Anyone notice that the "Russian meddling" story has quietly gone away? (propaganda, voted)

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by skycaller23

Oh I pay attention alright. Do you really think all this started with the 2016 election ?

The US can influence elections in other countries but when someone does it to us we get all up in arms.

Us?

What's this "us" business?

You may be fine with Putin running things over there, but "us" don't want Putin running our country.

[skycaller23]

Originally Posted by GotHereQuickAsICould

Us?

What's this "us" business?

You may be fine with Putin running things over there, but "us" don't want Putin running our country.

Well maybe we shouldn't be influencing elections in other countries.

What goes around, comes around as they say.

And I don't think Putin is running the country. The voting machines cannot be hacked remotely.

And only fools believe everything Facebook tells them.

Hillary lost because she and Bill have too much baggage, not because the Russians made people vote for Trump.

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by skycaller23

Well maybe we shouldn't be influencing elections in other countries.

What goes around, comes around as they say.

And I don't think Putin is running the country. The voting machines cannot be hacked remotely.

And only fools believe everything Facebook tells them.

Hillary lost because she and Bill have too much baggage, not because the Russians made people vote for Trump.

I see we have another brand new poster who has taken up the cause of defending Putin meddling in our elections.

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by BeerGeek40

Anyone notice that the "Russian meddling" story has quietly gone away?

Why, no...

Not at all.

[GregW]

While this story has faded from the headlines, something about an island of starving people and a mass murder in Las Vegas, the investigation is still grinding away in the background. I would not like to be the subject of that investigation unless I had very clean hands. The Trump consortium seems to have very dirty hands indeed. We will just have to wait for more information.

[Hesychios]

Originally Posted by skycaller23

Well maybe we shouldn't be influencing elections in other countries.

What goes around, comes around as they say.

Sure, you are right.

It was Eisenhower who had Mossadegh overthrown.

It was Richard Nixon who had Allende overthrown

It was Reagan who had tried to overthrow Niacaragua and occupied Grenada.

Then there is Trump.

Notice any similarities?

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by Hesychios

Sure, you are right.

It was Eisenhower who had Mossadegh overthrown.

It was Richard Nixon who had Allende overthrown

It was Reagan who had tried to overthrow Niacaragua and occupied Grenada.

Then there is Trump.

Notice any similarities?

Rs seem fine with back door methods to undermine elections in other countries. Maybe that's why they are running interference for Putin meddling in ours.

[Hesychios]

Originally Posted by GotHereQuickAsICould

Rs seem fine with back door methods to undermine elections in other countries. Maybe that's why they are running interference for Putin meddling in ours.

Especially ironic considering their party is called REPUBLICan.

Maybe they should reconsider that for something more appropriate.

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by Hesychios

Especially ironic considering their party is called REPUBLICan.

Maybe they should reconsider that for something more appropriate.

So far, they've proven to be the Republican'ts.

[In2itive_1]

Originally Posted by skycaller23

Hillary lost because she and Bill have too much baggage, not because the Russians made people vote for Trump.

Oh, sure.. that's why.