Hillary Clinton implied in a recent interview that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is being “groomed” by Russia to run a third-party candidacy.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1256655
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1256655
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is being “groomed” by Russia to run a third-party candidacy.
Yup.
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Would not surprise me one bit if she is right
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Before people start banging this drum, true or not, find the evidence. Find the hard-core evidence that irrefutably links Tulsi and Stein to the Russians. If it’s all hear-say, the story won’t get legs. Find the absolute funding evidence. Find the bots and point it out.
We can’t rely on social media to do it. We have to find it ourselves. There are very smart people out there that can find this, but throwing stones like this is going to lead to a repeat of 2016.
Follow the money. Where’re they getting their money from? Start there and the rest falls into place.
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Glad she brought it up. Everybody knows its Gabbard. Make her deny it.
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Either Gabbard is a Jill Stein Dem Insider Edition or she has serious trumpian traits that makes her a natural fit as a Putin tool!
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Important: to distinguish the term “agent” between Russian and US.
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A week later NYT changed their story because it misquoted HRC on her Gabbard comment…ahemmm…HRC’s comment re:grooming Gabbard by the Republicans, not Russians!
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Not gonna happen - she’s going to continue to sling stones because it’s all she’s got. She’s not going to reveal herself. It’s going to happen much like the drama playing out in DC now. Someone’s going to find something or say something that’s going to bring the story to the surface.
Why didn’t the moderators or other candidates challenge her on these falsehoods?
Because it’s not on the radar yet. After today, it may well be. @hagarwood
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Her poll numbers, as low as the are, have always been higher than expected for a Democrat with her views. The trolls are out in force. Look for this kind of crap to escalate.
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She gave such bizarre answers. Her answer to the impeachment inquiry was so cognizant of the Republican Party it made me wonder who she really is. She didn’t condemn the behavior, she spoke in a diplomatic fashion, which is F’d considering the Reich Wing has gone off the deep end.
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and the rest falls into place
Or not.
My cousin who just moved to SC says there are billboards all over that say “Vote Tulsi.” So should we worry? Of course we should; we’re Democrats.
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Clinton needs to clarify and be very precise with her language.
Is he saying that Stein and Gabbard are being supported by the Russian interference machine but there is no connection and coordination? Or is she saying that Stein and Gabbard are actual, willing, collaborative Russian agents?
There is a very big difference here.
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Many of us have felt that way about her from the get go. Her complaints, criticisms of the DNC are apparent. Her frequent appearances on Fox or RT are another give away (that’s what Glenn Greenwald does). Now HRC didn’t say it was Gabbard but one assumes so.
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For the true believers, it was just a dinner. Where’s the money?
Yes, I’m being stubborn about this - that photo has been out now for three years. It may’ve finally taken Stein out of the mix. So now, we have Tulsi, who may’ve learned at her mentor’s knee.
Where’s the connection? Until that’s made obvious, there are people out there who think Tulsi is a viable alternative to the three Dem candidates that are ‘being crammed down our throats’ (had someone say that to me this past week).
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This was a totally irresponsible statement by Clinton.
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Thank you JorgeP. It would just be a Russian thing to stir this up too to make us fight with one another. Stop the ad hominem attacks— which only gets Gabbard more attention and fans— and stick to attacking her positions. As for Hillary, I do not want to hear from her at all.
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