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NCTraveler

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8. Even a lot of people who contributed understood it was a screw job.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:33 AM

Jul 2018

Many were in an understandable mental fog. I remember a conversation I had with a poster here that I respect very much. They said they were donating and I questioned them on it. I told them that I saw it as a scam and that Stein was doing nothing more than confirming the numbers for Trump. They told me they saw it as an option of last resort and understood they were throwing their money away. They viewed it as a part of fighting on all front.

To be clear, the manner in which Stein acted was going to do nothing more than confirm the numbers for Trump. It was the only possibility. She didn't know what she was doing and didn't have competent people around her.

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Jill Stein's Recount Cash Pays for Her Russia Legal Defense [View all] oberliner Jul 2018 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author still_one Jul 2018 #1

I was one of those suckers. I voted Hillary, but was desperate & disbelieving of the "election" & AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #7

A lot of people were duped, and I know my comment is harsh, but after 2000 it should have been still_one Jul 2018 #9

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe even the Hillary campaign gave money to the recount - we were AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #11

I know she or her campaign expressed sympathies toward it, but I cannot comment if the actual still_one Jul 2018 #12

No don't delete - It was a cloudy, dark time after a Russian attack - They installed their puppet AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #13

I already deleted, and there is no need to throw salt on a wound that we are all going through right still_one Jul 2018 #18

To the recount or to Jill Stein for using for the recount? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #14

It was all self interest on her behalf. I hope she's held accountable. side note - go Rosenstein AnotherMother4Peace Jul 2018 #15

I never saw that Hillary paid money into it. I think she asked for her people pnwmom Jul 2018 #17

That was my recollection at the time, she had no problem with the recount, but no hard money was still_one Jul 2018 #19

12/13/2016 NCTraveler Jul 2018 #2

Who could not have seen this coming? oberliner Jul 2018 #5

Even a lot of people who contributed understood it was a screw job. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #8

I remember your comments then reflecting your skepticism still_one Jul 2018 #10

That's not at all surprising. MineralMan Jul 2018 #3

Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Jul 2018 #4

Seemed obvious at the time oberliner Jul 2018 #6

Thanks for posting this, oberliner! nt pnwmom Jul 2018 #16