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pnwmom

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8. Obama and Michelle weren't paid by Russia to give a speech in honor of RT.
Fri Sep 1, 2017, 11:48 PM
Sep 2017

Stein and Flynn were well paid guests (she denies it but I don't believe her.)

In any case, she's still Putin's mouthpiece:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/06/jill-stein-is-starting-to-sound-a-lot-like-donald-trump

Stein also expressed skepticism toward the United States intelligence community’s conclusion that the Kremlin meddled in the 2016 election. “Most people are saying, ‘Oh it’s the Russians,’ but there is not a lot of evidence,” she said.

And in terms of whether she blames herself for Trump’s victory, Stein argues that neither candidate was a good choice. “There are differences between Clinton and Trump, no doubt, but they’re not different enough to save your life, to save your job, to save the planet,” she says. “We deserve more than two lethal choices.”

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The Senate Judiciary Committee appears to be curious:

http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-jill-stein-putin-russia-senate-639422

There are 41 names included in the document requests sent to Donald Trump Jr.’s lawyer, Alan Futerfas, and Paul Manafort’s lawyer, Reginald Brown, by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The requests include communications involving many individuals known to be ensnared in the Russia investigation, from President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But while this roster of characters would have made for a fine John Le Carré novel, one name included therein immediately attracted online speculation: that of former Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein.

What, exactly, Stein has to do with Trump Jr.’s meeting last summer with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya is unclear, as the Senate Judiciary Committee provided no context for its demands, which are to be honored by August 2. A request for an explanation to Stein’s former campaign manager remains unanswered at this time. And though she is active on Twitter, Stein has made no acknowledgement on that social media network of her name’s appearance in the Trump Jr. inquest.

SNIP

The questions about Stein’s ties to Russia are not new. They stem from a single photograph of Stein’s trip to Moscow in 2015. The image shows her dining at a table with Putin and Michael Flynn, the disgraced Trump adviser at the heart of the Russia probe.

