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Voltaire2

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1. Putin did not 'put him in office'. At best he helped confuse voters.

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Sat Sep 19, 2020, 10:40 AM

Sep 2020

We did this to ourselves, and when we keep blaming the Russians or some other boogeyman, we are just avoiding dealing with the reality of our situation.

We did this. We own this mess.

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So, an illegitimate POTUS who was put in office by Putin gets to appoint 3 SCOTUS justices [View all] stopbush Sep 2020 OP

Putin did not 'put him in office'. At best he helped confuse voters. Voltaire2 Sep 2020 #1

Really? stopbush Sep 2020 #4

Yes, Putin DID put him in office - hacking the vote totals for the "surprising" razor thin swing ElementaryPenguin Sep 2020 #8

That is the heartbreaking truth about where we are as a nation.. madaboutharry Sep 2020 #2

His being illegitimate duforsure Sep 2020 #3

I will always believe votes were not counted or were manipulated by Russian hackers. apcalc Sep 2020 #5

Yes. And Fat Tony Scalia's inspired Bush v. Gore decision/heist ElementaryPenguin Sep 2020 #6

Jeff Tiedrich agrees: tblue37 Sep 2020 #7

Trump Speaks the Silent Part TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #9

But a twice elected actual president gets fucked out of a constitutional prerogative, Volaris Sep 2020 #10

If he wins in November, that number may go to 4 Polybius Sep 2020 #11

Well in 2010 many sat out the election cause dadt and gitmo we're dismantled fast enough Fullduplexxx Sep 2020 #12