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Chelsea Manning Files to Run for U.S. Senate in Maryland (washingtonpost.com)
An anonymous reader quotes the Washington Post:
Chelsea E. Manning, the transgender former Army private who was convicted of passing sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks, is seeking to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, according to federal election filings. Manning would be challenging Democrat Benjamin L. Cardin, who is in his second term in the Senate and is up for reelection in November. Cardin is Maryland's senior senator and is considered an overwhelming favorite to win a third term... However, a candidate with national name recognition, such as Manning, who comes in from the outside could tap a network of donors interested in elevating a progressive agenda...
Evan Greer, campaign director of the nonprofit organization Fight for the Future and a close supporter of Manning's while she was imprisoned, said the news is exciting. "Chelsea Manning has fought for freedom and sacrificed for it in ways that few others have," Greer wrote in an email. "The world is a better place with her as a free woman, and this latest news makes it clear she is only beginning to make her mark on it."
Evan Greer, campaign director of the nonprofit organization Fight for the Future and a close supporter of Manning's while she was imprisoned, said the news is exciting. "Chelsea Manning has fought for freedom and sacrificed for it in ways that few others have," Greer wrote in an email. "The world is a better place with her as a free woman, and this latest news makes it clear she is only beginning to make her mark on it."
What's with all the criminals running for Senate? The list includes Roy Moore, Joe Arpaio, and now Chelsea Manning. Why would we trust criminals to act in our best interest when we give them power as elected officials? Just say no.
>she
Someone get the popcorn, this ones gunna be good.
captcha: detest
Lock him/her up.
If Manning is male, he can share a cell with Michael Flynn. If Manning is female, she can share a cell with Hillary Clinton.
I'm 100% certain Manning's heart is in the right place. But she's impulsive in a dangerous way, politically inexperienced, and has proven herself a bad judge of character in terms of who she allies herself with. I just don't see any good coming out of this.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
Represents the liberal shithole quite well.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/30/bradley-manning-wikileaks-judge-verdict
That being said she has no qualifications to be a senator. No government, executive, business or military experience to warrant voting for her.
you have had CES running all week, and yet you shitpost from CNN, why is this news for nerds? People file to run for public office all the time.
Fuck you Chinese Slashdot
Agree
Chelsea Manning took an oath then broke it. He had no idea what was in all those files he released and it could have been information that got soldiers killed. That piece of shit deserves to stare at vertical metal bars for the rest of his life.
So she was ultimately helping the russians to try to throw the elections you say.
So, you prefer your politicians to be criminals who haven't been caught yet... gotcha.
Doesn't the USA have laws against convicted criminals being elected for public office? Regardless of what you think about her, she still was convicted of a serious crime. How is she fit to serve?
I suppose being convicted and imprisoned will at least make Manning unfriendly to the government - although then: why become part of it?
Being transgender will automatically win over some of the more extreme progs, but beyond that: exactly why would voters want Manning in the government, representing them? Poor education, no professional experience to speak of, shaky mental health from all that time in solitary confinement. Why would Manning (or whoever is really behind the senate run) think that voters would be interested?
Cynically, there is some bigger game being played here.
Enjoy life! This is not a dress rehearsal.
Well, having a president struck by senile imbecility ain't much better, is it?
The real question does Chelsea use Linux?
It wouldn't be, but thankfully Trump beat Hillary.
That's what psycholgists call denial.
At least she's for government transparency.
She's very politically informed and astute.
Like an expert politician, and I value her opinion of matters of domestic politics and foreign policy.
CAPTCHA: Reassign
The devil you know....
Don't forget serial liar and bigot Brianna Wu
Bradley Manning stole every Army document he could get his hands on and he gave them to "activists" who work for hostile intelligence agencies. That is why the powers promoting him want him in our government. He will continue working for them.
However, a candidate with national name recognition, such as Manning, who comes in from the outside could tap a network of donors interested in elevating a progressive agenda...