proves nothing. obama dined with putin as well and probably michelle too. msongs Sep 2017 #1
Right. elleng Sep 2017 #5
LOL Angry Dragon Sep 2017 #6
Obama and Michelle weren't paid by Russia to give a speech in honor of RT. pnwmom Sep 2017 #8
State dinners and official functions are what government officials do. Ninsianna Sep 2017 #17
Absolutely! Alice11111 Sep 2017 #31
+1 Lucinda Sep 2017 #32
You beat me to it! NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #58
+1. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #88
It does if one understands the difference BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #46
Seems Legit lol. stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #52
If Obama "dined with putin" it would have been at a state dinner as President, not.... George II Sep 2017 #53
It proves that a private citizen had dinner with the Russian Dictator. PubliusEnigma Sep 2017 #54
You would think world leaders dine with one another... tenderfoot Sep 2017 #60
False equivalency. And a "whataboutism" variant. VOX Sep 2017 #66
This was a dinner for the 10th Anniversary of RT. Adrahil Sep 2017 #71
In Russia? At a dinner table of Russians? With Flynn, employed by Russia? When he wasn't President? Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #87
The picture doesn't mean so much as the fact she is now implicated in the Russian probe Tiggeroshii Sep 2017 #89
They Didn't Care Then, And Don't Now... Grassy Knoll Sep 2017 #2
You see that in this thread BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #48
...."and the far left" sheshe2 Sep 2017 #3
Clearly...the far left Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #9
Marking this post to read later... TheDebbieDee Sep 2017 #4
Kick dalton99a Sep 2017 #7
If "you" voted for Jill Stein you're an ass and you don't give a shit about the world. NNadir Sep 2017 #10
Haven't we got bigger shanny Sep 2017 #11
No, we need to keep flogging this dead horse. progressoid Sep 2017 #15
The investigation is ongoing BainsBane Sep 2017 #28
I care about Russian interference. I don't care about Jill Stein. progressoid Sep 2017 #33
Agreed. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #38
Carl Sagan saw this coming a long time ago. beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #70
Sagan for the win! progressoid Sep 2017 #75
As are you! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #76
Nailed it! - Carl's the man. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #78
Yes they should! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #79
Thanks again. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2017 #82
+1 shanny Sep 2017 #47
A-fucking-men! VOX Sep 2017 #65
Outstanding rebuttal! Nicely done! beam me up scottie Sep 2017 #67
788,000 dreamers are awaiting their fate this weekend BainsBane Sep 2017 #29
I happen to think electoral integrity is a very big issue BainsBane Sep 2017 #27
Straw man. shanny Sep 2017 #44
The fact is Stein is part of the investigation by the Senate Judiciary Committee BainsBane Sep 2017 #74
you have faith in the senate judiciary committee? shanny Sep 2017 #77
I don't know any Nazis BainsBane Sep 2017 #80
She's a liar and a fraud. R B Garr Sep 2017 #12
Insert below photos of Obama with . . FairWinds Sep 2017 #13
oh, please. It can't be a circular firing squad. She campaigns against R B Garr Sep 2017 #14
Exactly. How absurd BainsBane Sep 2017 #23
+1000 R B Garr Sep 2017 #59
I wonder if presidential candidate Alf Landon lapucelle Sep 2017 #85
Why would anyone defend Jill Stein? BainsBane Sep 2017 #20
OH COME ON!!! Serving false equivalency on the half-shell. VOX Sep 2017 #63
Circular, my ass. Jill Stein is NOT one of us. NT Adrahil Sep 2017 #72
what? LMAO JHan Sep 2017 #90
If Democrats can successfully present our ideas to the American people mjvpi Sep 2017 #16
Stein's vote total in those states was larger than BainsBane Sep 2017 #26
We did win. Hillary got 3,000,000 more votes than Trump. All the way thru, Trump bellowed that... Hekate Sep 2017 #35
stein was the only candidate to try and get true voting results for us questionseverything Sep 2017 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author Primer Sep 2017 #18
lol melman Sep 2017 #24
I still think the #1 problem this past election was... chwaliszewski Sep 2017 #19
Who knows now BainsBane Sep 2017 #25
It appears now that 45 had some "help" in tilting the table... VOX Sep 2017 #68
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #21
It looks like Putin is wondering where HIS dinner is. C Moon Sep 2017 #22
Feinstein must be put out of office BainsBane Sep 2017 #30
Where is all this love and affection for Jill Stein coming from? And why now? NurseJackie Sep 2017 #43
Look at the first reply BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #49
Yes, I saw. It's maddening. The back-slapping replies are also... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #51
I expect that stuff elsewhere, not here Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #61
For those unaware of vanden Heuvel and her husband acting as Putin apologists still_one Sep 2017 #34
Jill Stein... Mike Nelson Sep 2017 #36
Of course. It's well-known that Putin allies with anybody critical of the US-government. ANYBODY. DetlefK Sep 2017 #37
No, She is Putin's girl. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #42
This photo was posted about twice or three times a day for months during the primary. m-lekktor Sep 2017 #39
It is a good reminder about who Jill Stein really is...as much the enemy as any GOP type. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #41
It's ok, I don't mind seeing it again BannonsLiver Sep 2017 #50
I cancelled the Nation also. Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #40
If anyone here voted for stein - they don't belong here. Lil Missy Sep 2017 #45
They have their reasons for coming here. You can be sure. PubliusEnigma Sep 2017 #55
If they are willing to take responsibility for their action Trumpocalypse Sep 2017 #56
OMG. THIS IS OLD STUFF. Time to MOVE ALONG and stop fomenting!!! WinkyDink Sep 2017 #57
It is old, but apparently the lesson has fallen on some deaf ears. VOX Sep 2017 #64
If you think it's "old stuff" BainsBane Sep 2017 #69
O, FGS. The photo has been shown here MANY TIMES. The rest of your reply is just bizarre, re: ME. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #83
I'm sure Flynn thinks the same thing regarding that photo BainsBane Sep 2017 #84
Fomenting what? Stein is not our ally. NT Adrahil Sep 2017 #73
Nobody here voted for Stein. Fuck this shit Arazi Sep 2017 #81
+1 Gore1FL Sep 2017 #86
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