Posted on 08/28/2016 4:00:50 PM PDT by Trump20162020
Eight years ago this month, Barack Obamas high command became very worried after Russia invaded Georgia.
The first-term senator, then 47, had no meaningful national security experience, a liability Hillary Clinton had highlighted throughout the Democratic primaries. And he happened to be vacationing in Hawaii.
Campaigning in Pennsylvania, John McCain recounted a phone call he had just had with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. "Today, we are all Georgians, the hawkish war hero said, drawing cheers from the crowd of several thousand.
The Obama team was worried about losing voters of Eastern European descent as a result of McCain's hard-line rhetoric on Russia. There are lots of Polish Americans, Ukrainian Americans and Lithuanian Americans who live in swing states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. Many came to the United States to escape the Iron Curtain.
Now the script is completely reversed. Those voters for whom McCain fought so hard in 2008 are still out there. They normally would be very inclined to vote for someone like Trump on paper, they look just like his core supporters but Putins clear preference for him over Clinton (combined with Trumps naiveté on all things Russia) gives them great pause.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
It’s an attack on trump that is tough to disprove. How do you prove a negative? It’s the 2016 equivalent of “when did you stop beating your wife?”
But there’s plenty of poof of Clinton and Biden’s dealings in Russia.
Oh, now Putin is HURTING Trump. I get it.
Sorry, 95% of the voting public doesn’t even know who Putin is.
[Can someone explain this article to me?]
Totally manufactured Bullsh**.
Really incredible.
Every time DNC did something nasty to Berners, it only grew the mvt. Same is happening w #Trump2016. Slow learners.
There is absolutely no evidence of this and in fact I know people of direct eastern European decent (and they hate the Russians) who work for the campaign.
I can explain.
The writer’s parents were inbred and that kind of stuff messes up your offspring.
This dumb ####.
Another WaPo piece of snowflake nonsense. I’m sure it’s really hurting Putin. LOL. This guy is a real pant load. I’ll bet even Putin doesn’t have a clue what this retard is talking about.
This maggot should stick to writing bs gay advocacy articles.
https://www.google.com/#q=James+Hohmann+a+gay+advocate
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Just likely Hillary enemies
Imagine that, the Compost trots out another self loathing Jewish Reporter to run a hit piece on Trump. Never would have guessed it.
One of the daily hit pieces from the Washington Post’s stable of journalists assigned to take down Trump.
I doubt most Americans care about Russia - and the MSM is growing increasingly desperate.
Hit pieces haven’t brought down Trump and rescued Hillary. It isn’t working.
Next . . .
Pffft. Killary and the DNC would have had everyone in the world believe Benghazi was caused by a youtube video...yeah, I believe this commie newspaper.
The WP office must be like the old days at the National Enquirer. “Hey guys, listen to this idea I have for a story.” Uproar of laughter follows.
So says the Compost, that noted messenger for lies, injustice and the Bolshie way.
James Hohmann....(combined with Trumps naiveté on all things Russia)...
What do you know about Trump’s knowledge of “all things Russian”???
My guess is trump knows more about Russia than you...
Trump is not a dummy....
I think they want to propagate the meme that all of the illuminating leaks about Hillarys true nature and activities are coming from a Russian hack and is intended to sway the election
This latest press spin is designed to distract from the substance if the emails that show her true corruption and ineptness
Shoot the messenger
Except Assange made it clear the hacker source is not Russia
This made up fiction is called news by the Washington Compost. These clowns are totally irrelevant.
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