Hillary Clinton has accused Tulsi Gabbard of being a Russian asset, groomed by Putin himself. This is how corporate/centrist Democrats fight these days – Anyone they don’t like is a Russian asset. There are plenty of substantive reasons to go after Tulsi (just like almost all candidates) but this “attack” is an absolute fabrication by Clinton. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine and a contributing writer at DeSmogBlog.com. He is the co-host / guest host for Ring of Fire Radio. His writings have appeared on Alternet, Truthout, and The Huffington Post. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009. Follow him on Twitter @farronbalanced