Deep Dive into Russia's Interference in US Election

[whell]

Originally Posted by MrPots

I notice with all of Trumps appointments that there are captains of industry, champions of big banks, big oil and big business, but nowhere has he appointed anyone who will champion the working man.

Trump voters got duped. Trump voters have fucked over every working man and woman in this country.

Yeah, more "screwing of the working man" was announced this week by IBM.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm...ars-2016-12-13

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Yeah, more "screwing of the working man" was announced this week by IBM.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm...ars-2016-12-13

Thankfully, Obama (who is still President, BTW) has presided over a great economic turnaround in the past eight years, thereby creating 15 million jobs. Funny, but I don't recall you crowing every month when it was announced that another ~180,000 new jobs were created.

[MrPots]

Originally Posted by whell

Yeah, more "screwing of the working man" was announced this week by IBM.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm...ars-2016-12-13

Hmmm.... out of 25,000 new hires only 6,500 will be in the US. And they will be middle wage.....

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by MrPots

I notice with all of Trumps appointments that there are captains of industry, champions of big banks, big oil and big business,

So?

What do the Democrats like Obama and Clinton do?

They appoint some stooge who does the bidding of the captains of industry.

So good for Trump.

He's eliminated the middle man.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Thankfully, Obama (who is still President, BTW) has presided over a great economic turnaround in the past eight years, thereby creating 15 million jobs.

Yeah, that Obummer economy is really great.

People can now get the 2-3 jobs they need to get by.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...gigs/92072068/

Many Americans who struggled to find a job several years ago are now juggling two or three.

The number of multiple job holders hit an eight-year high in September as several forces reshape the labor market. Many workers are seeking extra income as wages are inching up. Job openings are near record levels. And the burgeoning gig economy is putting a premium on freelance work and short-term projects.

Michael Alfaro, 49, of Coloma, Mich., toils full-time as an executive customer service representative for an appliance manufacturer. And on most evenings and some weekends, he works the late shift -- 6 PM to 10 PM or 4 PM to midnight -- in the electronics department of a local department store.

Alfaro decided to take the gig last November to whittle down about $37,000 in debt, including credit card, and student and personal loans. But he also was spurred by the struggles of area retailers and other businesses to find employees.

Isn't that the American Dream?

To work around the clock until you drop dead?

I mean what more can you ask for in this life?

[nailer]

Originally Posted by finnbow

U.S. intelligence officials now believe with "a high level of confidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.

Two senior officials with direct access to the information say new intelligence shows that Putin personally directed how hacked material from Democrats was leaked and otherwise used. The intelligence came from diplomatic sources and spies working for U.S. allies, the officials said.

Putin's objectives were multifaceted, a high-level intelligence source told NBC News. What began as a "vendetta" against Hillary Clinton morphed into an effort to show corruption in American politics and to "split off key American allies by creating the image that [other countries] couldn't depend on the U.S. to be a credible global leader anymore," the official said.

Ultimately, the CIA has assessed, the Russian government wanted to elect Donald Trump. The FBI and other agencies don't fully endorse that view, but few officials would dispute that the Russian operation was intended to harm Clinton's candidacy by leaking embarrassing emails about Democrats.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...n-hack-n696146

Let's see how Whell tries to spin this one.

A fairly qualified report if you ask me. From Russia's perspective having a far less hostile US president is a good thing. If I were Russian and read this report I'd give Putin an attaboy, but he'd still have a significant aw shit deficit.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by nailer

A fairly qualified report if you ask me. From Russia's perspective having a far less hostile US president is a good thing. If I were Russian and read this report I'd give Putin an attaboy, but he'd still have a significant aw shit deficit.

No shit, Sherlock. Why else do you think he put his thumb on the scale?

[nailer]

Originally Posted by finnbow

No shit, Sherlock. Why else do you think he put his thumb on the scale?

Yet to be proved, Watson.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by nailer

Yet to be proved, Watson.

You sound like Whell. In other words, unless we have eye witness reports of an American spy from inside the Kremlin, it didn't happen.

[MrPots]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

So?

What do the Democrats like Obama and Clinton do?

They appoint some stooge who does the bidding of the captains of industry.

So good for Trump.

He's eliminated the middle man.

Yea, the lobbyists......