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Mr. Ected

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20. Our media is complicit in the handover of our country to the billionaires and oligarchs

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2018, 02:27 PM

Jun 2018

It's a worldwide trend and our people are being duped. They'll never know, though. The same propagandists that spun this yarn will ultimately blame the liberals for the demise of democracy around the world, and the brainwashed masses will nod their heads in agreement.

How easily they are willing to give away our freedom.

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David Corn: "This is far bigger than a bribe, a break-in, or a blow job." [View all] kpete Jun 2018 OP

No kidding gopiscrap Jun 2018 #1

Republicans are the greatest threat to nation, not the Russians, Chinese, or whoever. olegramps Jun 2018 #24

exactly gopiscrap Jun 2018 #25

K&R PJMcK Jun 2018 #2

Can we say Treason yet? C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #3

This is the phrase dems need to shout from the rooftops. Yet they call it triron Jun 2018 #22

Exactly. "Meddling" sounds like a nosy neighbor renate Jun 2018 #27

treason! Treason!! TREASON!!!! gopiscrap Jun 2018 #26

Sure seems like that's what it is. calimary Jun 2018 #34

A must read. dalton99a Jun 2018 #4

k and r...nt Stuart G Jun 2018 #5

K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #6

RepubliCon Congress complicit in coverup for doing nothing. McCONnell is complicit from the start.nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #7

Mueller had better nail him, Ryan and Nunes too! BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #23

$60 Million investigation by Newt & the republicans about a BJ ffr Jun 2018 #8

K and R BadgerMom Jun 2018 #9

"media presents the Russia scandal mostly as a political threat to Trump,..." uponit7771 Jun 2018 #10

That's the line that stood out for me also. llmart Jun 2018 #15

K&R bdamomma Jun 2018 #11

Russia is stealing our votes. ginnyinWI Jun 2018 #12

My stomach has that sinking feeling of fear lunatica Jun 2018 #13

Putin has already won so much empedocles Jun 2018 #14

I know - just the fact that he helped get Trump to the nomination NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #19

KnR for the First Amendment Hekate Jun 2018 #16

And the sanity of this country! Initech Jun 2018 #17

But weren't they just . . . meddling, like a nosy or mischievous neighbor? NBachers Jun 2018 #18

Lol! I just said the same thing--sorry! renate Jun 2018 #28

Our media is complicit in the handover of our country to the billionaires and oligarchs Mr. Ected Jun 2018 #20

... but her emails... calimary Jun 2018 #35

"the most fundamental issue for a democracy: the sanctity of elections." Hortensis Jun 2018 #21

This is far more serious than watergate or the clinton matter Gothmog Jun 2018 #29

Republicans are active in stealing elections 4dog Jun 2018 #30

Doing it in plain sight, in the open. Because they have a plan to get away with it. nt wiggs Jun 2018 #31

Corn and MJ are about to get smeared to hell by Greenwald and the Intercept... Blue_Tires Jun 2018 #32

One word. Duh! Nitram Jun 2018 #33

FO those Fraud fans who Cha Jun 2018 #36