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2020-02-07 Home Front: Politix

‘Frozen by paralysis of analysis': Obama administration botched response to election meddling from Russia, senators say

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-07 00:22|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Frozen by ’paralysis of analysis,’ hamstrung by constraints both real and perceived, Obama officials debated courses of action without truly taking one."

"Debated courses of action" ....whilst skillfully integrating the existing Russian threat into Christopher Steele's 'Trump-Russian hoax' scenario.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-07 00:30|| 2020-02-07 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 the problem with Obama admin acting to stop Russian interference was that it interfered with their 'there are no problems with illegal voting' narrative

Posted by lord garth 2020-02-07 00:45|| 2020-02-07 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Let me see if I got it right.
Several hundred facebook posts originating in Russia - massive election interference.
Several million illegals and dead people voting - business as usual.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-02-07 01:30|| 2020-02-07 01:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Complete, total, utter, Shitshow, grom.

Russia spent - what, $600,000 on FB ads?

And our own home-grown biznessman/oligarch is spending -- get this -- 500 BILLION DOLLARS on ads! And we're not even talking about the general election! This is just for the primaries.

And these sh!theads are telling us that Russia's little bucket of ad spend, in the ocean of money that is FB ad spend-- these maroons are telling us that this sum which is ONE ONE-THOUSANDTH of what ONE US CANDIDATE is going to spend on THE PRIMARIES ALONE -- that this trivial effort somehow swung the election?

Are these people retarded?

Posted by Lex 2020-02-07 01:35|| 2020-02-07 01:35|| Front Page Top

#5 sorry, change to 500 MILLION DOLLARS on ads.

The 1:1,000 ratio is still correct.

Russia's influence on any US election outcome is non-existent. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Nichego.

Posted by Lex 2020-02-07 01:37|| 2020-02-07 01:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Having worked with Russians several times, I consider all this Russian bashing - Racist!

Posted by 3dc 2020-02-07 07:01|| 2020-02-07 07:01|| Front Page Top

#7 criticizing the Obama administration for being ~~unprepared~~ unwilling to combat Russia’s election interference in 2016 and for fumbling the response.

Far more accurate, yes?

Posted by Raj 2020-02-07 08:27|| 2020-02-07 08:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Never let a crisis go to waste.

I'm not saying that Zero and his scum started the Russian "interference" but they sure as hell loved it and tried to make use of it.

Posted by AlanC 2020-02-07 08:35|| 2020-02-07 08:35|| Front Page Top

#9 Let me see if I got it right.
Several hundred facebook posts originating in Russia - massive election interference.
Several million illegals and dead people voting - business as usual.

Yes, g(r)omgoru, I understand your confusion. But with Democrats, it is indeed business as usual.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-02-07 11:37|| 2020-02-07 11:37|| Front Page Top

#10 ^Boy, am I glad to live in a country where you have to show an I.D. before you can vote - with a paper ballot.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-02-07 12:23|| 2020-02-07 12:23|| Front Page Top

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