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Senate Confirms Gina Haspel As CIA Director
https://www.npr.org/2018/05/17/612030652/senate-confirms-gina-haspel-as-cia-director ^ | 5/17/2018 | Greg Myre - 2016 - square GREG MYRE

Posted on 05/17/2018 1:03:19 PM PDT by dragnet2

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To: dragnet2

"...CIA Director Gina Haspel..."


Will not ANYONE listen to the heartfelt pleas of September 11th attack architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his wishes she not be confirmed? Anyone!?!?

21 posted on 05/17/2018 1:14:33 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: dragnet2

Blow your mind, McCain.


22 posted on 05/17/2018 1:18:03 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: TBP; political1
Closest I can find right now, from The Hill:

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gina Haspel to lead the CIA despite engrained opposition over her involvement in the George W. Bush-era interrogation program.

Senators voted 54-45 to confirm Haspel, making her the first female director of the spy agency.

GOP Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.) and Jeff Flake (Ariz.) sided with most Democrats in voting against Haspel. GOP Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), who was captured and tortured during the Vietnam War, also opposes her nomination but is in Arizona battling brain cancer.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and red- and purple-state Democratic Sens. Joe Donnelly (Ind.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Bill Nelson (Fla.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) supported the nominee.


23 posted on 05/17/2018 1:18:35 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: dragnet2
Good ol MSM, editorializing in the very first sentence.

Kinda like, "Barack Hussein Obama defeated John McCain today, becoming the first-ever African American to win the presidency, despite rumors of past drug use and allegations that he isn't a native-born American."

24 posted on 05/17/2018 1:18:54 PM PDT by daler
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To: canuck_conservative

There’s that ‘controversy’ word again. Journalists could not say anything about good people if they didn’t have the ‘controversy’ word to throw around.


25 posted on 05/17/2018 1:19:16 PM PDT by taterjay
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To: dragnet2

About damned time!


26 posted on 05/17/2018 1:20:56 PM PDT by CodeToad
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To: Yo-Yo; TBP; political1

SOURCE: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-votes-confirm-gina-haspel-cia-director/story?id=55240031

Vote was 54-45 in favor.

Six Democrats helped Republicans in confirming Haspel: Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia – most of whom are up for re-election this November in states Trump won handily in 2016.

Two Republicans opposed Haspel’s nomination: Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Jeff Flake of Arizona.


27 posted on 05/17/2018 1:22:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Fhios

Pompeo was also loyal, hence why he’s now secretary of state. I think we can make a fair assumption that Gina was viewed favorably in Pompeo’s eyes to be a worthy successor.
If he felt she was a swamp creature bureaucrat, he would have let Trump know.

Now we just need to clean house in November to give us a more comfortable and friendly majority and then we can boot Sessions out and confirm a replacement with ease who will do the job that needs to be done.


28 posted on 05/17/2018 1:35:24 PM PDT by Jaysin
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To: dragnet2

winning!


29 posted on 05/17/2018 1:47:20 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: dragnet2

Game On!


30 posted on 05/17/2018 1:57:12 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“Republicans who voted no will be dealt with.”

Paul and Flake.


31 posted on 05/17/2018 1:58:21 PM PDT by BeauBo
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Awesome!!!!! She is not a phony baloney political hack.......


32 posted on 05/17/2018 1:58:21 PM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Trump administration should launch an aggressive counter-intelligence investigation against all their political opponents including Liz Warren, Cory Booker, Joe Biden and any other democrat considering a presidential run in 2020.


Give them a taste of their own, nefarious medicine.


33 posted on 05/17/2018 1:59:46 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Aren’t several/most of those Dem Senators up for tough reelections?


34 posted on 05/17/2018 2:00:28 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: BeauBo

Maybe Paul has bought in to the suggestions, of some, that she oversaw the London/CrossfireHurricane op, as that region’s director.

Others have said she had no oversight to that operation.


35 posted on 05/17/2018 2:02:14 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: dragnet2
I am a Deplorable who appreciates strong, competent, hard-working women in positions of power.

Hillary! Go make me a sammich!

36 posted on 05/17/2018 2:04:30 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: KC_Lion

LOL. I like it !!!


37 posted on 05/17/2018 2:07:16 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: Jane Long

The next money request from RAND PAUL WILL be returned with the message...

REMEMBER GINA HASPEL?? THE ANSERE IS ‘NO’ MONEY FOR YOU...

enough said.


38 posted on 05/17/2018 2:10:47 PM PDT by haircutter
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To: dragnet2

So she supported using every legal tactic against cold blooded mass-murderers in order to keep Americans safe? Sounds good to me.


39 posted on 05/17/2018 2:34:30 PM PDT by trublu
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To: Cementjungle

Bravo! Irene Kennedy finally gets the top job. RIP Vince Flynn.

I have to say Trump is really on a roll this week, and even the MSM has begun reporting that Dems chances of winning Congress are sinking fast.


40 posted on 05/17/2018 2:36:24 PM PDT by KingofZion
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