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Orrex

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33. Ah--I totally misread you.

Reply to truebluegreen (Reply #32)

Thu Feb 23, 2017, 09:06 AM

Feb 2017

Yes, there's a tendency to lose sight of the big picture for the sake of immediate details.

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Podesta: 'Forces within the FBI' may have cost Clinton election [View all] workinclasszero Feb 2017 OP

"Forces within the FBI"? yallerdawg Feb 2017 #1

That was my thought too workinclasszero Feb 2017 #2

NY office and Comey MattP Feb 2017 #3

Oh right workinclasszero Feb 2017 #4

Like no kidding.... NotThisTime Feb 2017 #13

Clicking on a "change your password" scam email probably didn't help either, John. n/t DefenseLawyer Feb 2017 #5

+1 dalton99a Feb 2017 #6

Seriously. Who in that kind of position makes an error like that? Sigh. Water under the bridge and anneboleyn Feb 2017 #9

he did the right thing. he forwarded it to IT who told him he should do it. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #12

IT also SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2017 #14

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Yeah, Podestal made an abundant number of stumbles on his own. Blue_true Feb 2017 #22

What a rookie mistake. Rex Feb 2017 #23

Podesta... Else You Are Mad Feb 2017 #7

Holy Mother of God, may have, possibility, could have njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #8

Urgent message for Sherlock! Iggo Feb 2017 #10

Comey is pond scum and lacks any professional or other ethics Gothmog Feb 2017 #11

+1 La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2017 #17

Reducing the outcome to a single but-for is stupid. Orsino Feb 2017 #16

The Comey incident was the clincher though. Chemisse Feb 2017 #26

I don't think we can conclude that. Orsino Feb 2017 #30

I think most people would blame this incident, although it didn't happen in isolation. Chemisse Feb 2017 #35

In the grand scheme of things, this was a blip. Orsino Feb 2017 #36

Well - thanks, John - I can see why you were in charge! may have, could have, 1 possibility jmg257 Feb 2017 #18

Comey is a traitor. Initech Feb 2017 #19

Totally workinclasszero Feb 2017 #20

What about the Russian hacking? Why does Podesta avoid that topic??? triron Feb 2017 #21

No... no Podesta... Comey is a political hack and the FBI is forever tainted because of this ... uponit7771 Feb 2017 #24

Geez, let's get tough and forceful, eh Johnny? Boomerproud Feb 2017 #25

I thought it was Russia. truebluegreen Feb 2017 #27

Well... Orrex Feb 2017 #31

That was actually my point. truebluegreen Feb 2017 #32

Ah--I totally misread you. Orrex Feb 2017 #33

s'OK truebluegreen Feb 2017 #34

DUH! spanone Feb 2017 #28

And all he's done since MFM008 Feb 2017 #29