Let us not forget Obama did something when he found out about all this Russia stuff

[nini]

You know he just knew where all this came from. Explains Michelle's face at the 'inauguration'.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/29/politics/russia-sanctions-announced-by-white-house/index.html

President Barack Obama took unprecedented steps Thursday to retaliate against alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, prompting vows from Russian authorities that Moscow will respond in kind.

The administration described Russia's involvement as "Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities" and sanctioned four Russian individuals and five Russian entities for what it said was election interference. The administration also ordered 35 Russian diplomats to leave the country and two Russian compounds are being closed.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Obama also went to McTurtle who threatened to make false allegations against

Obama if Obama went public with the Russia story, something like that.

[nini]

6. yep.. I'm saying novenas McConnell goes down over this too

I despise him.

[Irish_Dem]

7. I will throw in some Hail Marys that Divine Justice is done.....

It would not surprise me if McTurtle has been a Russian asset all along.

[nini]

11. I suspect that

He shows ZERO regard for this country and the citizens.

[Irish_Dem]

13. At this point, nothing would surprise me about the GOP. nt

[Chasstev365]

22. Treasonous Fuck

[Irish_Dem]

26. Right. Exactly. He's on the Russian payroll too. Look at his campaign contributions. nt

[AmericanActivist]

2. President Obama is a man of courage! I love

this picture.

[nini]

5. that's one of my favorite pictures

It speaks volumes

[Irish_Dem]

8. I can just imagine what was going on in Obama's head at the moment. nt

[AmericanActivist]

28. Im super curious about that. What do you suppose

he’s thinking?

[Irish_Dem]

29. I think it might be one of the rare times that Obama was furious.

He full well knew what Putin was doing to the US.

I think Obama was thinking something like this:

Putin, you stupid evil mother f____, I vow that we will defeat your ass and hand
it to you on a platter.

[AmericanActivist]

30. Love your narration. :)

President Obama looks furious and steadfast like committed to good and right things. To stare down evil Vlad in that way is amazing.

[Irish_Dem]

31. Yes exactly, I think my narration reflects that look. In somewhat salty terms.

I don't think Obama gets furious often, but when he does, I think it is something to behold.
And yes he was furious and steadfast.

[Irish_Dem]

27. He is probably the most courageous president we have had in a long time.

He was up against so much on a daily basis and he kept plugging away and doing
the right thing.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I wrote to him and thanked him

but also asked him what he was doing to prevent the electoral college from confirming fake president elect before it was confirmed. I wish he had spoken up and done more. Yet I also know he was stuck between a rock and a hard place since he didn't want to be accused of influencing the election in favor of the Dems. He also believed that Hillary would win. A friend assumed the same and wrote "B. Sanders" on her ballot. Lesson learned...never assume.

[questionseverything]

4. the admin knew in june...well before the election

hindsight is easy, to be fair but, he should of been on tv every freaking night telling the American people what was happening before the election

or arrested them

[BannonsLiver]

14. You presume he knew the entirety of what was happening or had happened

We’re just now getting something of a clear picture of what has happened, and that only came after months and months of investigation and evidence gathering. There’s no way he could have known in July or August or November 2016 what we know now.

Like you said, hindsight is easy.

[questionseverything]

23. the same day as the grab em tape and the release of podesta's emails

the cia informed the public...they didn't catch the people's attention

the nsa and our partners around the world were warning us

someone dropped the ball


http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/cias-brennan-some-congress-overlooked-gravity-russia-attack

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former admin was said to be afraid to be too political/perhaps too confident in a democratic succesor


democratic gov rod b was arrested in his home,charged with trying to "sell" a senate seat,tried in the media by releasing private remarks, and convicted by bush's justice department on the second try....there was way more known in the late summer before the election about trump and the repubs than bush ever had on our il gov

just the sudden change in the repub platform should of been enough to open an investigation considering manaford's history....

he was the executive branch, and on his watch the repub party conspired with a foreign government to takeover all 3 branches of government so i stand by my wish....that he would been more forceful

[BannonsLiver]

24. Well agree to disagree then.

[3catwoman3]

9. Now THAt is the look you want to see...

...on the face of the man occupying the Ovak Office.

[nini]

12. Welcome to DU and hang in there

We keep fighting.. no matter what.

I'm way older but I sure as hell don't want to die without making sure my grandsons are ok.

[janx]

16. Aw, sweetie.

It is a very unusual time, but the mechanisms of our government seem to be working!

My youngest daughter is 29, and I took her to see Obama when he campaigned here during his first run for president. She was so excited when he won.

This is so freaky, even for an old lady like me, but it's a historic time too. Please never forget it. We're so lucky to have a government built the way that it is, so lucky to have a free press. Study it as much as you can--read as many books about it as you can.

[Luciferous]

17. Welcome to DU!

[Doreen]

21. Welcome to DU.

[nini]

19. Not a joke

[janx]

18. That photo is a classic.

I've seen it many times and will always remember it.

[Nitram]

20. The photo says everything.

I love the way Obama can look down on Putin.

[Hekate]

25. KnR