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Why the Obama administration didn't respond earlier to Russian hacks
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/politics/obama-administration-russia-hacks-response/index.html ^

Posted on 12/13/2016 6:26:08 PM PST by roostercogburn

"In addition to a fear of sparking a wider cyber-conflict and an attempt to save talks with Russia over Syria, the administration did not want to give Donald Trump reason to cry foul following what they were certain would be a Hillary Clinton victory."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016electionhack; fakenews; russia
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Sooooo...it was ok as long as it wasn't going to be big enough of a problem as long as Hillary won. No ammo for Trump to use if he lost. Now that she lost it's ok for her to use against him. These people are out of their mind. Thankfully the issue seems to be losing steam. And DJT throws Tillerson in their faces just to make his point. Love it!
1 posted on 12/13/2016 6:26:08 PM PST by roostercogburn
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To: roostercogburn

*So it wasn’t going to be a problem as long as Hillary won.*
Sorry...had two trains of thought going on while typing.


2 posted on 12/13/2016 6:27:27 PM PST by roostercogburn
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To: roostercogburn

Obama is so full of crpp....he attracts flies.


3 posted on 12/13/2016 6:27:46 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both)
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To: roostercogburn

Blah blah blah.

Trump won. Quit your whining, leftists.

Trump won.


4 posted on 12/13/2016 6:28:07 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: roostercogburn

I’ll take “Because Russia Didn’t Hack Us” for $500, Alex.


5 posted on 12/13/2016 6:28:20 PM PST by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: roostercogburn

Full-frontal fake news.


6 posted on 12/13/2016 6:29:35 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: roostercogburn

They were playing golf and couldn’t be bothered.


7 posted on 12/13/2016 6:29:51 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: roostercogburn

Because it wasn’t a problem until Trump won. If Hillary had, then they wouldn’t give a rats ass.


8 posted on 12/13/2016 6:30:14 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: roostercogburn

https://youtu.be/W9uZdfqv3Hc


9 posted on 12/13/2016 6:31:05 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The part about them not wanting to make a big deal out of it because they thought Hillary would win and didn’t want Trump using it as an issue is real news. And is the money shot in this article. It destroys their whole narrative.
They hacking was only going to be a problem to be concerned with if she lost.


10 posted on 12/13/2016 6:33:03 PM PST by roostercogburn
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To: roostercogburn

it gets better by the day...


11 posted on 12/13/2016 6:34:52 PM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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Sure.....

CNN is the gatekeeper of Truth.

12 posted on 12/13/2016 6:37:56 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: roostercogburn

Actually, what’s going on now is that the idiots realize that after making their lies about the Russian hackers, they now have to explain how they were incompetent enough to allow themselves to get hacked by the Russians.

These idiots are so mind bendingly stupid...

We need to keep record of who’s playing these liar games. They’re consciously and willfully undermining the foundations of our government in a blatant attempt at installing a tyranny.

These people are the domestic enemy many of us were sworn to defend against.

Never forget.
Never forgive.
No mercy.


13 posted on 12/13/2016 6:40:11 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: roostercogburn

So they knew the Russians were hacking election but they didn’t think the hacking would change enough votes to cause Hillary to lose? Got it.


14 posted on 12/13/2016 6:43:35 PM PST by Raycpa
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And they’re right. It didn’t cause her to lose.
It does keep getting better and better.


15 posted on 12/13/2016 6:47:15 PM PST by roostercogburn
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To: roostercogburn

These people are as deceitful and dishonest as my ex wife, but she was a leftist too.


16 posted on 12/13/2016 6:51:26 PM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: roostercogburn

CNN is just 24/7 Russia now.


17 posted on 12/13/2016 6:52:14 PM PST by Trump20162020
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To: Raycpa

We need to refrain from saying “hack the election”. Even if what they claim is true Russia didn’t hack the election. That implies they changed the vote. If what the liberal press claims is true all they did was tell the truth about Hillary and the democrats. I guess to them that is unfair but to everyone else we are just thankful for whoever exposed their corruption.


18 posted on 12/13/2016 6:53:09 PM PST by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: roostercogburn

Because Obama thrives off chaos. He was just sitting back and really enjoying himself. He loves this stuff.


19 posted on 12/13/2016 6:54:15 PM PST by Organic Panic (Rich White Man Evicts Poor Black Family From Public Housing - MSNBCPBSCNNNYTABC)
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To: roostercogburn

Russia didn’t hack anything, these were insider leaks and probably US intel hacks.


20 posted on 12/13/2016 6:57:13 PM PST by Eagles6 (My weapons are lubricated by liberal tears.)
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