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Congratulations on casting your vote for a manifestly unqualified candidate.
The issue being that Trump has gone along with a lot of hatred (towards how many? Jews, for sure, and many other ethnic or religious groups). He has egged on bad feelings, violence, and racism - maybe at times subtly, but sometimes not so subtly. And all along, not fully condemning things like this. That is on him. Not saying his views are the same but his reactions have been lame. That is the issue, regarding the hate groups and Trump, and it's not good.
and 2 comments made about this article ... (I have not read many, just a few)
1) in part said: We need a criminal investigation of the FBI with the possibility some people will do jail time for interfering in an election. I am a Republican so I am not concerned about Hillary Clinton but we have the FBI deferring news and perhaps investigation of Donald Trump while rushing to make unsubstantiated statements about the other candidate. This politicization of the FBI needs to be stopped right now.
2) in part another said: That is the problem...caring more about satisfying GOP members of Congress than about the dangers of attempting to influence (or the perception of attempting to influence) the election.
Republicans should have honored policy that prohibits influencing elections - their only reason for demanding an investigation has been political...don't forget, the GOP lost 22 MILLION emails back in 2007, so they've done the very same thing they've been claiming Hillary did.
Whether the manner in which information was leaked was right or wrong, I'd rather have information released than it hide in the shadows. Things like Hillary being given debate questions in advance of the debates need to be put in the spotlight. Otherwise the integrity of the political system might as well be deemed "rigged."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/clinton-debate-question_us_5817a3b7e4b064e1b4b4367a
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/10/31/hacked-emails-suggest-trump-was-right-after-all-clinton-got-previews-of-some-debate-questions/
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/hillary-clinton-donna-brazile-cnn-political-commentator-spring-debate-question-wikileaks-john-a7389886.html
The sordid and gross things being said about the other parties are not civil or conducive to good discourse. So it's a very ugly election campaign year, yes. Worst in recent history by far.
"BIG CLINTON E-MAILS ABOUT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT COMING TOMORROW"
Now I feel he's doing what he's doing just for the kick of it, because of how it gets him in the spotlight. Destroying someone's privacy shouldn't be enjoyed by the hacker as much as Assange enjoys doing it. Snowden was having a crisis at the idea of doing what he was doing, while Assange treats it like recreation. I just don't respect that.
All I can say is that the Trump campaign, and any campaign or department in the US government should count themselves blessed that they don't have the same hacks Clinton does, because you would find the same or worse in their internal communications.
Politics is dirty, and I don't know why some of the Clinton e-mails where her aides are insulting candidates or discussing what minorities to target shock people. This is our world.
About Assange, never liked that guy but I don't have to.
He did the people a great service and if he is doing it now for the kicks then be it.
He is held prisoner since years.
I do hope, A LOT more will be brought to the light of the day, so people finally see a bit of that light.
I can agree with Snowden to a point, because I know the turmoil he faced and how his insides turned at the thought of undergoing what he knew would be seen as treason, changing his life irreparably forever. Assange, however, seems to think it's a game.
And that's where the men differ. One knew the choice would ruin him, but he did it anyway in pursuit of a mission he saw as justified, while the other seems to have lost his way, and now wants to entertain the masses with his disrespect for the privacy of others.
And that's where the issue gets complicated. These whistleblowers act out to preserve the sanctity of privacy in the same breath that they tarnish and cheapen it. Assange exploits his leaks for headlines in papers, treating his e-mail releases as cookies and cakes for the masses.
That's not to say their acts are all right or all wrong, as no act of any sort is fully on either extreme, but it makes you wonder where it ends. How far will this go until the day where we're all monitored by cameras in our home's walls or where our e-mails and private communications are as available to the world like books in a bookstore, if those are still around by the time this kicks off.
I seriously doubt that the people that are so eager to support these whistleblowers would ever dare to follow in Snowden or Assange's footsteps, and I have further doubt that they'd be cheering it on if it was their private communications being made the center of sensational newscasts.
I have to say I think this is one area where Trump may be right. Are the Russians really our deadliest enemies? Hardly. In the post Cold War world we have taken Russia's acquiescence for granted and pushed them around.
There are a litany of Western foreign policy provocations that explain Russia's current antagonism towards the West: expansion of the EU; expansion of NATO; Kosovo; George W's missile defence shield; Western interference in Ukraine; the Iraq War; Western interference in and support for Islamist extremists in Syria and related attempts to overthrow the Syrian government.
We have acted aggressively and often illegally on a range of foreign policy areas. It's no wonder Russia has given up on seeing the West as any kind of partner and has instead started throwing it's weight around a bit more.
