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Why I Still Don't Buy the Russian Hacking Story

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Posted by Pappy 2016-12-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Would it be mean to describe the Russian Hacking Story as another failed attempt by the CIA to overthrow a country?

Posted by SteveS 2016-12-23 00:21|| 2016-12-23 00:21|| Front Page Top

#2 The story that needs to be addressed before I even look at this is the one about how we allow the situation to develop in the first place. We need to secure our electoral process. This is our fault.

Posted by gorb 2016-12-23 10:40|| 2016-12-23 10:40|| Front Page Top

#3 From Putin Q&A

“The Democratic Party lost not only the presidential election, but also elections in the Congress, where the Republicans now have a majority. Was that my doing too?”

“They are losing on all fronts and look for someone else to blame. I believe, this is, how should I say, humiliating. One should know how to lose with grace,” he said.

Posted by Willy 2016-12-23 11:35|| 2016-12-23 11:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Blaming the Russians is only natural. You can't expect Baraq to admit that he had eight years to do something about cyber security and failed.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-12-23 11:40|| 2016-12-23 11:40|| Front Page Top

#5 You can't expect Baraq to admit that he had eight years to do something about cyber security and failed

It's hard to remember since there were so many other and more spectacular failures.

Posted by Pappy 2016-12-23 12:00|| 2016-12-23 12:00|| Front Page Top

#6 I still say the real damage was what was IN the emails not the fact that the hack occurred...the media and the Dims are covering up the cesspool of corruption and manipulation that was the Clinton campaign.

Had the emails been good old fashioned political strategy and exchanges of talking points or ideas for an ad campaign, it would have come to nothing. BUT, we all know what was in those emails and any voter that bothered to look was appalled.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-12-23 12:19|| 2016-12-23 12:19|| Front Page Top

#7 I would be curious to know how many people changed their opinions based on the emails. How many stayed, home, voted for Trump instead, etc.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-12-23 12:46|| 2016-12-23 12:46|| Front Page Top

#8 #3 It's pretty uncomfortable to be reading something written by a murderous kleptocrat and thinking, "Hey! Good point."

Posted by Matt 2016-12-23 13:03|| 2016-12-23 13:03|| Front Page Top

#9 #3 Willy - Heh.™

Posted by Barbara 2016-12-23 15:51|| 2016-12-23 15:51|| Front Page Top

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