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We’re Seth Rich’s parents. Stop politicizing our son’s murder (His Parents Write WaPo Opinion Piece)
Washington Post ^ | 05/24/2017 | By Mary Rich and Joel Rich

Posted on 05/24/2017 7:42:53 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

NOTE: The writers are the parents of Seth Rich, who was killed in the District in 2016.

Imagine living in a nightmare that you can never wake up from. Imagine having to face every single day knowing that your son was murdered. Imagine you have no answers — that no one has been brought to justice and there are few clues leading to the killer or killers. Imagine that every single day, with every phone call you hope that it’s the police, calling to tell you that there has been a break in the case.

Imagine that instead, every call that comes in is a reporter asking what you think of a series of lies or conspiracies about the death. That nightmare is what our family goes through every day.

Our beloved son Seth Rich was gunned down in the early hours of July 10, 2016, in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Bloomingdale. On the day he was murdered, Seth was excited about a new job he had been offered on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Seth had dedicated his life to public service, and he told us that he wanted to work on the campaign’s effort to expand voter participation because he loved our country dearly and believed deeply in the promise of democratic engagement. Seth had been walking around, calling friends, family and his girlfriend, pondering the broader picture of what the job change would mean. He wondered how he would pick up and move to New York City for four months, the strain that might put on his relationships, and how it would all affect the life he had built for himself in Washington.

The circumstances of what happened next are still unclear.

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To: TigerClaws

Nothing has been released that I am aware of. If they have a suspect or suspects, they should have already released the details to aid in the capture of said suspected murderers.

The number of things that are stacking up and noted as being wrong, in-explainable, unorthodox, peculiar, curious, smelly, contrary to police investigative standards, outright obstruction, silence, etc., with regards to this murder, SCREAM cover up!

It’s going to take filing FOIA requests for everything to get to the truth. Calling Jay Sekulow, Tom Fitton, Larry Klayman, Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, Jeff Sessions, and maybe even involving President Trump at some level. Hello? Ferris?


161 posted on 05/24/2017 11:02:47 AM PDT by freepersup (A freeper behind every blade of grass. / Count your blessings!)
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To: SeekAndFind

And of course the first place they go is Wapo. I am sure the Clintonistas and Obamatons made them an offer they can’t refuse.


162 posted on 05/24/2017 11:04:06 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Flinging poo is not a valid argument)
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To: Jonah Johansen

I thought I read somewhere recently that Bauman was suggesting that maybe Russia had Seth Rich killed. Any theory that throws guilt on Russia and Trump and not the DNC is acceptable.


163 posted on 05/24/2017 11:06:05 AM PDT by Faith Presses On (Above all, politics should serve the Great Commission, "preparing the way for the Lord.")
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To: circlecity

The torn watchband, maybe?


164 posted on 05/24/2017 11:06:38 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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To: SeekAndFind

And stop politicizing Weiner’s email account, plz. Thx -Hitlery Rotten Clinton


165 posted on 05/24/2017 11:07:21 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (patriots win, Communists and Socialist Just-Us Warriors lose)
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To: ZULU

It probably wasn’t written by them. It’s so polished and scripted sounding, and straight out political public relations. And it very well could have been put out in their name under threat of more violence to their family if they don’t cooperate.


166 posted on 05/24/2017 11:09:37 AM PDT by Faith Presses On (Above all, politics should serve the Great Commission, "preparing the way for the Lord.")
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To: baltimorepoet

They still tried to take some action against the local government, though, I believe. They just didn’t want Democratic/globalist policies hurt by her murder.


167 posted on 05/24/2017 11:18:48 AM PDT by Faith Presses On (Above all, politics should serve the Great Commission, "preparing the way for the Lord.")
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To: wardaddy
So right.

And guess what, Rich family? Your son's murder IS political. Whether you want it to be or not. The only evidence AT ALL, of which the public is aware, are the interviews with Julian Assange, a highly intelligent, careful spoken man, where he does everything but spell out that Seth Rich was his source.

The country grieves with you over your loss. But be honest and show some care, because you do not know your son didn't get ahold of those files. There is some evidence (see above) that he did. No one is treating your son as anything but a hero, except the Evildoers who are counting on your docile silence and letting his murder be an unsolved "botched robbery."

Those speaking the name of your son today around the country are not trying to open your wounds. They see him as a hero and they want justice done for him. They are all engaged in fighting for the truth. WHEN YOU ASK FOR SILENCE, YOUU SUPPORT HIS MURDERERS.

168 posted on 05/24/2017 11:23:13 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: SeekAndFind; null and void; SkyPilot

[ We’re Seth Rich’s parents. Stop politicizing our son’s murder. ]

Your son has been identified as the leaker TWICE by Julian Assange of Wikileaks (the first time in a roundabout way, the second time much more to the point). Therefore, his murder IS political and we are not going to let it rest.

