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George W. Bush: 'Clear evidence Russians meddled' in election
Washington Post ^ | Feb 8, 2018 | By Kristine Phillips

Posted on 02/08/2018 11:45:29 AM PST by Lazamataz

Former president George W. Bush said he believes Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, departing from President Trump, who has been skeptical of intelligence agencies’ findings that the Kremlin had interfered to help him win.

“There’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled. Whether they affected the outcome is another question,” the 43rd president said at a summit in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. He added: “It’s problematic that a foreign nation is involved in our election system. Our democracy is only as good as people trust the results.”

Bush has been critical of Russia, slamming it for working to “exploit our country’s divisions.”

“The Russian government has made a project of turning Americans against each other,” Bush said during a forum in New York in October.

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To: Lazamataz

There’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled.

What evidence, dunce? Getting as bad as Jimmah Catter.
Ex pres should be seen...occasionally, but not heard.
Too much bycicling obviously effects the brain...assuming one has one.


61 posted on 02/08/2018 12:36:26 PM PST by GoldenPup
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To: Jarhead9297

“We are to go off the word of the corrupt FBI “telling” us it was “the Russians”. Someone please help me here but has any evidence been produced?”

Exactly right. I’ve seen Christopher Steele CLAIM Russians told him X, Y, And Z.

I don’t think they were involved at all. And I further think they, like all sane people, dreaded a Hillary win. Remember, Trump was the only one not wanting to start a war with them.


62 posted on 02/08/2018 12:38:18 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Lazamataz

I wish W would just shut up

Hope you are doing ok


63 posted on 02/08/2018 12:41:11 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: JohnBrowdie
...to post the same pissed off things they say every time ...

You want something new? See post #60.

64 posted on 02/08/2018 12:41:58 PM PST by TigersEye (Where is the Trump/Russia collusion memo? ... Mueller? Mueller? Anybody?)
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To: Lazamataz
Don't you just want to slap the s**t of of him?

He's just mad because Trump made his retarded brother look retarded.

65 posted on 02/08/2018 12:42:15 PM PST by AAABEST
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To: Lazamataz

Yeah, they posted things like “Vote For Trump” on FB and everyone ate that up.


66 posted on 02/08/2018 12:43:13 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: RitaOK

“What happened to the report that Russia pulled off a simple *phishing* attempt directed to John Podesta’s computer, and he FELL for it.”

No, all that has been proven was that Podesta was phished. The Obama security agencies CLAIM they can prove it was Russia.
It was not a Russian operation. See Wikileaks “umbrage”.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/07/wikileaks-cia-hacking-group-umbrage-stockpiled-techniques-other-hackers/98867462/


67 posted on 02/08/2018 12:43:32 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Jim 0216

He lost it with me when he wanted to run our nation’s trucks and cars on ‘saw grass’ bio-fuel.


68 posted on 02/08/2018 12:44:12 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Mr. K

Evidence? Well, Mr. Bush said it! Appeal to authority!


69 posted on 02/08/2018 12:44:43 PM PST by aspasia
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To: Lazamataz

for years I did not understand that the Bush family and the Clinton family were separate political crime families and then I saw his dad participate in the exploitation of the haition tragedy. George Senior got on television and told people if they wanted to help Haiti the best way was to send the money to the Clinton foundation. that woke me up and I started to investigate what the family did on the side and realized that the bushes were just more adept at hiding there corruption because the family has been doing it longer then the Clintons.


70 posted on 02/08/2018 12:44:48 PM PST by PCPOET7
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To: RitaOK

And can anyone answer me why a nation state like Russia would have any NEED to phish Podesta? They had free access to Hillary’s homebrew server which was basically wide open.

The “Podesta got phished by Russia” scam is step one.
Then all those emails of his were supposed to be used in support of Trump.

The Podesta/Russia, or other Russia/Hacking claims are essential if someone wants to argue that Russia intervened to assist Trump illicitly. It is a full lie.

The truth is that this was a CIA/State/FBI operation designed to create the outcome they wanted in the election. It was a more sophisticated version of blowing JFK’s head off, and nothing else.

Russia wasn’t involved.


71 posted on 02/08/2018 12:48:35 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Lazamataz
To think I was actually happy when this Swamp Creature got elected.

Like most of us. Even got the complimentary invitation to the Inauguration. Boy oh boy! Have I got no use for him, or any Bushes, now!

72 posted on 02/08/2018 12:59:09 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Lazamataz

Bush League Republicans have been colluding with Democrats to keep the borders open and the laws unenforced for decades.

That’s treason in my book.


73 posted on 02/08/2018 1:02:27 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: SERKIT

Well they told us there were WMDs in Iraq! There was lots of clear evidence right?


74 posted on 02/08/2018 1:04:12 PM PST by lone star annie
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To: Lazamataz

What were the choices? even primary... GOP has produced nothing but globalists for decades since Ronnie. All part of the great redistribution.


75 posted on 02/08/2018 1:04:48 PM PST by TiGuy22
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To: Lazamataz

Of course they “meddled”, we “meddle” in elections too simply by expressing our opinions on public internet boards. “Meddling” isn’t a crime and it’s really of little concern. What the FBI and the media do is worse than meddling.


76 posted on 02/08/2018 1:08:53 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Lazamataz
George W. Bush: 'Clear evidence Russians meddled' in election

Why do we always have people on our "side" helping out the enemy by spreading their propaganda?

77 posted on 02/08/2018 1:11:30 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Lazamataz

Because Jethro didn’t get the nomination.


78 posted on 02/08/2018 1:12:24 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=400>)
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To: 1Old Pro

George W/McCain/Flake/Graham et al.

dividing Republican voters; suppressing turnout at special elections, potentially damaging the GOP in the mid-term elections.

Clintons/Bushes/Obamas - one big happy family.


79 posted on 02/08/2018 1:12:45 PM PST by MAGAthon
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To: DesertRhino

Thanks for that link. It may be time to refresh that story and post it, again, as W. Bush chooses to pokes his nose into the wind machine to parrot an opinion that is based on thin hot air and heavy Leftist propaganda that the media constantly pushes out.

Bush must needs some headlines for his name to be remembered. (After all, his nephew (from YEB!) is on the Texas ballot for the March 6 election.)

Otherwise, why would this Russia meddling issue concern Lonesome George W?


80 posted on 02/08/2018 1:18:15 PM PST by RitaOK (n)
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