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Kingofalldems

(38,475 posts) Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:59 PM Mar 2017

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RNC paid intel firm for Clinton dirt

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For people who demand Democrats work with republicans.

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RNC paid intel firm for Clinton dirt (Original Post) Kingofalldems Mar 2017 OP

RNC and Priebus are the purest form of scum. democratisphere Mar 2017 #1

I would hope the DNC does the same. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2017 #2

Have you ever heard of the DNC hiring "ex" KGB officers working for a firm pnwmom Mar 2017 #11

No. I'm not familiar with all of the company's the DNC has done business with. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2017 #12

If Dems had paid a Russian-related security firm, I'm sure that would have been reported. nt pnwmom Mar 2017 #13

I'm not. NCTraveler Mar 2017 #14

They scour each other's FEC reports. If the Dems had ever paid this company or one pnwmom Mar 2017 #15

I doubt it with the stansdard being applied here. nt. NCTraveler Mar 2017 #16

They Just Made Most of It Up Like Always Leith Mar 2017 #3

KICK! Cha Mar 2017 #4

How is that different from the opposition research done by basically every political campaign meadowlander Mar 2017 #5

Let's see. The work was done by an "ex" KGB agent named Gennady Vasilenko, pnwmom Mar 2017 #9

I would assume we do the same thing. aikoaiko Mar 2017 #6

No, we don't generally pay "former" KGB agents with extensive contacts in Russia pnwmom Mar 2017 #10

While gathering oppo info is common, I doubt it usually has such close Russian ties when Dems do it. Lucinda Mar 2017 #7

To those responding with don't we do the same thing? kcr Mar 2017 #8

OK, so Dems don't hire Russian spies... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #17

Ex-Russian spies are much nastier then ex-British spies. nt jmg257 Mar 2017 #18

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. RNC and Priebus are the purest form of scum.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:24 PM

Mar 2017

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

2. I would hope the DNC does the same. Nt

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:28 PM

Mar 2017

pnwmom

(108,994 posts)

11. Have you ever heard of the DNC hiring "ex" KGB officers working for a firm

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 05:48 AM

Mar 2017

with extensive connections in Russia?

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

12. No. I'm not familiar with all of the company's the DNC has done business with. Nt

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 07:30 AM

Mar 2017

pnwmom

(108,994 posts)

13. If Dems had paid a Russian-related security firm, I'm sure that would have been reported. nt

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #12)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 09:28 AM

Mar 2017

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

14. I'm not.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #13)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 09:36 AM

Mar 2017

"Russian related"

pnwmom

(108,994 posts)

15. They scour each other's FEC reports. If the Dems had ever paid this company or one

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #14)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 11:36 AM

Mar 2017

with similar connections, the R's would have found out and would have made an issue of it.

The person doing the work was a "former" KGB agent and the company was known for its extensive Russian connections.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

16. I doubt it with the stansdard being applied here. nt.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 11:43 AM

Mar 2017

Leith

(7,813 posts)

3. They Just Made Most of It Up Like Always

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:58 PM

Mar 2017

That's what their ratfuckers are for.

Cha

(297,652 posts)

4. KICK!

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 02:47 AM

Mar 2017

meadowlander

(4,402 posts)

5. How is that different from the opposition research done by basically every political campaign

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 02:49 AM

Mar 2017

regardless of party?

pnwmom

(108,994 posts)

9. Let's see. The work was done by an "ex" KGB agent named Gennady Vasilenko,

Reply to meadowlander (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 05:46 AM

Mar 2017

and the firm is known for doing work in Russia.

Does that sound like every political campaign you've known?

aikoaiko

(34,183 posts)

6. I would assume we do the same thing.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 02:52 AM

Mar 2017

pnwmom

(108,994 posts)

10. No, we don't generally pay "former" KGB agents with extensive contacts in Russia

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 05:47 AM

Mar 2017

to do oppo research.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

7. While gathering oppo info is common, I doubt it usually has such close Russian ties when Dems do it.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:09 AM

Mar 2017

Seems like some aren't reading the article...or aren't bothered by yet another Russian connection to the RNC.

kcr

(15,320 posts)

8. To those responding with don't we do the same thing?

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:23 AM

Mar 2017

Let me get this out of the way...

Ok.

Do we use Russian spies? Come on, now.

Wounded Bear

(58,706 posts)

17. OK, so Dems don't hire Russian spies...

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 12:22 PM

Mar 2017

but it was research like this that turned up the 35 page dossier on Trump as oppo research.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

18. Ex-Russian spies are much nastier then ex-British spies. nt

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 12:27 PM

Mar 2017

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