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90. Email gate, or whatever it's called, is a joke

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 09:38 AM

Mar 2015

But my point is a quarter century of Clintonian drama is an even worse joke. Even though they bring some of it on themselves, the last eight years should tell everyone that the Republicans run on bullshit, and any Dem will eventually receive the same treatment.

There's a problem with putting the Clintons front-and-center again that should be apparent to even their biggest fans. They are old news, and they are wearing thin with many people. The best thing that could happen to them right now isn't happening, and that's a serious primary challenge. It would remind people why Hillary is the strongest choice, if it turned out that way. It would also push bullshit like email gate back by a year. There would still be faux scandals, but most people in our party at least would tune them out in favor of the contest. Absent a contest, this is what you'll get for another year. Not healthy.

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Yet Another Bulls*** Clinton �Story�. We have become even dumber than we were in the 90�s. [View all] riqster Mar 2015 OP

I'll help Hillary fans out. Find out what email system Leon Panetta, Robert Gates, TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #1

I guess the National Archivist doesn't count? He says she's fine. And he should know. nt Hekate Mar 2015 #18

No. Being technically legal doesn't explain what she did. TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #19

So you're sure she must have done *something* wrong, and any moment now the nonbiased MSM... Hekate Mar 2015 #24

I added stuff to my above post on edit that explains why I think this is trouble TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #28

I don't know if you did anything wrong, either. That is the nature of witch hunts. I look forward... Hekate Mar 2015 #29

I find it strange that insistence on public servants following good practices and protocols-- TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #34

Have you read the OP and Post#9? That is what is going on. That is what I am objecting to... Hekate Mar 2015 #35

I don't know, it seems that the Clintons really love to shoot themselves in TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #37

So it's their fault. Hekate Mar 2015 #39

Yes. It is. And the President's. Why the WH looked the other way TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #41

what makes me angry is using private email systems for public business and then trying to ND-Dem Mar 2015 #48

Too similar to typical RW talking points for my taste. riqster Mar 2015 #98

Hiding and/or deleting emails and thwarting transparency in government TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #101

Bollocks. riqster Mar 2015 #102

The ones she gave to the State Dept.? What ones DIDN'T she give to the State Dept? TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #105

Classic. riqster Mar 2015 #106

The wrongness of the situation is quite clear Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #54

You make points that have been debunked. Among others the National Archivist has cleared her. Hekate Mar 2015 #60

Nobody can "clear" what she did. It's already been done. She sequestered all her TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #72

Hey.. Don't vote for her. Your problem is solved. Adrahil Mar 2015 #85

No. My problem is not solved. zentrum Mar 2015 #92

Truth! GHWBush thought he had 4 more years..that his re-election.. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #2

We can also thank Ross Perot for aiding Clinton's ascendancy. George II Mar 2015 #33

Very true riqster Mar 2015 #79

Actually, the scandal should be that she botched the security. jeff47 Mar 2015 #3

..and somewhere in this scandal there MUST be a hook to.. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #6

Yeah, it's not like she had an important job jeff47 Mar 2015 #55

Or read the Emails of a crappy US gov server either. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #62

Well, we know her server was using the factory default encryption keys jeff47 Mar 2015 #63

Ummm..jeff47 I have no post about what you are speaking of. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #65

You made a claim. I'm asking you to back it up. jeff47 Mar 2015 #66

Good Lord jeff47. My posts was a statement as to the GOP misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #68

Yeah, the title field is like totally not part of a post. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2015 #69

Okay jeff47. Bye misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #70

Yeah, me reading what you actually wrote is me totally missing your point. jeff47 Mar 2015 #91

When did lightweight encryption protocols become violations? riqster Mar 2015 #99

Both articles now discredited. leftofcool Mar 2015 #7

Which is why you supplied a link showing they actually changed encryption keys. jeff47 Mar 2015 #53

What "scandal"? George II Mar 2015 #96

That the SoS set up an email system that allows anyone to read her email. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2015 #97

There's something else for people to think about re. Clinton Derangement Syndrome BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #4

+1 Clinton fatigue before the campaign even begins Dems to Win Mar 2015 #11

I'm feeling like Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #14

All of that relates to emotion instead of legality. riqster Mar 2015 #89

Email gate, or whatever it's called, is a joke BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #90

That seems backwards to me. riqster Mar 2015 #100

Thank you for this post. leftofcool Mar 2015 #5

as the song says, 'it's only just begun' spanone Mar 2015 #8

Plus a million! freshwest Mar 2015 #9

This should be pinned to the top of DU's masthead. It should be required reading here. Hekate Mar 2015 #31

