Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:29 PM

Chasstev365 (5,191 posts)

Jason Chaffetz makes me wonder if most of the Republican Party was in on the Russian collusion

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Jason Chaffetz makes me wonder if most of the Republican Party was in on the Russian collusion (Original post)	Chasstev365	Apr 2017	OP
I would bet a kidney Walker, Priebus and Ryan are in on it.	Greybnk48	Apr 2017	#1
McConnell too. Man oh man, do I want to see that smug fuck go down.	CrispyQ	Apr 2017	#26
Yhis goes beyond the GOP	Foamfollower	Apr 2017	#2
Stein?? Come on. You think she knew about Russia. That is reaching.	adigal	Apr 2017	#23
I'm 100% positive she was in it up to her ears!	Foamfollower	Apr 2017	#36
Stein was a useful idiot	maxsolomon	Apr 2017	#31
Stein was in it up to her ears.	Foamfollower	Apr 2017	#37
I've seen it.	maxsolomon	Apr 2017	#39
Yes and Yes. I do believe that.	Foamfollower	Apr 2017	#40
Consciously? or naively?	maxsolomon	Apr 2017	#41
Look at the picture.	Foamfollower	Apr 2017	#42
Is the corollary valid as well:	LanternWaste	Apr 2017	#43
every word she spoke during the campaign	maxsolomon	Apr 2017	#44
Didnt Obama go to McConnell with intel asking turtle to expose it to the populace	Eliot Rosewater	Apr 2017	#3
Believe you are right.	Wellstone ruled	Apr 2017	#7
McConnell's ultimatum:	Eyeball_Kid	Apr 2017	#27
Why did Obama need turtle boy's approval? Nt	hughee99	Apr 2017	#22
A bi-partisan consensus in public would have legitimized the issue.	Eyeball_Kid	Apr 2017	#29
So if I understand you correctly, rather than doing the right thing, an outgoing two-term president	hughee99	Apr 2017	#38
You can bet that eveyone in the Rethuglican Congressional High Command...	Raster	Apr 2017	#4
DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!!	Sculpin Beauregard	Apr 2017	#8
Leverage	Johnny2X2X	Apr 2017	#5
GOP Leadership at least--Trump Transxn Team in particular	librechik	Apr 2017	#6
Pootie probably has a dossier on all of them at his disposal. He's a puppet master pulling strings	Sculpin Beauregard	Apr 2017	#9
Follow the money: Millions from pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman last election cycle	L. Coyote	Apr 2017	#10
Mitch McConnell led Super PAC took $2 million	L. Coyote	Apr 2017	#11
What's happened to Comrade McTurtle????.....	Raster	Apr 2017	#13
Mitch taking 2 million from Russia deserves its own thread.	stuffmatters	Apr 2017	#33
Yeah. McCONnell squelched TrumpRussia news before the election & his wife got cabinet position	Bernardo de La Paz	Apr 2017	#20
It's another piece of the puzzle.	Initech	Apr 2017	#12
This is what I think, too.	CrispyQ	Apr 2017	#28
There was that public charade last year	bucolic_frolic	Apr 2017	#14
Exactly	HootieMcBoob	Apr 2017	#30
Do we know this is about Russia?	Demsrule86	Apr 2017	#15
Some knowingly & some unknowingly....	MedusaX	Apr 2017	#16
I'd be surprised if they were not.	Hayduke Bomgarte	Apr 2017	#17
Go to bed with Russian spies, wake up with subpoenas.	randome	Apr 2017	#18
I thought the whole GOP was in on it because of	retrowire	Apr 2017	#19
the russians stole the senate "majority" for the republicans	Achilleaze	Apr 2017	#21
We will protest Justice Asterisk as long as he holds his seat	sharedvalues	Apr 2017	#35
I would bet big bucks that at least 95% of GOP support Russian Collusion. nt	elmac	Apr 2017	#24
The lsos was like the kid who showed up with porn for the first time	randr	Apr 2017	#25
I've been thinkng that for awhile now.	ananda	Apr 2017	#32
Bigly. Chaffetz is bad for America. Good riddance	sharedvalues	Apr 2017	#34

Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:31 PM

Greybnk48 (9,869 posts)

1. I would bet a kidney Walker, Priebus and Ryan are in on it.

And Wisconsin Republicans. We are completely corrupt here.

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Response to Greybnk48 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:23 PM

CrispyQ (33,836 posts)

26. McConnell too. Man oh man, do I want to see that smug fuck go down.

After what he did to Garland...

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:33 PM

Foamfollower (1,097 posts)

2. Yhis goes beyond the GOP

You forgot about Jill Stein.

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Response to Foamfollower (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 03:59 PM

adigal (7,581 posts)

23. Stein?? Come on. You think she knew about Russia. That is reaching.

I don't even think the others were in on it, but may have had an inkling later and did nothing. Just like Idiot Pence. I think Trump, Flynn, Manafort, Carter Page, Kuschner were in on it. I'm missing someone. Oh, I'm not sure about Bannon. I don't think they trusted him with this.

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Response to adigal (Reply #23)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 01:23 AM

Foamfollower (1,097 posts)

36. I'm 100% positive she was in it up to her ears!

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Response to Foamfollower (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:34 PM

maxsolomon (29,916 posts)

31. Stein was a useful idiot

She has no power to corrupt the Electoral Process.

Chaffetz? His middle name is Bengahzi.

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Response to maxsolomon (Reply #31)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 01:23 AM

Foamfollower (1,097 posts)

37. Stein was in it up to her ears.

See the pic above.

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Response to Foamfollower (Reply #37)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:35 PM

maxsolomon (29,916 posts)

39. I've seen it.

you think she colluded with trump's campaign? with Russian interference?

again: useful idiot.

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Response to maxsolomon (Reply #39)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:41 PM

Foamfollower (1,097 posts)

40. Yes and Yes. I do believe that.

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Response to Foamfollower (Reply #40)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:52 PM

maxsolomon (29,916 posts)

41. Consciously? or naively?

if the former, can you point to any links that support it?

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Response to maxsolomon (Reply #41)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:54 PM

Foamfollower (1,097 posts)

42. Look at the picture.

She was in the thick of it with Flynn and Putin.

She is every but as evil as either Flynn or Putin.

I sincerely believe that she consciously colluded with the Russians and knew precisely what she was doing. She is a trained physician and is only now putting on a "dumb" act.

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Response to maxsolomon (Reply #41)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:55 PM

LanternWaste (37,748 posts)

43. Is the corollary valid as well:

Is the corollary valid as well: Useful idiot-- objective evidence to support the premise?

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Response to LanternWaste (Reply #43)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 12:57 PM

maxsolomon (29,916 posts)

44. every word she spoke during the campaign

made me think she was an idiot.

I simply haven't seen anyone detailing active collusion with Trump's minions by Stein/Greens, and if it exists, I'd like to read about it.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:33 PM

Eliot Rosewater (30,153 posts)

3. Didnt Obama go to McConnell with intel asking turtle to expose it to the populace

and that fucking TRAITOR refused?

Something like that.

GOP simply doesnt care about our country or democracy, they care about money.

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Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:39 PM

Wellstone ruled (34,661 posts)

7. Believe you are right.

There was a story about this and how McConnell killed the idea of going public. Not sure,did it come from Harry Reid's office. It was killed the next day.

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Response to Wellstone ruled (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:26 PM

Eyeball_Kid (7,179 posts)

27. McConnell's ultimatum:

If Obama makes a public announcement, McConnell will blame it all on partisan politics and dismiss the allegation.
McConnell wouldn't play ball with an issue of transpolitical importance.

Obama could nonetheless have made the announcement in public, but the GOP would have screamed foul, even though they would have known the issue to be a legal matter that threatened national security, not a political one. So, yes, this one's on McConnell-- and Ryan, for that matter, as Ryan complied with McConnell's threat.

IOW, they all knew what was happening and supported Trump AND Russia.

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Response to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 03:51 PM

hughee99 (16,113 posts)

22. Why did Obama need turtle boy's approval? Nt

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Response to hughee99 (Reply #22)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:28 PM

Eyeball_Kid (7,179 posts)

29. A bi-partisan consensus in public would have legitimized the issue.

McConnell was insisting on framing the issue as a partisan political one: The Dems were pushing for HRC's election victory by giving the GOP/Trump movement a bad name-- being complicit in allowing foreign interference in the election.

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Response to Eyeball_Kid (Reply #29)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 11:31 AM

hughee99 (16,113 posts)

38. So if I understand you correctly, rather than doing the right thing, an outgoing two-term president

who will probably never run for any office again, decided to instead play politics with it?

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:34 PM

Raster (20,982 posts)

4. You can bet that eveyone in the Rethuglican Congressional High Command...

...either knew about tRump*s collusion with Russia, or strongly suspected as such, AND DID NOTHING. In other words: they were willing to sell out our Country to gain political advantage... that political "perfect storm" of complete control of government.

VOTE. EVERY. REPUBLICAN. OUT. OF. OFFICE!

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Response to Raster (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:26 PM

Sculpin Beauregard (1,046 posts)

8. DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!!

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:34 PM

Johnny2X2X (15,767 posts)

5. Leverage

They don't negotiate with anyone without first holding a gun to their head. Guarantee they have compromised several dozen GOP politicians and officials.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:37 PM

librechik (30,521 posts)

6. GOP Leadership at least--Trump Transxn Team in particular

And from a long long way back--That's why McConnell held off on Merrick Garland--he knew there would be reason to wait.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:27 PM

Sculpin Beauregard (1,046 posts)

9. Pootie probably has a dossier on all of them at his disposal. He's a puppet master pulling strings

for his benefit, and for his amusement. He fucking hates Americans with the power of 1000 suns. This is delicious for him.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:30 PM

L. Coyote (51,127 posts)

10. Follow the money: Millions from pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman last election cycle

and similar money from Russians laundered into Republican campaigns.