It’s an amazing coincidence that Seth just happened to be killed this way AND was associated with Wikileaks.

You know, on the surface, it is quite likely an assassination.


169 posted on 05/24/2017 11:27:33 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: freepersup

The next thing that will happen is some illegals who committed other crimes will “confess” to the murder, saying they just wanted to steal his stuff but he fought so hard they shot him and ran. Like the jailhouse snitch who was convicted wrongly of having killed Chandr Levy.


170 posted on 05/24/2017 11:32:00 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: SeekAndFind

Dear Set Rich’s parents:

I’m an American whose life and well being is intrinsically affected by the politics of both political parties. If your son’s murder was the result of the Democrat Party interfering and influencing or hiding criminality about the Democrat presidential nominee, then it is the right and duty of every American to discover that criminality over the wishes of a murder victim’s family lest more Americans be potentially subjected to oppression and murder themselves.


171 posted on 05/24/2017 11:35:36 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: SeekAndFind

Dear Set Rich’s parents:

I’m an American whose life and well being is intrinsically affected by the politics of both political parties. If your son’s murder was the result of the Democrat Party interfering and influencing or hiding criminality about the Democrat presidential nominee, then it is the right and duty of every American to discover that criminality over the wishes of a murder victim’s family lest more Americans be potentially subjected to oppression and murder themselves.


172 posted on 05/24/2017 11:38:29 AM PDT by Crucial
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To: apocalypto

“What disgusting parents! Their reaction is not normal. Rarely do parents want the murder of their child go unsolved.”

I see it differently. The parents DO want the murder solved, but think how it looks from their point of view as Democrats. Democrats consider Wikileaks to be an evil propaganda arm of the Kremlin. It is simply unimaginable to them that their son would be the leaker.

So, they wouldn’t need to be paid off, threatened or brainwashed - they would already be predisposed to dismiss any theories involving their son being the Wikileaks leaker. They would simply not believe it. To them, any suggestion that Seth was the leaker, helping Trump, hurting Clinton would sound like the most preposterous, alt-right, nut-job nonsense, lies and conspiracy theories.

It’s as simple as that.


173 posted on 05/24/2017 11:41:18 AM PDT by enumerated
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"The torn watchband, maybe?"

Sorry, not connecting the dots. I don't see how that raises a suspicion of robbery. At most it indicates he tried to defend himself.

174 posted on 05/24/2017 11:43:47 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: Yaelle

Well said

And WADR to the Rich family, this isn’t all about you. If it’s truly a scandal, as we suspect, then shutting up about it only lets your son’s murderers (and yes, I made that plural) get away with it.

And why on earth did you go to the WaPo? That automatically makes it suspicious, your motives, or directed out of fear. A publication hell-bent on destroying Trump and propping up political corruption isn’t going to convince people you know what’s going on.


175 posted on 05/24/2017 11:56:53 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! BOYCOTT Mexico nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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To: SeekAndFind

Death is private, Murder is public


176 posted on 05/24/2017 12:00:53 PM PDT by xp38
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To: TigerClaws

Anyone who claims to have such evidence is either concealing it from us or lying.”

It’s probably the DNC that is concealing or lying, not like they’ve never been caught at it before.


177 posted on 05/24/2017 12:23:17 PM PDT by nobamanomore
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To: SeekAndFind

In reading through many of these comments, it certainly doesn’t seem like the understanding of what might have gone is the same as mine. I look at it this way….. the individuals who were capable of putting Seth Rich to death are very capable of silencing his parents. The parent’s reaction totally looks to be one of being scared sh!tless. I suspect they got the message…. “you declare that you accept the initial findings and do what you can to shut down any further investigation.”


178 posted on 05/24/2017 12:24:13 PM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: All

BRAD BAUMAN IS THE DNC CRISIS CONSULTANT REPRESENTING THE RICH FAMILY

THIS IS HIS FAMILY’S FOUNDATION:
http://www.baumanfoundation.org/about-us/board

DAVID BROCK IS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Who is paying Bauman? Why hire a PR person and not spend a dime on a reward to find the killers? Or a private investigator to help police?

Kim Dot Com is under indictment. Was there a FISA court warrant to unmask any contacts with him?

The “hacking” of the DNC was to be investigated, but nobody ever examined the DNC servers from the FBI. Why weren’t they subpoenaed? Do they still exist?

Will the Special Prosecutor look into ALL aspects of the Russian conspiracy theory, including the murder of Seth Rich?


179 posted on 05/24/2017 12:29:30 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

Wow.

bttt


180 posted on 05/24/2017 12:34:06 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America.)
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