Donald Trump Election Certified by US Congress

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Congress certified Donald Trump's presidential victory Friday [6 January 2017] over the objections of a handful of House Democrats, with Vice President Joe Biden pronouncing, "It is over."

House Democrats objected to the votes from at least 10 states, raising issues of voter suppression as well as American intelligence showing that Russia tried to sway the election in favor of Trump. In each case, their objections were denied because they didn't have the support of any senators.

Trump finished with 304 electoral votes and Democrat Hillary Clinton got 227. There were seven protest votes for other candidates. [T]wo Republican electors - both from Texas - cast protest votes for someone other than Trump. Clinton lost four Democratic electors in Washington state and one in Hawaii.

His election has generated much angst among Democrats and others who oppose the billionaire businessman. But they have been powerless to change the outcome.
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Ref: Associated Press

Sounds like some of the legislators embarrassed themselves by objecting and no Senators standing with them (only four Dem Senators bothered to show up). Biden even started to gavel them down and told them there was no debate.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/despite-objections-congress-certifies-donald-trump-s-election-n704026

I watched a c-span clip of a couple of the objections. The congressmen acted like they didn't even know the procedure for objections. That doesn't surprise me at all.

Yep- the election results have been certified. And so has Vladimir Putin's intervention.

According to the declassified intelligence report from our intelligence agencies Putin ordered the meddling into the election with the specific intention of electing Donald Trump.

I guess it wasn't a 14 year old in his basement after all. Dirty Don is going to have to find a new stream of bullshit because once again his current Schtick is proven to be lies. Congratulations, America, Vladimir Putin got the president he wanted.

Are these are same intelligence agencies that Obama told to look the other way regarding Hillary's illegal activities? Sorry PJ, but these guys have shown their partisanship.

When these agencies are truly independent, and not taking marching orders from the President, then I'll put some credence in their words. When they stop lying to us, then I'll listen.

Why would anyone trust an organization that's been lying for 8 years?

Holy-Moly, . . .that there Putin guy is doin' nothin' but winning.

Or maybe it's just that Obama guy doin' nothing but losing.

After a series of attempts by the Obama Administration to interfere in the internal affairs of the Philippines War on Drugs, among other things, . . . the President of the Philippines is cozying up to the Russkies.

Apparently losing the most staunch long-time ally in the Pacific is the Obama's final gift to America.

Russia Will Become Philippines' Ally and Protector :
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President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that he hoped Moscow, a rival of the Philippine's traditional ally the United States, would become his country's ally and protector as he toured one of the two Russian warships on a four-day visit to Manila.
Duterte's remarks came a day after Russia's ambassador said his country was ready to supply the Philippines with sophisticated weapons and aims to become its close friend.
"We welcome our Russian friends. Anytime you want to dock here for anything, for play, for replenish supplies or maybe our ally to protect us," said Duterte while shaking the hands of Rear Admiral Eduard Mikhailov, head of the Flotilla of the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet.
Duterte has thrown the future of Philippine-U.S. relations into question with angry outbursts against the United States, a former colonial power, and some scaling back of military ties while taking steps to improve relationships with China and Russia.
He is due to go to Moscow in April. The visit by the Russian warships was the first official navy-to-navy contact between the two countries.
Last month, Duterte sent his foreign and defense ministers to Moscow to discuss arms deals after a U.S. senator said he would block the sale of 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippines due to concern about a rising death toll in a war on drugs launched by Duterte.
Mikhailov said on Tuesday Russia wanted to hold maritime exercises with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy.
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n.b. DonDiego left out the part where the Philippines President called the Obama "the son of a whore"; DonDiego thought it in bad taste.

I remember when DonDiego was outraged by international leaders that murdered their own people - so much so that he endorsed the multi-trillion dollar occupation of Iraq to stop it.

Obama didn't occupy the Phillipenes to stop Rodrigo Duterte from sending execution squads into the streets to murder petty criminals, homeless people, and drug users. He just agreed with the United Nation's position that executing civilians without a trial amounts to a violation of universal human rights ...... Or as DonDiego would call that disposition...."losing". Maybe draft dodging Donald will be friendlier to Diterte. he did say we'd be winning again once he took office.

The FBI was trying to help Hillary 1 month before the election with a fresh batch of emails ?
The United States CIA and FBI are secret liberal propaganda machines? And all the lame stream media? And NASA scientists?

There's a word and prescription drug for people who think the whole world is out to get them in a giant, secret conspiracy.

Gotta love PJ defending the indefensible!

PJ, was it Bush's fault?
Or the FBI's fault?
Or was it Comey's fault?
Or the mean rascally Republicans fault?
Or the Ruskie's fault?

No, it was the bold faced lying to the American people. The private server in her closet. The collapsing from poor health. Paying folks to disrupt the other guy's campaign. Avoiding the news media for almost a year. Never going on Fox News....whether you like them or not, they cater to almost half the electorate. Never bothering to even go to Wisconsin because it was a lock. Screwing up Benghazi. And deleting over 33K "personal" emails.

Get over it! You are going to be a very unhappy guy for at least 4 years. And I, for one, will enjoy every single minute of your discomfort.

And . . . what did the FBI say about that same "fresh batch of emails" prior to election day?

I would like some detail regarding Vlad's "intervention". Just exactly what was done to sway the election?