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How how did the Russians affect elections? (Original Post) ghostsinthemachine Dec 2016 OP
Where do you think the wiki stuff came from? It was hacked by the Russians and shraby Dec 2016 #1
Like I just said on another post MFM008 Dec 2016 #2
By propping up the lying propaganda that is a constant Lint Head Dec 2016 #3
Quite well, thank you very much. Orsino Dec 2016 #4
They bombarded the media with endless propaganda for starters meow2u3 Dec 2016 #5
By funding Rush Limbaugh and his ilk for the last 30 years. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #6

shraby

(21,946 posts)
1. Where do you think the wiki stuff came from? It was hacked by the Russians and
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 10:49 AM
Dec 2016

anything that looked bad for Dems was passed to wiki.

They still have stuff on the gop that's not been released. I assume that's to keep the gop in line with what Russia wants. Commonly called blackmail material.

MFM008

(19,998 posts)
2. Like I just said on another post
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 10:53 AM
Dec 2016

A barrage of lies, half truths.. it wouldn't have mattered if HRC had come out every day and addressed it.
Theft of info.
Emails
Emails
Emails
Emails
Emails
Emails

And Comey.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
3. By propping up the lying propaganda that is a constant
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 11:00 AM
Dec 2016

with every news cycle. It has been proven that some of the emails that were released were fraudulently altered. Some of the text was lifted straight out of a newspaper article that seem to be negative to Hillary. There was more. The circumstantial evidence that Trump has so many people around him that he has appointed and thinking about appointing to office that are directly associated with Russi is overwhelming. Circumstantial evidence can convicted person of murder in a court of law. I've seen it happen. I'm sure among those people and more we don't know about, there are Russian moles and spies. Our country is up shit creek and no one has the balls to truly could confront Trump. I'm very disappointed and President Obama not speaking out more frankly about this. It is not the time to be diplomatic. This is not a peaceful transition. 2.8 million more people than voted for Trump, plus, are scared to death. Nobody's going to come to our rescue. We have to rescue ourselves. Having to wait two years or four years to change this devastating situation just to vote will do nothing. Nothing. Particularly if we vote the same people in who allowed this situation to happen in the first place. I cannot speak out loud what really needs to be done.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
4. Quite well, thank you very much.
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 01:41 PM
Dec 2016

But seriously, we don't know everything yet. Much of the story remains classified.

meow2u3

(24,917 posts)
5. They bombarded the media with endless propaganda for starters
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 05:14 PM
Dec 2016

First, they turned the media into all Trump, all the time, drowning out every single one of his repuke primary opponents. Second, they propped him up by giving him special privileges, namely allowing only him to flout norm after norm, while denying opponents the same courtesy, or lack thereof. Third, the media refused to call him out on his childish namecalling and relentless bullying of his repuke primary opponents, attacks on the media, and civility and decency themselves.

It came out that the Orange Menace paid off the media to look the other way while he conspired with the repukes and Russia to wreak havoc on the American election system. I'm only scratching the surface.

The propaganda machine was so relentless that HRC and the Democrats had no chance against a pro-Tramp media, who were in the tank for him from the getgo.

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,035 posts)
6. By funding Rush Limbaugh and his ilk for the last 30 years.
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 05:16 PM
Dec 2016

I don't know if that's true, but we live in a world of lies now... so I'm good!

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