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In reply to the discussion: Rand Paul on Russian election meddling: 'We all do it' [View all]marble falls
(57,427 posts)15. And you know if Kentucky got it, almost everywhere else got it, too.....Remember how ...
outraged the GOP got when it thought a rogue fund raiser for Clinton got some money from South Koreans, around $200,000?
Or this:
The GOP practically spun in circles over this with the Chinese trying to funnel money to Clinton and no one even tried to interfere with the election directly as the Russians did.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_United_States_campaign_finance_controversy
Don't get me wrong. I do not want foreign money put into that huge pile of cash floating aroung in a national or local US election. I don't want corporate cash put into states they don't operate in just to buy a legislator or two, either.
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And you know if Kentucky got it, almost everywhere else got it, too.....Remember how ...
marble falls
Jul 2018
#15
Would have been nice to have been hacked by a country that gives a hoot about their own citizens
ck4829
Jul 2018
#5
We all kill foreign leaders, ok for Trump to conspire with Russia poisoning Kamala Harris?
Cicada
Jul 2018
#16
Iran, Congo, the DR, Guatemala, Brazil, S. Vietnam, Chile--viewed illegitimate leaders by countrymen
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2018
#17
Whataboutism. It may be a-ok with you and Rand that Putin elected Trump but it isn't w the rest of
emulatorloo
Jul 2018
#34
There is some truth in that we do it too. BUT, that doesn't mean we have to accept the results
Hoyt
Jul 2018
#29
Rand wouldn't be using that excuse if the Russians if they had helped Clinton n/t
TexasBushwhacker
Jul 2018
#43
So you're admitting your neighbor's punching you was justified, correct? 😬 n/t
Julian Englis
Jul 2018
#45