It isn't my theory. But there are two reasons why they would help Trump in particular. The simplest reason is that they like him better, which is indisputable. The more complicated and conspiratorial reason (which I don't endorse) is that the dirt they released on Hillary wouldn't have been enough to get her kicked out of office. Whereas they might have something worse on Trump.
I think they should do a re-vote. Not so much since Russia intervened, but so I can bottle up more tears when Hillary loses again.
If Trump supporters are anything like their man, the entertainment factor would be off the charts if he were to lose.
"I just got back from being (rightfully) banned..." Me manning up? I don't know if that's classy, but it's a hellava lot better than: you to Waterboy:
It takes a special kind of buffoon(correct spelling, was hilarious seeing you call someone it and spell it wrong in another thread) to get banned on a forum. Ta-ta schmo ; ) EDIT: Hey Joe, don't spend too much time getting your post to look just right. Owning up and manning up are the same thing, but I see why you prefer "manning up". The font looked good, don't tinker too much
Yeah you didn't. Does it hurt your vanity? It was never so clear as seeing you edit your post just now...
The Latest: Trump to tap Exxon CEO to lead State Dept. https://a.msn.com/r/2/AAlurYr?m=en-us President-elect Donald Trump has selected Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the State Department.
Either way Trump's gotta accept that it's not going away now that both the G.O.P. and Dems are teaming up on this one. And blasting the C.I.A. isn't not going to win him any friends either. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/u...-of-russian-hacking-during-election.html?_r=0 WASHINGTON — The top two Republicans in Congress said on Monday that they supported investigations into possible Russian cyberattacks to influence the American election, setting up a potential confrontation with President-elect Donald J. Trump in his first days in office. “Any foreign breach of our cybersecurity measures is disturbing, and I strongly condemn any such efforts,” said Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the majority leader, adding, “The Russians are not our friends.” Mr. McConnell’s support for investigating American intelligence findings that Moscow intervened in the election on Mr. Trump’s behalf could presage friction between the Republicans who control Congress, and who have long taken a hard line against Russia, and the president-elect, who has mocked the findings. Mr. McConnell also went out of his way to address Mr. Trump’s claim that the C.I.A. could not be trusted because of flawed intelligence before the Iraq war. “Let me say that I have the highest confidence in the intelligence community,” Mr. McConnell said, “and especially the Central Intelligence Agency. The C.I.A. is filled with selfless patriots, many of whom anonymously risk their lives for the American people.” The top Republican in the House, Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, said he supported a continuing investigation by Representative Devin Nunes of California, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. In a statement, Mr. Ryan said: “As I’ve said before, any foreign intervention in our elections is entirely unacceptable. And any intervention by Russia is especially problematic because, under President Putin, Russia has been an aggressor that consistently undermines American interests.” Congressional Republicans announced their support for inquiries after Mr. Trump railed for much of the weekend against the intelligence findings. But their remarks, especially Mr. Ryan’s, were far from fiery, reflecting both a fear of offending Mr. Trump, who has taken many positions against traditional Republican orthodoxy, and the Republicans’ belief that Democrats have selectively leaked intelligence information for political gain. Critics from both parties are questioning Mr. Trump’s apparent choice of Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, as secretary of state, particularly because of his longstanding business connections with Russia and his close relationship with President Vladimir V. Putin, whom he has known for two decades. Mr. Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday night that he would make a formal announcement on the job on Tuesday morning. Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Marco Rubio of Florida, both Republicans, have expressed concern about the reports of cyberattacks, as have numerous Democrats. But Mr. Rubio, in an apparent reference to Mr. Tillerson, went a step further on Monday, writing on Twitter, “Being a ‘friend of Vladimir’ is not an attribute I am hoping for from a #SecretaryOfState.” Mr. McConnell said the Senate investigation would be led by Senator Richard M. Burr, Republican of North Carolina, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee. Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, will add a subcommittee to look into cyberattacks, led by Mr. Graham. “The first thing we want to establish is, ‘Did the Russians hack into our political system?’” Mr. Graham said in an interview on Monday. “Then you work outward from there. I have a high degree of confidence Russia did this.” Mr. Nunes, a member of Mr. Trump’s transition team, said in a statement that the Intelligence Committee had been “conducting vigorous oversight of the investigations into election-related cyberattacks.”
U.S. Officials: Putin Personally Involved in Election Hack U.S. intelligence officials now believe with "a high level of confidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News. Two senior officials with direct access to the information say new intelligence shows that Putin personally directed how hacked material from Democrats was leaked and otherwise used. The intelligence came from diplomatic sources and spies working for U.S. allies, the officials said. Putin's objectives were multifaceted, a high-level intelligence source told NBC News. What began as a "vendetta" against Hillary Clinton morphed into an effort to show corruption in American politics and to "split off key American allies by creating the image that [other countries] couldn't depend on the U.S. to be a credible global leader anymore," the official said. Ultimately, the CIA has assessed, the Russian government wanted to elect Donald Trump. The FBI and other agencies don't fully endorse that view, but few officials would dispute that the Russian operation was intended to harm Clinton's candidacy by leaking embarrassing emails about Democrats. ... Now the U.S has solid information tying Putin to the operation, the intelligence officials say. Their use of the term "high confidence" implies that the intelligence is nearly incontrovertible. https://a.msn.com/r/2/AAlzZQI?m=en-us
So Putin also believes Clinton is a smelly bitch. Got it. It seems the US should put some controls in place to prevent this sort of thing from happening. Maybe we can require government officials to use secure systems to transmit email or something?
Let's ignore the candidates and just look at the issue. What's worse? The US media ignores and covers up news about one candidate to help said candidate get elected, or foreign government unveils information that voters should have in deciding whether to vote for a particular candidate. I just don't see how anyone can be upset about getting the information that Russia leaked. We should be thankful to have gotten the information.
