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Augiedog

(2,548 posts)
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 10:45 PM Jan 2017

Are we, as a nation, going to take this Russian hacked presidential election crap lying down?

Who the hell are we if we let a Russian anything tell us who our president is. Since when do we let anybody but us decide our leaders. For good or bad, we vote, we suffer or succeed on our terms. PUtin and his GRU have put in place their choice for our president, NOT our choice. This is worse than a Manchurian candidate. If we let this stand we can no longer call our selves a nation. We can call ourselves, once again, a colony. A Russian colony.

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Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
2. Sure as hell looks like it. Our representatives seem to
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 10:55 PM
Jan 2017

really doing nothing but speak in quiet political terms. We need some shouting. Screaming. Demanding. Absolute outrage. But that takes courage. I don't want to hear nambi pambi diplomatic speak. We are in a crisis. A political tsunami that could destroy the treasury, our military and any semblance of a democratic republic. The GOP is just as narcissistic, psychotic and manipulating as Trump himself.
Someone needs to shout, "INCOMING!"

Bettie

(16,110 posts)
7. Democrats apparently lie down and accept whatever happens
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 11:01 PM
Jan 2017

they smile and say "thank you sir, may I have another".

It makes me really unhappy, but I don't expect that our leaders will do anything.

The time for 'good manners' and being nice is past. We need to fight and we need our leaders to fight for us too.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. If they can directly connected Trump to it and show it actually made a difference, Congress will
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 11:02 PM
Jan 2017

get a chance to appoint Prez. Any bets on who that will be? I'm sure there are some other scenarios, but not sure it will make much difference.

 

Chernobyl

(42 posts)
9. If anyone comes up with some evidence that Russia/Putin actually hacked into our voting machine
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 11:02 PM
Jan 2017

network or in any way affected/changed/altered the vote tally in any way I believe you would end up with a country that would rise up and stomp this out with the quickness. We however have not seen that sort of claim, in reality we are dealing with a vote that was affected because of legitimate voters who may have been swayed by private information that was released to the public after it was stolen.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)
10. Pretty sad.
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 11:02 PM
Jan 2017

I never thought for a million years we would become Russian lapdogs.

The mighty eagle has fallen.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
11. I wish less voters would have still voted for Hillary in spite of listening to the false
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 11:04 PM
Jan 2017

Stories and perhaps we could have beaten Trump the old fashion way. Having said this he sure should not escape his lies on daily basis, keep his feet to the fire, investigate and follow the money.

doc03

(35,340 posts)
12. Well apparently we are, where are the leaders? I have heard more from John
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 11:04 PM
Jan 2017

McCain than any Democrat. I am so disappointed by the Democratic party, I just delete their e-mails asking for more
money anymore. I get three or four every day (Sign a Thank You Card for the President) or something else you go to the
next page and find a donate button under it. I donated over a hundred dollars to Hillary Clinton. Where is she, Bill?
Oh that's it they are getting ready to go to the TRAITOR'S Inauguration. JFC

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