[This commentary was submitted by Mr Norm Sauer – regular byline contributor, columnist, and member of the The Union's editorial board – to be published on RR concurrently with its appearance (here) in today's 10jun17 edition of the newspaper. As always, it is posted as received. gjr]
Norm Sauer
One doesn’t have to look too hard to know there is a mainstream media bias to destroy the Trump administration. So far, the media’s desired outcome of impeachment continues blindly in search of a justification.
The media’s incessant drumming of collusion based on anonymous sources has 59% of Democrats believing Russia hacked the November vote to give Trump the election according to an Economist/YouGov poll conducted May 20-23.
The media’s propaganda may also be responsible for the murderous rage and irrationality demonstrated by some on the Left against President Trump. An example is this week’s viral photograph of Kathy Griffin holding up a bloodied decapitated head of President Trump, and Portland mayor cancelling a pro-Trump rally because a murderous knife attacker supported Bernie.
For going on a year investigations by our intelligence agencies and oversight by Congressional committees have found no evidence of Russian collusion. This lack of evidence of collusion has been publicly stated by Senator Feinstein (D Cal.) (twice), former Obama CIA Director John Brennan, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and CIA chief Mike Morrell, as well as House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff (D Cal.).
To those of you not suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, I suggest you look at and compare the past actions of Democrats in their relations with the Russians. Consider:
–Trump never delivered a “Reset” button to the Russians, Hillary Clinton did.
–Trump was never a business partner who received $35 million dollars from the Russiana investment fund nicknamed “Putin’s Child.” John Podesta, Hillary’s campaign manager, was.
–Trump was never paid $500,000 for a speech in Moscow by Renaissance Capital which was tied to Russian intelligence. Bill Clinton was.
–Trump never approved the sale of 20% of American uranium while Secretary of State to Rosicom, the Russian State Nuclear Agency. Hillary Clinton did.
–Trump never lied and said he wasn’t part of the Russia uranium deal. John Podesta and Hillary Clinton did.
–Trump never scored $145 million from the shareholders of the uranium company one-fifth sold to the Russians. Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation did.
–Trump never received millions of dollars of donations from the Russian oligarchs as part of a Russian nuclear research cluster. The Clinton Foundation did.
–And, a reporter’s diligent search of Canadian tax records didn’t find Trump connected in financial dealing with the Russians. Hillary Clinton was.
There is solid evidence, not anonymous unsubstantiated rumors, of inappropriate dealings with Russia pointing to John Podesta, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and the Clinton Foundation. Yet, little is said about these matters by the main stream “lamestream” media. And those who subscribe to Leftist ideology have neither an appreciation of this truthful evidence nor unselective memories.
The mainstream media recently tried to establish a story that proved false that Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, tried to establish a communications ‘back channel’ with the Russians. Really! If the Trump team colluded with the Russians before the 2016 election why was Kushner now trying to establish back channel communications with them? Hateful desperate people will grab at anything, even the irrational and inconsistent, to fulfill their evil ends.
No evidence of Trump collusion with the Russians means no crime. But, to Democrats and their media cohorts this doesn’t matter. They have recently switched tactics and are now accusing the president of covering up a non-crime by heating up an obstruction of justice scandal to impeach President Trump even though there is no apparent wrongdoing or collusion by the Trump team with Russia.
This scandal without a crime can put the Democrats in a bind. With 59% of Democrats now believing Russia hacked the November vote based on a steady stream of unfounded media attacks on the president, even the New York Times reported “liberal activists are courting a backlash of their own as they demand of their lawmakers nothing short of driving the president from office by any means necessary.” Democrats and left wing media have overpromised about what was possible.
Retired Assistant Attorney General Andrew McCarthy argues the only way to counteract the left’s attempted annihilation of the president is evidence-based counter attacks. First, investigate the Obama administration’s abuse of government surveillance powers for the purposes of political spying. Also, Congress should investigate whether Obama’s Justice Department colluded with the Clinton campaign to influence the 2016 election outcome. And, third, Congress should investigate the collusion between the Russians, the Clintons and the Clinton Foundation.
May truth will out.
rebanesruminations.com 
180 responses to “TRUTH WILL OUT”
Paul, you’re still firing blanks. That report, furiously put together and released in January at the end of Obama’s last term, and in the terminology, “high confidence”, the standard for the wikileaks claim, reads as follows:
“High confidence in a judgment does not imply that the assessment is a fact or a certainty; such judgments may be wrong” page 13.
