2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum"How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advising Donald Trump"
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/us/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html?ref=politics&_r=2This link (with excerpts and additional information) was originally posted by StrictlyRockers in "Latest Breaking News," but it was subsequently locked for having been posted in the wrong forum. The New York Times article details an ongoing involvement of Paul Manafort in the turmoil in the Ukraine. The story of Manafort's association with Putin and Yanukovych resembles a James Bond thriller. It boggles my mind that Republicans attempted to derail Hillary's campaign with bogus Benghazi investigations, while they ignore Manafort's association with Putin and Yanukovych and the Ukranian conflict. I find it hard to believe that any candidate for the presidency of the United States could survive a revelation of this magnitude. It appears that Manafort has tried to put lipstick on an authoritarian pig more than once.
Many thanks to StrictlyRockers for fetching this article. The locked thread (with excerpts from the article, as well as additional information) can be found here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141539138.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)That guy's face should be as familiar to every American as his feckless boss's
Koinos
(2,792 posts)From the article:
Manafort's role in Trump's campaign sounds like an attempt to undermine President Obama's policy with regard to the Ukraine, as well as to prevent Hillary Clinton from carrying on this same policy as president. Putin and Yanukovych do not want Hillary to win, and I suspect we will see more Russian involvement in this election. Manafort may or may not be an intermediary in this effort. It will be interesting to see what more the New York Times will turn up in their investigative reporting. They know they are definitely onto something big here.
RapSoDee
(421 posts)Exactly how are he and his Republican cronies tied up with Russia?
Who owes who? How much?
Who is the ENFORCER in the deals you have made with Russia?
Show us your tax returns. Show us #ComradeTrump's tax returns. Now.
etc.?
Koinos
(2,792 posts)"The Quiet American: Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the worlds nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom. Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch. By Franklin Foer"
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/04/paul_manafort_isn_t_a_gop_retread_he_s_made_a_career_of_reinventing_tyrants.html
annabanana
(52,791 posts)I am going to kick this post into next week!
Koinos
(2,792 posts)Republicans may have nominated a "Siberian candidate" whose purpose is to disturb international relations not only between the United States and Russia, but also between the United States and its allies. Trump may be unwitting about what is going on, but his nastiness toward anyone and everyone he doesn't like may be a diversion from a deeper and more sinister game plan devised by entities that have no business in our political election.
cynzke
(1,254 posts)Here is an excellent article EXPOSING all the ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. It is TOO SERIOUS to overlook/IGNORE!!!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/30/donald-trump-paul-manafort-ukraine-russia-putin-tie
SecularMotion
(7,981 posts)Manafort has worked on behalf of an Angolan warlord, a Lebanese arms-dealer, the Pakistani spy agency that went on to create the Taliban, the Putin-aligned president of Ukraine and a whos-who of 1980s dictators. He helped enrich clients who left trails of death and destruction in their wakes.
To be clear, Manafort also has extensive experience working as a political operative in the United States as far back as 1976. He worked for the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Robert Dole, and George W. Bush. His record suggests hes pretty good at his job.
Manafort got his start delegate-wrangling for Gerald Ford in the 1976 Republican convention, where he demonstrated precocious political talents. Tutored by Bush-consigliere James Baker, he went on to manage Reagans campaigns in 1980 and 1984.
https://warisboring.com/donald-trumps-campaign-manager-worked-for-warlords-arms-dealers-and-dictators-261626a143d8#.5wak7yptw
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016164550
Koinos
(2,792 posts)His job is to make dictators look respectable. And he is Trump's campaign manager, no less. He could be chief of staff or secretary of state in a Trump administration. Think of the international mess he could cause in that role, as he directs Trump to abandon NATO and stand by while Russia moves against the Ukraine as a first step in reconstructing the "Soviet Union." The balance of world power would shift catastrophically with a Trump presidency. Trump's sole talent is his ability to profit personally from breaking things. As president, he could break NATO and just about everything else.
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)cynzke
(1,254 posts)There are about five more staffers who have ties to Russia. Rick Gates for one. Turns out that John McCain's campaign manager in 2008, Rick Davis, was a business partner with Paul Manafort. Rick Davis recently gave testimony to Cayman Island officials regarding a business deal Manafort and his partner arranged with a Russian oligarch and Putin Pal. The business venture lost $26 mil and the oligarch wants to know where the money went...thinks Manafort stashed it away somewhere, allowing the business deal to collapse. Check the link that covers this. Also note how much business is going on behind the scene between Russian and US business investors . How they PRESSURE our government officials AND even pressure the FBI to allow shady Russian business investor into the country . Much more going on than the public realizes. An eye opener .
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-campaign-chief-ducks-questions-about-214020365.html
Koinos
(2,792 posts)Your excellent post deserves a thread of its own.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)I wish Trudeau could have kept the daily strip going thru this election cycle.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)All questions directed to Manafort should be about Russia/Ukraine.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)Why is it being largely ignored on MSM? (except some coverage on Rachel)
annabanana
(52,791 posts)annabanana
(52,791 posts)annabanana
(52,791 posts)Koinos
(2,792 posts)I think that Trump's unwitting cooperation with Russia's expansionist agenda is the greatest danger we face.
There are many reasons to dump Trump, but his relation to Putin is HUGE.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Every single time he is on television.