Democrat Says American People Are Too Stupid to Handle Classified Memo
A House Democrat seemed to suggest over the weekend that the American people lack the intelligence to understand the contents of a classified memo that some congressional Republicans claim contains proof that the Obama administration spied on the election campaign of President Donald Trump.
“(T)he American people unfortunately don’t have the underlying materials and therefore they can’t see how distorted and misleading this document is,” Rep. Adam Schiff, a Californian and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN host Ana Cabrera, according to Grabien.
He said this after being asked by Cabrera about why he refuses to allow the American people to view the memo and “make the decision for themselves about whether it’s useful information or not.”
“The Republicans are not saying, ‘make the underlying materials available to the public,'” Schiff added. “They just want to make this spin available to the public.”
Al Perrotta, the managing editor of The Stream, noted that this argument “shows a mistrust of the American people to recognize whether something is ‘spin’ or not.”
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Agreed. As a grown 36-year-old man, I believe I possess enough wisdom to discern fact from fiction. Furthermore, I suspect that the only one really spewing “spin” is Schiff. Statements like this are why Trump called him “Sleazy Adam Schiff” in a tweet back in July.
Perrotta further highlighted the alarming response the memo has triggered among those House Republicans who were afforded an opportunity to read it last week.
“(T)hose who’ve read the House memo are using words like ‘sickening,’ ‘deeply troubling,’ ‘jaw-dropping'” to describe it, he wrote:
“Rep. Scott Perry said of the memo: ‘You think about, is this happening in America or is this the KGB? That’s how alarming it is.’ Rep. Mark Meadows said, ‘Part of me wishes that I didn’t read it because I don’t want to believe that those kinds of things could be happening in this country that I call home and love so much.'”
Should the memo be released?
And then there’s Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican who claimed to Fox News host Sean Hannity last week that the contents of the memo could lead to some people going to jail.
At least 56 GOP representatives have since signed a letter asking House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes to release the memo, according to the New York Post.
The GOP base has taken up the call as well by tweeting the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo and making it trend on Twitter a couple times.
But Democrats like Schiff continue to stonewall, with some even going so far as to blame “Russian bots” for the trending hashtag.
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“Russian bots are pushing their narrative out there. … We have Julian Assange and Wikileaks and Russian trolls and bots saying, you know, hashtag whatever the GOP narrative is. That ought to tell you a lot about what’s driving this,” Schiff told Cabrera.
Actually, a source “familiar with Twitter’s internal analysis” confirmed to The Daily Beast this week Twitter “has thus far found that authentic American accounts, and not Russian imposters or automated bots, are driving #ReleaseTheMemo.”
Again, it sounds to me like the only one telling lies and falsehoods is Schiff. In fact, I believe Fox Business Network host Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery said it best: “Adam Schiff is a boob and a grandstander. All he does is try to get attention. And he politicizes everything. You can’t get an objective, honest or rational word from him.”
“Sleazy Adam Schiff” indeed. https://conservativetribune.com/democrat-says-people-too-stupid/
“(T)he American people unfortunately don’t have the underlying materials and therefore they can’t see how distorted and misleading this document is,” Rep. Adam Schiff, a Californian and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN host Ana Cabrera, according to Grabien
I fail to see were Mr. Schiff referred to us as stupid. More along the lines that without all the information it would be difficult or impossible to come to an intelligent conclusion.
The only thing I find, deeply disturbing, sickening or draw dropping is the way elected officials are behaving as a bunch of sycophants groveling for their space at the table. If there is nothing to see, no collusion, then let Mueller do His job and then we will all see.
Yes, that is what I read as well
but,
since who gives a Fux 'news',along with the author, and the seeder, would rather falsely represent what the Senator said, as they are all full of/on Schipp !
Let me say it,
MANY R TOO DAMN STUPID to comprehend cherry picked sifted through information for WTF it actually is !
Just read through comments around here, and peoples gullibility, is so blatantly on display it is truly sad, and just another reason, out of so many, as to why I believe ignorance unfortunately continues to rule.
Skirting the CoC [ph]
please do elaborate.
Who is it that calls me stupid ?
and
Who is it you claim I agree with ?
No one is keeping him from doing his job.
Not for lack of trying
The same goes for you - If the memo is of no importance, let the people see it!
Have no problem, let Nunes produce it to the public.
We are in agreement. Let the truth do the talking in the investigation and those involved with it
History over the past 2 years have shown that ANYTHING that could be detrimental to Republicand and ESPECIALLY Trump would probably be leaked within hours of it being found out.
It says alot about the negativeness of democrats this will show with absolutely nothing about this memo being leaked.
do you understand just about anything leaked about the Trump investigation, has been leaked by the ones being investigated, and or their council.... we didn't think so.
There is no deep state, therefore it is not up to them to approve or disapprove. Another figment of someone's imagination along with the secret society.
I don't know whether or not Schiff said this, but the letter to Nunes clearly asks for the release of the memo, as well as relevant ancillary information.
What letter? Not from the DoJ surely since that's the very opposite of what that letter asks for.
Nunes wants the American people to read his synopsis of the FBI material , but not see the original material because it is "classified'.
Nunes has shown himself to be a Trump toady and thus has not earned the trust of the American people.
As for the seeded article, the names of Republican congresspeople you see mentioned are all tea party and far right nutjobs. Their intense desire to promote this memo is more evidence it is a dishonest document.
Perhaps you're afraid of what it might say??
Why are rightwingers now so comfortable, even eager, to have sensitive intelligence information publicized for all our foreign adversaries to see? I guess that was all just faux outrage about the terrible crime Hillary (didn't actually commit) of compromising national security with her email server. Looks like the real traitors here are the one's who've been screaming the word at others for decades. But that's the way traitors work, after all.
It is amazing that this conversation is taking place. Russians everywhere, all of them riding on the coattails of the Trump cartel.
Nunes is protecting something which is probably unworthy of protection.
Where is Melania? Is the weather getting too 'stormy?'
Florida Yes
Thank you both for coming out for all to see.
And that’s the mentality of the Democratic Party and politicians.... thinking that Americans in general are stupid. The people that support them are spit on, and they claim to be the party of the people... far from that... pathetic. Clean house!
AR
Clean the House, the Senate, and SCRUB the damn White House
Rinse and repeat.
I hope there's enough bleach in the country.
Even to the extent of being "deplorable".
Oh, not "Americans in general." Not at all. Just the ones trying to prop up and protect the WHShitbag® even at the expense of letting foreign adversaries know what we know about them. IOW, traitors.
Nope, just conservatives as evidenced by their belief in anything Fox and rabidly right blogs.
They must have to run the presidential candidate they ran. But the stupid seems to be in certain areas. Look at the likes of Pelosi, Schumer, Waters, Franken and their supporters.
Just put herself right in with the rest of the idiots who think skin color is important.
Pelosi and insane. Two words that go together well.
Dick Durbin thinks black people are too stupid to understand what chain migration means.
Democrats don't hold their voters in very high regard.
It seems Democrats prefer out of control rogue agencies as long as they are anti Trump.
Show us the exact quote as it appears in the headline!
Isn't THIS what was said?
“(T)he American people unfortunately don’t have the underlying materials and therefore they can’t see how distorted and misleading this document is,” Rep. Adam Schiff, a Californian and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN host Ana Cabrera, according to Grabien.
He said this after being asked by Cabrera about why he refuses to allow the American people to view the memo and “make the decision for themselves about whether it’s useful information or not.”
I contend that the headline is a LIE and the video at the link repeats the lie, and others as well!