Aside from leaking federal secrets and violating an oath, what can this 'novelty' candidate offer the voters of Maryland as opposed to their current representative?
As the 2016 and other special elections proved, money alone won't carry a candidate into office, and candidate Manning will first have to beat another candidate in the Democrat primary, the sitting two-term senator.
Many voters in Maryland are Gov't workers, and I suspect a fair number of them will not be willing to excuse manning's crimes. The only reason manning can even attempt to credibly run for office is her unique gender history, and that won't secure a majority in the 2018 election.
Yes, in some cases, that means a murderer or a rapist might be elected. But that's unlikely,
Fixing both grammar and logic...
Yes, in some cases, that means a convicted murderer or a rapist might be elected, but that's unlikely.
Unfortunately, we know with a great degree of confidence that alleged murderers and/or rapists get elected quite often.
When Bradley (active duty) released the stuff to wikileaks he did it in mass. He did not discriminate well on what he released. The video of killing the people, and then killing of the people coming to rescue the injured, is one thing. I wouldn't have ever done it, but I get what he was going for. Releasing tons of unrelated stuff that can hurt our objectives and server members is unforgivable. Now that Chelsea is released from prison she is using her trans status as a vehicle to jump on the progressive train for her own benefit. I heard that while in the Army he was a terrible private, and that gives me no confidence in him that could help recover his betrayal of the country he wants to represent. I say no, never. And it has nothing to do with her transition. (Gender applied chronologically)
Better than this... throw all Slashdot ACs in jail...they bring nothing here.
Yes, of course... Either they aren't criminals, or they are smart.
Why do you want the dumb ones?
... if she is qualified according to the Constitution, then she can run. Whether or not she gets the support required to be successful in her endeavour is up to the people in her state and, unfortunately, outside money donors. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?
Deport it to the middle east so they can throw that attention-seeking piece of shit off a building.
However, a candidate with national name recognition, such as Manning, who comes in from the outside could tap a network of donors interested in elevating a progressive agenda...
hahahahahahahaha Oh, dear, thank you for the humor this morning.
Subjects says it all.
No leadership experience. Bad follower, too. Uncooperative. Passive aggressive. Sexual identity dysfunction. Immature.
I thought the senate was for MATURE people.
Maybe in 20-30 years.
To think otherwise is hubris (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris).
~childo
CAPTCHA: 'busboys', and that is exactly what Mr Manning is qualified to be, right now.
So sick of this little shit. Can't believe Manning is running for office and Snowden is still living in fear of his life.
That's what the rest of us call sarcasm. Lighten up, Francis!
And yes, some of us are very happy that Hillary lost, but unfortunately, the democrat/republican party still won. So we gain nothing.
What matters to people, apparently, are legal technicalities rather than character. If a con-man can rewrite the laws so that his con isn't illegal, that's good enough for them.
In a nutshell, there are a lot of people who are content to be ruled.
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Doubtful. Overall uneducated with inflated sense of self importance. Not to paint millenials with the same brush, but this is what gives them a bad name.
Congress and the deep state are full of mentally ill people of questionable morals.
But at least most of them know how to hide it and cover up their misdeeds.
I cannot believe how UNCHRISTIAN this nation has become to think that someone
of Mannings (no pun intended) character is not prima facie completely incompetent
for the position. No one even QUEstions things like that anymore.
So sad. So disheartening. What hast befallen our once blessed land? Captain
Oh Captain wherefore are thou?
Republicans gay enough to vote for Trump will love Chelsea Manning
Fag
But what of the swamp-draining genius?
a few refreshes from AMD/Intel/Nvidia. A bunch more talk about digital assistants which are just stand alone devices for things most of us already have on our phones. When the most 'exciting' thing that's making the rounds are small laptops with 4G radios built in you know you've got a dud.
Tech just isn't moving like it used to. Computers have reached 'good enough' territory and cell phones brought so many devices together (phone, mini-tablet, GPS, music player, radio, digital camera/low end camcorder, portable gaming... the list goes on) that there's not a lot of room for gadgets anymore.
