Knowing now that it surely was part of the Russian hacking, why would they shut down a site like du if they *weren't* stealing the election?

Flynn/Turkey/Russia/Tillerson/Russia shit well before election. the stories were all reported on, the background criminality, teenage girl "parties", payouts, rape of a spouse, etc. the plans the GOPutin's had once he was elected.

it was all there previously. little BIG stories were just let go in search of ratings based on an idiotically criminal character with absolutely no substance.

but MSM decided it needed to broadcast empty podiums waiting for an empty head to bellow for a while.

instead of showing the other candidate actually speaking at the same moment in time with substantive topics and plans for moving ahead.

the only moving ahead we have done since 2016 is merely in space/time. otherwise, we've gone disastrously backwards.

Manny, many, many times over the years

-Puzzler

Up to that point it was still theoretically possible that Clinton could have won.
I'm not going to say any more because I don't want to relive that horrible night.
We're going to survive this, friends!

So...

and Rachel Maddow then ran with reports.
Not sure if this is the right video.

Even for those foolish enough to be riding the fence on Trump (considering his sordid history), all one needed to look at was the lies.

Hundreds of lies, proven to be lies by credible fact-checking organizations - peppered throughout his personal and business history and every day of his campaign. That in itself should have been a show-stopper from Day One for anyone with enough moral fiber to not commit murder.

Lack of outrage - both in the public and media - over his flood of lies and bullshit is what scared the hell out of me early on.

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