NOTE: Obama ... DID... blow the whistle on Russian attempts to hack voter Machines !!!!

[uponit7771]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-orders-review-of-russian-hacking-during-presidential-campaign/2016/12/09/31d6b300-be2a-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html?utm_term=.a231ea7ff1a9

Specifically, the White House wanted congressional leaders to sign off on a bipartisan statement urging state and local officials to take federal help in protecting their voting-registration and balloting machines from Russian cyber-intrusions.

Turtle McFuckLips said no

According to several officials, McConnell raised doubts about the underlying intelligence and made clear to the administration that he would consider any effort by the White House to challenge the Russians publicly an act of partisan politics.

Please do NOT fall for the current FUD meme that the voting machines weren't in danger of being hacked.

DU is one of the most visited poli forums on the internets... best to put this here.

[LaydeeBug]

1. K and R!!!

[yodermon]

2. That's so many levels removed from any action

wanted leaders to
sign off on a statment
urging locals officials
to take federal help

good that it's on the record, but its only purpose is so that we can point to it and say "see?"

[mopinko]

3. i suspect

that they were looking, and if they saw it, they either stopped it, or saw that it didnt succeed.

it is hard to say what went on in the situation room, where they prolly were all day election day. some of this has to do w methods and assets that needed to stay secret.

but i cannot, in a million years, imagine that if they had evidence of a hack, it would have been made public. if there was evidence of a crime, an act of war, he would not have let the results stand.

the very least they would have done would have been to share the info w the campaigns. they would have supported a recount, and pressed hillary to mount one.
the fact that she didnt tells me there was no evidence they actually did.


and here is the thing- russia hung quite a bit out there to help cheeto. they didnt do that for nothing. if they had thought they could get away w just quietly hacking it, they would have done that, and the rest would never have happened.

[jalan48]

4. When did McConnell become more powerful than the President?

After eight years of obstruction and racism (Birther Movement) Obama was worried about "Bipartisan"?

[TexasBushwhacker]

8. Yeah, it seems kind of fishy to me too

Obviously if Obama had gone public with it, there would have beens screams of partisan politics. Big fucking deal. There were Democrats in Congress who were briefed as well. Why didn't they speak up? This whole thing stinks.

[Missn-Hitch]

27. Good point. Now I am smelling it.

Cheers.

[Wellstone ruled]

9. From memory,

this Guy has been the number one Obstructionist in Congress his entire career. Understand he is the most untrustworthy Senator.

[uponit7771]

16. In this context when he is able to cast aspirations on what the president said? tia

[JudyM]

17. It's crazy that he keeps pounding the kumbaya approach after it stymied most of his presidential

initiatives over these years. He and Reid have been stuck in the mud and still think that collaboration with McConnell will get them any traction.

In his first speech after the election he drove that same point again... this is just jaw dropping. Yes there is inherent value in trying to work collaboratively. But it has proven to be only inherent.

[jalan48]

20. I hope our next nominee is more in the mold of California Governor Jerry Brown.

Someone who is willing to tell the Republicans to shove it, he/she is in charge.

[JudyM]

22. They need to be tied down and stomped.

[uponit7771]

23. Yes, I was talking to someone from Europe that said something along the lines that Obama was too

... nice, that he had too much patience that fit into a long view but didn't do much for public perception.

The next candidate has to be willing to rip tounges out and give healthcare to put them back in

[True_Blue]

5. I remember that

And when DU was a hacked with the creepy video a couple of hours before the 1st election results came out, I had a feeling the election was going to be stolen.

[HurricaneWarning]

18. What happened with that creepy video.

I was unable to sign in on election day.

[True_Blue]

26. It might be on You Tube

It was a few weeks ago anyway.

DU was hacked and was down for a week. It was a rough week without DU, especially with the shock of Hillary's loss and the horror of Trump as POTUS. Worse week of my life.

[m-lekktor]

29. it is. i did a search and found it.

[m-lekktor]

28. i found it. I searched "Democratic Underground hacked" on youtube

and it came up. i saw it election night so i know this is the right one! It's whacked out.

[triron]

21. Happened just prior

to sudden reversal in Florida.

[Joe941]

6. He told Russia to "knock it off" - I feel so much better now!

[world wide wally]

7. Obama is our last chance to save the USA

This is WAR and arrests for treason need to be made right now! Start with Trump and McConnell and let them have their day in court, but let the evidence be shown to all Americans.

[DK504]

10. It's our chance to

save democracy. These next few years are going to be hard and ugly. Once the impeachment proceedings begin I think the gubmint may lose it's fascist shine.

Hopefully.

[dionysus]

24. First you'll have to wait xor an impeachable crime to occur. With all three branches of govt, they

dob't really need to break any.laws to implement thekr filthy agenda.

[niyad]

11. k and r

[judesedit]

12. Of course the thugs don't want to lose the e-machinesThe ownership is tied to them and they can flip

votes easily. Get rid of the machines and we'll cure 80% of the problem. It's common sense. There's not even a receipt. It's 2016.
They stole another election. And will keep stealing elections as long as we keep using those machines.

[lastlib]

13. K & R!

McFuckNugget belongs in prison for this treasonous act. Aiding and Abetting election tampering.

[Fast Walker 52]

14. #GOPtreason #GOptraitors #benedictDonald #GOPassholes #GOPpsychopaths etc

[lillypaddle]

15. k & R nt

[Sunlei]

19. that's what Obama said. Repubs wanted the 'public' to be in the dark so R hacks & propaganda worked.

[LaydeeBug]

25. knr