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No joke The GOP has 4 of them running . You can get your rights back in a lot of places. We mostly use denying political rights to keep the 'wrong' (read:poor and minorities) sort from voting. If you've got the money, the time and maybe a few of the right friends it's not hard to get the rights back.
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Out of those 3, only one is a criminal. Moore had some baseless (and some fraudulent) accusations against him, and Arpaio was pardoned after being hit with a bullshit charge by a extremist left-wing activist judge, which leaves only Manning
I see you're keeping the streak alive. I have yet to see a person who casts judgment on Manning give one flying fuck about the massive corruption and war crimes she revealed, or want the people who committed those crimes to pay for their actions.
Uh, NO. She tried the "chain of command" and was blown off, just as Snowden was. And she gave documents to a responsible organization, one with a 100% track record of authenticity, who vetted them before release. Do tell how she was going to uphold her Oath of Office to defend the Constitution (not neocon war criminals) without leaking to the press.
She has a whole lot of experience with the lawless authoritarian state and the torture the USG commits against people in detention (prolonged solitary confinement). Getting one advocate against those things into higher office is hardly unreasonable.
She wasn't allied with the FBI stooge Lamo. You referring to Assange here? The same Julian Assange who has a 100% track record of authentic releases, and has been subject to more authoritarian character assassination?
Conservatives are triggered: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/13/convicted-classified-docs-leaker-transgender-former-army-private-chelsea-manning-run-u-s-senate/
Not qualified for office. Next.
Remember: The current politicians are the ones who write the laws. It's no wonder their crimes aren't illegal.
They also plan to not have other types of people in office, hence Chelsea's predicament.
No sig today...
Release the whatabouts!
Switch the site to Ars Technica style moderation and I'd completely agree with you.
Chelsea who?
Just because anonymity undermines socialism doesn't mean it is bad.
It wouldn't be, but thankfully Trump beat Hillary.
When the GP said "senile imbecility" I thought Reagan, not Clinton (or Trump.)
That being said, I tip my hat to both Reagan and Gorbachev for shaking hands and ending the cold war.
If it weren't for deadlines, nothing would be late.
The real question does Chelsea use Linux?
Nah. "vi or emacs?" FTW.
And a close second is "boxers or briefs?" Oh, wait...
If it weren't for deadlines, nothing would be late.
Why do we continue to elevate Manning above other Iraq- Vets who in many cases were wounded or died actually trying to help the Iraqi people or save Iraqi lives? Why is Manning any better than all the wounded or KIA American service men and women who never will be able to come home or lead a normal life? Or why is Manning better than all the Iraq- Veterans who followed orders, did not commit any war crimes, and did their duty in that place?
If Manning wants to make a positive difference, maybe rather than running for office, he should volunteer to help wounded veterans in a hospice or a rehab clinic. Maybe he should anonymously donate all the money he receives from his undeserved fame to helping wounded and homeless veterans get the help they need.
He became the swamp; it a Zen thing.
That was directed at Manning, right?
So sad that so many people will be going straight to Hell. I can warn you. I can show you proofs in
our modern age that Christianity is right. In fact, you just did that for me. You attacked a good person
who said that a bad person shouldn't be in Congress. Thank you for giving me my daily dose of
evil to remind me that Jesus is the only one who brings good.
Let all those who have eyes to see, see. Let all those who have ears to hear, hear.
The rest has been given parables and riddles to hide the obvious from satan's children.
Have nice day. Beware that bridge that's out up ahead.
despite BHO pardoning him, he's still a criminal who has shown he cannot be trusted with critical information.
I'm rather tired of seeing people who are wholly unfit for office making an attempt at the reigns of power. In my mind, all candidates must submit to a series series of background checks to ensure they are eligible. Yes, yes, they may be criminals who have yet to be caught, but lawmakers deserve the extra scrutiny.
