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Shep Doin Work on Uranium One

Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:32 am
Posted by AUbused
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:32 am
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Fox News host Shepard Smith blasted President Trump on Tuesday for “inaccurate” claims about the Uranium One agreement following Trump’s repeated calls for the Justice Department to investigate the deal.

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The Fox News anchor also detailed Trump’s claim that the Clinton Foundation received money after the deal was completed.

“Here, the timing is inaccurate,” Smith said, noting that the source of the majority of the donations, Frank Giustra, said he sold his stake in the uranium company before the company was sold and before Clinton became secretary of State.

“The accusation is predicated on the charge that Secretary Clinton approved the sale,” Smith said. “She did not. A committee of nine evaluated the sale, the president approved the sale, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and others had to offer permits, and none of the uranium was exported for use by the U.S. to Russia. That is Uranium One.”


Someone needs to pull Shep to the side and let him know that Fox viewers don't really like being told the truth.

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This post was edited on 11/15/17 at 7:51 am
Posted by Navytiger74
Member since Oct 2009
50458 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:34 am to
quote:

Someone needs to pull Shep to the side and let him know that Fox viewers don't really like being told the truth.
I told them if they kept badgering Toddy he was eventually going to start blowing their shite up on air.

Live and learn.
Posted by BBONDS25
Member since Mar 2008
48672 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:36 am to
Dems are scurred. Let's just investigate it and get to the bottom of it. What's wrong with that?
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
51811 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:37 am to
Toddy is so melty.
Posted by themunch
Earth. maybe
Member since Jan 2007
64745 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:37 am to
It is of today's convenience to pretext every news article or challenge to the left as Trump instigated however that is not Truth.
Posted by GeauxxxTigers23
TeamBunt General Manager
Member since Apr 2013
62514 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:39 am to
The technical legality of it is irrelevant. Either Russia is our enemy and they shouldn’t even be profiting off of our Uranium or they’re not. You can’t have it both ways.

But let’s be honest, Russia didn’t become an enemy of the United States until they needed a scapegoat for losing the election. That’s all this Russians nonsense is. Nothing else, nothing more.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
42821 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:47 am to
quote:

“The accusation is predicated on the charge that Secretary Clinton approved the sale,” Smith said. “She did not. A committee of nine evaluated the sale, the president approved the sale, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and others had to offer permits


And there is no way the f'n Secretary of State could have stopped this sale - it was entirely in the hands of the Deputy SecState to make the decision. HRC was livid that we were selling off any of our uranium to the evil Russkies when the RESET had put them back in there place. NOPE - her hands were tied, she clawed and scratched behind the scene to try and influence her DEP from signing that treasonous doc. Yep - she was completely uninvolved.

But she did enjoy all the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ the guilt ridden Russkies deposited in her money laundering scheme.

You got it Shep - good job.
Posted by Turbeauxdog
Member since Aug 2004
23279 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 7:48 am to
Shep seems confused on the allegations.
This post was edited on 11/15/17 at 7:49 am
Posted by Jjdoc
Cali
Member since Mar 2016
53502 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 8:02 am to
You left out the part where Shep touted a dem line.... you know the one that states uranium never left the USA.
Posted by Dale51
Member since Oct 2016
32378 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 8:14 am to
Al Capone was innocent. He wasn't actually connected to anything except being a bad tax preparer. It's outrageous that some still try and slander that good man. Same thing with Hillary. That wonderful patriot is being slandered.
This post was edited on 11/15/17 at 8:16 am
Posted by KyleOrtonsMustache
Krystal Baller
Member since Jan 2008
4956 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 8:15 am to
WTF.....I love Fox News now.
Posted by rebeloke
Member since Nov 2012
16145 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 8:25 am to
Phi Delta
Posted by Tigertracks
Houma La.
Member since Nov 2007
765 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 8:34 am to
It is not the issue of selling uranium so much as the the issue of Clinton profiting off her position in government. Their practice of collecting money for their "foundation" and Bill collecting huge speaking fees, from people doing business with the State Dept., is seedy at a minimum, likely unethical, and possibly illegal.
Posted by bonhoeffer45
Member since Jul 2016
4367 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 8:41 am to
it really is amazing the clockwork consistency you can time this place with how the usual suspects will fall all over themselves to buy into the latest red meat conspiracy to distract and keep the base riled up about the right’s political enemies.

