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Related: About this forumCNN's Van Jones: Clinton playing 'dangerous game' with 'conspiracy theory' about Gabbard
CNN's Van Jones: Clinton playing 'dangerous game' with 'conspiracy theory' about GabbardCNN political commentator Van Jones said Friday that Hillary Clinton was playing a very dangerous game by suggesting that Russia was grooming 2020 Democratic hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) to launch a third-party presidential bid.
If youre concerned about disinformation that is what just happened just throw out some information, disinformation, smear somebody, Jones told CNN host Erin Burnett on Friday night while responding to the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee's remarks.
She is Hillary Clinton. Shes a legend. Shes going to be in the history books, shes a former nominee of our party, and she just came out against a sitting U.S. congresswoman, a decorated war veteran, and somebody whos running for the nomination of our party with a complete smear and no facts, he said.
I do not want someone of her stature to legitimate these attacks against anybody," Jones continued. "If youve got real evidence, come forward with it. But if youre just going to smear people casually on podcasts, you are playing right into the Russians hands.
https://thehill.com/media/466560-cnns-van-jones-clinton-playing-dangerous-game-with-conspiracy-theory-about-gabbard
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
get the red out
(13,461 posts)If it quacks like a duck.......
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LiberalFighter
(50,856 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Zoonart
(11,845 posts)about EVERYTHING. From the "Vast right wing conspiracy", to *rump being a Russian Puppet.
I'm with her.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LAS14
(13,781 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
2naSalit
(86,509 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
flying_wahini
(6,588 posts)Hes been caught on the wrong side. Dont fuck with HRC.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BootinUp
(47,137 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DownriverDem
(6,227 posts)If we don't pick a candidate that can beat trump, trump will win. I see folks picking someone they like without regard to who can beat trump. I hope we don't blow this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
madaboutharry
(40,203 posts)I don't understand Van Jones. I never got past "Tonight, Donald Trump became President of The United States!" Remember that? He was so impressed that Trump was able to read a teleprompter.
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Mike Nelson
(9,951 posts)... first, Tucker Carlson jumps on this... then, Van Jones wants to jump, too.
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NRaleighLiberal
(60,013 posts)still adrift in the pundit-sea
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Cha
(297,089 posts)Jones deemed him "presidential"! oy. good god.
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58Sunliner
(4,379 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
OneBlueDotBama
(1,384 posts)Jones ratings must be tied with smerconish.... like not even their families watch....
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
elias7
(3,997 posts)Van should consider the source, and that perhaps Hillary knows from whence she speaks. Instead of criticizing her, why not have her on the show to discuss like a real journalist would. Shes been right about everything so far.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)a Russia hawk she's deeply educated on what Russia's up to, and of course she has a very strong interest in Russia infiltrating the Republican Party and turning our elections into weapons of war to destroy us.
I was reading that Russia really got busy infiltrating the Republican Party in 2009. At that point, of course, we'd replaced a white Republican with a liberal black president, McConnell and company had sworn a scorched earth policy to deny Obama even one achievement, and Republican leaders had become receptive to Putin's offers to to help them solve their democracy problem permanently.
We know Russia's been influencing our party by promoting Sanders and Gabbard; our intelligence services, the Mueller Report, and Pulitzer-level investigative journalists have established that. It's not clear that Hillary believes it amounts to actual infiltration. It was the New York Times that suggested Gabbard was a Russian asset. Hillary just said, twice, that Jill Stein was a Russian asset and didn't mention Sanders.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mtngirl47
(988 posts)Clinton said that the bots and the Russian News and Propaganda sites are supporting Gabbard...Now, let's follow the money and see where her money is coming from.
Someone needs to look at her FEC filings and find out who is donating to her campaign.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
beastie boy
(9,290 posts)Also from the Hill:
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/460231-tulsi-gabbard-on-online-russian-support-they-agree-its-better-when-were-not
So I don't know what is wrong with Van Jones when he insists Hillary is spreading conspiracy theories and has no facts to back up her statements. He is full of shit.
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jrthin
(4,835 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
get the red out
(13,461 posts)Hes being a both sides guy but not making much sense doing so. I used to try to watch him and he was always such a both-sider on everything I wanted to yell at the TV.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Lochloosa
(16,062 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Nitram
(22,781 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Zambero
(8,964 posts)Being called out before big plans to run as a third-party candidate were ready to roll out, perhaps?
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Cha
(297,089 posts)pissed. like Hillary ruined her big plans.
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IronLionZion
(45,410 posts)"I'm smart, not like everybody says. I'm not dumb!"
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brush
(53,763 posts)Maybe it's his seemingly constant need to feature trumpers on his show to find out their needs and aspirations.
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StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
2naSalit
(86,509 posts)he seems to be part of the disinformation crowd.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
kimbutgar
(21,111 posts)Hes a friggin sell out. I used to respect him but now think he is a corporate shrill.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Squinch
(50,935 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Calof
(19 posts)Who owned his Gabbard last night.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided