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spanone

(135,765 posts) Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:16 PM Oct 2016

anyway you look at this, it is meddling with american politics.

first we had the supreme court installing a president in 2000.

now we have the FBI releasing an 'explosive' non-statement that could sway an election.

this is unprecedented.

democracy appears dead.

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anyway you look at this, it is meddling with american politics. (Original Post) spanone Oct 2016 OP

Yep - why Obama kept this fool as FBI head is beyond me. When(!) HRC gets in she jonno99 Oct 2016 #1

You forgot the biggie....Russian hackers and trump love of Putin... beachbumbob Oct 2016 #2

that's true...aided and abetted by the GOP spanone Oct 2016 #3

According to CNN, Clinton did not send the e-mails. If that is the case, why do this now? Or even appleannie1 Oct 2016 #4

i think we know 'why do this now?' spanone Oct 2016 #5

For the headline underpants Oct 2016 #6

I thought the same thing too! imanamerican63 Oct 2016 #7

whether the story has merit or not, it's frickin' out there. shame on the FBI. political.... spanone Oct 2016 #8

"under attack" is not the same as "defeated" Bucky Oct 2016 #9

It's our FBI, Mr. Obama wouldn't let anything damaging come out. ileus Oct 2016 #10

jonno99

(2,620 posts)

1. Yep - why Obama kept this fool as FBI head is beyond me. When(!) HRC gets in she

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:19 PM

Oct 2016

needs to purge these ratf'ers.

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

2. You forgot the biggie....Russian hackers and trump love of Putin...

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:21 PM

Oct 2016

spanone

(135,765 posts)

3. that's true...aided and abetted by the GOP

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:22 PM

Oct 2016

appleannie1

(5,059 posts)

4. According to CNN, Clinton did not send the e-mails. If that is the case, why do this now? Or even

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:22 PM

Oct 2016

hint she is to blame?

spanone

(135,765 posts)

5. i think we know 'why do this now?'

Reply to appleannie1 (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:23 PM

Oct 2016

comey took a lot of shit for not 'locking her up'

he's making amends....

underpants

(182,545 posts)

6. For the headline

Reply to appleannie1 (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:43 PM

Oct 2016

Everyone sees the headline. Not so many read even the first paragraph.

imanamerican63

(13,715 posts)

7. I thought the same thing too!

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:44 PM

Oct 2016

Very scary!

spanone

(135,765 posts)

8. whether the story has merit or not, it's frickin' out there. shame on the FBI. political....

Reply to imanamerican63 (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 04:49 PM

Oct 2016

Bucky

(53,926 posts)

9. "under attack" is not the same as "defeated"

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 06:50 PM

Oct 2016

Not dead by any measure. Not perfect and not unopposed, either. But not dead. Fuck defeatism. Be a fighter.

ileus

(15,396 posts)

10. It's our FBI, Mr. Obama wouldn't let anything damaging come out.

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2016, 07:01 PM

Oct 2016

In a day or two the FBI will release a statement that basically says "She's GTG, vote with a free conscience, she's more innocent than we ever thought."

Relax...

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