{"id":36281,"date":"2018-04-27T11:11:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T18:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/?p=36281"},"modified":"2018-04-27T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T18:11:11","slug":"friday-just-for-fun-freedom-question-what-did-the-russians-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/27\/friday-just-for-fun-freedom-question-what-did-the-russians-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday (just for fun) Freedom Question: What did the Russians do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning the House released a report on Those Infamous Russians<\/a>. Since the report apparently concludes that Trump didn’t do it (whatever “it” might be), we can be sure this report is far from the last word on the subject. Because of course, Trump had<\/em> to have done it (whatever “it” might be).<\/p>\n

It occurs to me, though, that during 18 months of incessant media teeth-gnashing on the subject, I’ve never heard a single person in the real world so much as mention this gigantic, scandalous issue of the Russians (and whatever they may or may not have done to Subvert Our Sacred Democratic Processes).<\/p>\n

What I have heard are quite a few remarks along the lines of, “My homework? Uh … the Russians ate it!” or “Oh no, the souffl\u00e9 caved in; damn Russians!” or “Yep, musta been those Russians …”<\/p>\n

Yes, those Russians are a truly nefarious lot.* They’re everywhere we turn, disrupting American life, institutions, and values.**<\/p>\n

So tell us: What in your life, neighborhood, or world can you blame on those pesky Russians?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

—–<\/p>\n

* I have no doubt that their politicians, oligarchs, and assorted gangsters really are nefarious.<\/p>\n

** Hillary Clinton, the NSA, the CIA, the media, academia, and Congress, OTOH, are entirely innocent of all the above misdeeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning the House released a report on Those Infamous Russians. Since the report apparently concludes that Trump didn’t do it (whatever “it” might be), we can be sure this report is far from the last word on the subject. Because of course, Trump had to have done it (whatever “it” might be). It occurs to me, though, that during 18 months of incessant media teeth-gnashing on the subject, I’ve never heard a single person in the real world so much as mention this gigantic, scandalous issue of the Russians (and whatever they may or may not have done to…<\/p>\n

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