In the case of Bradly Manning, he suffers from gender dysphoria, and therefore is not of sound mind. Sure, this comment will attract the ire of leftist who will embrace the radical crap of "if it's true for you, it's true". I'm firmly of the belief, and so was the psychiatric community until the homosexual lobby begged to them remove it, that homosexuality is mental disorder, and it is. We are now elevating sexual deviancy to the status of normal. Scratch a homosexual and you will almost always find a paedophile. The vast majority of homosexuals were molested or groomed by other homosexuals whilst they were young. This is a fact. The left will vociferously disagree with this because it doesn't fit their agenda that a man inserting his penis into another man's anus is somehow normal and natural. And before anyone states that some animals do it, well... that reduces homosexuals to the level of animals. Sodomy is unnatural, even between a man and a woman. The anus is clearly exit only. Homosexuality denies life because two homosexuals cannot procreate, one of the purposes of the marital union.
I'm tired of the "normalisation" of homosexuals and transgenderism. I want to ask these trannies if they are now women, what are the chances they will develop breast cancer, or uterine cancer. What are the chances that trannies will develop osteoporosis like actual, biological women? If the answers to these questions is never, then they are not actual women, fake vaginas and breasts notwithstanding.
Tear down this wall!!!!
Chelsea Clinton.
Lol imagine that.
I see your point, but I'm just hoping that sometime, somewhere, there's a third option.
GOP ran traitors for the WH. Now, the dems run a traitor for the senate.
When will we stop backing criminals and start supporting honest leaders.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
These people need help, instead you celebrate their obvious mental illness. Weimerica.
Fuck Manning! This shit bag dumped intelligence hap hazard very likely causing possible deaths to assets. He/She didn't give a shit about others and it's actions show that. Perhaps that means that he/she would make a very good GOP candidate after all. If on the other hand this was to be Snowden running I could get behind that. He has shown that his efforts were in the best interest of the American people time and again, unlike Manning, FUCK MANNING!
. . .with an existing organization, links into the party structure at pretty much all levels, and all the advantages of being the sitting Democrat incumbent with a long record in a deep-blue state.
And Manning brings what, exactly, to the table ???
Should have never resulting in him qualifying for secret, nevermind top secret clearance as it was.
Friend once had a conspiracy theory that Manning had been allowing into the position he had explictly to trigger a leak for the benefit of others. I don't remember specifically who, but possibly as an anti-gay, anti-liberal to help shore up conservativism in the military.
But I thought he was a Russian super spy??
Good for him.
hopefully the filing gets lost...
No, Tampax.
call itself whatever it wants, he's still a male. Period.
Umm, if you are referring to the swamp thing that is our current president, he has been most successful at making the swamp more of a swamp then ever. How anyone could have been duped into believing it would be otherwise...
Well, correct me here, Moore was impeached as Alabama’s Chief Justice, so kind of convicted there, credibly accused of child molestation, so yes, definitely a criminal.
... and failed.
You are all aware that the so called war crimes evidenced by the Collateral Murder video were edited by Wikileaks from 45 minutes to 17 minutes leaving out any part of the events that would make it look like the helicopter pilot made a correct decision to fire on enemies engaged in combat against US soldiers. Sorry if a reporter got fragged tagging along for photos. Sorry if a guy brought his children along for a support mission in the family mini-van.
Manning was never a hero standing against excesses by US forces in Iraq. He was a piece of shit then. She is a piece of shit now.
By all means DNC, try to continue supporting candidates who tick the "first $SJW_venerated_class candidate" check box. You'll be hard pressed to win even 489 counties in the next go around.
How is Roy Moore a criminal?
Accusations are meaningless without evidence.
> so yes, definitely a criminal.
Definitely?
I don't think being impeached makes you a criminal.
Accusations without evidence are meaningless.
Moore's main accuser was caught lying, and forging, and even her step son said she was crazy.
> the fact she technically violated the law
This was no trifling technicality.
If wasn't for the sex change, and our laughably PC culture, Manning would be in prison until the day she died.
It got of Manning out of a life sentence, now it might get her in congress.
How else would a criminal, convicted of espionage, with zero political credentials, even be considered?
Caitlyn Jenner has not done anything since she was Bruce Jenner in 1976. Yet she is considered a major celebrity.
For a while, it seemed to work for Michael Jackson as well.
This is going to be a spectacular lousy show! Manning's opponent will battered with the sex identification card the whole race immobilizing them. It wont be about Mannings accomplishments (as if there are any...). It will be about sex identification and nothing but. Glass ceiling bullsh!t....
They replaced all his genetic material with female genetic material?
Amazing!
When did that tech get invented?
Maybe this actually is a Slashdot-worthy article after all. For a while there I was thinking it was just another article about a treasonous bastard with mental issues who tried to get the taxpayers to pay for doctors to surgically mangle him to satisfy his body dysmorphic disorder urges..... but apparently there is some super slick new gene-replacement tech we can all read about.
What a horrible world you live in where everyone accused is guilty without trial.
Moore is a fucking moron and shitty person, but he has never been to trial for those accusations. Our country, and basic human rights, demand innocence until proven.
You should be ashamed of yourself. You are no better than those you decry.
Well, Brad would be the only one coming into the Senate that has already "cut the pork"...
But good luck getting past the felony and treason convictions.
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
Should prove amusing.
Because the government is just a gangster mafia on a grand scale. It forces all of us to pay for "protection" and threatens us with violence if we refuse. For our own good, of course.
Government = organized crime
Of course we want the stable geniuses
Despite my adversion to angry sounding rants like your post.... Iâ(TM)m surprised to say that I agree with everything you said.... except .... the Fucking part... no.... just no...
He can change his name, but not his gender.
And he isn't one of those very few edge cases. But he is certainly a whacked out head case.
His actions in the military were abhorrent, and he should still be in prison.
His mama name him Bradley, imma call him Bradley.
But good luck getting past the felony and treason convictions.
If memory serves, a mayor of Washington, D.C., was convicted of crack cocaine possession, but was later reelected as mayor by the "good people" of Washington. I'm too lazy to look this up, so someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
I would never vote for a felon or especially someone who had been convicted of treason, but apparently many others don't feel that constraint.
Circle the wagons and fire inward. Entropy increases without bounds.
Yeah looking at it now. Maryland apparently passed something last year allowing felons to run for US senate...
B.O.H.I.C.A.
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
People aren't assets, you spook halfwit
I'll take her character over Trump's any day.
"When you have eliminated the unacceptable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truthiness" - Holmes
Getting registered with the FEC is easy. It doesn't cost anything other than having access to a computer to do the filing with. Actually getting on the ballot is much more difficult (but does depend on the state). Getting people to vote for you is the really hard part.
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They voted for him for racial reasons, or the ingroup if you prefer.
I still think it's hilarious that you believe Hilary had a chance after her name calling tantrum.
You voted for an entitled woman-child.
It's her turn indeed, lol.
And she lost, get over it, or move to Canada already.
"Perhaps that means that he/she would make a very good GOP candidate after all."
LOL...He is a Democratic candidate. You sound as if there aren't shitbags on both sides.
Just another day in Paradise
Well, Brad would be the only one coming into the Senate that has already "cut the pork"...
But good luck getting past the felony and treason convictions.
Weren't those convictions pardoned by Obama? As an opponent, I'd certainly bring them up though.
Just another day in Paradise
With how much the Media keeps pushing their liberal wet-dreams you'd think they have some evidence to back it up.
I guess standards of reporting have dropped in the last decade or two, and all that's left are some jerkoffs.
About 98% of them are shit bags.
Repeating what has been said in the context of this persons story. I totally agree with you that people should not be referred to as assets but this is likely the way Manning thought about them in the context of his/her leak of data.