Russian official: Obama undermined US democracy, not Moscow

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

A Russian official on Friday argued that U.S. democracy was undermined by President Obama's administration and the media, not by Moscow's alleged hacking campaign.

Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov offered his criticism following the public release of a U.S. intelligence report that accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of orchestrating an effort to "undermine public faith in the U.S. democratic process."

"The U.S. democratic process was undermined not by Russia, but by the Obama administration and mass media, which supported Hillary Clinton over President-elect Donald Trump," Pushkov tweeted.

"The danger to democracy is within U.S. itself," he added, arguing that Obama is responsible for Republicans' growing trust of Putin.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/313178-russian-official-us-democracy-was-undermined-by-obama-not-moscow

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Its Democrats and the "Dishonest Media," not Russians working in concert with efforts by Republicans to suppress the vote. Talk about message coordination between Trump and the Russians.

[tenorly]

1. I'd say neither.

The Extreme Court did that all by themselves with the Citizens United, McCutcheon, and Voting Rights Act rulings.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Insights on democracy from murderous kleptocrats

Yeah. I'm all ears.

[lancelyons]

3. Who care what Russia says.

Beat it Vladmuc

[Dawson Leery]

4. Fuck Russia

and fuck the Russian Orthodox Church!

[GoCubsGo]

5. "It's all the 'dishonest' media's and Obama's fault..."

Sounds EXACTLY like the shit the cult of the GOP are spewing.

[cstanleytech]

17. Well birds of a feather do tend to flock together. nt

[shraby]

6. And we should believe that?????

bull pucky

[Solly Mack]

7. "...arguing that Obama is responsible for Republicans' growing trust of Putin."

So, Russia is saying that the GOP hate a black man as president so much, they will embrace a country they have spent decades speaking out against as evil and the primary danger to everyone on earth.

[elleng]

8. 'and the media,'

I'll give him that.

[Igel]

10. Yup.

If they hadn't run with the tripe they'd been given, there'd have been no mass propaganda. RT isn't it.

[Greywing]

9. My understanding from the report is that RNC was also hacked

and Putin chose not to release/expose what was found ... why is that not being discussed at all? What does Putin have on the Republicans to hold over their heads? For that matter, what does Putin have on Trumplethinskin? There has to be plenty or the arrogant bastard would not keep up this kowtowing to Moscow.

[Fast Walker 52]

13. yep, exactly... the media does NOT want to apint the whole story because they do not want to

undermine the precious president-elect...

[bdamomma]

15. what doesn't Pootie have on him????

tRump owes Pootie a lot of money, and may be Pootie found tRump in some comprising positions.........

tRump keeps on defending Pootie too there is some deep shit going on.

[DavidDvorkin]

11. The right wing will be repeating this very soon.

[Fast Walker 52]

12. Trump will tweet it tomorrow, I bet

[DavidDvorkin]

16. Ha! Could well be.

[bdamomma]

14. boy, don't they ever

get tired of FUCKING LYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[roamer65]

18. Fuck Putin.

[Cha]

19. BULLSHIT PROPAGANDA.. "which supported Hillary Clinton over President-elect Trump," Pushkov tweeted.

"The U.S. democratic process was undermined not by Russia, but by the Obama administration and mass media, which supported Hillary Clinton over President-elect Donald Trump," Pushkov tweeted."

[Nitram]

20. Yeah, just keep the disinformation coming. Putin's running dogs are busy online.

[AgadorSparticus]

21. STFU, Trumputin!! And clearly the propaganda machine here in the USA will be silent

Their silence will be most telling.