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2016 Postmortem

poli-junkie

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16. EXXon CEO, Tillerson, next SOS, long associated with Putin

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 04:56 PM

Dec 2016

Trump may distract Russian hacking story with his SOS announcement tweet, but his SOS pick is already associated with Putin, with oil business dealings. The Kremlin cabal is coming into focus and hopefully dots will be connected that Putin/Manafort/Comrade Trump orchestrated the hacking.

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I wake up this morning and the media is all abuzz about the Russian hacking... [View all] kentuck Dec 2016 OP

It's still the headline on CNN's web site. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

I'm still seeing a lot on the Russian hack on google news Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #2

The Russian hacking story is only going to grow and get bigger. madaboutharry Dec 2016 #3

I think you are right. triron Dec 2016 #14

Or maybe we get distracted from the important stuff... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #4

I am posting like crazy on Facebook kimbutgar Dec 2016 #5

I like your bug.. triron Dec 2016 #15

there will be a 3 am twitter storm tonight, to insure that the Morning talk shows putitinD Dec 2016 #6

... while he's sitting on his toilet! RKP5637 Dec 2016 #8

thanks for that visual. Ewww putitinD Dec 2016 #10

... but a gold throne, no less! RKP5637 Dec 2016 #11

the most beautiful throne ever! putitinD Dec 2016 #13

It's a gold toilet that's why he doesn't want to move into the white house kimbutgar Dec 2016 #19

Yep! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #21

At Army-navy game. Great. Didn't lead them to war. Great experience. Look at ME!!! underpants Dec 2016 #9

And that's why it's leaked out MFM008 Dec 2016 #7

Yep! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #22

The media likewise moved from one deplorable Trump action to the next during... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #12

EXXon CEO, Tillerson, next SOS, long associated with Putin poli-junkie Dec 2016 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #17

Does she work on Saturday? I hope she's resting or partying..LOL..n/t monmouth4 Dec 2016 #18

M-F only triron Dec 2016 #20

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Rachel Maddow posted some articles in her twitter account: Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #23

Hope you don't mind if I post this in a couple other threads. triron Dec 2016 #25

Sounds good! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #27

Next Tillerson will get all the sanctions lifted from Russia, as a thank you. Pinkflamingo Dec 2016 #26

See what Sundays talking lemmings talk about still_one Dec 2016 #28

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #33

The Secretary of State from Exxon Mobil is butthole buddies with Putin. So it IS about the hacking. Lint Head Dec 2016 #29

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #34

At the gym this morning I was watching Joy on MSNBC for about 1/2 hour and it was all about doc03 Dec 2016 #30

It was a Friday night news dump so some work needs to be done to give the story legs. Glimmer of Hope Dec 2016 #31

I hope Hair Furor marches the media whorish enablers to the gallows first. I for one will KingCharlemagne Dec 2016 #32

knr triron Dec 2016 #35