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zebonaut

(3,688 posts)
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 02:54 PM Aug 2015

GOP Strategy: Hillary "Untrustworthy" due to using a private email server

Whatever you think of Hillary Clinton; don't let the GOP paint her as "Untrustworthy" based on the non issue of email servers. Its a manufactured DISTRACTION and they will attempt to feign anger and capitalize on it

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maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
6. Oh,and why were Halliburton's many "no bid" contracts never an issue for Cheney?
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 05:51 PM
Aug 2015

Oh, right, he gave up his executive position with them when he served as VP. Sure thing...and his seat was being kept warm. The Clintons were pilloried over a bad land deal decades before. A loser deal. Contracts for Halliburton in Iraq were far from loser deals. I was disappointed in Bill Clinton, and am not wild about Hillary. I certainly will support her over any of the Republican candidates, however. Ambivalent about her? So am I. She certainly has the most and varied experience over all the others, though. All of the Republicans: from megalomania to family legacy to the seriously inexperienced, warmongers,and the clueless on so many issues.(They might have at least read up). They blew some stuff most high school debaters would have aced, Oh, please, this is the best they've got?

 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
2. And don't revel in her troubles
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 02:59 PM
Aug 2015

Those of us who support someone else for the nomination should try not to jump up and down with glee that the phony e-mail scandal is being slow-walked in front of the media, the same way the Benghazi non-scandal was thrown out one little chunk at a time. I have seen all sorts of posts on here that amount to, "It's true! You can't trust her! Hooray for the e-mails." Come on, people. If you don't like her, at least withhold judgment until we see if there's any truth to any of the allegations, or if this is another Trey Gowdy stunt.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
8. Oh, please , the press hates and, with some exceptions, loves to beat on the Clintons.
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 06:58 PM
Aug 2015

Liberal columnists aren't exactly Clinton fans. For some reason, they've made Dubya kind of clownish and shrugged off. They HAVE gone after Cheney, in later years, but well after the damage was done. Cheney is such an easy man to hate. All his interviews bear that out... but I've began to wonder if this might be some crazy Republican sleight of hand. ( hello Frank Lunz). GWB a hapless and amiable clown; Cheney, the evil figure. Maybe Dick can't travel to many places out of the country (try to remember the last President or VP so restricted). but I doubt he cares. None of this seems to be relevant to the press. It's just Benghazi: tragic to the victims and families, but nowhere near the loss of life as say...Reagan, Lebanon, Marines...ring any bells? THINK ABOUT it though: former leaders of the U.S. unwelcome in a number of countries? HOW IS THIS NOT MAJOR NEWS? "somethin's happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear...

 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
3. For starters, we can't keep the GOP from continuing this thing for years, whether
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 03:05 PM
Aug 2015

Hillary makes it to the White House, or not.

And then - manufactured DISTRACTION - plenty of those to deal with right here at DU. Nature of the political beast.

I personally do not care about the emails, but if Hillary did not think anything would happen if she used a private server and on top of that deleted 30,000 emails - she is at best not very astute.

The good news - I have never heard or read about anyone saying they would have supported Hillary, except for the emails.
So there is that.

The CCC

(463 posts)
4. OP Strategy: Hillary "Untrustworthy" due to using a private email server
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 03:33 PM
Aug 2015

Wasn't Hillary supposed to be arrested for ordering the murder of Vince Foster.

 

lewebley3

(3,412 posts)
5. The GOP are using the Sanders campaign against Hillary too!
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 04:45 PM
Aug 2015


The GOP are giving bogus info to the New York times,
that is why the New York times stories don't true to be
true.

Sanders people are attacking her personally this way,
Hillary is very trustworthy or 65% of Dem's wouldn't
want her to be President.

daybranch

(1,309 posts)
9. We Sanders people do not need to attack Hillary.
Thu Aug 13, 2015, 07:23 PM
Aug 2015

And in any case, failing to follow security regulations is not a personal attack although it may be a crime. As a former Federal employee with several clearances for classified information, I worry that she might have assumed that because of her position she could ignore regulations. I do not know, but if true that would make me distrust her more than I already do.
Hillary will hopefully sink or swim based on her support for the people of these United States. She gets to pick which side she is on, the people or the oligarchy.

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