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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Russia's Apparent Attempt To Hijack the U.S. Presidential Election Is the Biggest Story of the Year [View all]Cha
(297,574 posts)4. And, wikileaks be all denying it.. lol
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workinclasszero
Jul 2016
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Two things: (1) "something to it" and "suspects" is not the same as "Russia did this."
merrily
Jul 2016
#54
Snopes political coverage is garbage. Kim LaCapria retweets Glenn Greenwald of all people.
DanTex
Jul 2016
#6
Sorry but this is not political coverage. It's determining whether evidence exists.
merrily
Jul 2016
#7
Yes it is. She's getting her info from Glenn Greenwald, ignoring credible sources.
DanTex
Jul 2016
#8
And I'm not surprised that you go immediately to baseless assumptions and ad homs.
merrily
Jul 2016
#9
Not baseless, you posted a link to yourself talking about how great snopes political coverage is.
DanTex
Jul 2016
#10
Yes ad homs and baseless assumptions. The Daily Banter's use of "apparent" is not substantiation.
merrily
Jul 2016
#11
Does trying to play down Russia's meddling in our elections make you fell better that Bernie lost?
DanTex
Jul 2016
#13
The link is in the OP. Did you even read it? I doubt it, you prefer the Greenwald spin.
DanTex
Jul 2016
#15
LOL. So you only read the title. Figures. Yes, Greenwald and LaCapria are more your speed.
DanTex
Jul 2016
#18
Clearly ad homs and baseless assumptions are your speed. I not only looked at the Banter article, I
merrily
Jul 2016
#21
Jaysu, "almost certainly" is not a flat statement that Russia is involved. What part of that escapes
merrily
Jul 2016
#26
No, for the supporting evidence you have to read further, and follow the links to the other
DanTex
Jul 2016
#27
Um, no supporting evidence is not the issue. The issue is a flat, unequivocal statement that Russia
merrily
Jul 2016
#28
You are absolutely right, merrily. There is no more than weak circumstancial evidence
Ghost Dog
Jul 2016
#31
How much do you want to bet that it's Putin's troll army fueling places like Reddit's r/The_Donald?
backscatter712
Jul 2016
#25
I agree .... it seems that this is the conclusion of all security analysts in and out .....
etherealtruth
Jul 2016
#30
American media is not paying sufficient attention, and if posts/links at DU are any indication....
Hekate
Jul 2016
#35
I appreciate you and the other handful of DUers who are keeping this topic going here.
Hekate
Jul 2016
#39
In order for it to blow open the media MUST pay attention and stop chasing shiny objects...
Hekate
Jul 2016
#42