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It was 1975, and newspapers around the USA got documents from the FBI on a candidate
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:47 pm
1- Anybody know what the candidate's name was?
2- What did the FBI docs say?
EDIT to put the details in:
His name was Henry Jackson. Nick name was Scoop.
When he entered the race he was the odds on favorite to win. He was the Front runner.
HE was very anti communism and anti USSR. So the KGB launched a disinformation campaign. They forged FBI Documents and sent them to the newspapers around the USA....
The docs claimed he was gay. And the leading candidate that the USSR was nervous about ended up losing the primary even though he had carried NY. The disinformation campaign of the KGB caused his money to dry up.
But never before has Russia so attacked the USA presidential election
2- What did the FBI docs say?
EDIT to put the details in:
His name was Henry Jackson. Nick name was Scoop.
When he entered the race he was the odds on favorite to win. He was the Front runner.
HE was very anti communism and anti USSR. So the KGB launched a disinformation campaign. They forged FBI Documents and sent them to the newspapers around the USA....
The docs claimed he was gay. And the leading candidate that the USSR was nervous about ended up losing the primary even though he had carried NY. The disinformation campaign of the KGB caused his money to dry up.
But never before has Russia so attacked the USA presidential election
This post was edited on 4/19/19 at 10:20 pm
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Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:47 pm to Jjdoc
Ain't nobody got time for all that. Just tell us.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:48 pm to Jjdoc
How about you just tell us?
Downvoted for useless clickbait.
Downvoted for useless clickbait.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:49 pm to OleWar
Soupy sales
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:50 pm to Jjdoc
Jimmy Carter?
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:51 pm to Jjdoc
It was 1989, my thoughts were short, my hair was long.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:53 pm to Bestbank Tiger
It was 1968, or was it 69? Hell I heard you caught a bullet well I guess youre doing fine. You speak of revolution like it's someplace that you've been..well it's been aong time gone good to see you my old friend..
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:53 pm to Jjdoc
Edwin Edwards
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:56 pm to MrLSU
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Edwin Edwards
You're thinking of Erwin Cory...the scientist.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 9:58 pm to Rebel
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Jimmy Carter?
Nope. They helped him win though.
His name was Henry Jackson. Nick name was Scoop.
When he entered the race he was the odds on favorite to win. He was the Front runner.
HE was very anti communism and anti USSR. So the KGB launched a disinformation campaign. They forged FBI Documents and sent them to the newspapers around the USA....
The docs claimed he was gay. And the leading candidate that the USSR was nervous about ended up losing the primary even though he had carried NY. The disinformation campaign of the KGB caused his money to dry up.
But never before has Russia so attacked the USA presidential election
This post was edited on 4/19/19 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 4/19/19 at 10:02 pm to Jjdoc
I was 9 and can remember the name Scoop Jackson, but I didnt know the story.
This post was edited on 4/19/19 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 4/19/19 at 10:05 pm to Jjdoc
I thought the Russians never interfered in any election before 2016. Someone should tell the dems about this.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 10:07 pm to MeatCleaverWeaver
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I was 9 and can remember the name Scoop Jackson
Does that make us old? :)
Posted on 4/19/19 at 10:08 pm to PlanoPrivateer
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I thought the Russians never interfered in any election before 2016. Someone should tell the dems about this
Well that helped them and hurt America, so they don't GAF
Posted on 4/19/19 at 10:09 pm to PlanoPrivateer
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Someone should tell the dems about this.
They know. Hell they even asked for help. Brother Teddy Kennedy asked them for help to defeat Reagan.
Posted on 4/19/19 at 10:10 pm to Jjdoc
I’m gonna guess Ford, but there is documented papers that the FBI has been used by political parties to “investigate” their advisories as early as FDR
Posted on 4/19/19 at 10:19 pm to IT_Dawg
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I’m gonna guess Ford
No... Henry Jackson
Posted on 4/19/19 at 10:21 pm to Jjdoc
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1- Anybody know what the candidate's name was?
2- What did the FBI docs say?
I think you're referring to Scoop Jackson from Washington and the Soviet Union pulled a stunt similar to the Steel Dossier that claimed he was gay and the newspapers ran with it.
Ruined him, he died a few years later if I remember correctly.
The guy was an enigma. He wasn't old school Strom Thurmond democrat ... he was a big time LBJ liberal progressive but he hated the USSR and was a bit of a war hawk.
I think he died during Reagan's first term because I am pretty sure I was in Italy around that time or either it was right when we invaded Granada or the Marine Barracks in Beirut were blow up because Reagan made a big deal out of his death and Tip O'Neal praised him but there was a lot going on at the time.
Crazy days but you're right to make a comparison to then and now. fricking Dan Rather was one of the main ones that ruined ole Scoop. SNL ran a skit about him in '75 or '76 too.
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