Elections Is Tulsi Gabbard a Russian asset?

Is Tulsi Gabbard Putin's Manchurian Candidate?

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How do Israelis feel about Tulsi?

I have an acquaintance who is Israeli American, grew up in both Israel and the US, and was part of the Israeli Defense Force, and works for ie24 News, some Israeli news network.

When I brought up this Tulsi tweet against Hillary and laughed about it, he got annoyed.

Basically the way liberals questioned other liberal Trump supporters like "How can so possibly support that person!??!?"..that's kind of what he is like to me.

He said: "She's an Assadist". I was in no mood for a debate, but I casually said "I'd love to see proof, I can't find any, just smear articles" and then he links a newsweek smear article from two months ago...and I just say "Yeah I know that story read it in a bunch of places. There's a lot more to that story" and then he said "Then you understand why people call her a Russian stooge. How can you support someone so morally reprehensible?" and at that point I'm not gonna engage anymore. That's baity trolling there. He does't want an honest conversation he's just trying to prove himself right.

I just said "I just see it differently after doing a lot of research via podcasts and shows claim"

Then he sarcastically says "I too have seen the 'counter argument' on RT news" RT = Russian state progapanda.

The vibe I got from him was that he does not like anti-war candidates and sees them as isolationists who will let Russia take over the world.
 
What's the link to Russia? Has she surrounded herself with pro-russian advisors, have a history of russian business interests, made a habit of praising Putin, made appearances on their propaganda network or is it just that the Russian propaganda network has been singing her praises?

She has had various tweets about Russia doing the right thing about going after terrorists in Syria. That makes her a Putin apologist and Russian sympathizer/asset apparently. She's just being objective which is what is lost on everyone these days. If Obama or Trump found the cure for cancer, both parties would find a way to demonize them rather than celebrate.

 
How do Israelis feel about Tulsi?

I have an acquaintance who is Israeli American, grew up in both Israel and the US, and was part of the Israeli Defense Force, and works for ie24 News, some Israeli news network.

When I brought up this Tulsi tweet against Hillary and laughed about it, he got annoyed.

Basically the way liberals questioned other liberal Trump supporters like "How can so possibly support that person!??!?"..that's kind of what he is like to me.

He said: "She's an Assadist". I was in no mood for a debate, but I casually said "I'd love to see proof, I can't find any, just smear articles" and then he links a newsweek smear article from two months ago...and I just say "Yeah I know that story read it in a bunch of places" and then he said "Then you understand why people call her a Russian stooge. How can you support someone so morally reprehensible?"

I just said "I just see it differently after doing a lot of research via podcasts and shows claim"

Then he sarcastically says "I too have seen the 'counter argument' on RT news" RT = Russian state progapanda.

The vibe I got from him was that he does not like anti-war candidates and sees them as isolationists.

As an isolationist, that's the main thing that draws me to Tulsi and drew me to Ron Paul.
 
As an isolationist, that's the main thing that draws me to Tulsi and drew me to Ron Paul.
Honest question. Do you worry about Russia gaining more power if USA stops engaging internationally?

It makes total sense that Russia would like Tulsi if she is criticizing the US government. I get it. But it's not her fault that Russia likes her. I'm sure Russian state propaganda probably praise her a lot (ok I don't know, but I can imagine they do). That would make me a Russian asset because I'm anti-war.
 
How do Israelis feel about Tulsi?

I have an acquaintance who is Israeli American, grew up in both Israel and the US, and was part of the Israeli Defense Force, and works for ie24 News, some Israeli news network.

When I brought up this Tulsi tweet against Hillary and laughed about it, he got annoyed.

Basically the way liberals questioned other liberal Trump supporters like "How can so possibly support that person!??!?"..that's kind of what he is like to me.

He said: "She's an Assadist". I was in no mood for a debate, but I casually said "I'd love to see proof, I can't find any, just smear articles" and then he links a newsweek smear article from two months ago...and I just say "Yeah I know that story read it in a bunch of places" and then he said "Then you understand why people call her a Russian stooge. How can you support someone so morally reprehensible?"

I just said "I just see it differently after doing a lot of research via podcasts and shows claim"

Then he sarcastically says "I too have seen the 'counter argument' on RT news" RT = Russian state progapanda.

The vibe I got from him was that he does not like anti-war candidates and sees them as isolationists.

Well an Israeli would not be all that happy about Tulsi, because in Israel's view Iran and Hezbollah are the biggest threats, and Assad provides a link between Hezbollah and Iran. Israel wants us to hate and fight their enemies for them. They hate American politicians who do not give into the MidEast interventionist Israel lobby that wields significant influence over parties.

Tulsi is a politician who does not want the US to support groups, regimes and fight MidEast wars for the benefit of the Gulf Arabs and Israel, though she does not say anything about Israel per see, but her MidEast stance is not conducive to Pro Israel warmongering.

If Clinton and some of the pro Israel warmongers had their way, Assad would have been deposed by the US , leading to ethnic cleansing and genocide of non-Sunnis. And ofcourse Israel would never take any meaningful number of these minorities as refugees either.
 
I think people are interpreting "asset" in different ways.

An "asset" can just something that is useful. If you interpret it that way, it's not difficult to make the argument that Tulsi Gabbard may be an asset to Putin. While not a serious contender, Tulsi is a bit of an attack dog against her own party at times, which could help lead to a Trump re-election. She could also become a 3rd party candidate that steals Democrat votes and helps to get Trump elected.

