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La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2016, 07:08 PM Dec 2016

Do you agree with president Obama's decision to not make the Russian hacking story public [View all]

before the election?

As i am sure most of you have read or heard, Obama knew that the CIA had evidence that Russia was hacking deliberately to make trump the president. He then disclosed to Mitch McConnel and other high level GOP who refused to allow this info to go public. They said if he allowed it to go public, then would decry it as politically motivated. So Obama sat on the story.

Should he have gone ahead anyway?

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Do you agree with president Obama's decision to not make the Russian hacking story public [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

My own opinion is that he tried to do the noble thing La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #1

In hindsight I wish he had. Only because people still listen and respect him... bettyellen Dec 2016 #2

In hindsight, Obama would have tried the other thing too. Hortensis Dec 2016 #34

If he had talked about them leaking emails, the spin would have been that Dems made a big deal of bettyellen Dec 2016 #38

Right. Costs and benefits to all choices, and what Hortensis Dec 2016 #40

Yes, this was a failure of huge proportions. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #3

I agree completely DK504 Dec 2016 #31

I don't agree. I don't know what he was thinking. Fuck McConnell. Obama had the entire Squinch Dec 2016 #4

Given what the FBI and the GOP did with Hillary's emails...no Johonny Dec 2016 #5

I'm on the fence, but I respect his decision making. If there's one thing I've learned about him... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #6

yeah, i am on the fence too. i will say Obama is too decent for the likes of McConnell La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #12

Obama doesn't act on optics. joshcryer Dec 2016 #19

agreed La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #37

GOPers would have claimed Democrats can't stop Russian hackers. Truth wouldn't matter. Hoyt Dec 2016 #7

to do so might make the repubs sad nt msongs Dec 2016 #8

Good arguments on both sides, IMO BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #9

I agree with everything you wrote True Dough Dec 2016 #28

I think he really thought that she would win Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #10

NO, I do not. Obama should have gone ahead and addressed the nation. Raster Dec 2016 #11

he should have called their bluff Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #13

Yes, he should have gone ahead anyway, definitely. n/t whathehell Dec 2016 #14

I think he did the right thing, except when I don't ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #15

based on my limited knowledge, I would have to say no, I don't agree JustinL Dec 2016 #16

Yep. I suspect there is a lot more that we don't know about. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #23

I think he should have. potone Dec 2016 #17

Once the Comey letter came out, he should have struck back GusBob Dec 2016 #18

He is Commander-in-Chief. dogman Dec 2016 #20

Hillary talked about it a bit during the campaign Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #21

I wish the President would have been more forceful with this information ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #22

No. LisaL Dec 2016 #24

Looks that way. KamaAina Dec 2016 #25

I think Obama had to wait forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #26

Obama always does the right thing. BigDemVoter Dec 2016 #27

It baffles me, actually. He knows the other side plays tough and would be all over it. LisaM Dec 2016 #29

Nice guys finish last randr Dec 2016 #30

Obama is still POTUS and he is in a spot... pandr32 Dec 2016 #32

We all knew, the media knew... FrenchieCat Dec 2016 #33

I'm not sure.. stillcool Dec 2016 #35

NO !!!! PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO PUBLISH the Russian hacking story trueblue2007 Dec 2016 #36

This story has been out there since July. B2G Dec 2016 #39