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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:25 AM Feb 2018

George W. Bush: Russia Definitely Meddled in the 2016 Election

George W. Bush has risked the ire of Donald Trump by saying there’s “pretty clear evidence” that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In an unusually forceful series of comments, the former president took further aim at Vladimir Putin—saying the Russian president had a “chip on his shoulder.” Although Bush didn’t mention Trump by name, his comments are likely to anger the current White House resident, who has repeatedly insisted Russia made no attempt to influence the 2016 election. Speaking Thursday at an event in Abu Dhabi, Bush said: “There’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled. Whether they affected the outcome is another question.” The former president 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.”

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-w-bush-russia-definitely-meddled-in-the-2016-election

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Javaman

(62,534 posts)
1. no shit sherlock. always after the fact, right george*, you fucking moron. go back into your hole.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:33 AM
Feb 2018

you piece of shit.

SonofDonald

(2,050 posts)
4. History seems to have forgotten his reign
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:53 AM
Feb 2018

And is normalizing it somewhat, of course with the dotard in charge each day brings us fresh new abominations.

He is a just a village idiot in comparison, but we should never forget he and others paved the way for our new national nightmare.

helpisontheway

(5,008 posts)
2. TRUE but you had no problem with the Supreme Court meddling in 2000 election.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:44 AM
Feb 2018

We did not have faith in the results and basically told to get over it.

MagickMuffin

(15,958 posts)
5. In A Nutshell: "Our democracy is only as good as people trust the results.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:08 AM
Feb 2018

And we are forced to trust the people to inform us of the results.

So far, I am not trusting of the system.

No Paper Trial: When you have electronic voting machines that do not have any way to confirm your vote.


And since you brought it up, it is because of you and your family that the electronic paperless voting machines came about after the 2000 (S)election. Your baby brother helped create the mess that got you into the White House with the blessings of the USSC.

And the "News" media is supposed to be unbiased, ya know like Tim Russertt wearing your campaign pin under his lapel.

Yep, "Our democracy is only as good as people trust the results.”







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