(03-20-2017 04:47 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(03-20-2017 04:14 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-20-2017 04:08 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(03-20-2017 04:07 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(03-20-2017 04:03 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  I've known for some time that the media has speculated on the connection.
This is the first time I recall the intelligence community acknowledging that they are in fact investigating alleged ties.

Clapper stated a week after he left his post there was smoke but no fire.

Linky?

Provided. Now I believe you owe Monarch a response that's not a run around.

No offense, but I don't owe you or him jack squat. I already provided him the information that I feel answers his question. He feels differently about it than I do, so of course that's not going to satisfy him. And you're not new here. You know damned well that nothing you or I do is going to change any one of our opinions on most matters here.
Our intelligence community says that Russia hacked the DNC...and I think Comey told Senators last week that the RNC was hacked as well did he not?. THAT ALONE undermines our Democracy for the simplest of reasons. It made the DNC look vulnerable and/or wanting, which reflected negatively upon Hillary. If you're going to sit there and pretend that that hack did not sway one vote, you're a bald-faced liar.
Now, I'm not saying it swung the election to Trump...just like I'm not saying this is proof that Trump or one of his minions colluded with Russia. I'm saying that in my opinion that alone is an attack on our democracy of which our free and open elections is the linchpin.

I find it quite interesting that the left came up with all sorts of reasons why Hillary's putting classified national security information on a non-secure server and transmitting such information over uncovered circuits was no big deal, but when somebody circulates information that hurts the democrats politically, information security suddenly becomes a big deal.