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In reply to the discussion: Why We Must Oppose the Kremlin-Baiting Against Trump [View all]MineralMan
(146,192 posts)12. No! Why is this apologist for Putin being quoted here?
We should not be scaling back our pursuit of the truth about Putin's influence on US politics. This is not the direction we should be going in. It is supportive of the very thing that is destroying this country.
East-West Accord? WTF? What the Actual Fuck?
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What the "Clinton campaign" said was factually accurate or evidence based opinions
Renew Deal
Mar 2017
#1
This pro-Putin article by Putin apologist Cohen was already thoroughly debunked at DU
wishstar
Mar 2017
#3
Opinions from credible sources are worth more than opinions from, say, Rush Limbaugh.
DanTex
Mar 2017
#54
Using the term "plain facts" to talk of what are so-far simply allegations of Russian involvement
guillaumeb
Mar 2017
#57
Using the term "simply allegations" to talk of what are established facts of Russian involvement
DanTex
Mar 2017
#62
Cohen is wrong. This is also about politics. Attacking Trump and weaking him in the public eye is
TeamPooka
Mar 2017
#26
How the hell does this author think we can have this "impartial investigation of the facts"
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#76
Look up Cohen's ridiculous defenses of Putin, it's astounding the pretzels he twists himself into
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#9
And ignore his interference in European and American elections- because that's not nationalism...
bettyellen
Mar 2017
#13
So what? Does that mean we are supposed to pretend Putin didn't interfere in ours?
DanTex
Mar 2017
#23
This article and the surrounding discussion have nothing to do with "impressing the voters"
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2017
#36
Don't know if you noticed - you are the only one defending this author and their weak ass premise.
TeamPooka
Mar 2017
#27
I did not see where he advocated allowing the case to build before calling for impeachment.
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2017
#37
I'm sorry. I'm not going to get into further discussion with someone whose made 4,000 posts
Crunchy Frog
Mar 2017
#66
Sure, nothing to see there. That's why like 10 Russians associated with this thing have dropped
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2017
#39
So Democrats are supposed to still play nice in the sand box with the deplorables
LiberalLovinLug
Mar 2017
#40
OK. So if a steam roller was heading your way full force and you knew you were going to be hit by it
caroldansen
Mar 2017
#55
Russia is a mafia nation; trump is at least partly being controlled/influenced by them;
TheFrenchRazor
Mar 2017
#70