2016 Postmortem

jalan48

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43. He stormed polling places during the primaries, this is how he rolls.

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Why is Bill Clinton bearing all of the blame for Bogus TarmacGate? [View all] EffieBlack Jul 2016 OP

He met with Ted Cruz too fun n serious Jul 2016 #1

The both are equally to blame. NWCorona Jul 2016 #2

Bill Clinton is not a "private citizen" he is a former President. N/T Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #3

He is a private citizen - he is not a government official and is not bound by government EffieBlack Jul 2016 #5

He's a former president and the choie Jul 2016 #6

. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #13

If this was such a problem, the DOJ staff traveling with the AG should have kept the meeting from EffieBlack Jul 2016 #21

The staff takes direction from the boss. Not the MrTriumph Jul 2016 #57

No, Mr. Clinton should have known better... choie Jul 2016 #75

He is a government official. Silver_Witch Jul 2016 #27

No, he is not a government official. EffieBlack Jul 2016 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Jul 2016 #40

What is a private DU citizen? N/T JTFrog Jul 2016 #41

How many private citizens get Secret Service protection? I want one of those too. floriduck Jul 2016 #63

Lots of them. Any Presidential children; and all the ex-Presidents, and their wives. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #69

Former Presidents are by definition "former." He's a private citizen now. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #68

He also gets secret security briefings. gordianot Jul 2016 #76

Just something for the Combustible Hair Club to scream about. JoePhilly Jul 2016 #4

Lol! spooky3 Jul 2016 #19

Yep. BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #51

For those gifs alone, this is the best post in all of these tarmac-gate posts. Nt. Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #79

I heartily second this post! eom BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #82

Love your expression! BlueMTexpat Jul 2016 #81

He practically ambushed her. He waited on the tarmac when he found out she would be landing there. morningfog Jul 2016 #7

Bullshit EffieBlack Jul 2016 #9

He wasn't stopped, she didn't know he was coming on. morningfog Jul 2016 #11

"He wasn't stopped" by security is a far cry from "he practically ambushed the plane" EffieBlack Jul 2016 #20

Have you ever been in a room when a former president shows up? Exilednight Jul 2016 #49

hahahaha--I heard from Fox News that this was a planned meeting Evergreen Emerald Jul 2016 #23

+1 n/t. okieinpain Jul 2016 #36

Thankfully it wasn't the Pope. grossproffit Jul 2016 #60

i love everyone knows legal ethics far better than the AG La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #8

Very precious of them JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #10

Interestingly, Chuck Todd tried to put it into perspective and Scarborough just shouted him down EffieBlack Jul 2016 #14

Yeah because JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #39

democrats are just as dumb about this. the same week Gowdy finds nothing on Benghazi after spending La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2016 #15

The AG did nothing wrong. Bill used poor judgment, but no ethics violation, as far as we know. morningfog Jul 2016 #12

The AG allowed the meeting to happen. She's just as culpable as he is - probably more EffieBlack Jul 2016 #22

Oh please, who is going to tell Bill he cannot do something? He's special, he was a US President, monmouth4 Jul 2016 #46

Regardless of what was, or was not, discussed, there was, razorman Jul 2016 #48

Yeah: that seems to just keep happening with the Clintons! Chasstev365 Jul 2016 #58

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #77

Are you calling me a right wing asshole? Chasstev365 Jul 2016 #80

Exactly, it is ignorance treestar Jul 2016 #44

Because it was a stupid thing for him to do...? Jester Messiah Jul 2016 #16

He is a Yale trained attorney Protalker Jul 2016 #34

And well schooled in administrative law and ethics, as well. If he wasn't drunk he would've had JudyM Jul 2016 #47

+1 n/t. okieinpain Jul 2016 #38

I really don't see how people can't get this Cosmocat Jul 2016 #71

Has he made any poor decisions in the past that may question his judgement? randr Jul 2016 #17

Preach!! treestar Jul 2016 #18

Because the extreme right and the extreme left both despise Bill Clinton. eom MohRokTah Jul 2016 #24

" And what a great way to try to intimidate DOJ..." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #25

it's just RWNJ Hysterics. stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #26

Another non-story turned into a major scandal Doodley Jul 2016 #28

I'm voting for HRC in November! Her Sister Jul 2016 #29

I know my panties are all wadded up. Darb Jul 2016 #31

I am just trying to figure out if I am suppose to be outraged, or if this is just another game so seabeyond Jul 2016 #32

It's a game sea JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #52

In arrogance, sometimes something is done without thought. I am pretty damn sure it is not seabeyond Jul 2016 #67

Better question Uponthegears Jul 2016 #33

His last name is Clinton. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #35

I agree ... GeorgeGist Jul 2016 #37

Because of this: DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #42

He stormed polling places during the primaries, this is how he rolls. jalan48 Jul 2016 #43

I suspect he was hoping to set case for her recusal since it is my understanding that he NorthCarolina Jul 2016 #45

Link? To WJC being a "person of interest" in the 'email case'? emulatorloo Jul 2016 #56

Your understanding must be based on RW sources because no reliable source pnwmom Jul 2016 #70

Because he walked over to her plane, she didn't walk over to his. Vinca Jul 2016 #50

It isn't so much that anything wrong was done, it gives the appearance of an impropriety. I don't still_one Jul 2016 #53

They're both guilty Politicalboi Jul 2016 #54

There is a persistent, unquantifiable, hatred of everything Clinton. CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #55

CDS. It's real. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #59

The Clenis drives them mad. nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #64

bwahahahaha DemonGoddess Jul 2016 #65

Because it was a Clinton & everything they do causes giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #61

He's bearing the brunt because he initiated it, but she is to blame, too. aikoaiko Jul 2016 #62

When it comes down to it, this is why many of us have been leery of Clinton presidential ambitions. phleshdef Jul 2016 #66

Because he should Cosmocat Jul 2016 #72

BAD OPTICS, BILL !!! John Poet Jul 2016 #73

He's not. The GOP is using this as an excuse to try to force the AG to quit. Hekate Jul 2016 #74

A teachable moment? PdxSean Jul 2016 #78

Bill appointed her when he was President. That's significant, IMO. libdem4life Jul 2016 #83