Inside the Decade-Long Russian Campaign to Infiltrate NRA and Elect Trump [seriesly not satire]

Rolling Stone [aka High Times] ^ | April 2, 2018 | Tim Dickinson

[Mount Athos]

[Mears]

bfl

[Trump20162020]

These are the people that used to mock GOP “Red Scare” over the Soviet Union? They see ‘Russia’ on every street corner.

[Responsibility2nd]

Rolling Stone?

What? They have moved on from making up false college rape stories to THIS????

How sad. Maybe I was just young and dumb, but I seems to remember (40 years ago) when the Rolling Stone was good.

[dirtboy]

But Russia experts believe Torshin's interest in U.S. gun culture masked a dark, ulterior motive. "It's all a big charade, basically," Glenn Simpson, founder of the research firm behind the infamous Steele Dossier, testified to the House Intelligence Committee.

Quoting Glenn Simpson? Credibility falls to zilch right there.

[silverleaf]

Someone tell these jackasses the NRA never sold Russia our uranium...

[rockinqsranch]

Last I heard Rolling Stone was up for sale, and nobody wanted it. I see garbage like this as a pretty good reason. Updates anyone!?

[TTFlyer]

That about says it all.

[familyop]

Another stoned Rolling Stone hippie.

[vette6387]

“”There are no peoples that are more alike than Americans and Russians,” Keene said.”

Horse$hit! Russians have been one of the world’s perennial troublemakers forever.
They are NOTHING like Americans1 They are dark and sinister, and always interested in making trouble.

[heights]

The Effects of LSD on mindless Millenium shines through on this piece of cap.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

If credibility can go negative, this is it.

[Innovative]

Stupid article.

[Twotone]

Yes, that was particularly funny...seeing some dark conspiracy by Russians donating to the NRA. That’s not a crime as far as I can tell. Pay to play IS a crime, & why weren’t they up in arms about that?!

[Jim Robinson]

As part of Putin's "active measures," Hall says, Russia has attempted to influence right-wing and populist factions abroad, preaching unity around social conservatism: "'We're both religious-based countries – we have the Orthodox Church that's a big deal for us.' "

Yes, I remember Putin saying stuff like this back when our country was headed up by an America-hating, liberty-hating Muslim Marxist. I posted at the time that it was a shame that Russia is now the world's leading defender of liberty and religious freedom.

[jiggyboy]

The country has been laughing for months at the idea that Russia would make a special effort to help an organization that advocates for gun rights.

[redgolum]

Russia is probably worried about the NRA influencing them.

Very interesting piece. Trying to tie the NRA to Russia, in order to take down Trump

[rickomatic]

So, by their logic, Russia backed an organization that is populated by arguably the most anti communist folks in the country, to help ensure the 2nd Amendment. Riiiiiight.