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2016 Postmortem

Eliot Rosewater

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28. It is a very delicate and tough spot.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 07:28 PM

Dec 2016

My problem with the press conference or one of them is at one point President Obama was saying "nobody wants an outside nation hacking our elections", but that is not true. Somebody did want and ASK for that, Donald Trump.

This is not a normal situation and it is us who are going to suffer if our leaders do nothing.

Not sure what they can do but they have to make it clear what is happening is wrong.

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Does Obama fear his succesor will have him arrested after January 20? [View all] LonePirate Dec 2016 OP

not at all juxtaposed Dec 2016 #1

I think he may be more worried about what the racist traitors supporters would do. libtodeath Dec 2016 #2

No... SidDithers Dec 2016 #3

This mcar Dec 2016 #14

As if Trump could look any worse on the world avebury Dec 2016 #25

+ 1,000 greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #26

I couldn't stand it, Had to turn it off. pangaia Dec 2016 #4

I couldn't stand it, Had to turn it off. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #18

True. pangaia Dec 2016 #21

I'm disgusted elmac Dec 2016 #5

What did you expect him to do? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #6

Exactly, I see all over demands for a revote treestar Dec 2016 #13

All year people have been pushing the DNC and Obama to do things that are not within their purview! bettyellen Dec 2016 #19

Obama fought the hardest when it mattered JI7 Dec 2016 #23

It is a very delicate and tough spot. Eliot Rosewater Dec 2016 #28

I agree! I don't know what all this Dem. bashing and Obama bashing is about! I think when Trump skylucy Dec 2016 #29

For what?? nt B2G Dec 2016 #7

He is being gracious and classy 4139 Dec 2016 #8

Democrats bring a knife to a gunfight... pbmus Dec 2016 #9

Perhaps unlike you he looked at the evidence and responded as he should have? mythology Dec 2016 #10

No. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #11

He's thinking of the country treestar Dec 2016 #12

Yes and that were further so manipulated that despite Syria, Putins popularity is soaring in the USA bettyellen Dec 2016 #20

He has been a calm and measured leader for 8 years mcar Dec 2016 #15

Hear! Hear! solara Dec 2016 #31

Not at all. He laid out the hacking and spying, which MineralMan Dec 2016 #16

Arrested for what? n/t GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #17

When do autocrats need a reason for arresting anyone? LonePirate Dec 2016 #24

He's not a dictator, as much as he would like to think he is. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #27

Why? Rex Dec 2016 #22

Did you really expect Obama to behave like his successor? That's not who he is, and never was. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #30

Nope. It is about the 2018 midterms, 2020, etc. duffyduff Dec 2016 #32