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babylonsister

(172,777 posts)
15. No, this is....
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 01:40 PM
Jun 2017

COMEY: Well, there was an initial briefing of our findings, and I think there was conversation there, I don’t remember it exactly, where he asked questions about what we had found, and what our sources were, and what our confidence level was. But after that, I don’t remember anything.

But the reason this is such a big deal is — we have this big, messy, wonderful country, where we fight with each other all the time. But nobody tells us what to think, what to fight about, what to vote for, except other Americans. And that’s wonderful and often painful.

But we’re talking about a foreign government that, using technical intrusion and lots of other methods, tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we act. That is a big deal. And people need to recognize it. It’s not about Republicans or Democrats.

They’re coming after America, which I hope we all love equally. They want to undermine our credibility in the face of the world. They think that this great experiment of ours is a threat to them, and so they’re gonna try to run it down and dirty it up as much as possible. That’s what this is about. And they will be back, because we remain — as difficult as we can be with each other, we remain that shining city on the hill, and they don’t like it.

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Not just Trump showing no interest, the entire GOP doesnt seem to care Eliot Rosewater Jun 2017 #1
Traitors all dalton99a Jun 2017 #11
You know it's not only bdamomma Jun 2017 #16
Paper ballots Teacheral Jun 2017 #30
LIHOP elehhhhna Jun 2017 #32
The question is do the republicans still_one Jun 2017 #2
THIS. oh yes. SO. MUCH. THIS. . . . . we are under attack. . . . n/t annabanana Jun 2017 #3
Well said gentlemen! roscoeroscoe Jun 2017 #4
Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan don't care either. Tanuki Jun 2017 #5
Trump and the Repubs are too busy making money to care... Wounded Bear Jun 2017 #6
That for me was big. Turbineguy Jun 2017 #7
Nobody in the GOP cares! RainCaster Jun 2017 #8
Russia is coming after America and republicans don't care Achilleaze Jun 2017 #9
outstanding AlexSFCA Jun 2017 #10
MSNBC's Nicole Wallace picked up on it. oasis Jun 2017 #12
Do any Reeps care? ananda Jun 2017 #13
I'm confused- is all of that a Comey quote? (Big messy..) bettyellen Jun 2017 #14
No, this is.... babylonsister Jun 2017 #15
Thanks BabSis! Much appreciated! bettyellen Jun 2017 #18
I disagree with one part of Comey's statement... AntiFascist Jun 2017 #17
No, he wouldn't. McCain has made a lot of noise about being independent and a maverick LisaM Jun 2017 #25
I'm not that familiar with his politics... AntiFascist Jun 2017 #34
So he takes the opportunity TODAy to bring up Hillary's emails! LisaM Jun 2017 #35
I was stunned to see him like this based on comments he made only weeks ago... AntiFascist Jun 2017 #36
Republican Pres Trump has to pay back the Russians first for collusion & loans before he cares. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #19
He definitely does not care in the least. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 #20
and republicans don't care. nt elmac Jun 2017 #21
That's because he and his cohorts will make millions. sinkingfeeling Jun 2017 #22
Today's republicans: "Russia is our friend". keithbvadu2 Jun 2017 #23
"doesn't care?" DOESN'T CARE?! That's a NS, SHERLOCK! Trump ACTIVELY WELCOMES IT, FGS! Debt WinkyDink Jun 2017 #24
Even Romney cared! lol. Joe941 Jun 2017 #26
K&R Scurrilous Jun 2017 #27
Exactly !! C_U_L8R Jun 2017 #28
Trump doesn't care about Russia's meddling because he is part of it. hadEnuf Jun 2017 #29
And the McConnell and Ryan ThoughtCriminal Jun 2017 #37
Is Comey firing a warning shot ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #31
THIS! TRUMP SHOWS CONSCIOUSNESS OF GUILT (IMHO of course). ZERO INTEREST IN DETAILS anneboleyn Jun 2017 #33
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