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Why such silence from the media that obsesses over alleged Russian interference in our elections?
The American Spectator ^ | STEVE BALDWIN

Posted on 05/22/2018 8:27:00 AM PDT by son of terrence

While the media obsess over an alleged Russian conspiracy to collude with Donald Trump to affect America’s 2016 presidential election, what about Obama’s interference in the elections of other countries? Most Americans have no idea that President Obama meddled in elections all over the world. And apparently, the media decided there’s no reason for Americans to know about this illegal activity. Indeed, in 2016, the Los Angeles Times did a story on how America has interfered with other nation’s elections in the past, but they stopped short of mentioning the various foreign elections Obama tried to influence. But the same article reports that Obama “slapped Russia with new penalties for meddling in the U.S. Presidential election… by hacking into Democratic and Republican computer networks and selectively releasing emails.” The Republican National Committee was never successfully hacked into and evidence is mounting that the DNC was not hacked by Russia. Not only has Wiki Leaks itself insisted Russia was not the source, but a number of cyber security experts, including McAfee antivirus developer John McAfee, disputes this. McAfee says the hack on the DNC “used a piece of malware a year and half old” and was “not an organized hack and certainly not a nation-state that did this.” Moreover, the DNC has never allowed the FBI or any government agency to analyze the computers in question. Nevertheless, Obama, operating on unconfirmed evidence, abruptly imposed new sanctions on Russia. In 1965, the United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed this with a resolution stating: “No State has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason whatever, in the internal […] affairs of any other State.” And the International Court of Justice also considers such intervention to be illegal. More importantly, U.S. law prohibits the use of tax dollars to influence foreign elections.

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TOPICS: AMERICA - The Right Way!!; History; Society
KEYWORDS: election; obama; russian; trump
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President Trump and the US news media would be well served to follow the established fact pattern of election interference of the Obama administration. Given the acknowledged abuses perpetrated globally by President Obama, is it any wonder that his administration would attack the US election? Evidence proves that the Obama administration used the full power of the US to achieve it's desired outcome in various countries like Kenya, Israel, Macedonia, Libya, Honduras and Egypt. There is no reason to believe that they would not target President Trump. They had perfected the tactics by attacking other countries then they turned their expertise on the American people.
1 posted on 05/22/2018 8:27:00 AM PDT by son of terrence
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To: son of terrence

Obama was (is) a leftist busybody on a mission. He was meddling in elections abroad, and as it turns out, at home.


2 posted on 05/22/2018 8:33:38 AM PDT by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: son of terrence

What about Obastards interference in OUR OWN election?


3 posted on 05/22/2018 8:33:39 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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To: son of terrence

The Kenyanesian Usurpation set a record for US interference in other countries elections.

The Bush League Republicans are complicit in all of it.

Obama could not have usurped the office without their assistance.

He could not have run amuck without their collusion.


4 posted on 05/22/2018 8:35:10 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: son of terrence

What law or laws was Obama violating when he interfered in foreign elections?

I’m not trying to justify what he did but there is a million miles between muddling in an American election and one in Venezuela.


5 posted on 05/22/2018 8:38:10 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time)
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To: son of terrence

The media is silent because they are owned by the DNC either financially or by veiled threat or blackmail.

And this part of the swamp will be revealed too.


6 posted on 05/22/2018 8:39:54 AM PDT by Professional
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To: Professional

It was actually pretty open and blatant that he was trying to help unseat Netanyahu.


7 posted on 05/22/2018 8:40:40 AM PDT by Professional
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To: son of terrence

The fact is that the CIA has been plotting and achieving regime changes in many foreign countries over many decades. It is not at all surprising to me that they would have no scruples about trying to do the same in the US. And Obama and Brennan are just the America-haters to do it.


8 posted on 05/22/2018 8:43:07 AM PDT by expat2
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To: InterceptPoint

“In 1965, the United Nations General Assembly reaffirmed this with a resolution stating: “No State has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason whatever, in the internal […] affairs of any other State.” And the International Court of Justice also considers such intervention to be illegal. More importantly, U.S. law prohibits the use of tax dollars to influence foreign elections.”


