Posted on 05/19/2020 4:11:09 PM PDT by bitt
Republicans and right-wing media are in a conspiracy theory-spewing meltdown. In the wake of selective, politically motivated “leaks” of sensitive documents, conservative pundits are launching an avalanche of baseless attacks against President Trump’s political opponents.
But the reality is brutally obvious: Trump is weaponizing the American government to distract from his catastrophically incompetent pandemic response and the crushing economic fallout.
While right-wing media continue to whip their audiences into hysteria over a nefarious Obama-led plot to undermine Trump, the documents — strategically released by Trump’s political lackeys atop the intelligence and law enforcement communities — do absolutely nothing to further such asinine conspiracy theories. In fact, they prove the opposite.
The recently disclosed files show the Obama administration’s diligence and focus in the wake of Russia’s sweeping assault on American democracy. Moreover, contrary to unhinged right-wing conspiracy-mongering, the materials demonstrate Obama’s dedication to upholding the FBI’s independence from improper political influence.
In short, Trump’s election-year ploy to distract the American public with selective leaks of sensitive information backfired. Spectacularly so.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
So this is an Obama administration guy (who just earned his MS in ‘15, btw) telling us that the Obama administration didn’t do anything wrong, despite the circus that we all witnessed. I’m sorry but leaking a story and then using the leaked story as the justification for an investigation is slimy. James Comey is a circus unto himself, good lord, we all remember 2016. There are still videos galore, just in case anyone forgets.
what passes for journalism today!
Muckrack: Marik von Rennenkampff
As seen in: The Hill, RealClearPolitics, War on the Rocks, RealClearMarkets, RealClearPolicy
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https://muckrack.com/marik-von-rennenkampff/articles
Man, count all those adjectives in the first couple paragraphs! Very journalistic, unbiased...mmmmm
The authors name literally translates to “race fight”...
Taking flak. Getting close to the target.
Can declassified documents be "leaked"?
If memory serves me, somebody got a round of laughs
during Congressional testimony for a similar nugget.
How to shut down your Trump-supporting family member at Thanksgiving dinner
BY MARIK VON RENNENKAMPFF, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 11/28/19
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/472254-how-to-shut-down-your-trump-supporting-family-member-at-thanksgiving
In Iran, Trump’s disastrous (and utterly failed) “maximum pressure” campaign displays a stunning misunderstanding of Iranian history and strategic priorities. Indeed, Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal — negotiated alongside America’s closest allies and supported by key figures in the U.S. and Israeli security establishments — represents a tremendous blunder that is emboldening the worst, most conservative, anti-American factions in Iran. Trump’s withdrawal from the agreement also gives cover for Iran to inch ever-closer to obtaining a nuclear bomb.
It should come as no wonder that America is the laughingstock of the world.
We all saw this mess in real time. We saw the extremely long drawn out investigation come up empty.
We saw a massive temper tantrum being thrown by all things Democrat. It was embarrassing. There is no telling how much damage was done to perceptions of our country as a result of the actions of people like James Comey, Clapper, and others.
What we see is the disconnect between Susan Rice’s “by the book” and the fact that such a book would have had to been written by P.T. Barnum.
More bovine excrement from The Shrill?
I really am happy I ralrey read The Hill. The writers are almost all psychotic and dripping with hatred and ignorance.
John Solomon was one of the few (if not the only) good ones there and now he’s got his own site or something.
This guy, and all the people who eat up his crap, are the same snowflakes seeking psychiatric help because they can’t handle the lockdown rules.
Jon Solomon has an excellent news forum site called “Just the News.”
The Hill is to the left of CNN. They make the WaPo look like a right wing propaganda rag.
A Presstitute has Been hitting the pipe early today I see
Aha, that’s it, thank you!
Backfire suggests having the opposite effect than the one intended. But how does von Rennenkampff know what was intended?
And, of course, this is just proof that logic and truth are also joining math.
= = =
When you lose logic and truth, you are not in your right mind; you are not sane. You are insane.
We are seeing pure Insanity displayed before us.
Wow.
Just wow.
Carlson just ripped the Russia fascination by our elite to shreds.
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