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kpete

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Tue May 23, 2017, 04:27 PM May 2017

Former CIA Director Brennan: "With every last ounce of devotion to this country, resist" [View all]

HECK: I now pose it to you, sir. Not for my sake, but for America’s sake. As someone who has devoted your entire life to public service, in your own words, please tell my constituents, my neighbors, why they should care. Not just here in Washington, D.C., but in Washington state, and Texas, and Connecticut and points in between. Why should they care? Why do you care, sir?

BRENNAN: Because for the last 241 years, this nation and its citizens have cherished the freedom and liberty that this country was founded upon. Many, many Americans — brave Americans over the years — have lost their lives to be able to protect that freedom and liberty.

They’ve lost their lives also to protect the freedom and liberties of other countries and other peoples around the world. Our ability to choose our elected leaders as we see fit is, I believe, an inalienable right that we must protect with all of our resources and all of our authority and power.

And the fact that the Russians tried to influence that election so that the will of the American people was not going to be realized by that election, I find outrageous and something that we need to, with every last ounce of devotion to this country, resist. And to try to act to prevent further instances of that.

And so, therefore, I believe that this is something that’s critically important to every American. Certainly it’s very important to me, for my children and grandchildren, to make sure that never again will a foreign country try to influence and interfere in the foundation stone of this country, which is electing our democratic leaders.

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Kicking for the heartfelt plea. . . .n/t annabanana May 2017 #1
Thank you, Director Brennan! A patriot. Thx for OP too. Alice11111 May 2017 #2
K&R. gademocrat7 May 2017 #3
Wow. So articulate. That is what I call true patriotism. Amaryllis May 2017 #4
I consider this kpete May 2017 #5
Yep. Happy to take orders from him. Amaryllis May 2017 #7
Yes indeed bdamomma May 2017 #28
"Marching orders indeed"... Smickey May 2017 #41
Yes, I had the same reaction. The Minority President is so far away from that ability & motivation. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #36
Excellent statements. They could also apply to the media leftstreet May 2017 #6
Why oh why did they not tell us over and over again during the campaign? Equinox Moon May 2017 #8
And to that the Republicans say, "Big deal, what about Dustlawyer May 2017 #9
Lol that's right tomorrow Trump will try to fire him from his 'former director''s position. Volaris May 2017 #13
Stay off of small planes!! aeromanKC May 2017 #10
Wait.. what? woundedkarma May 2017 #11
Nice whataboutism, there. n/t Wednesdays May 2017 #15
The CIA serves this country, and they're not Mother Teresa. If there are flaws, correct them... Hekate May 2017 #33
It comes down to Goldwater's old slogan RVN VET71 May 2017 #40
Yes. Welcome to DU, and see you around. Hekate May 2017 #48
were those countries having elections? treestar May 2017 #52
Anything recent? On Obama's watch? IronLionZion May 2017 #54
This needs to go ultra viral Achilleaze May 2017 #12
Naw, they will just throw Brennan under the bus. Solomon May 2017 #39
Heroes still live! colorado_ufo May 2017 #14
Kick BadgerMom May 2017 #16
k & r LAS14 May 2017 #17
Thank you, Mr. Brennan NastyRiffraff May 2017 #18
It sounds so good, when do we stop interfering in other nations elections? LiberalArkie May 2017 #19
This thread isn't about orangecrush May 2017 #22
Unfortunately, never. pangaia May 2017 #27
One Arkie Liberal to another TomSlick May 2017 #32
When was the last time the US interfered in a foreign election? DetlefK May 2017 #38
Latin America, 1970s. a la izquierda May 2017 #59
The Republican leadership was reminded it is not patriotic Enoki33 May 2017 #20
+ 1000 Achilleaze May 2017 #25
RESIST orangecrush May 2017 #21
+10000000000000 ailsagirl May 2017 #45
Resist... Vermijelli May 2017 #23
K & R SunSeeker May 2017 #24
We all need to bdamomma May 2017 #26
A true Patriot. stage left May 2017 #29
Kick with thanks to Director Brennan Hekate May 2017 #30
K&R CentralMass May 2017 #31
K&R. dchill May 2017 #34
Great speech! Poiuyt May 2017 #35
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow May 2017 #37
My sentiments exactly. So why don't the so called patriot GOP'ers feel the same way? (Rhetorical) iluvtennis May 2017 #42
Resisting here MontanaMama May 2017 #43
+1 2naSalit May 2017 #50
With Every Ounce ailsagirl May 2017 #44
Not a single Trump Party member will care. Beck and Hannity already proved The Polack MSgt May 2017 #46
republicans pissing on America's security Achilleaze May 2017 #55
k and r niyad May 2017 #47
K&R 2naSalit May 2017 #49
No worries we are! Thank you sir for your devotion to our country. redstatebluegirl May 2017 #51
K&R mvd May 2017 #53
EMAILS! You know the drill. WinkyDink May 2017 #56
K&R Tursiops May 2017 #57
K and R....nt Stuart G May 2017 #58
Kick with Devotion, and Gratitude furtheradu May 2017 #60
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