Or to be more genteel in speech, we're dealing with Dirty Tricks from Tricky Dick's gangsters. freshwest Mar 2015 #71

RF -- the only thing that needs to be said about this email nonsense. betsuni Mar 2015 #40

Must explain or the post gets hidden. A DUer had one hidden as the jurors didn't know the meaning. freshwest Mar 2015 #57

Thank you -- after posting took a nap and just came back and saw this. betsuni Mar 2015 #73

Agree with freshwest--but anyone who alerts on this, after the term is explained, deserves a MADem Mar 2015 #67

Thanks! betsuni Mar 2015 #74

I've seen it happen all too often here. MADem Mar 2015 #75

I forgot where I was for a moment! betsuni Mar 2015 #76

Please make this an OP. riqster Mar 2015 #80

I see your "Plus a million!" chervilant Mar 2015 #94

Seriously. I have no plans on voting for her and I think this whole email Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #10

This. riqster Mar 2015 #81

Pretty good Katashi_itto Mar 2015 #84

Then you got the male version of Palin - Scott Walker Iliyah Mar 2015 #12

Interesting that the morning after Bibi's speech tavernier Mar 2015 #13

Boehner used bibi to hide the DHS collapse. JoePhilly Mar 2015 #15

Former Dem chairman Harpootlian claims she'll die by 1000 cuts. ErikJ Mar 2015 #16

Biden's going nowhere, though. No one takes him seriously anymore. TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #21

Harp was on Bloomberg today. Said Dem party has a lot of good alternative candidates ErikJ Mar 2015 #36

Biden huh? Good luck with that. n/t Adrahil Mar 2015 #86

thank you barbtries Mar 2015 #17

Nobody cares what BelligerentandStupid "the radical centrist" has to say? TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #20

+1. nt OnyxCollie Mar 2015 #93

Blunt and Cranky "used to think we couldn�t get any dumber than we were in the Lewinsky era" >SIGH< Hekate Mar 2015 #22

Did anyone at the AP think to do a whois search? Bob Cesca did, and the Daily Banter has it genwah Mar 2015 #23

Thanks for posting that, good article! betsuni Mar 2015 #42

No prob. Pass the link along, I don't tweet or stuff. genwah Mar 2015 #43

I don't tweet either, but I posted it on another forum, at least. betsuni Mar 2015 #77

Um....those folks claim to debunk the story by "common sense". jeff47 Mar 2015 #59

This e-mail issue is nothing! Joe Johns Mar 2015 #25

That made me laugh. Well played, sir. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #27

And she engaged in premarital matriculation! riqster Mar 2015 #83

Outstanding rant. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #26

I agree, mostly�Except... Demoiselle Mar 2015 #30

I agree, mostly�Except... Demoiselle Mar 2015 #32

Fair points all. riqster Mar 2015 #82

''We have become even dumber than we were in the 90�s.'' DeSwiss Mar 2015 #38

Kick & recommended. William769 Mar 2015 #44

Benghazi! B Calm Mar 2015 #45

follow the money quadrature Mar 2015 #46

A LOT of people showed their hands in breathlessly reporting on this story... MADem Mar 2015 #47

It is not personal for most, it is all about ratings and nothing else. This drives ratings krawhitham Mar 2015 #51

The public coverage is all about ratings, certainly.... MADem Mar 2015 #52

No rules were violated? They might want to recheck that krawhitham Mar 2015 #49

Oh please. The boss can ignore a "warning" written by another "boss." MADem Mar 2015 #61

A policy isn't a rule. Adrahil Mar 2015 #87

Indeed. Policies are often cited when budgets don't allow for rule. riqster Mar 2015 #107

whitewater has morphed into benghazi. GOP tourrettes. pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #50

but what about Hill's Benghazi emails? Botany Mar 2015 #56

Haaa..Apparently so. Good point. nt misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #64

Word. kestrel91316 Mar 2015 #58

No. After the 90s, some of us learned not to vote for the Clintons. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #78

Vote for the candidate of you choice in the primaries... Adrahil Mar 2015 #88

Amen. WRGAS at this point. riqster Mar 2015 #95

"Vote Hillary in 2016 - technically she did nothing illegal!" tularetom Mar 2015 #103

Remove the fifth word. riqster Mar 2015 #104

"Vote Hillary" is fine. Yours sounds like a Lee Atwater creation. great white snark Mar 2015 #108

So if SoS Mitt Romney does the same it is not an issue? TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #109