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Hillary Clinton’s disingenuous dossier outrage
Washington Post ^ | October 25, 2017 | By Callum Borchers

Posted on 10/25/2017 9:21:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

When BuzzFeed published that now-infamous dossier of unproven claims about Donald Trump and Russia, in January, former Hillary Clinton campaign aides expressed outrage that news outlets that had obtained the dossier before Election Day did not make its contents public in time to influence voters, and Clinton later aired the same grievance in her book about the presidential race.

It turns out that the reaction of the Democratic presidential nominee and her team was disingenuous.

What Clinton and her advisers presented as their judgment that the media had made the wrong call was, in fact, their frustration at having failed to plant negative news reports before ballots were cast.

There is a fundamental contradiction here: Clinton wanted the dossier to be viewed as credible yet she did not want to be connected to it. She hoped the media, before Election Day, would publish claims about Trump to which she was unwilling to attach her own name.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201701; dossier; election2016; fraud; goldenshowersdossier; ppdossier; russia
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1 posted on 10/25/2017 9:21:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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Wow! Did the new DNC leadership, like rats jumping from a sinking ship, just abandon the Clintons and the old DNC?

"The Democratic National Committee claims its "new leadership" had nothing to do with the funding of the so-called "Trump dossier," after it was reported Tuesday that the firm behind it was hired by DNC lawyer Mark Elias and Hillary Clinton's campaign."

"Tom Perez and the new leadership of the DNC were not involved in the decision-making regarding Fusion GPS, nor were they aware that Perkins Coie was working with the organization," said DNC Communications Director Xochitl Hinojosa in statement, referring to the DNC chairman.

Washington Examiner ^ | October 25, 2017 | by Daniel Chaitin

Posted on 10/25/2017, 8:13:15 AM by Oldeconomybuyer

2 posted on 10/25/2017 9:23:57 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Trump is kicking their a$$es, they, ______________, want to quit. (Fill in the blank!))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Going through life as a chronic liar and criminal traitor seditionist isn’t complementary.


3 posted on 10/25/2017 9:24:00 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Rush is unloading...


4 posted on 10/25/2017 9:24:07 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (FUMSM)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Disingenuous outrage? That's her thang.

5 posted on 10/25/2017 9:25:43 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: Grampa Dave

What the HELL kind of name is that DNC person?


6 posted on 10/25/2017 9:26:02 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s bologna. Bologna I tells ya!

Bologna!


7 posted on 10/25/2017 9:26:10 AM PDT by glock rocks (... so much win!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This was in the compost?!?!?!?!

“...dice are rolling,
the knives are out...?

KYPD


8 posted on 10/25/2017 9:26:32 AM PDT by petro45acp (" It IS About Islam: exposing the truth about ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the caliphate" by Glenn Beck)
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9 posted on 10/25/2017 9:28:20 AM PDT by doug from upland (Stand and honor the flag --- locking arms BS doesn't cut it)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Watch her try to use facial expressions and other “body language” to her advantage. It’s hilarious!


10 posted on 10/25/2017 9:33:22 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: glock rocks
It’s bologna. Bologna I tells ya!

Bologna!

Some people might tell you it's an Apple.

11 posted on 10/25/2017 9:40:22 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: equaviator

I am expecting another slip in the bath tub and being unavailable for comment from her any minute.....


12 posted on 10/25/2017 9:40:34 AM PDT by llevrok (A group of baboons is called a "congress." Just sayin' .....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON POST?....................I just saw a pig fly by....................


13 posted on 10/25/2017 9:50:08 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“Some people might tell you it’s an Apple.”

Yeah, CNN especially.


14 posted on 10/25/2017 9:50:47 AM PDT by taterjay
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To: ClearCase_guy

Or a banana...................


15 posted on 10/25/2017 9:51:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: llevrok

Trip on the stairs going backwards again...................


16 posted on 10/25/2017 9:51:49 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: glock rocks

No, itza pepperoni!!


17 posted on 10/25/2017 9:53:04 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (We're right, you're wrong - that's the end of the argument.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Hillary is guilty of inciting Felsinophobia.

Felsina was the ancient name of Bologna.

18 posted on 10/25/2017 9:53:53 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Red Badger

With Bill standing at the top of the stairs...


19 posted on 10/25/2017 9:55:03 AM PDT by Rebelbase (There are only two genders. The rest are mental disorders.)
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To: RckyRaCoCo
"Rush is unloading..."

I could tell he was actually getting mad before the 9:45 break!

20 posted on 10/25/2017 9:56:00 AM PDT by Baynative ( Someone's going to have to pay for these carbon emissions, so it might as well be you.)
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