Board 8 > Trump confirmed to have been wiretapped

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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8f45d6141e4e4cce86024af85841a9f7/gop-lawmaker-trump-communications-may-have-been-monitored

"Incidentally," of course... lmao
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Except the article doesn't say that.
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Shaduln posted...

Except the article doesn't say that.

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We gonn impeach that orange cheeto tho so who cares??? xD
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TheRock1525 posted...

Shaduln posted...

Except the article doesn't say that.

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Serious time, though.

Before you or Ulti post links, you really need to start reading them first instead of just reading the title or whatever Twitter said about them.
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HashtagSEP posted...

TheRock1525 posted...

Shaduln posted...

Except the article doesn't say that.

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lmfao, look at the clinton defence force being laughable as usual.
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HashtagSEP posted...

Serious time, though.

Before you or Ulti post links, you really need to start reading them first instead of just reading the title or whatever Twitter said about them.

vlado doesn't know how to read
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You realize it's a Republican that said this, right

Why would he say things like "the intelligence was gathered legally" if it wasn't?
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Newsflash: It doesn't matter whether it's "legal."
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Lol
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...Yes it does?

"Nunes said the information on the Trump team was collected in November, December and January, the period after the election in which Trump was holding calls with foreign leaders, interviewing Cabinet secretaries, and was beginning to sketch out administration policy. Nunes said the monitored material was "widely disseminated" in intelligence reports."

"The California congressman did not say how the Trump team's communications were picked up. U.S. intelligence agencies routinely monitor the communications of foreign officials."

It's a routine thing. And the fact that the material was widely spread out means they weren't focusing on it specifically

Thus, your narrative falls apart within the first twenty seconds of reading this article.
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What the article actually says is that U.S. intelligence was monitoring the communications of several foreign officials between the time Drumpf won the election and when he was sworn into office, and that our Cheetoh In Chief happened to correspond with those officials during that time. The article very specifically does not say that Donny boy was specifically targeted for wiretapping.

If Hillary Clinton or Gary Johnson or Jill Stein or Deez Nuts had won the election their communications with the same foreign officials would have also been monitored, because guess what - the objective of the intelligence work wasn't to wiretap Trump, it was to gather information on what foreign interests are doing.

I'm really beginning to wonder if anyone on the right can read.
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Not_an_Owl posted...

What the article actually says is that U.S. intelligence was monitoring the communications of several foreign officials between the time Drumpf won the election and when he was sworn into office, and that our Cheetoh In Chief happened to correspond with those officials during that time. The article very specifically does not say that Donny boy was specifically targeted for wiretapping.

If Hillary Clinton or Gary Johnson or Jill Stein or Deez Nuts had won the election their communications with the same foreign officials would have also been monitored, because guess what - the objective of the intelligence work wasn't to wiretap Trump, it was to gather information on what foreign interests are doing.

I'm really beginning to wonder if anyone on the right can read.

in the grand scheme of things vlado's opinion doesn't even matter in the slightest because he's just some Bulgarian that writes video game reviews to himself.
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Don't worry, I'll reply for Vlado:

lmfao lmao
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So what year from the 2010's will be the strongest in the upcoming contest?

2015 sounds like a pretty good bet but it wouldn't surprise me if 2010 or 2013 do well too
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It doesn't matter if it's "legal." Lots of evil deeds done by US intelligence agencies are "legal."

What is WikiLeaks?
What is Snowden?
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Vlado I feel like you have good points to say sometimes, but you really lose credibility when you pick these kinds of battles.

If you're just trolling then hey whatever.
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lmao the "journalist" doesn't even have an actual reply

Get rekt mate
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You got "rekt" by the facts, as usual. As I clearly demonstrated, just because something is "routine" or "legal" doesn't make it right.

Trump said he was wiretapped. You guys claimed he lied. Facts have today demonstrated that he WAS wiretapped. Trump was vindicated, and you were WRONG, as usual.
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Do you understand what wiretapping actually means, or what was inferred when he said "I was wiretapped."

No, of course not

lol get rekt how do I fly all these goddamn Ws
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I feel like Vlado isn't even trying anymore since he posted that "New Civil War" breakdown and was laughed into oblivion.
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Vlado posted...

You got "rekt" by the facts, as usual. As I clearly demonstrated, just because something is "routine" or "legal" doesn't make it right.

Trump said he was wiretapped. You guys claimed he lied. Facts have today demonstrated that he WAS wiretapped. Trump was vindicated, and you were WRONG, as usual.