Birther-gate(which gained Trump a lot of his endearing notoriety), 13 Benghazi investigations, the scandal at the non-existent Comet pizza basement, Obama tapping my phones, Seth Rich, and now we have Uranium One.

A completely non-sensical conspiracy that requires an abandonment of reason and logic that almost puts to shame what came before it.

That somehow Clinton, who there isn’t even evidence was involved in the review of this sale, was somehow engaged in a quid pro quo, primarily with a donor that left the company years before the sale, a year before she had even lost the nominee and became Secretary of State. A sale we should make note is between a Canadian company and a Russian company. That only consists of a small amount of America’s produced uranium and less than a quarter of its capacity, primarily for energy. All America had the capacity to do was deny the sale of a fraction of the business portfolio being transferred that resides in the US. Which based on all evidence would not of prevented the sale had it been denied. A transfer that could only actually be dissaproved by the president, only reviewed by numerous agencies for recommendation. Including a non-government nuclear agency and a regulatory body in the state of Utah, a Republican dominated state. A sale that isn’t actually transferring American mined uranium to Russia because of export laws. For a resource the world is awash in already. That if the right was really so enormously concerned about the national security implications, could try to step in to take legaslative or administrative action. But somehow Clinton, years before this sale was even considered, engaged in a quid pro quo knowing she would lose the nomination, get picked by Obama to be SOS, than somehow convince numerous agencies and all their staff to approve the sale for the benefit of some Canadian donors, including convincing a Republican state and non-government agency and the president. Which somehow is also evidence of collusion with Russia. Yeah, makes perfect sense.

The key seems to be taking something righties are wholly unfamiliar with like the national security review and approval process of a sale of uranium resources mined in the US, or unmasking, or how FISA courts work, or cyber hacking, or how basements work; never explain the ins and outs to the audience in an honest way, than fill the knowledge gaps with the conspiracy and innuendo you want them to believe. Let it play out and build up until the lie can no longer be sustained, than you just drop it and move onto the next manufactured scandal.

I give the shelf life of this one more month at best. Maybe it sticks around if some more Mueller indictments come out and Trump needs a handy distraction. Since once pushed, Sessions already testified yesterday that there is currently no factual basis justified to warrant a special counsel. He’s basically just playing nice with that vague innuendo for his boss to get his brownie points.

This post was edited on 11/15/17 at 8:47 am
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
51816 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 8:42 am to
quote:

“Here, the timing is inaccurate,” Smith said, noting that the source of the majority of the donations, Frank Giustra, said he sold his stake in the uranium company before the company was sold and before Clinton became secretary of State.


Frank Guistra didn't have any stake in Uranium One when HRC was Secretary but Ian Telfer was Chairman of Uranium One during that time (2009-2013) and donated over $2M to the Clinton Foundation while she was in that seat.

Good selective journalism, Shep!
Posted by Friscodog
Frisco, TX
Member since Jul 2009
4481 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 9:12 am to
So you and others have never answered this question. IF the Russians are our enemy and are horrible (see collusion), Then why would the Obama admin allow a Russian company to control 20% of our Uranium?
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 9:47 am to
Did not know this was in his job description
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
64486 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 10:04 am to
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Shep Doin Work on Uranium One


Good for him. It was a different knife used in the murder. Case closed
Posted by NC_Tigah
Carolinas
Member since Sep 2003
124188 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 10:59 am to
quote:

“The accusation is predicated on the charge that Secretary Clinton approved the sale,” Smith said.
Smith is 100% wrong, AKA lying.
The accusation is predicated on the charge that Secretary Clinton illicitly profiteered off of the transaction.

Now obviously, the latter must be proven.
But Shep is throwing strawmen up for progs faster than a hayfield at harvest
This post was edited on 11/15/17 at 11:01 am
Posted by HC87
Coastal NC
Member since Dec 2014
4569 posts
Posted on 11/15/17 at 11:37 am to
quote:

Someone needs to pull Shep to the side and let him know that Fox viewers don't really like being told the truth.


Spot on! He gets accused anti-Trump; I guess though he is pro-truth minus all the other BS. Well done Shep.
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