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Auggie

(31,136 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2019, 10:43 PM Jan 2019

Rachel Maddow: Trump is Putin's propaganda puppet

Another fascinating show

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Rachel Maddow: Trump is Putin's propaganda puppet (Original Post) Auggie Jan 2019 OP

Listening. K&R n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #1

Amazing story. Rachel is terrific mnhtnbb Jan 2019 #2

This one was scary, I .. JUST ... read today about Putin's attempts to spin the Afghanistan war! The uponit7771 Jan 2019 #3

What's really frightening is that Vladimir Putin FightingIrish Jan 2019 #4

Or what demands putin made of trump. empedocles Jan 2019 #6

Rachel seems definitely onto something on this putin puppet thing. empedocles Jan 2019 #5

+1000 triron Jan 2019 #12

traitortrump even knew how to properly pronounce Belarus and Monetenegroan [sp/] empedocles Jan 2019 #13

Sounds like these declarations are deliberately spaced-out. There has to be a go-between too. Auggie Jan 2019 #14

'RUSSIA OWN TRUMP'. That's why trump so sharply, strongly, slavishly, empedocles Jan 2019 #15

Just finished watching the segment mindfulNJ Jan 2019 #7

You said it much better than I. triron Jan 2019 #8

I seem to recall someone calling this even before Maddow. forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #9

knr triron Jan 2019 #10

Maddow reveals how Trump gets his craziest conspiracy theories direct from the Kremlin Gothmog Jan 2019 #11

+1 dalton99a Jan 2019 #18

trump has lost the WSJ Gothmog Jan 2019 #16

+1 Auggie Jan 2019 #17

From Prof. Tribe Gothmog Jan 2019 #19

rzemanfl

(29,554 posts)

1. Listening. K&R n/t

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 10:44 PM

Jan 2019

mnhtnbb

(31,375 posts)

2. Amazing story. Rachel is terrific

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 10:52 PM

Jan 2019

at sleuthing out these stories.

He is a puppet. No doubt.

uponit7771

(90,304 posts)

3. This one was scary, I .. JUST ... read today about Putin's attempts to spin the Afghanistan war! The

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 10:59 PM

Jan 2019

... Afghan war is a TRUE STAIN on Russia's history ...TO... the Russian people and part of the reason why the FSU (Former Soviet Union) fell; people lost belief after knowing the war in Afghanistan was an aggressive one proffered by Russia.

To the people of the FSU before Afghanistan Russia wasn't a true aggressor like America was (Nam, Panama, etc) and was on the side of world peace.

After Afghanistan there was none of that lore ... people lost that perspective along with a tone of financial resources that was supposed to keep the country floating during the down times of lower oil prices.

REALLY interesting article from David From here - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/01/trump-just-endorsed-ussrs-invasion-afghanistan/579361/

FightingIrish

(2,716 posts)

4. What's really frightening is that Vladimir Putin

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:00 PM

Jan 2019

had Trump home alone all to himself through the holidays. Who knows what kind of crazy shit he pumped into his skull.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

6. Or what demands putin made of trump.

Reply to FightingIrish (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:04 PM

Jan 2019

What was the power behind the putin demands? Who else might be involved or know some things? Are they 'flippable'?

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

5. Rachel seems definitely onto something on this putin puppet thing.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 11:02 PM

Jan 2019

So weird. What are the odds that ignorant trump ever before heard of Belarus or Montenagro, much less the Russia/Afghanistan conflict of 4 decades ago?

Big question is, exactly what motivated trump to declare these very specific, very weird, things as President. Exactly how did that happen? Doesn't seem like putin casually mentioned it at some time to trump, and then traitortrump just sort of blurted it out.

triron

(21,984 posts)

12. +1000

Reply to empedocles (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 01:20 AM

Jan 2019

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

13. traitortrump even knew how to properly pronounce Belarus and Monetenegroan [sp/]

Reply to triron (Reply #12)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 09:15 AM

Jan 2019

trump has someone besides putin pumping detail into him. That's why in above thread I threw in word 'flippable ?' That person could testify against trump for a conspiracy law count.

Auggie

(31,136 posts)

14. Sounds like these declarations are deliberately spaced-out. There has to be a go-between too.

Reply to empedocles (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 09:43 AM

Jan 2019

The timing. though, is peculiar. Maybe it doesn't matter to Russia/Putin. They just want some stuff on the record.

Bottom line: RUSSIA OWNS TRUMP.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

15. 'RUSSIA OWN TRUMP'. That's why trump so sharply, strongly, slavishly,

Reply to Auggie (Reply #14)

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 10:47 AM

Jan 2019

caters to putin. You got it. It's 'on the record', trump knows [or senses], putin has so many buttons to push on trump.

[Feels good that you, triron, and I, can try to deepen our understandings here at DU. Thanks all. ]