's the narrative.
A bit of deception for a "good purpose". It's what the CIA does. What media do you read or listen to?
We don't need a Cold War with Russia nor is anyone I know of suggesting such. I don't think I've even read anything that definitely links the hack back to Putin only that they believe it was authorized, Ok'd by the Kremlin. Apparently Russia has a deep fear of what the election of Hillary Clinton could have meant to the sovernity of Russia so they do have a real motive for smearing Hillary.
'Beware they are not our friends' IMO is a much better narrative than Trump's 'Putin could be one of the best things for the US' narrative.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jan 5, 2017 9:35:02 GMT -5
Hey Paul,
Thanks for posting that. Very interesting indeed. Not sure why Dezi thinks Assange is a criminal, although it could be on the release of classified documents alone and not the Swedish allegations which I believe are phony. For dissident type Americans Assange could be considered a hero for the info he has released. We need more transparency from our govt. We'll see if Trump can deliver that but I doubt it. In the meantime, I am a huge supporter of wikileaks and Assange's mission.
Here is an interesting interview in Rolling Stone from a few years ago:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/julian-assange-the-rolling-stone-interview-20120118
Interesting happening...Paul Ryan who was just recently. yesterday...also commented on his feelings of Mr. Assange..who supposedly is holed up in a foreign embassy..seems he's wanted for sexual misconduct in Sweden..with minor children , and also for stealing data..criminal act ..also releasing it publickly, not sure if thats a criminal act...but it seems speaker Ryan and the Donald are not yet onm thev same page regarding Mr. Assange.. ------------------------------------------------- click on link below to read complete article www.yahoo.com/news/paul-ryan-assange-sycophant-russia-173010316.html======================================== "During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Ryan said he would not "comment on every little tweet or Facebook post" from Trump. But he said he was hopeful the president-elect would "get up to speed on what's been happening" regarding Russian hacking of political operatives and organizations when he receives an intelligence briefing on the subject later this week.
Asked by Hewitt whether he had any thoughts on Assange, Ryan said he had "none, other than I think the guy is a sycophant for Russia."
"He leaks, he steals data and compromises national security," Ryan said, later adding, after Hewitt pointed out that Assange was facing accusations of rape in Sweden, that he thought the WikiLeaks founder was "under house arrest."
Assange has been at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for more than four years after being granted asylum." Interesting point I am picking up by speakers comments...I am not the only one getting fed up with the Donalds Tweets...I feel in poor taste for the POTUS...seems the speaker of the House may feel the same way... Paul Ryan is a sycophant for the war party establishment. Make no mistake about it, the establishment in both parties has been angling for war with Russia, and Obama is desperately trying to bait Putin into doing something- ANYTHING- that can be used as a pretext for war. Why do you think the Russian ambassador was assassinated in Turkey- a US / NATO ally? They expected Russia to retaliate. Franz Ferdinand, anyone? Assange is not a sycophant for anyone.
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jan 5, 2017 9:37:49 GMT -5
I don't particularly approve of his methods either, but I trust what he puts out more than I trust the CIA. That's not an endorsement of Mr. Assange as much as it is an indictment of the CIA. The regrettable fact is they needed to pull a huge boogeyman out of a hat to sell America on their censorship initiatives (short term goal) and a new and much-needed Cold War with Russia (long term goal), and "Vladimir Putin personally hacked the DNC" was the only evil great enough to qualify. Hence that's the narrative.
A bit of deception for a "good purpose". It's what the CIA does. What media do you read or listen to?
We don't need a Cold War with Russia nor is anyone I know of suggesting such. I don't think I've even read anything that definitely links the hack back to Putin only that they believe it was authorized, Ok'd by the Kremlin. Apparently Russia has a deep fear of what the election of Hillary Clinton could have meant to the sovernity of Russia so they do have a real motive for smearing Hillary.
'Beware they are not our friends' IMO is a much better narrative than Trump's 'Putin could be one of the best things for the US' narrative.
Um, are you serious right now? This was standard Democratic Party dogma from the 1950's - 1980's. And frankly- they were right.
