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This whole Manafort thing makes me nervous. If true, it is a great thing. It could give us both houses of Congress. But dirty tricksters (like Stone and Manafort) excel at this sort of thing. Yes, I know all media is covering this and carrying the story, but we need to be damned sure it is correct before pushing it too hard.
If it does turn out to be true, this needs to be HAMMERED!!
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)the tweets against him there are marvelously vicious, and on point
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)somebody should morph the faces together like Bergman did in Persona
MFM008
(19,814 posts)All from within.
sarae
(3,284 posts)at weaseling their way out of anything. They've had a lifetime of practice. How can anyone believe anything they say?!
drray23
(7,633 posts)It was posted by Lewandowsky, not the DNC or the Clinton campaign. All Hillary has to do is to stand back a bit and let it develop until its solid. She can then hook and reel.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)incompetent assholes.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)Leak a document that appears to confirm the story and then is proven to be a forgery. From that point on, the original evidence is "discredited" and the media backs off entirely.
A proven method. Expect it within a week or two.
Kathy M
(1,242 posts)and now Corey (sp) I remember reading Stone hates Clinton politics ( new York Times article ) We will see how this all unfolds . Don , Manafort, Stone have known each other 30 plus years . Manafort took apartment at Trump Towers in 2006 .
"The genesis of Donald Trumps relationship with Paul Manafort begins with Roy Cohn. That Roy Cohn: Joe McCarthys heavy-lidded henchman, lawyer to the Genovese family. During the 70s, Trump and his father hired Cohn as their lawyer to defend the family against a housing discrimination suit. (Cohn accused the Feds of using Gestapo-like tactics.) But Cohn and Trump became genuine pals, lunching at the Four Seasons and clubbing together at Studio 54. It was Roy Cohn who introduced Stone and Manafort to Trump."
Manafort and Stone had an office on K street
"Another early client was Donald J. Trump. What Trump wanted was help fending off potential rivals to his Atlantic City casino business. He especially feared the rise of Indian gaming. As the 2016 campaign has graphically illustrated, Trump doesnt treat rivals gently. Testifying before a congressional committee in 1993, he began with his rote protestations of friendship. Nobody likes Indians as much as Donald Trump.
"Manafort didnt own the Trump account at the firm. But one of his former partners told me that he would dispense advice and pitch in, winning Trumps trust. When Manafort took an apartment in Trump Towers in 2006, he would kibitz with his old client when theyd run into one another on the elevator. Trump knew this guy was top drawer, says one Republican operative."
Rest of article which is pretty interesting ....
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/04/paul_manafort_isn_t_a_gop_retread_he_s_made_a_career_of_reinventing_tyrants.html
GOTV in Nov !!!!! I am concerned Republicans are taping in to people that have not voted for a very long time or will be first time , not sure if they would even show up on the polls we are seeing now