Trump and Russia

[Bill the Cat]

When I was a kid, my Dad would get paid on Friday, and sometimes he would bring home a couple bags of McDonald's hamburgers --- they would go on sale occasionally for FIVE burgers for a DOLLAR!!!! Dad would get about $5 worth. (there were 9 kids, Mom, Dad, Gramma....)

Same here. 6 kids and mom and dad. And I remember the 5 for a buck deals too.

[Cow Poke]

Same here. 6 kids and mom and dad. And I remember the 5 for a buck deals too.

We very RARELY had "order in", so that was a really special treat.

[Sparko]

We very RARELY had "order in", so that was a really special treat.

My dad used to bring us a bucket of KFC chicken.

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[Cow Poke]

My dad used to bring us a bucket of KFC chicken.

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Don't ever remember that as a "bring home".... I don't think we even had pizza delivered. Maybe that's why I'm such a deplorable reprobate.

[oxmixmudd]

My dad used to bring us a bucket of KFC chicken.

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yeah - that was my favorite growing up.

Jim

[Mountain Man]

I worked at a Kentucky Fried Chicken through high school. Some of the things I saw...

It took me many, many years after before I could eat it again.

[Sparko]

I worked at a Kentucky Fried Chicken through high school. Some of the things I saw...

It took me many, many years after before I could eat it again.

Same here. I still don't eat there.

I do like their cole slaw and I still make it.

[Cow Poke]

Same here. I still don't eat there.

I do like their cole slaw and I still make it.

I REALLY miss....

Chick-fil-A releases their Cole Slaw recipe before removing it from the menu

[Sparko]

I REALLY miss....

Chick-fil-A releases their Cole Slaw recipe before removing it from the menu

I will have to try making that.

[One Bad Pig]

I REALLY miss....

Chick-fil-A releases their Cole Slaw recipe before removing it from the menu

I really miss the Chicken-Q. I always looked forward to getting one when I was home on leave (they didn't have Chick-fil-A in my area where I was stationed).

[carpedm9587]

This is awesome. The man managed to get himself elected President, and has allegedly managed to hide collusion with Russia so successfully that no evidence has come to light despite 2 years of frantic searching, but ...an idiot.

Oh he's a media savant - no question about it. I have said as much several times.

As for "no evidence," it requires a great deal of squinting and selective ignorance to actual say "there is no evidence of collusion with Russia." The legality of it may be in question - and its extent may be in question - but its existence is not.

[carpedm9587]

Let's see....

• June 15, 2016 - A cybersecurity firm hired by the DNC posts a public notice on its website describing an attack on the political committee's computer network by two groups associated with Russian intelligence. According to the post, two Russian-backed groups called "Cozy Bear" and "Fancy Bear" tunneled into the committee's computer system. In response, a blogger called Guccifer 2.0 claims that he alone conducted the hack, not the Russians. As proof, he posts internal DNC memos and opposition research on Trump. Furthermore, Guccifer 2.0 claims to have passed along thousands of files to WikiLeaks. Trump offers his own theory on the origins of the attack: suggesting in a statement that the DNC hacked itself to distract from Clinton's email scandal.
• July 22, 2016 - Days before the Democratic National Convention, WikiLeaks publishes nearly 20,000 emails hacked from the DNC server. The documents include notes in which DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz insults staffers from the Bernie Sanders campaign and messages that suggest the organization was favoring Clinton rather than remaining neutral. Wasserman Schultz resigns in the aftermath of the leak.
• July 25, 2016 - The FBI announces it has launched an investigation into the DNC hack. Although the statement doesn't indicate that the agency has a particular suspect or suspects in mind, US officials tell CNN they think the cyberattack is linked to Russia.
• July 27, 2016 - During a press conference, Trump talks about Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state and calls on hackers to find deleted emails. "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing," says Trump. Newt Gingrich, a Trump surrogate, defends Trump in a Tweet, dismissing the comment as a "joke."

Does July 22 come before or AFTER July 27 on the Carpean Calendar?

So - I am definitely guilty of sloppy writing. The way I wrote that paragraph read as if I was making the latter (the Russian hack) a consequence of the former (Trump's call for hacking). I was noting both events - Trump's call - and the reality of Russian hacking. I was not claiming a causal relationship. The situation was more like the person seeing someone hit a pedestrian with a car and cheering them on by calling out "why don't you run him over again!" When Trump made his comment, we already knew of the Russian hack. Then Trump publicly called on them to "do it again" as part of his campaign of "bringing out the hate" in his base.

I will be SO happy to see this man go. Two more years - and they cannot pass quickly enough...

[Cow Poke]

So - I am definitely guilty of sloppy writing....

It happens! May the new year find you writing less sloppy.

[carpedm9587]

It happens! May the new year find you writing less sloppy.

One can always hope!

[firstfloor]

Russia and Turkey discuss coordination in Syria after US withdrawal. What!?