Link to tweet

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Response to L. Coyote (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:33 PM

L. Coyote (51,127 posts)

11. Mitch McConnell led Super PAC took $2 million

Link to tweet

There are more of these. Where did the money go after Mitch got it?

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Response to L. Coyote (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:45 PM

Raster (20,982 posts)

13. What's happened to Comrade McTurtle????.....

...last we saw, Comrade McTurtle held a town hall where it was quite apparent the bloom may be off the saggy rose... next we saw a poll that named Senator Comrade McTurtle THE MOST DISLIKED AND UNTRUSTED Senator in the Senate. And finally, now we learn that a Comrade McConnell-led Super PAC took millions from a pro-Putin Ukranian businessman...

I haven't seen Comrade McTurtle's smarmy, saggy face in the news lately... perhaps McTurtle is hiding in his shell? And how about those "gifts" from his wife's Chinese gangsta family???

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Response to L. Coyote (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:40 PM

stuffmatters (2,559 posts)

33. Mitch taking 2 million from Russia deserves its own thread.

They are ALL Russian agents..poised to sell off anything Gov(taxpayer) owned to the Russian oligarchs & Govt.

This really is Republican Party categorical and systemic treason. And they control all three branches of government. How are these people to be stopped?

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Response to L. Coyote (Reply #10)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 03:07 PM

Bernardo de La Paz (44,632 posts)

20. Yeah. McCONnell squelched TrumpRussia news before the election & his wife got cabinet position

Coincidence?

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:33 PM

Initech (96,218 posts)

12. It's another piece of the puzzle.

Right now I'm betting all signs point to Mitch McConnell as the real ring leader of the operation.

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Response to Initech (Reply #12)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:28 PM

CrispyQ (33,836 posts)

28. This is what I think, too.

He knew something back when he blocked the Garland nom.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:52 PM

bucolic_frolic (36,036 posts)

14. There was that public charade last year

where Ryan and McConnell wouldn't be seen with Trump, were said to be
not speaking with him. The whole thing, Garland nomination and all, seems
orchestrated to me.

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Response to bucolic_frolic (Reply #14)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:30 PM

HootieMcBoob (3,799 posts)

30. Exactly

All of the polls had Hillary winning in a landslide. You would think McConnell would prefer the moderate Garland to anyone a President Clinton would likely have nominated unless he knew something.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:53 PM

Demsrule86 (65,494 posts)

15. Do we know this is about Russia?

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:55 PM

MedusaX (1,129 posts)

16. Some knowingly & some unknowingly....

Those who were not aware of the true source of all campaign contributions benefitted ...,

And those who were aware knew that the paper trail would be useful as leverage if/when any of the "unknowing" party members ever became problematic.....

It is a lovely way to compromise your pals --
for fun & profit!!!

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:58 PM

Hayduke Bomgarte (1,965 posts)

17. I'd be surprised if they were not.

I've said for ages that the "party" is itself a criminal entity and should be charged with RICO violations.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 02:59 PM

randome (34,845 posts)

18. Go to bed with Russian spies, wake up with subpoenas.

The fall of the GOP will be very much like the fall of the Berlin Wall. The speed at which it collapses will soon surprise us all.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 03:00 PM

retrowire (10,345 posts)

19. I thought the whole GOP was in on it because of

Their deafening silence on the whole thing.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 03:18 PM

Achilleaze (15,543 posts)

21. the russians stole the senate "majority" for the republicans

the so-called republican-majority is fake: illegitimate.

History will record this as The Bastard Senate (R)

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Response to Achilleaze (Reply #21)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 08:45 PM

sharedvalues (6,916 posts)

35. We will protest Justice Asterisk as long as he holds his seat

Hopefully, Justice Asterisk will not hold a seat for very long.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 03:59 PM

elmac (4,642 posts)

24. I would bet big bucks that at least 95% of GOP support Russian Collusion. nt

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:13 PM

randr (12,087 posts)

25. The lsos was like the kid who showed up with porn for the first time

One at a time he let his fellow Republicans in on whatever the Russians had to offer and one at a time they became compromised.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:39 PM

ananda (27,511 posts)

32. I've been thinkng that for awhile now.

It just seems so obvious to me.

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Response to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 08:43 PM

sharedvalues (6,916 posts)

34. Bigly. Chaffetz is bad for America. Good riddance

If Chaffetz was a tool of Russia the whole GOP needs to be torn down. So much time, money, and effort wasted on Chaffetz hearings. And that fool leaked the Comey letter too. If there is a war, the blood of innocents is on Chaffetz.

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