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Bill Nelson goes silent amid charges of fabricating Russian hacking claim
The Washington Times ^ | August 13, 2018 | James Varney

Posted on 08/13/2018 4:22:08 PM PDT by jazusamo

With early voting beginning Monday in some Florida counties, the Senate race there was jolted as Republican Gov. Rick Scott kept up the pressure on Sen. Bill Nelson’s thus far unsubstantiated claims that Russian operatives have already compromised Florida elections.

In the hotly contested race, Democratic Sen. Nelson’s comments seemed to dovetail with the narrative of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections —international shenanigans many in the American intelligence community have concluded were real.

But Mr. Nelson’s pointed remarks triggered a storm of protest not only from his Republican challenger, Mr. Scott, but from other Florida officials, too.

Mr. Scott spent the weekend hammering Mr. Nelson for his claims last Tuesday that “Russians are in Florida’s elections records,” and that they had “already penetrated certain counties in the state and they now have free rein to move about.”

The senator offered no specifics or evidence for his bombshell, and when pressed to do so demurred on the ground it was “classified.”

Since then, Mr. Scott’s campaign has repeatedly accused Mr. Nelson of either fabricating his accusation to play off inchoate fears of Russian election hacking, or breaking the law by revealing classified information.

Mr. Nelson’s office released a statement late Friday claiming the Scott campaign was seeking to exploit a serious situation for political gain, but other than that, the three-term senator has been so invisible that state media published a story Monday afternoon headlined, “Where is Bill Nelson?”

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2018; 2018election; 2018midterms; 2020election; billnelson; conspiracynut; election2018; election2020; florida; puertorico; rickscott; russia; russianhacking; senate; ussenate
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Did l read that right? Early voting for the November elections start Monday? WTH?


21 posted on 08/13/2018 5:15:15 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: BatGuano

I always thought he was a russkie by the way he voted.


22 posted on 08/13/2018 5:15:50 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: jazusamo

Scott is a Kasich in RINO clothing but he wins close elections and he will drill Nelson at any debate.

I wonder why nobody asks what the Russian immigrant community thinks of all the incessant Russian bashing by the Left?


23 posted on 08/13/2018 5:32:21 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (CNN - the most busted name in news.)
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To: jazusamo

Actually Putin has already won. The Democrats will blame EVERY loss on the Russians. They have never lost an honest election.


24 posted on 08/13/2018 5:37:16 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: gibsonguy

The primary election date in FL is Aug 28 but in some counties the early voting will start the 13th, in most counties the early voting starts on the 18th.


25 posted on 08/13/2018 5:45:06 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: zeestephen

... an 11 year old computer whiz ....
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Was he/she a RUSSIAN 11 year old computer whiz?
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Or is that information classified? / sarc


26 posted on 08/13/2018 5:50:29 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: gibsonguy

Primaries started today in some counties, not the general.


27 posted on 08/13/2018 5:55:17 PM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: chris37

We here in Polk Co. think he looks like a corpse. He certainly gives off a creepy persona.
Personally I cannot stand him nor watch his campaign ads. I’m still po’d for his vote on burdening us all with crapcare.

It is definitely time for him to fade away..Gov. Scott will destroy him come November.


28 posted on 08/13/2018 6:05:23 PM PDT by LFOD (Formerly - Iraq, Afghanistan - back home in Dixie.)
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To: jazusamo

“Agreed, it’s way past time for Nelson to start enjoying retirement.”

Nelson is 76 years old today. If reelected he’ll be 82 when he next comes before the voters. He has been feeding at the government as an elected official since 1972.

Not only should there be term limits there should be a limit on total years spent in public office of any kind. Kill the deep state by ending it as a career path. Return to citizen legislators.


29 posted on 08/13/2018 6:32:26 PM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: jazusamo

Perhaps Nelson, a very ineffective and deceptive Senator has leaked CLASSIFIED information? Perhaps he knows he WILL loose and wants to challenge the results? Perhaps he is setting the stage for a contention that the GOP stole this election from the Dems in FL as they claimed for Gore? They sound like the old Brooklyn Dodgers- “We wuz robbed!”


30 posted on 08/13/2018 6:46:14 PM PDT by Tuketu (The Dim Platform is splinters bound by crazy glue. TRUMP is the solvent.)
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To: jazusamo

I ua=sed to live in Florida right next to the town where Bill Nelson lived. He has been a scumbag for over 30 years.


31 posted on 08/13/2018 6:48:36 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: jazusamo

Don’t forget that ‘lil Marco supported this claim.


32 posted on 08/13/2018 7:01:23 PM PDT by vg0va3
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To: drpix

Ground control to Major Bill....


33 posted on 08/13/2018 7:08:44 PM PDT by xp38
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To: jazusamo

Nelson like Pelosi from what I have seen has trouble stringing a sentence together more often than not. Shame there are no term limits.


34 posted on 08/13/2018 7:10:35 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Alyssa Milano will be in right after to claim that Nelson was under Russian manipulation when he made the claim about Russian interference, and when he said this:

Sen. Bill Nelson Pushes to Ban Guns that Were Banned in 1988
breitbart.com | 8/2/2018 | AWR Hawkins
Posted on 08/02/2018 8:25:05 AM PDT by rktman
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3675956/posts


35 posted on 08/13/2018 8:42:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: jazusamo

Bill Nelson is one of the DUMBEST people in the Senate, and that’s saying something!!


36 posted on 08/14/2018 3:56:55 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: LFOD

“We here in Polk Co. think he looks like a corpse”.

Yes he does. Has he had multiple facial plastic surgeries or what is the problem with his face?

He is vile.


37 posted on 08/14/2018 4:24:23 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: rrrod
-- The Russians are all over S Florida....I have lunch and beer with them regularly. --

Are you sure they are real Russians? Real Russins drink tequila, although I may have my Russians and Mexicans mixed up.

38 posted on 08/14/2018 4:26:45 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: JulieRNR21; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; summer; Goldwater Girl; windchime; ...

Florida Freeper

I'm compiling a list of FReepers interested in Florida-related topics.
If you want to be added, please FReepMail me.

39 posted on 08/14/2018 5:18:20 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Those with intellect bear the burden of thought.)
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To: Cboldt

LOL..good one


40 posted on 08/14/2018 5:42:09 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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