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In reply to the discussion: Tulsi Gabbard says US 'not so different' from Russia on free speech [View all]Calista241
(5,632 posts)She didn't run as a 3rd party candidate in 2020, and many calling her a 'Russian Asset' feared she would. And she was capable of doing so. Joe Rogan LOVED her, before he ultimately endorsed Bernie Sanders, and his endorsement alone would have garnered her more votes than any of the 3rd party candidates in 2016.
She was a Lt. Colonel in the Army, and THEN she went on to Congress. She had a TS Security Clearance from her time in the military. She served 4 terms there on the Homeland Security and Armed Services committee. If she was a spy for the Russians (or anyone else), there's no way they'd let her voluntarily leave those committees. Not for some longshot, hail mary attempt at the Presidency. No chance, zilch, nada, zip.
is she a little crazy now, probably, but so are a shitton of people. We fucking elected Donald fucking Trump of all people, and she's way less crazy than that motherfucker. But she's definitely not a Russian asset.
If she was a Russian asset, she's gone from their best asset of all time, to being a worthless periodic rando news show guest. That's like giving someone a 24kt solid gold bar worth $50k in exchange for 5 quarters because you want a coke out of coke machine.
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