9 posted on 05/22/2018 8:46:25 AM PDT by son of terrence
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To: son of terrence

Our tolerance for taking it is demonstrably unlimited!
And, likely, “they” ain’t seen nuthin’ yet!
;)@PlanetWTF”
TRUMP.45 IF” We Can Keep Him???
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10 posted on 05/22/2018 8:47:14 AM PDT by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: Mr. K
What about Obastards interference in OUR OWN election?

The America Hating Piece of Work Imposter Obama is a bona fide Imposter.

Jeff Sessions needs to be fired asap so that we can start firing the folks at the corrupt Justice Department. Now we know why Mueller and his 15 Rat lawyers do not want to leave the gravy train over in the Justice Department.

Mueller is making $1200.00 an hour and his assistants range from $500.00 an hour to around $1000.00 an hour. Heck, these guys want to stay on the Gravy Train forever.

Also, the Hateful, Back Biting, Back Stabbing, Manipulating right arm of the Rat Party is our Fake News MSM and we have turned off the TV on all the fake news reporters. We never knew all this garbage was going on by the Right Arm of the Rat party our MSM.

11 posted on 05/22/2018 8:52:55 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano
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To: InterceptPoint

What law or laws was Putin violating if he interfered in foreign elections?


12 posted on 05/22/2018 8:53:09 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: son of terrence

We need about a hundred special counsels to get to the bottom of Obama-era government corruption.

Benghazi
Using IRS to target political opponents
Spying on political opponents
E-mail Gate
Seth Rich murder
Podesta child abuse email revelations
Fast and Furious
Arming ISIS and Arab Spring
Billions and billions disappearing
Clinton Foundation deals
Haiti Aid theft

The list of scandals is endless. It’s not a smidgen. It’ an avalanche.


13 posted on 05/22/2018 8:53:18 AM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: gunnyg

Obama made it a habit of interfering in elections. His god complex lead him to believe that he was the way. The truth is out there, only question If they have the stones to unveil it. Release the hounds.


14 posted on 05/22/2018 8:57:15 AM PDT by son of terrence
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To: Lurkinanloomin; All
Obama could not have usurped the office without their assistance.

Partner, that is a mouthful and it is so true!

It could have all been stopped had they really checked the documents. They would have found that the America Hating Piece of Work Obama was and is an "Imposter"!

15 posted on 05/22/2018 8:57:29 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano
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To: son of terrence

Obama’s? Here’s a newsflash...since WWII we have done nothing BUT interfere in the elections of other countries. After 9/11 it really took off between Bush the botard and Obama the kenyan marxist. But to anyone with the slightest sense of humor, it’s highbrow comedy for we Americans to complain that anyone interfered in our elections.

Personally, I don’t think the Russians interfered at all. But if they did help beat Hillary, it was a warm act of friendship.


16 posted on 05/22/2018 9:02:10 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: son of terrence

More importantly, U.S. law prohibits the use of tax dollars to influence foreign elections.”
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That’s good enough for me. Thanks for your reply.


17 posted on 05/22/2018 9:12:32 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time)
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To: son of terrence

The media are not sources of news. They are corporations dedicated to the promotion of anti-American propaganda. They do not pretend to deliver news any more. They don’t try to hide their mission.

It’s not just bias. It’s the 100% complete use of their resources to support the democrat party, and other organizations that hate this country.


18 posted on 05/22/2018 9:14:01 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media deliberately and intentionally chooses to lie, with full awareness and knowledge.)
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To: son of terrence
Indeed, in 2016, the Los Angeles Times did a story on how America has interfered with other nation’s elections in the past, but they stopped short of mentioning the various foreign elections Obama tried to influence.


Obama was about as good at influencing elections as he was in getting the Olympics in Chicago. Our most embarrassing US President, ever!
19 posted on 05/22/2018 9:26:16 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (The MSM is the enemy of the American people)
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To: unlearner; unkus; SkyPilot; Jet Jaguar; Liz; NFHale; sheik yerbouty; ZULU

Extortion 17 must get investigated as well.

Seal Team 6 Coverup


20 posted on 05/22/2018 10:47:55 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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