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Obama White House loses 22 million emails (Original Post) Pryderi Jun 2013 OP
If my memory serves me correctly, the last GOP Presidential nominee "lost" emails as well. Firebrand Gary Jun 2013 #1
Ha! Thanks for the memory jog! babylonsister Jun 2013 #2
They didn't. Imagine if the IRS, Eric Holder or President Obama lost only a million emails...n/t Pryderi Jun 2013 #4
No kidding-the horror!!!!!!!!! It was a horror babylonsister Jun 2013 #10
What's a measly 22 million out of brazillions? pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #3
Ever accidentally lean on the "Delete" key? Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #5
True. I did the math and if I'm correct, Pryderi Jun 2013 #6
Nah... RoccoR5955 Jun 2013 #7
DUZY! Hahaha! nt babylonsister Jun 2013 #11
there is an easier way: rm -rf / mwooldri Jun 2013 #13
it was the cat ZRT2209 Jun 2013 #8
That's funny, the cat said the dog ate the emails pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #9
Bush's little sister ate them I think. Hubert Flottz Jun 2013 #12
Yet, all harm junior wrought to earn your moniker did not evoke the amount of consternation indepat Jun 2013 #14

Firebrand Gary

(5,044 posts)
1. If my memory serves me correctly, the last GOP Presidential nominee "lost" emails as well.
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:45 PM
Jun 2013

Romney Admits He Destroyed Government Records To Keep Them From Political Opponents

Excerpt:

Last week, a Boston Globe investigation uncovered that former Gov. Mitt Romney’s administration destroyed emails, purchased hard drives, and otherwise obliterated all digital records of his time as governor of Massachusetts. This happened as Romney was leaving the state to campaign for president (the first time), and observers immediately speculated that the systematic destruction was politically motivated to hide embarrassing data.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/11/21/373627/romney-admits-recordsdestruction/

 

Pryderi

(6,772 posts)
6. True. I did the math and if I'm correct,
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:15 PM
Jun 2013

Then holding the delete key down to delete 22 million emails, it would take 254 days straight if one deletion takes one second.

 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
7. Nah...
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 09:18 PM
Jun 2013

Just kill the e-mail server. It's a piece of cake!
Just remove the current database, while doing an upgrade, and claim it was a mistake. Or just delete a few user accounts, then recreate them. Blame it on Microsoft, or whoever's e-mail server software is used. You don't think that they developed their own in-house, do you? The IT person falls on his or her sword, and nothing ever gets done about it.

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
13. there is an easier way: rm -rf /
Tue Jun 4, 2013, 10:14 PM
Jun 2013

No need to lean on any delete button, blame it on an inexperienced admin.

indepat

(20,899 posts)
14. Yet, all harm junior wrought to earn your moniker did not evoke the amount of consternation
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:42 PM
Jun 2013

from Repukes that they heaped on the POTUS and Secretary of State over Benghazi. The sad fact is Repukes do not care how much devastation a Repuke president inflicts on our nation and the world: they just want to be able to exercise total power and control.

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