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 5, 2017 9:55:42 GMT -5
Interesting happening...Paul Ryan who was just recently. yesterday...also commented on his feelings of Mr. Assange..who supposedly is holed up in a foreign embassy..seems he's wanted for sexual misconduct in Sweden..with minor children , and also for stealing data..criminal act ..also releasing it publickly, not sure if thats a criminal act...but it seems speaker Ryan and the Donald are not yet onm thev same page regarding Mr. Assange.. ------------------------------------------------- click on link below to read complete article www.yahoo.com/news/paul-ryan-assange-sycophant-russia-173010316.html======================================== "During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Ryan said he would not "comment on every little tweet or Facebook post" from Trump. But he said he was hopeful the president-elect would "get up to speed on what's been happening" regarding Russian hacking of political operatives and organizations when he receives an intelligence briefing on the subject later this week.
Asked by Hewitt whether he had any thoughts on Assange, Ryan said he had "none, other than I think the guy is a sycophant for Russia."
"He leaks, he steals data and compromises national security," Ryan said, later adding, after Hewitt pointed out that Assange was facing accusations of rape in Sweden, that he thought the WikiLeaks founder was "under house arrest."
Assange has been at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for more than four years after being granted asylum." Interesting point I am picking up by speakers comments...I am not the only one getting fed up with the Donalds Tweets...I feel in poor taste for the POTUS...seems the speaker of the House may feel the same way... Paul Ryan is a sycophant for the war party establishment. Make no mistake about it, the establishment in both parties has been angling for war with Russia, and Obama is desperately trying to bait Putin into doing something- ANYTHING- that can be used as a pretext for war. Why do you think the Russian ambassador was assassinated in Turkey- a US / NATO ally? They expected Russia to retaliate. Franz Ferdinand, anyone? Assange is not a sycophant for anyone. " the establishment in both parties has been angling for war with Russia, and Obama is desperately trying to bait Putin into doing something-"
...Paul...u got the kudos for predicting the winner of the election..outstanding...one of the great upsets of all time IMHO but its time to retire on your laurels.....War with Russia and Obama is baiting Putin? idiotic and rediculouse statement..not true ...your embarressing yourself....
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 5, 2017 10:04:27 GMT -5
What media do you read or listen to?
We don't need a Cold War with Russia nor is anyone I know of suggesting such. I don't think I've even read anything that definitely links the hack back to Putin only that they believe it was authorized, Ok'd by the Kremlin. Apparently Russia has a deep fear of what the election of Hillary Clinton could have meant to the sovernity of Russia so they do have a real motive for smearing Hillary.
'Beware they are not our friends' IMO is a much better narrative than Trump's 'Putin could be one of the best things for the US' narrative.
Um, are you serious right now? This was standard Democratic Party dogma from the 1950's - 1980's. And frankly- they were right. oops..sorry , meant to opt..me bad
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Jan 5, 2017 10:06:29 GMT -5
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 5, 2017 10:09:26 GMT -5
There's no evidence that the Russians hacked DNC emails- thus there's no reason to doubt Assange. So u flew into Washington and they picked u up and drove u to Langley for a private little get together to tell u what the real poop is on this thing...? Impressive Paul..very impressive....thanks for giving us the real scoop...
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Post by dezailoooooo on Jan 5, 2017 10:13:35 GMT -5
Paul just be quiet and let them keep doing what they are doing. They will just to continue to lose more seats in congress, lose more political power, etc. isn't that what you want? So just STFU and let them keep doubling downYou do know what Einstein said the definition of insanity is, right? So let them keep doing what they been doing, it's worked so well for them so far. It is unfortunate, because we do need some democratic ideas / dissenting opinions taken into consideration on political decisions. It always leads to an overall better product in anything (even work projects) if you have a different point of view involved. I mean just look at Obama Care. Not a single republican on board. And look how well that worked out. "I mean just look at Obama Care. Not a single republican on board" it's funny how two people can look at the same thing and come up with entirely different interpetations of the event. I am assuming that u think it's a positive that no member of the GOP crossed the aisle and voted for the care act..such a important , good or bad, piece of legislation. All GOP POTUS were in favor of such legislation..there were congressional GOP folks representing constituents who so badly needed such health care..thinking those in the Appalachia regions..coal mining areas..other such depressed areas of the country yet not ONE crossed the aisle..I am not sure but didn't a few Dems vote against it?[not sure on that] What it tells me is, and this was the beginning of Obamas first term..that what GOP leadership had said..absolutly no cooperation with OBAMA on ANYTHING..all efforts are to make him a one term POTUS was in full operation...Our democracy was broken. Now GOP holds all three branches of the government...u would think turn about would be fair play right..I predict here will be some of that but if presented properly by the Donald..there will be cooperation with him too.
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