The New York Times reports, aghast –
DORAL, Fla. — Donald J. Trump said Wednesday that he hoped Russia had hacked Hillary Clinton’s email, essentially encouraging a foreign power’s cyberspying of a secretary of state’s correspondence.
“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Mr. Trump said, staring directly into the cameras. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”
Mr. Trump’s call was an extraordinary moment at a time when Russia is being accused of meddling in the U.S. presidential election. His comments came amid questions about the hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s computer servers, which researchers have concluded was likely the work of two Russian intelligence agencies.
Trump seems to think he and Clinton are business rivals, or perhaps contestants on a reality tv show – Top Campaigner maybe? He seems to have forgotten that the object of their rivalry is the presidency, and that presidents (and thus aspirants to the presidency) shouldn’t be encouraging foreign autocrats to spy on our own secretaries of state.
Or, to put it more bluntly, he seems to be flirting with treason, which isn’t a good look on a major party candidate.
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I suppose if casual fascism isn’t enough to derail the Trump train, casual treason won’t be, either. But it’s goddamned depressing, nevertheless.
Wouldn’t it be funny if those 30,000 e-mail messages he’s looking for are all spam? And they landed in his inbox, with demands from Russia to pay for them?
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Stewart, it would be tons of help if you actually posted a comment when you, you know, post a comment. At least explain what you’re linking to, if you’re not going to excerpt it. Otherwise it just seems like spam.
I thought everyone was used to it by now.
No, it doesn’t seem like spam. It’s Stewart’s witty commentary and I’m sure everyone is used to it by now.
LOL Stewart. But seriously, Seth is right. I’m used to it, but I never click on your links, because I have a whole world of stuff to read and I have no idea what you’re even linking to.
So if you want me, for one, to consider checking out some or all of your links, please do provide a brief description, or teaser, or something.
@ 6 Stewart
I like them. Spoilers would ruin it. If people have a problem with naked links that’s their loss.
Is there anything Trump can do that’s bizarre enough to make his ‘base’ take a moment’s thought?
Apparently not. Back in the 80’s asking Russia to do anything against a fellow American, even in jest, would have been political death in an instant. You know, Evil Empire and all that.
On rare occasions an introductory line to a gag may be appropriate, but on balance I’d rather it weren’t seen at all than be spoiled by “this is a joke about…”
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