berg80
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Really, that again? I already posted an explanation for his 1976 vote. The mark of a troll is when someone knows the truth but ignores it.Commee Brennan is in the QUE (on the docket) already, correct?
AI Overview
Former CIA Director John Brennan explained that he voted for the Communist Party USA candidate, Gus Hall, in the 1976 presidential election as a way of "signaling my unhappiness with the system"
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Brennan, who was attending Fordham University at the time, detailed his reasoning and the context of this vote in several public forums:
- Protest Vote: He described the vote as a youthful, one-off protest against the political landscape of the Watergate era and a perceived "need for change".
- Context of 1976: He noted his dissatisfaction with the available political options, which led him to support a third-party candidate.
- Disclosure to CIA: Brennan revealed this vote during a lie-detector test when applying to the CIA in 1980, out of fear that lying would cause the machine to indicate deception.
- Freedom of Expression: Brennan has frequently cited this experience to highlight that the CIA and the U.S. government value freedom of speech and expression, noting that his past vote did not disqualify him from a career in national security.