Trump wasn't wiretapped. Foreign leaders were wiretapped. Motherf***er shouldn't have called them.
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Well when it turned out Vlado stole most of it we kinda just stopped giving a s***.
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Would you look at these liberals denying reality again.
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LapisLazuli posted...

I feel like Vlado isn't even trying anymore since he posted that "New Civil War" breakdown and was laughed into oblivion.

Explain
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good lord, vlado. the mental gymnastics you're doing look painful

this is like saying obama is tapping your phones when you're recorded by a bank's security camera
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HashtagSEP posted...

LapisLazuli posted...

I feel like Vlado isn't even trying anymore since he posted that "New Civil War" breakdown and was laughed into oblivion.

Explain

Vlado came up with like a 9 or something part fan fiction about how the US would be plunged into Civil War if Donald Trump died. It was actually very impressively written until someone revealed it was largely stolen from another source.
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banananor posted...

good lord, vlado. the mental gymnastics you're doing look painful

this is like saying obama is tapping your phones when you're recorded by a bank's security camera

Obama wiretapped me when I walked into that Wal-Mart.
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does donald expect the government NOT to monitor foreign agents? they need to do their jobs
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TheRock1525 posted...

HashtagSEP posted...

LapisLazuli posted...

I feel like Vlado isn't even trying anymore since he posted that "New Civil War" breakdown and was laughed into oblivion.

Explain

Vlado came up with like a 9 or something part fan fiction about how the US would be plunged into Civil War if Donald Trump died. It was actually very impressively written until someone revealed it was largely stolen from another source.

Oh, so not only is Vlado a horrible journalist, but he's a plagiarist as well?

How rekt can one man be
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TheRock1525 posted...

Well when it turned out Vlado stole most of it we kinda just stopped giving a s***.

No kidding, that reveal was such a disappointment. I was crushed.
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Nobody revealed anything. I said myself that it was largely based on stuff I've read online, with some additional comments added.
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Yeah, there was a moment where I though Vlado was just a hardcore westaboo who thought action movies were real America, but alas he just reveled he was a corrupt journalist with no morals instead.
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HashtagSEP posted...

TheRock1525 posted...

HashtagSEP posted...

LapisLazuli posted...

I feel like Vlado isn't even trying anymore since he posted that "New Civil War" breakdown and was laughed into oblivion.

Explain

Vlado came up with like a 9 or something part fan fiction about how the US would be plunged into Civil War if Donald Trump died. It was actually very impressively written until someone revealed it was largely stolen from another source.

Oh, so not only is Vlado a horrible journalist, but he's a plagiarist as well?

How rekt can one man be

It's About Ethics In Game Journalism smdh tbqh m8
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Vlado posted...

Nobody revealed anything. I said myself that it was largely based on stuff I've read online, with some additional comments added.

No, you took in all the praise everyone sent your way and then somebody pointed out this had been posted online before finally admitting it.
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TheRock1525 posted...

Vlado posted...

Nobody revealed anything. I said myself that it was largely based on stuff I've read online, with some additional comments added.

No, you took in all the praise everyone sent your way and then somebody pointed out this had been posted online before finally admitting it.

Alternative facts don't care about your timeline of events.
Just like how Abe Lincoln is the worst president ever because he worked for the French in the 1500s.
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Vlado picking up Ultis posting style was exactly what he needed to take things to the next level.
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Nobody pointed out anything. Some guy said "this is probably stolen from reddit."

And there was expectedly ridicule, not praise. -_-

Though I must admit reading your reactions was amusing. :)
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Now you're back up to form.

http://i.imgur.com/EUM2dfi.jpg
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Ah, yes. The fallback of "Guys I was trolling the entire time"
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I do believe the scenario I described is possible, so no, I wasn't trolling.
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as a board can we just stop responding to vlado with anything other than "lmao"
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Vlado posted...

I do believe the scenario I described is possible, so no, I wasn't trolling.

That's what makes it even more hilarious.
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10/10 topic would read again
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A camera recorded me skipping a toll (accidentally) once.

:( Damn Obama wiretapping me.
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Steiner posted...

as a board can we just stop responding to vlado with anything other than "lmao"

I'm onboard with this.

The only reason I don't have Vlado on ignore is Babe Brawl.
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ok me and Not_an_Owl are in i think that makes it board 8 law now i'll run it by a mod or something
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I don't have Vlado on ignore because he's hilariously pathetic.
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