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Lars39

(26,110 posts)
1. You could ask her why she had her
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 05:01 PM
Aug 2018

picture taken with Austrian neo nazi leaders at Trump’s inauguration.

madaboutharry

(40,216 posts)
2. Ask her this:
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 05:02 PM
Aug 2018

“Marsha, you have stated that women don’t want equal pay. If you are elected to the U.S. Seanate will you be willing to take a decrease in your salary so that you will also earn a salary not equal to your male colleagues?”

JustAnotherGen

(31,834 posts)
7. Ditto This -but adding
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 05:22 PM
Aug 2018

Would you be willing to do the job of Senator for $48K a year which is the average median income for women in our state?

TheBlackAdder

(28,210 posts)
8. How is she affiliated with Russia and the NRA? Don't ask, "Can you describe..." as it's a Yes/No.
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 05:28 PM
Aug 2018

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Whatever question you have, make sure it isn't open-ended or able to be answered with a single word or sentence.

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Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
10. Ask if it's true that she met with Torshin and if so, what did they discuss?
Mon Aug 6, 2018, 05:51 PM
Aug 2018
https://thinkprogress.org/did-marsha-blackburn-meet-with-maria-butinas-russian-handler-8505b6541aff/6/

"In his years helping accused Russian agent Maria Butina infiltrate the National Rifle Association (NRA), Russian official Alexander Torshin kept coming back to one place: Tennessee.

Torshin, now sanctioned by the U.S. and accused by Spanish authorities of mafia ties and massive money laundering, first came into contact with the NRA via a Nashville-based lawyer, Kline Preston. Torshin additionally served as an election observer in the state in 2012, and swung by again in 2015 for the NRA’s annual convention.

Since Butina was named in last week’s major Justice Department indictment, the details of her operations, as well as the expanding roster of NRA and Republican Party officials she accessed, have begun to paint a clearer picture of the broader Russian effort. The new developments have also reignited questions about whether Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), a close associate of Preston’s, met with Torshin and, if so, what they might have discussed.

The question gained new credence over the weekend, as the details of Butina’s and Torshin’s operations have come out. On Saturday, Tennessee Democratic Party spokesperson Mark Brown told WRCB that Blackburn had met Torshin in 2012.
“Blackburn has a more than decade-long history of meeting with Russian nationals on Tennessee soil,” Brown said. “In 2012, she met with accused spy master Alexander Torshin when he visited Williamson County — her home county — as an election observer, squired by her former campaign president, attorney, and friend G. Kline Preston IV. Blackburn’s actions speak much louder than her words.”

Two days later, the Washington Post attempted to confirm the claim with Blackburn’s campaign. However, Blackburn’s camp “did not provide any comment specifically on the allegations.”

Likewise, Blackburn’s congressional office and campaign did not respond to ThinkProgress’ request for comment about whether she met with Torshin in 2012."
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