Russia’s offer to send monitors to U.S. polling stations was rebuked by the U.S. State Department.  Nevertheless, given that most Americans are not confident that their votes will be counted correctly, it was a devilishly clever propaganda ploy.  Trump’s ambivalence toward accepting the election results swamped coverage of the third debate.  He’s not alone in the wilderness on this, as many Americans are wary of voter fraud; deceptive polls; and dirty, despicable tricks. With a bit of wit, it’s possible to assert that some of our systems, perhaps even the election, are rigged, without giving Hillary the opportunity to sanctimoniously retort that that’s “talking down our democracy.”  Even without that wit or nuance, what’s worse: talking down our democracy or usurping it?  It’s obvious, the latter being anathema to our democratic traditions.  But our Pravda-like MSM, a virtual arm of...(Read Full Post)