The News media and the Democrats (but I repeat myself) just won’t let go of the story that the “russians” hacked the election.

But wht, exactly, did “they” do?

As far as I can tell, they hacked a private server owned by Hillary Clinton and then (via John Podesta) got into the emails of the DNC  and (supposedly) distributed them to WikiLeaks and others.

So how, exactly did “they” “hack the election”….

….and why is the security failure of a private server in any way the business of the United States Government?

And where, exactly, is the proof? According to some stories, the Feds haven’t actually…you know…..examined any of the servers that were “hacked”…they are, instead, relying on the words and conclusions of a third party firm that was hired by the DNC….

And there is, of course, no forensic information on Hillary’s server, as that was “Wiped” (with a towel?) on the orders of Hillary…so no data there.

Did this information influence the election? Probably…almost certainly. The Soviets have been trying to influence elections as long as I have been alive….since BEFORE the Vietnam war….

But the “russians” (if that is who did it) didn’t”hack” the election. They didn’t in any way change a vote, or change the count of votes nor did they change the outcome of the election as far as the votes cast by voters…..)Sadly that can’t be said of the polling places in Philadelphia, and Cincinnati and especially Chicago and Detroit (and likely many other “Blue” strongholds…)

But really, this “Hacking” story is a lot of light, but no heat. There is no “hack” of the election. Just a hack of a private server…..and the publicized emails and the attitudes of the DNC they presented have NEVER been refuted by the aggrieved parties. All someone did was to show private emails that were embarrassing to Hillary and the DNC.

So I would ask the media….How, exactly, did the “Russians” (if that is who did the “hack”) hack the election?

ETA: Borepatch says it prolly wasn’t just the Russians in the servers

It does let me get some needed sleep when I have a cold. It does give symptom relief from congestion and a runny nose and coughing.

While I can’t take much (the Dextromethorphan makes my meager intellect hide in a cave for a while… to the point that cannot operate complicated machinery safely….like forks or staplers), I do occasionally use NyQuil just before going to bed (Taking it in the kitchen means I wake up in the kitchen…likely on the floor) it has one terrible side effect……..

I wake up with a coating on my teeth that resembles engine sludge mixed with wallpaper paste and used cat litter…..possibly admixed with black powder ash residue and beach sand….and leftover (and cold) beef with broccoli sauce….

Bleah.

Camel’s nose under the tent:

So the DHS has decided that the voting machines and other voting infrastructure is a “critical infrastructure”….And this means they can take control from the states without being asked. They can set the rules. What voting machines (and what software???) and many other parameters. They can, in effect, change the election outcomes…………..(and let us remember, they use the excuse of a “Russian hack” even though there is NO Evidence that there was any hacking of election related voting machines or software)…the “hack” was to the DNC email servers through John Podesta’s account because the DNC and Mr. Podesta failed to do any basic security measures…..Again, there was NO hacking of election infrastructure. None. Zero.

I find this disturbing on many levels….it is not in the purview of the feds (much less DHS) to interfere in any way with the state operated elections. If a state wants to use a show of hands to decide who is elected, then that is up to the leaders of the state and the citizens who voted for them, not the Federal government. If they want to have the state legislature choose their federal representatives, that is not up to the citizens of the other 49 states, nor the Federal government. It is, really, a States Rights issue. and not in any way the business of the Federal Government.

I sincerely hope that Trump makes this go away. It isn’t, again, a part of the DHS mandate, nor is it any business of anyone not a citizen of the state affected.

Moreso, it can affect greatly our choices as Citizens in the future, Our votes count for little enough as it is, and this takeover can in many ways affect (or even remove) our right to self determination.

That white people don’t blame all black people for some ignorant, inner city “yoots” doing a terribly racist thing, and beating and torturing a white man….and a mentally disabled one at that.

And it is a good thing we aren’t disposed towards rioting and violence and burning neighborhoods and such….and that we (mostly) respect the rule of law.

So we don’t riot,we don’t lynch people just because they have more melanin than we do, we don’t burn out black neighborhoods….And,in fact, we don’t judge based on a facebook post or a sensationalized news story….We, in fact. generally let Justice take its course.

‘Cause if we did, and were so inclined, the carnage would be terrible. (there is more of us than of them, and despite the posturing, we are better armed and better trained to use ’em.)