Tiberius Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Good piece on how deep this Russian dark money situation goes: Quote If the N.R.A. as an organization turns out to be compromised, it would shake conservative politics to its foundation. And this is no longer a far-fetched possibility. “I serve on both the Intelligence Committee and the Finance Committee,” Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, told me. “So I have a chance to really look at this through the periscope of both committees. And what I have wondered about for some time is this whole issue of whether the N.R.A. is getting subverted as a Russian asset. This is not a question that Republicans are eager to answer. Before Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee abruptly closed their investigation into Russian election interference, committee Democrats wanted to interview both Butina and Erickson. Their Republican colleagues refused. “If there were efforts towards a back channel towards the N.R.A., they didn’t want to know,” Representative Adam Schiff, a California Democrat who is the ranking member on the committee, told me. “It was too hot to handle.” It is not surprising that Republicans would want to protect the N.R.A. According to an audit obtained by the Center for Responsive Politics, the N.R.A.’s overall spending increased by more than $100 million in 2016. “The explosion in spending came as the N.R.A. poured unprecedented amounts of money into efforts to deliver Donald Trump the White House and help Republicans hold both houses of Congress,” the center wrote. Wyden said Republicans on the Intelligence Committee have thwarted his attempts to look deeply into the Russian money trail. “The Intelligence Committee has completely ducked for cover on follow-the-money issues,” he said. (As it happens, Richard Burr, the North Carolina Republican who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, is one of Congress’s leading recipients of N.R.A. support.) On Monday, a few hours after news broke of Butina’s arrest, the Treasury Department announced a new rule sparing some tax-exempt groups, including the N.R.A., from having to report their large donors to the I.R.S. Wyden called the move “truly grotesque,” saying it would “make it easier for Russian dark money” to flow into American politics. You might ask who benefits. The answer is: not just Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/opinion/republican-party-national-rifle-association-trump-russia.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 The weather today is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsidethebox Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Absolutely beautiful, thinking about taking a half day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 25 minutes ago, westside said: Absolutely beautiful, thinking about taking a half day. It's going to be warm, so keep your kitty moist and cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 35 minutes ago, westside said: Absolutely beautiful, thinking about taking a half day. ain't nothing better in the world you know than lying in the sun with your radio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsidethebox Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 I agree 100% ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 14 minutes ago, row_33 said: ain't nothing better in the world you know than lying in the sun with your radio You talked me into it. ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 i hope this wasn't just a Canadian Content song, that you got to enjoy this in the US where'd those 45 years fly by to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 18 minutes ago, B-Man said: You talked me into it. ? ? Don't forget the sunscreen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 That's where I saw the Leprechaun. He tells me to burn things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 39 minutes ago, Wacka said: That's where I saw the Leprechaun. He tells me to burn things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Took the boat out today on the Vineyard Sound, down to Woods Hole and then over to Martha’s Vineyard. It was a beautiful day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 All those candidates who received NRA money will be accused by Democrats of using Russian money. Well, because they are. Russia wants to former choas in the Democratic countries. That's why it throws hundreds of millions of dollars at NRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 39 minutes ago, Tiberius said: All those candidates who received NRA money will be accused by Democrats of using Russian money. Well, because they are. Russia wants to former choas in the Democratic countries. That's why it throws hundreds of millions of dollars at NRA You're such a choad. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 minute ago, 3rdnlng said: You're such a choad. Stop trying to former his choading. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 9 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Stop trying to former his choading. Tibs missed it by that much, 0 for 3,000,210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbb Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsidethebox Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, donbb said: It was one dinner??? It must be collusion!!!! Never cease to amaze me....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 42 minutes ago, donbb said: She has closer connections to the other side of the aisle... But details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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