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jeff47

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19. So if anyone ever screws something up, that excuses all behavior from that point on?

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 12:46 PM

Mar 2015

Sweet. Now we can start a war on false pretenses. Or Iraq was perfectly fine because of Vietnam.

They did not configure the VPN device properly by leaving the default encryption keys in place.

They also decided to get a .com domain, which enabled a typosquatter (clintonmail.com - no 'e' before 'mail'). As SoS, she could have gotten a domain within state.gov. Since only the government can hand out .gov domains, it's impossible to typosquat a .gov.

Those mistakes are not excused by leaks by other people. They were mistakes. They were likely not made by Clinton herself, but by the people working for her. As a result, the only part that could reflect poorly on Clinton herself could be relying on poorly qualified people to do something important....or not.

Since everyone is busy screaming about archive regulations that were not in force, we don't know who actually set the damn thing up. We don't know if Clinton said "Hey, this guy knows about computers, have him set up the email" or if she said "Hey professional hosting company, I want email. You guys handle the details". The former is poor judgement by Clinton. The latter is not.

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Emailgate: How media mistakes created Hillary Clinton's fake, fake identity [View all] OKNancy Mar 2015 OP

Just follow the AP trail to Rethug headquarters. Wellstone ruled Mar 2015 #1

Fournier probably called in a favor. Renew Deal Mar 2015 #17

A certain thread of that trail comes right to DU Buzz Clik Mar 2015 #35

The Tribue did the same thing to Clinton after the New Hampshire primary. McCamy Taylor Mar 2015 #2

SSDD riqster Mar 2015 #3

Yes, I new all along the Hillary Email was a fake story!! Thanks lewebley3 Mar 2015 #4

Yup. The NY Times & AP's failure to issue a retraction is outrageous. SunSeeker Mar 2015 #5

Within a very short time of this story breaking..... NCTraveler Mar 2015 #6

There are people here on DU still flogging this big lie. MADem Mar 2015 #10

Yeah, facts like misconfiguring the security on the server. jeff47 Mar 2015 #12

Well, Assange got his hands on State Dept. cables and message traffic. MADem Mar 2015 #13

So if anyone ever screws something up, that excuses all behavior from that point on? jeff47 Mar 2015 #19

But Clinton didn't screw anything up--you're buying off on rightwing smears and bullshit. MADem Mar 2015 #23

Re-read the last paragraph. jeff47 Mar 2015 #24

You're saying she "made an error" when there were no regulations in place where she might have MADem Mar 2015 #31

Do you need the link to hooked on phonics? jeff47 Mar 2015 #34

Ahhh...we're down to "personal insult!" That was quick! MADem Mar 2015 #36

No need to insult you, you're doing a great job on your own. jeff47 Mar 2015 #39

So--answer this question--if there was "no need" then why did you do it? MADem Mar 2015 #40

... hopemountain Mar 2015 #45

please, it is IDIOTS on DU Skittles Mar 2015 #52

All I can say is that anyone still expressing poutrage after being so decisively MADem Mar 2015 #54

Someone asked on another thread why we are supposed to hate Hillary NancyDL Mar 2015 #7

Interesting that anything that favors Hillary only gets minimal number of responses, Beacool Mar 2015 #8

the only reason there are even that many is that the admins put it on the DU homepage OKNancy Mar 2015 #11

I came into this thread murielm99 Mar 2015 #15

That's because the Archivist of the United States has said "This was a bullshit story." MADem Mar 2015 #25

K&R! hrmjustin Mar 2015 #9

Thanks for posting this. betsuni Mar 2015 #14

Oh great, now there's a conspiracy theory that the Obama administration betsuni Mar 2015 #16

vast right wing conspiracy. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #18

I recall that. She knew it then & now. Same thing they didi to Bill Clinton they'll do to her. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #28

If only someone was around a few decades ago to care about the media and how they Rex Mar 2015 #20

You never heard of Media Matters? BainsBane Mar 2015 #21

You never heard of NBC/ABC/CBS/Fox/CNN? Rex Mar 2015 #22

Your point was NOT clear. MADem Mar 2015 #26

For decades and decades this has been going on, my point was very clear. Rex Mar 2015 #33

No, your point was not clear. I thought you were referencing watchdog agencies, not networks. MADem Mar 2015 #37

"What I'm about to describe is how the media can create its own misinformation" Rex Mar 2015 #42

You also said this: MADem Mar 2015 #43

I see, sorry an attempt at sarcasm. Failsauce on my part. Rex Mar 2015 #46

We're good, never worry. MADem Mar 2015 #47

My mother is one of those women. Rex Mar 2015 #48

A lot of the people who are like your parents were here in 2001, but they left. MADem Mar 2015 #49

I think she has a critical role to fill right now taking on Wall Street. Rex Mar 2015 #50

Waiting for responses from the Hillary haters leftofcool Mar 2015 #27

They will show up as soon they get their new talking points from Free Republic. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #29

Yep! leftofcool Mar 2015 #30

I have most of them on my ignore list. DU is a much kinder place. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #32

I think most of them have been shamed into silence with pesky facts. MADem Mar 2015 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Mar 2015 #53

.... DeSwiss Mar 2015 #41

LOL OKNancy Mar 2015 #44

We ask the question.... HoosierCowboy Mar 2015 #51