For example, I have high confidence you didn’t wade all the way through that report for yourself and are relying on the opinions of others, pointing to that report as your justification for ignoring Wikileaks repeated screams that it wasn’t the Russians that leaked to them the Podesta email stashes.
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I did read the Report Don
So it’s conclusions are bunk Don?
From the report:
“We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump,” the report said.
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Paul… did they “assess” (a learned word for “guess”) how Russia got the data to Wikileaks in a way that made Assange think it was a Democratic Party insider giving it up?
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Well now. Comey the leakier? The trail points to him. He’s going to need a good lawyer.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/12/comey-admitted-single-trump-leak-but-were-there-others.html
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Forget Paul? all that was under “O”‘s watch. What did “O” do about it? NOTHING!.
Find another tree to bark at.
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I don’t have to prove my courage to a pathetic party parrot. In this county alone there are plenty of people who have personally witnessed it over the years. My personal favorite is still the stand off with the armed individual in the sniper suit. 😉
Interesting reports on the long list of leaks to the NYT under Comey that are being referred to the DOJ IG by the Presidents personal attorney in the Comey complaint.
I expect we will see the former federal prosecutor in Jeff Sessions tomorrow. His statements indicate he will be on the offensive.
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PaulE 203pm – Yes, the unmasking of Flynn is still a subject of legal debate. So let’s posit that the unmasking was legal. We then have even fewer crimes to investigate as pointed out in DonB’s 120pm. Now address that re my ‘Mueller’s Perpetual Motion’ post.
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So you won’t stand by your own words Don. Typical for you.
Gregory the definition for assess is: to determine the importance, size, or value of, assess a problem, assess the damage
That’s what they did in taking into account all they knew about the situation . They then came up with an assessment that the Russians were behind the whole thing. Do you have a problem with that? Is it bunk?
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Its as if all of the substance damaged brain cells only let po’ ol’ PE remember what happened in the last year as to told to him by the talking points for lefties email. 😉
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Too many to’s. 😉
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So at this point I will safely assess that Gregory, Don B and Walt are Russian cuddlers because they side with Putin and Assange rather than the assessment of American intelligence by declaring that the Russians had nothing to do with attempting to influence American elections by hacking private American emails and distributing results to Wikileaks to influence American voters so their choice Trump would win the election. Not sure about George. He’s being typically coy about this sort of thing.
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No facts PaulE. But there is no there there and it is all a democrat wet dream. You fell for it and are now so embarresed you did tht you locked your self into the lies. Do some critical thinking man, you are coming acres unhinged. And right now the Russians appear to be more believable than any democrat.Sorry to say. But we are not at war so your fears are unfounded.
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Are you saying Russia is not our enemy Todd?
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You can add Todd to the slumber party with Putin. Todd, Gregory, Walt, Don all in their jammies waiting for a bedtime story from Putin.
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Also Todd are you saying the assessment referred to in this chat is a lie?
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Paul, that makes you an Obama and Hillary cuddler who is desperate to terminate the Trump presidency, as the slap-dash report you’re hanging your hat upon was pushed through the Obama administration’s last weeks.
You also didn’t answer the question, so I’ll restate it differently.. are you saying Assange is lying when he stated (multiple times) he didn’t get the emails from Russians?
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The po’ ol’ fakenewsman is descending to depths of rhetorical depravity unseen before the discovery of his reoccurring TURDS eruptions@445. See ya tomorrow po’ ol’ PE. What would you prefer, a wedgie, noogies or a wet willy? 😉
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assess
“estimate the nature, ability, or quality of”
estimate
“rough guess”
Yeah, Paul, assess really is a nice word for a rough guess of he nature, ability, or quality.
“It’s a slam dunk, Mr. President”
Assessment by George Tenet, head of CIA (a Democrat appointed by Bill Clinton) to GW Bush regarding WMD’s in Iraq
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I am opposed to both parties Gregory. Didn’t support Obama 2nd time or Hillary firs time. Trump will terminate his own presidency Gregory without any help from Obama or Clinton. He’s near the tipping point right now in the polls and yes they do make a difference-look at Clintons mid term disaster for the Democrats- and he has a dismal record passing legislation with grim prospects for “Trumpcare or his budget and tax cuts.
Yes Assange doesn’t want to reveal his source besides he hates this country and will do anything to undermine it. So you believe him over the assessment of our security team?
The assessment has been reaffirmed many times since it’s release and is still supported by all security agencies that now have Trump appointed leaders.
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It would be hilarious if the only indictments from Muller are for team 0 characters on the cover up and illegal name disclosures. 😉
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No Paul Emery, I have no use for Putin. And yes we are not at war with Russia. How could you say that? Are you unhinged? And it seems you are committing a Confederate act here. Trying to destroy our Constitution. So I declare you the fifth columnist here. We are trying to save the country and the document. You are tearing it apart and for what? You are a Jefferson Davis.
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todd
I didn’t say we were at war, show me where I did. However it’s hopelessly naive of you to think they are not our enemy. Todd, do you admit you are siding with the Russians on this rather than American intelligence and security teams? Do you really comprehend what you are assuming by siding with Putin?
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The po’ ol’ fakenewsman has been making an A** out himself with the most outrageous assumptions Todd. Exactly what are security teams? Unbelievable. 😉
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For the record, I’ve made my position clear about Russia’s desire to influence elections and the politics of every country they could get their hands on. And whoulda thought that so has the US over the decades, and every other country that could? When Russia was the USSR, they did it for world domination. Now I think that they’re trying to mess with us because it is in their national interest. However, other than weakening the US internationally, I don’t know what their other national interests are other than attempting to dominate (reconquer) their ‘near abroad’. It is not in the Russian psyche to become a world class player in commerce. Why? Because their DNA makes them see everything as a zero-sum game – there is no win-win in their ontology (there’s that word again).
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This is a great sign of so called impartiality. Comey’s bud who now is the “investigator”
stacks the deck with LIBS.
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/robert-mueller-stocks-staff-democrat-donors/
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Prison for Reality and prisoners in Reality.
We know what to expect from Putin and what to expect from The Democrat Establishment, the Alt-Left, the MSM, and our local boy carrying the water for the latter three. Right now, I see Putin as a lesser threat to our democracy that the above mentioned others. Gotta call them as I see ’em.
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Okay Don let me re-phrase that.
This is who compiled the Assessment I have been referring to in these postings
The CIA, FBI and NSA
Simple enough for you? You pick Putin rather than their report pure and simple. Russia cuddler Don “Bear Hug” Bessee
Here’s a link to the report
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf
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Paul, remind me, how long have you been registered to vote as a Democrat and why didn’t you change your registration to LIB when you decided to join me in voting for Johnson?
We have many enemies in this world, Paul, military and economic, and had John Podesta heeded the warnings the FBI gave him regarding hacking, it’s quite possible he’d never have seen the email clickbait that the hackers (assumed to be in Russia) used to get into his computer. The GOP campaign committee didn’t make those mistakes and it was their more hardened systems, not a lack of trying, that kept the GOP from being harmed.
The “assessment” of the intelligence community was that since they got in to the Democrat’s network and learned more about them, that they must have favored the GOP… of course, DEM incompetence securing their system didn’t enter into their “assessment” there.
Paul, you’ve been carrying water for the Democratic Party with the long knives unsheathed looking to slice the GOP since we started chatting nose to nose well over a year ago. Give it a rest.
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What does my party Registration have to do with the question at hand? Are you registered Libertarian and who did you vote for? You either believe Putin or the assessment presented. It’s obvious where your sentiments lie. The FBI, CIA and NSA still support the assessment Gregory and they are run by Trump appointees. You seem to know more than the CIA NSA and FBI. Can you show me one instance of them not supporting the assessment?
Yes, Gregory is a Putin snuggler.
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George
this has nothing to do with Russia being a Communist country it’s about it being a dictatorship run by international gangsters. Do you doubt that?
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Here’s something to keep an eye on. Who lknows if it’s true but it will be very Nixonian of trump to do this.
“President Donald Trump is “considering” firing former FBI Director Robert Mueller, appointed by the Department of Justice to lead the investigation into ties between Trump’s campaign and Russian officials, a friend said Monday.
“I think he’s considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. I think he’s weighing that option,” Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy told PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff on Monday. ”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-robert-mueller-firing_us_593f1d38e4b02402687c50d4?m=false&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
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Lest we forget, the dirty former Commie Bastards also hacked into the Congressional Democrat Campaign Committee, the DNC, and wormed their way into Hillary and Bill’s private server. At least that Romanian kid did and enjoyed reading Hillary’s State Department e-mails on his lunch break. Kids nowadays.
This was after the FBI came and warned them and yet Podesta’s password remained PASSWORD. Hey, didn’t those various members of Congress (D) hire those Pakistani brothers and their wives to do all the techie work with complete unfettered access? Geeze, one of the clan took his family and fled to his homeland and now the poor renters here don’t know where to mail the checks. Lol. Which was after it was discovered they not only were hired and given the keys to a dozen or more Democrat Congresspersons’ computers, they done stole a bunch of the physical computers. Greedy louts they are. Probably sold them for scrap. Or used for blackmail. Job security.
What is it with the Left and security issues? Some things just don’t change after all these years, but I digress per usual.
Debbie wants her laptop back real bad. Real bad.
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Dementia boy at 552 who still can not read and understand much of anything. Go try and sell that about me anywhere and no one will be buying what you are selling. Have you stopped beating your dog?
Back to the real world, I just heard Muller hired a lawyer that is a Clinton foundation lawyer. Newt is pointing out how many dem donors have been hired. Hmmmm…. 😉
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Glad you agree with me Bill that the Russians hacked Private computers to affect the elections. That’s something the four cuddlers refuse to accept.
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Jefferson Davis Emery. Why are you trying to undermine our country and its election of the President?
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I think its time for Jefferson Davis Emery aka po’ ol’ fakenewsman PE to have a competency hearing and have a conservator appointed. Sad. 😉
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Sure, Punchy, whatever you say. Think I said dirty former Commie Bastards, not to be confused with the current Commie Bastards you carry their water for. Sure, Paul, whatever you say. isn’t time for Mommie to bring you your pill? She is running behind I reckon.
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Speaking of security issues…..
https://www.facebook.com/DeanJamesAff/photos/a.526803324053758.1073741828.526522320748525/1401393706594711/?type=3&theater
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Jefferson Davis Emery??? Where did that come from Todd? You are the one supporting a foreign enemy rather than our own government in a vital security matter.
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What are you talking about Jefferson Davis Emery? I don’t support Russia or any other country over mine. You are undermining the country and causing a new Confederacy to arise with all your Trump hate. My goodness look in the mirror. You are pushing treason!
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It is you who supportw the Russians Todd not me.
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You did however protest against the US and advocate for socialist policies which are no different than the communists who avowed to destroy us. 😉
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Protest? When where Don?
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Jefferson Davis Paul did you not understand what I wrote at 739? You are the one commiyying treason by creating a lie and undermining the Constitution. I am trying to save the country from you fifth columnists.
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Timing is everything. Agree with Punchy’s Russia Claims or risk ‘character assisination’.
Fellow comrades, here is the money quote:
“How exactly did Russia hack our election?” Carlson asked rhetorically.
“They just did,” he said of Democrats’ response.
Carlson said that when people question that argument, they are met with harsh attacks.
“Character assassination is always easier than making a sensible argument,” he said.
Now they are saying Sessions is Putin’s boy toy. You can’t make this stuff up. They have lost whatever brain cells they had left.
Oh, Vlady, hold me closer and be gentle tonight, lol. Oh Vlady, that’s it. Oh Vlady, you tiger you. Grrrrrrr. Oh yes, oh yes, Ohhhhhhhhh Myyyy! Grrrrrrrrr!
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/12/tucker-carlson-donald-trump-russia-collusion-jeff-sessions-senate-alabama
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Todd
Once again do you support Putin or the FBI, NSA, and CIA in their assessment that Russia interferred in the ’16 el3ction. I’m giving you a chance to redeem yourself and not be a cuddler?
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More evidense that Todd is a Ruskie supporter. A quote from Todd himself earlier today
“Russians appear to be more believable than any democrat.”
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Does that mean you’d rather have the Russians run our country than the Democrats? Sounds like it.
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Jefferson Davis Emery, you really stretch things in that noggin of yours. I told you I have no lpve of Putin and yet you still try and put words in my mouth. When I say the Rooskies seem to be more credible than democrats, that does not mean I support them. But you are trying to undermine our country and have a coup agiaist a duly elected Predient. You and your ilk are Confedeates all.
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The investigations go on and on to nowhere in the swamp other than to keep everyone in a twitter. Nothing happened with the investigation of Hillary’s email breach of security. Maybe the email alias used by Obama was why the FBI didn’t prosecute Hillary, because the President would have been guilty too. Bad, but so darned funny! Soap opera mentality…
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/440380/obama-email-alias-clinton-why-fbi-didnt-prosecute-hillary?utm_source=nr&utm_medium=satemail&utm_content=mccarthy&utm_campaign=obama-email&utm_term=VDHM
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