Opuscula GOP talks to Russians Diversion from Hillary?

COLOR ME CONFUSED. There is a major stink in the media about Trump people talking with Russians before the election.

The media contend^CQ that the GOP emissaries were in Russia to encourage the Russians to disrupt the elections – after all, the media determined, by selective sampling, that Clinton would win easily.

Mucking about in other peoples’ elections is nothing new – the U.S. does it on a regular basis.¹

Talking to a foreign power at any time, as long as it is not treasonous, is SOP for Americans; the topic usually is NOT about throwing elections.

So what’s the big deal.

Really.

Are the media and the Democrats simply trying to keep the focus off Mrs. Clinton’s shenanigans?

If I were a presidential hopeful, and rest assured I never would be that foolish, I would want to let both my “friends” and those who are not my “friends” to know where I stood vis-a-vis the issues of the time.

Trump, then a political unknown, at least on the world stage, would want to let friend and foe alike know his positions on critical issues shared by the U.S. and the governments of the countries with which his people were having talks.

The U.S. media was making Trump out as a madman; unfortunately his knee jerk Tweets lent credence to that notion (and, sadly damage the image many conjure up for a diplomatic leader). Theo. Roosevelt dealt with friend and foe alike with the Great White Fleet, although his quiet diplomacy could not prevent WW 1, so perhaps Trump’s bellicose Tweets might prove more effective. They DO get the world’s attention.

The liberal media that I’m certain sincerely believe that the president’s Tweets will lead the U.S. into WW 3 should think back to the so-called “Cold War” when then Soviet Union premier Nikita Khrushchev was blustering how Communism would be America’s fate.² His words did not lead to WW 3. Granted he was more realistic that Kim in North Korea or the ayatollahs in Iran.

Being of a suspicious mind, I wonder why Mrs. Clinton is suddenly out of the news.

After the election she and her party did nothing to stop, or even discourage, her followers taking to the streets to destroy neighborhoods. While she told her supporters to “keep on fighting,” she never even hinted that they should support the new administration.³

I also wonder about Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’ sudden dismissal as DNC boss.

Now we have Barrack (“I can win again”) Obama visiting China, India, and France, among other places. In the several articles⁴ I read, NONE reported that he was on an authorized-to-represent-the-U. S. trip. Given his reaction to Trump’s success at the polls, one has to suspect Obama’s trip is to undermine the president – and by extension, the country. The liberal media, of course, would never suggest that. Still . . .

The Russians have, unless I misheard, admitted that some hackers tried to impact the election results; however, there was no indication from any election officials that the Russian hackers succeeded in their efforts.

The question, and the courts will eventually determine the answer, is “Did any American (Trump supporter or not) encourage the hackers?”

The truth may never be fully known, just as Obama’s place of birth remains in question, but meanwhile it is fodder for the liberal media.

And just what IS Obama’s real intent behind his visit to foreign leaders?

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1. Election tampering

The long history of the U.S. interfering with elections elsewhere
Washington Post http://tinyurl.com/y7vnrdv3

The U.S. is no stranger to interfering in the elections of other countries
LA Times http://tinyurl.com/gvknssl

Database Tracks History Of U.S. Meddling In Foreign Elections
NPR http://tinyurl.com/y99ourme

Foreign electoral intervention
Wikipedia http://tinyurl.com/ycyey4d2

2. Khrushchev quotes: http://tinyurl.com/y7j7h939

3. Clinton’s concession speech

CNN http://tinyurl.com/q7jtcvv

Fortune http://tinyurl.com/hhsszye

Vanity Fair http://tinyurl.com/y9xuwxu2

4. Ex-president Obama meets with foreign leaders – sans authority

Obama to meet with China's Xi during 3-country trip
CNN http://tinyurl.com/ycf7ckhk

Former president Obama to meet with Xi Jinping during foreign trip
USA Today http://tinyurl.com/y9cozlpq

Barack Is Back: Obama Returns To World Stage With Visits To China And India
Newsweek http://tinyurl.com/ydfn73se

Obama re-emerges on global stage with trip to Asia, France
Chicago Tribune http://tinyurl.com/yae3w8em

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