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2016 Postmortem

uponit7771

(92,308 posts) Thu Dec 22, 2016, 10:23 AM Dec 2016

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

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.

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NOTE: Obama ... DID... blow the whistle on Russian attempts to hack voter Machines !!!! [View all] uponit7771 Dec 2016 OP

K and R!!! LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #1

That's so many levels removed from any action yodermon Dec 2016 #2

i suspect mopinko Dec 2016 #3

When did McConnell become more powerful than the President? jalan48 Dec 2016 #4

Yeah, it seems kind of fishy to me too TexasBushwhacker Dec 2016 #8

Good point. Now I am smelling it. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #27

From memory, Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #9

In this context when he is able to cast aspirations on what the president said? tia uponit7771 Dec 2016 #16

It's crazy that he keeps pounding the kumbaya approach after it stymied most of his presidential JudyM Dec 2016 #17

I hope our next nominee is more in the mold of California Governor Jerry Brown. jalan48 Dec 2016 #20

They need to be tied down and stomped. JudyM Dec 2016 #22

Yes, I was talking to someone from Europe that said something along the lines that Obama was too uponit7771 Dec 2016 #23

I remember that True_Blue Dec 2016 #5

What happened with that creepy video. HurricaneWarning Dec 2016 #18

It might be on You Tube True_Blue Dec 2016 #26

it is. i did a search and found it. m-lekktor Dec 2016 #29

i found it. I searched "Democratic Underground hacked" on youtube m-lekktor Dec 2016 #28

Happened just prior triron Dec 2016 #21

He told Russia to "knock it off" - I feel so much better now! Joe941 Dec 2016 #6

Obama is our last chance to save the USA world wide wally Dec 2016 #7

It's our chance to DK504 Dec 2016 #10

First you'll have to wait xor an impeachable crime to occur. With all three branches of govt, they dionysus Dec 2016 #24

k and r niyad Dec 2016 #11

Of course the thugs don't want to lose the e-machinesThe ownership is tied to them and they can flip judesedit Dec 2016 #12

K & R! lastlib Dec 2016 #13

#GOPtreason #GOptraitors #benedictDonald #GOPassholes #GOPpsychopaths etc Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #14

k & R nt lillypaddle Dec 2016 #15

that's what Obama said. Repubs wanted the 'public' to be in the dark so R hacks & propaganda worked. Sunlei Dec 2016 #19

knr LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #25