These conservatives are freaking out about Trump calling for Russian ‘cyber warfare’ against the US

[applegrove]

These conservatives are freaking out about Trump calling for Russian ‘cyber warfare’ against the US

by Bethania Palma Markus at the Raw Story

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/these-conservatives-are-freaking-out-about-trump-calling-for-russian-cyber-warfare-against-the-us/

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Amanda Carpenter, a former staffer for Trump’s chief rival in the primaries, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, called Trump’s comments troubling. “If Trump wants Russia to hack into emails for his political benefit, no reason to believe he wouldn’t hack into your email to do the same,” she tweeted, adding, “The leaks are an act of cyber warfare. Trump should treat it as such. Not like this is the page 6 gossip page. Please!”

Ben Howe, another conservative writer who has been anti-Trump, tweeted, “The guy saying he’ll build a wall to protect American sovereignty is openly hoping Russia infiltrates us.”

Rick Tyler, a conservative commentator for MSNBC, tweeted Trump’s campaign symbol with a sickle and hammer and the words, “Make Russia great again.”

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Trump’s comments seemed to send House Speaker Paul Ryan scrambling. Ryan has endorsed Trump. But on Wednesday, his spokesperson released this statement: “Russia is a global menace led by a devious thug. Putin should stay out of this election.”


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[applegrove]

1. Where are the rest of them

[L. Coyote]

31. It will take a bit more time, but this will sink in.

[GoCubsGo]

2. Good!

Their chicken has come home to roost, and now he's dumping a HUGE pile of chicken shit all over them. Serves them right. I hope the rest of the country is watching, as well.

[2naSalit]

4. ^^THIS^^

[sarae]

3. A fraction of the amount of Republicans

who would be having seizures if the RNC had been hacked. At least a few of them are consistent.

The fact that most Republicans are ok with Trump being Putin's lapdog is so incredibly fucked up that it's surreal.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. The RNC probably has been hacked by the Russians, but neither Re or Ru wants to say anything. . . nt

[Cosmocat]

23. Right

there really is nothing he can do that these people will not only accept, but defend.

I swear to god, if a democrat was as wrong with russia as he is, can you imagine what they would say and do?

[charlyvi]

5. I'm wondering how many of the repubs who have endorsed Trump

or said they would vote for the party's nominee (which means the same thing) will vote for someone else. After all, once you're in the booth, who would know?

[RonniePudding]

6. This is one of the most interesting facets to this

Conservatives, traditional conservatives, still harbor a lot of animus toward Russia from the Cold War. They see Putin as someone who would like to restore Russia to its former glory, and when a supposed Republican nominee has a bromance with him it seems to make them very uncomfortable.

I personally know 2 people who fit that bill exactly and this Russia stuff has gone from "look what the Democrats are whining about now" to "I'm not sure about this guy."

These are white collar, older Republicans, not white working class who think Drumpf can snap his fingers and bring their manufacturing jobs back.

Anecdotal but interesting to me.

[Angry Dragon]

11. Drumpf can snap his fingers and bring their manufacturing jobs back.

If that was the case then why did Trump have his clothes lines made overseas
If he was so concerned about American manufacturing he would have built factories to produce his clothes here

[RonniePudding]

13. Yes! Exactly.

The truth is a lot of those jobs aren't coming back, but when he had a chance to do some good over here by employing people he chose the "Trump route".

[Angry Dragon]

16. Follow The Money

[NewJeffCT]

7. Not anybody significant

that I can see? If we get some folks in the House or Senate, and/or maybe a Republican Governor to say something, then you can say it's a conservative freakout.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

27. Can't remember where I saw it

But didn't Pence- his VP- comment negatively about this?

[volstork]

8. Well, if you lie down with dogs...

...why are you surprised that you've gotten fleas?

[Angry Dragon]

9. Putin should stay out of this election.”

at the same time Ryan was thinking the same thing about Trump

[geek tragedy]

10. can we add that Make Russia Great Again image an avatar? nt

[yuiyoshida]

12. Donald Trump making RUSSIA GREAT AGAIN

K&R tweeted

[Johnny2X2X]

14. Can you imagine if

Can you imagine if the Russians release more emails tomorrow now? It wouldn't matter what was in them, Trump would be finished. If they release these the day after Trump urged them to commit a crime against us, he is screwed.

[RapSoDee]

15. D'oh - so-called "conservatives" need to wake up and smell the fascism

[Separation]

17. They arent freaking out

They are already spinning it to their own good! They are trying to say that Trump was "just kidding". LOL I mean that is one of the oldest spins, you can say anything horrible or good and then just ad "just kidding" at the end to deflect.

The worst part of this is, what is the media talking about? Are they talking about the DNC? No, they are talking about Trump! Just check out the comments on MSN's news story!

Trump "Just Kidding"

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Trump can prove it either way by releasing his tax returns. Either he is beholden or they are clean.

[inwiththenew]

28. They are saying

That it was bait to get Hilary's emails back on the front page and steal the limelight from the convention.

[reACTIONary]

29. "Just Joaking" doesn't cut it..

.... for the president of the United States ?.

Lots of people out there in the world - some of them heavely armed - don't take "jokes" lightly.

[world wide wally]

18. The Dem powers that be have to tie this to the release of his taxes!

[uponit7771]

19. Nope GOP, we're going to wrap that fucker around your neck

[tallahasseedem]

20. Then they need to vote their conscience.

[Bill USA]

24. I knew this guy was a POS but I didn't know he was capable of being a traitor! drop him down a deep

hole!

[ericson00]

25. the new logo for Trump

[L. Coyote]

32. Good one.

[Jim__]

26. Hugh Hewitt is celebrating along with Trump.

On his radio program today he was claiming he "knows" the Russians have the e-mails and when they release them that will be game, set, match for Hillary's campaign.

In case anyone has forgotten, Hugh Hewitt is the radio commentator who was publicly humiliated by Trump in 2 separate republican debates, and publicly kissed Trump's ass after Trump humiliated him.

[czarjak]

30. All three of 'em?

[FighttheFuture]

33. Poor Paul Ryan... still a worm wishing for a spine. Pathetic.