We need to look at outselves a lot harder and think more about how we are perceived by the rest of the world. For many people the West just stands for double standards and hypocrisy.
1. The DNC's handling of its primaries is an in-house issue and is not any business of Republicans.
2. The Trump-Russia investigation isn't complete. There are indications, however, that Manafort has connections to Putin. That investigation is also on going.
3. The comparison of the emails and the Russia connection isn't about the cases themselves, but rather what info Comey wanted to leak. The letter regarding "new emails" was vague and premature. There's a good chance that Comey sounded alarm bells over nothing. I am not saying that Comey should have alerted the media about any investigations of Trump and Putin, but it's clear that Comey has had an agenda the past few months.
"FORMER TRUMP ASSOCIATE HAD TIES TO RUSSIANS!!"
"Hillary Clinton being investigated by the FBI."
LOL..
Don't get me wrong if it was trump who had the ties to Russian mafia then oh I am all for that being a scandal but a former campaign manager? So not trump directly...
Yet Hillary Clinton's email scandal is all her. It wasn't an associate it was all her.
There was a video of Clinton's staff in court all pleading the 5th... Why would they plead the 5th over yoga and wedding planning?
I am not pro Clinton or pro trump.
I am looking at everything with an open mind. This entire election is a joke!
The wikileaks revelations do suggest there was an intent to deceive (regarding POTUS involvement on server and potential email 'dump') but that is probably not admissable as it was stolen information. It's not conclusive either and is subject to interpretation.
One issue here is that the Justice Dept is essentially compromised (Lynch has effectively recused herself). The FBI was also reportedly facing an internal revolt from investigators who were not happy about how the investigation was handled, and so there could have eventually been leaks which could have been more damaging. Comey was between a rock and a hard place, based on his sworn testimony to Congress in September to look at any new evidence and based on the fact that if a leak occurred after the election about the new emails he would have been seen to have covered it up. He is not allowed, under the Hatch Act, to make a partisan statement about the evidence. He can report it to Congress however, and should have, which he did.
The Hatch Act thing isn't going anywhere. Obama basically kiboshed that when Josh Earnest (love that name) said he vouches for Comey's integrity and character, and didn't criticize him.
I disagree. He shouldn't have. Because there was nothing at all to report (yet).
Keep in mind also that all emails & devices were supposed to have been handed over to the FBI already. So if they found another device (and they did) then the onus is to disclose imho, because this is a matter of public record due to the previous Congressional testimony.
Moreover, as mentioned, the Justice Dept. is compromised, due to Clinton's statement that she would reappoint Lynch if she becomes president, due to the secret back of plane meeting with Bill ostensibly about family prior to the conclusion of the prior investigation, and also because of Obama's active campaigning on behalf of Clinton and his potential involvement in the server scenario (he is reported to have communicated on it under a pseudonym) which could possibly be a violation of Federal Records Retention laws. It's really one big mess all round and the possible internal leaks from the FBI would have been terribly damaging.
You got that right, @Getafix.
Like all too many of us, I'll be glad when this election from the Bizarro Universe is over. At this point no one's willing to be convinced, we've all made our minds up and are just busting each other's chops over our choices. As far as I'm concerned, Hillary's guilty of being a bad manager of her emails...of being a career politician...and of having married Bill Clinton. All the rest is just noise & spin. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is guilty of stiffing his employees many times over the decades, not paying his fair share of the tax burden, being a sexual predator and boasting about it, playing footsie with the enemy of the nation he's hoping to lead...and fomenting racial and religious hatred. For starters. Your mileage may vary...but I don't care any more. I'm just gonna sit over here, tune up my guitar & sing a few songs.
Right now, the song I'm singing is by the new Nobel Prize winning poet, Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan. Please everybody, join me in Verses 6, 8 & 9 of "With God On Our Side"...
I've learned to hate the Russians
All through my whole life
If another war comes
It's them we must fight
To hate them and fear them
To run and to hide
And accept it all bravely
With God on my side
Through many a dark hour
I've been thinkin' about this
That Jesus Christ was
Betrayed by a kiss
But I can't think for you
You'll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot
Had God on his side.
So now as I'm leavin'
I'm weary as Hell
The confusion I'm feelin'
Ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
If God's on our side
He'll stop the next war
Amen. May Saints John, Paul, George and Ringo be with us through the next week.
That is all true. However it does not justify the actions of the Russian government today. What they have done in the Ukraine and Syria should be condemned regardless of who has commited the most sins in a historical context. Russia is showing more and more imperialistic semi fascist tendencies. It is inauspicious to say the least.