I think other world leaders (Putin, Un, etc) see Trump as doltish and easily manipulated, so it would make sense that they want him in office. In that way, they could very well be pumping out propaganda in favor of Tulsi. That's not very far-fetched at all. We actually already know for a fact that they are doing things like that (not for Tulsi, just in general).

But an "asset" can also be property. In which case, it's sort of a silly conspiracy theory to actually believe Gabbard is in cahoots with Russia. That is not something I believe at all, or even take seriously.

Maybe the better question would be, "Do you believe Putin appreciates Tulsi's presence in American politics because of the likelihood that she provides some small help in getting Trump re-elected?"

My answer would be that I have no idea. But it's not really a difficult scenario to envision.

The definition of an asset is also "spy". People aren't talking much about Hillary flat out said that Jill Stein was in cahoots with Russian and a picture keeps floating around of her in Moscow sitting a table with Putin. She said (without naming her) that Tulsi would take over Jill's position if Jill was willing to give it up.

Jill was on a worldwide tour which included going to Moscow to discuss climate change, Syria and understand Russia's perspective and presence in all of this. You know...actually trying to understand things.

Clinton thinks that the Russians cost her the election and they used Jill Stein as a spoiler candidate.
 
How do Israelis feel about Tulsi?

I have an acquaintance who is Israeli American, grew up in both Israel and the US, and was part of the Israeli Defense Force, and works for ie24 News, some Israeli news network.

When I brought up this Tulsi tweet against Hillary and laughed about it, he got annoyed.

Basically the way liberals questioned other liberal Trump supporters like "How can so possibly support that person!??!?"..that's kind of what he is like to me.

He said: "She's an Assadist". I was in no mood for a debate, but I casually said "I'd love to see proof, I can't find any, just smear articles" and then he links a newsweek smear article from two months ago...and I just say "Yeah I know that story read it in a bunch of places. There's a lot more to that story" and then he said "Then you understand why people call her a Russian stooge. How can you support someone so morally reprehensible?" and at that point I'm not gonna engage anymore. That's baity trolling there. He does't want an honest conversation he's just trying to prove himself right.

I just said "I just see it differently after doing a lot of research via podcasts and shows claim"

Then he sarcastically says "I too have seen the 'counter argument' on RT news" RT = Russian state progapanda.

The vibe I got from him was that he does not like anti-war candidates and sees them as isolationists who will let Russia take over the world.

An isreali called someone morally reprehensible.....the gall.

what he’s concerned about is America not fighting isrealis wars for it. This upsets the isreali.
 
As for Assad, she met him to understand what was going. Learning about the situation from his perspective.

The big takeaway from Assad that most people have is that he gassed his own people....to kill terrorists. It's called collateral damage and it happens during conflict. Do you think that we ONLY kill the bad guys when bomb and raid cities and villages? People are incredibly naive.

The Assad situation is not black & white which is what everyone wants things to be today. What he did was wrong but he's also fighting terrorists and keeping them on the outskirts of Turkey. It's a complicated situation and all Tulsi was doing was supporting Assad's attempt to fight and stop terrorists.
 
She has had various tweets about Russia doing the right thing about going after terrorists in Syria. That makes her a Putin apologist and Russian sympathizer/asset apparently. She's just being objective which is what is lost on everyone these days. If Obama or Trump found the cure for cancer, both parties would find a way to demonize them rather than celebrate.



Tulci Gabbard sits on the Committee on Armed Services and has served in the Middle East.

She knows that the U.S. is supporting rebel groups that are affiliated with Al-Qaeda, and wants to put a stop to it. Russia loves her because that is precisely what they've been saying for years.
 
She only says these things because she knows the media will not really call her out. And the media drones will just outright believe her or defend her.

I do not know who I respect less. The die hards who defend her on this. Or the die hards who are outraged by this but believed and defended this entire administration being called the same thing.
This should really clear up the smear campaign on Trump.
But it won’t.
 
Is Bernie also a Russian asset?

From a quick google search Sanders voted against itt in 2012 before it got the Universal support it has now.

Since than Sanders was very outspoken in being against Putin's annexation of Crimea and has supported sanctions against them for that and also supported a stricter version of the Magnistky act in 2015
 
As for Assad, she met him to understand what was going. Learning about the situation from his perspective.

The big takeaway from Assad that most people have is that he gassed his own people....to kill terrorists. It's called collateral damage and it happens during conflict. Do you think that we ONLY kill the bad guys when bomb and raid cities and villages? People are incredibly naive.

The Assad situation is not black & white which is what everyone wants things to be today. What he did was wrong but he's also fighting terrorists and keeping them on the outskirts of Turkey. It's a complicated situation and all Tulsi was doing was supporting Assad's attempt to fight and stop terrorists.

He never gassed them. You don’t use a one off attack that doesn’t kill your military enemy, and has no tactical impact on the war.

I mean shit, one of the false flags was that Assad gassed his people and killed a family. One canister, supposedly dropped from the air, hit one house, and gassed one family.

and we are actually supposed to believe that garbage nonsense. And that was the attack that happens right after trump declared we were leaving Syria.....years ago.

after that false flag, he was forced to stay. The establishment will do anything. Anything to continue war.
 
Different bill. He voted nay in 2012 and aye in 2016.

Proof he voted for it in 2016?

He voted against it in 2012. The 2016 act was rolled into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 which he abstained from voting on. At the same time, other clear Russian asset, Elizabeth Warren voted against it.
 
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