I wake up this morning and the media is all abuzz about the Russian hacking...

[kentuck]

Within a couple of hours the story has almost disappeared. They are now abuzz about the new Secretary of State from Exxon Mobil.

We cannot underestimate the ability of Donald Trump to change the conversation. He does it every time. And every time it works for him.

Did anyone notice?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It's still the headline on CNN's web site.

Anyhow, both stories are part of the same larger story.

[Fast Walker 52]

2. I'm still seeing a lot on the Russian hack on google news

[madaboutharry]

3. The Russian hacking story is only going to grow and get bigger.

I don't see it going away. In my opinion, this story is a lot worse than we know now.

[triron]

14. I think you are right.

[yallerdawg]

4. Or maybe we get distracted from the important stuff...

like a new Secretary of State from Exxon Mobil!

[kimbutgar]

5. I am posting like crazy on Facebook

I don't have a big list of friends but hoping some of them will pass on.

[triron]

15. I like your bug..

[putitinD]

6. there will be a 3 am twitter storm tonight, to insure that the Morning talk shows

don't discuss the Russian hack.

[RKP5637]

8. ... while he's sitting on his toilet!

[putitinD]

10. thanks for that visual. Ewww

[RKP5637]

11. ... but a gold throne, no less!

[putitinD]

13. the most beautiful throne ever!

[kimbutgar]

19. It's a gold toilet that's why he doesn't want to move into the white house

He can only shit on a golden throne.

[RKP5637]

21. Yep! n/t

[underpants]

9. At Army-navy game. Great. Didn't lead them to war. Great experience. Look at ME!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028350370

[MFM008]

7. And that's why it's leaked out

About SOS.

[Madam45for2923]

22. Yep!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. The media likewise moved from one deplorable Trump action to the next during...

... the campaign. It had to be hard for voters to keep track of them all. Someone on DU posted a long laundry list of them shortly before the election, and I'd forgotten most of them too.

Meanwhile, Hillary's private email server coverage was sure and steady.

[poli-junkie]

16. EXXon CEO, Tillerson, next SOS, long associated with Putin

Trump may distract Russian hacking story with his SOS announcement tweet, but his SOS pick is already associated with Putin, with oil business dealings. The Kremlin cabal is coming into focus and hopefully dots will be connected that Putin/Manafort/Comrade Trump orchestrated the hacking.

[monmouth4]

18. Does she work on Saturday? I hope she's resting or partying..LOL..n/t

[triron]

20. M-F only

[Madam45for2923]

23. Rachel Maddow posted some articles in her twitter account:

https://twitter.com/maddow

[triron]

25. Hope you don't mind if I post this in a couple other threads.

I think it is stunning overall.

[Madam45for2923]

27. Sounds good!

Thanks!

[Pinkflamingo]

26. Next Tillerson will get all the sanctions lifted from Russia, as a thank you.

[still_one]

28. See what Sundays talking lemmings talk about

[uponit7771]

33. +1

[Lint Head]

29. The Secretary of State from Exxon Mobil is butthole buddies with Putin. So it IS about the hacking.

[uponit7771]

34. +1

[doc03]

30. At the gym this morning I was watching Joy on MSNBC for about 1/2 hour and it was all about

the Russians. The person on the machine next to me had Fox on and they spent the entire time talking
about last weeks news on the Taiwan president calling Trump. I wonder if the Fox people even know about the Russian thing.

[Glimmer of Hope]

31. It was a Friday night news dump so some work needs to be done to give the story legs.

[KingCharlemagne]

32. I hope Hair Furor marches the media whorish enablers to the gallows first. I for one will

enjoy dancing on their fucking graves, those shitstains.

[triron]

35. knr