Posted on 12/13/2016 4:56:29 AM PST by reaganaut1
Only a few weeks ago Hillary Clintons campaign was denouncing Donald Trump as un-American for saying the election might be rigged. We criticized Mr. Trump at the time. But now that Mrs. Clinton has lost, her campaign is claiming the election really was rigged, albeit for Mr. Trump by Russian meddling, and it wants the Electoral College to stage what amounts to a coup.
Thats the only way to interpret the extraordinary statement Monday by Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta endorsing a special intelligence briefing for electors a week before they cast their ballots for President on Dec. 19. He released the statement hours after 10 members of the Electoral College sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper seeking information on foreign interference in the election to judge if Mr. Trump is fit to serve. One of those electors is House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosis daughter.
The bipartisan electors letter raises very grave issues involving our national security. Electors have a solemn responsibility under the Constitution and we support their efforts to have their questions addressed, Mr. Podesta said. We now know that the CIA has determined Russias interference in our elections was for the purpose of electing Donald Trump. This should distress every American.
What should really distress Americans is that the losers are trying to overturn the election results based on little more than anonymous leaks and innuendo. Whatever Russias hacking motives, there is no evidence that the emails it turned up were decisive to the election result. Mr. Podesta is citing a CIA judgment that Americans have never seen and whose findings are vaguely public only because one or more unidentified officials chose to relate them to a few reporters last week.
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The electors meet in their respective states, not in Washington. Maybe Podesta is unaware of that. I don’t think there is any provision in the Constitution for using Skype so they can all listen to the same briefing.
I wonder if she still has her poster? LOL
Why would any elector require any kind of intelligence briefing?
They have one job, and they need to just do it.
More Fakenews by the Ministry of Democrat Propaganda.
Soooo, you’re saying it’s a possibility? Can they really steal the election through this propaganda from A CIA run by a political Muslim tool?
This is criminal.
I know we have seen lots of dims on crying jags election night but it would have been interesting to see her reaction specifically and how she is handling the aftermath.
Yup. Same guy.
Gots to make Hillary relevant so she can run in 2020 when she’ll be dead from poor health.
thanks
Which would make this the first time that the Clinton campaign has agreed with anything Trump said.
Is it the Queer Thrall Putsch?
Great posts. Thank you.
FTA >> Whatever Russias hacking motives, there is no evidence that the emails it turned up were decisive to the election result.
I actually think the emails might have made a difference in the election. I think it is far more likely they came from an inside leak rather than a foreign government. There is plenty of evidence to support this.
What is significant is that the Democrats are complaining about truth. (Whatever happened to the whole “Speaking Truth to Power” meme that they used to be so fond of?)
If the Russians (or anybody) were putting out false information, then we should take steps to counter that. But the Russians exposing the truth? You say this like it’s a bad thing?
Why don’t the Democrats call for an investigation of the major media which is rife with Democrat operatives? The difference between the major media and the leaked emails is that the emails are real. Unlike the news media, the emails (AFAIK) have not been cherry-picked to show only one side of the story.
For a list of Democrat operatives (George Stephanopolous, and at least 64 more) check out : http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/10/wikileaks-list-least-65-msm-reporters-meeting-andor-coordinating-offline-top-hillary-advisors/
And have you ever listened to NPR? It’s one huge bash-fest against Trump and conservatives.
Even the entertainment is anti-conservative. The plot lines on most tv shows push the leftwing narrative, the late night comedians regularly mock Trump and conservative causes.
And yet the election was undermined by the truthful leaked emails (which were mostly suppressed and dismissed by the major media). Just goes to show you how powerful truth is!
There is NO corruption bad enough (if done by a liberal) that the New York Times or Washington Post will cover. Maybe Soros can buy some more digital subscriptions to the New York Times to keep them on track...
So in essence they want 270 Clinton supporters to decide the election...
That's why Hillary's their queen.
"Rigged" by Assange doing the job the MSM refused to do -- reveal the TRUTH about her and her criminal cohorts. Only in the minds of criminals is truth considered criminal.
The beauty thing is they THOUGHT there’d be another eight years under Hillary to cash-in.
I HOPE Podesta and the Clinton cabal are in hock up to their eyeballs......thinking the BIG payoffs were ahead (evil laugh).
She spent something between 1.2 and 1.8 BILLION on her campaign. That was all donor money. She owes some folks. I wont be surprised if she winds up taking a dirt nap in the near future.
LOL - the liberal loss just became sweeter...
Thank you. GREAT pic - saving it for the archives.
The Clintons have been playing “Pay Me” with some mighty heavy hitters.
These people don’t like it when they think their money is not reaping any dividends.
I would not doubt that, to them, Hillary losing means they been double-crossed by the Clintons.
Mmmmm.......that could get hurtful.
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