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2016 Postmortem

lapucelle

(18,289 posts) Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:54 PM Oct 2016

Why can't journalists get the facts straight?

The narrative I've been hearing all day from journalists is

"She made this mess. Why didn't she just release all the emails right away?"

Joe Biden was asked this question today, and he didn't even push back.

My understanding is that Hillary did not have the authority to release the emails. Am I mistaken?

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Why can't journalists get the facts straight? (Original Post) lapucelle Oct 2016 OP

It's the Hillary Clinton affect..here is some food for thought.. asiliveandbreathe Oct 2016 #1

Probably should have. Wilms Oct 2016 #2

Are those even her emails? LisaL Oct 2016 #3

Here's the facts underthematrix Oct 2016 #4

Maybe because they're trying to crucify Hillary? eom Mr. Ected Oct 2016 #5

does it matter vadermike Oct 2016 #6

The "facts" expressed by a few in this thread aren't much better Dem2 Oct 2016 #8

Mostly they are not actually journalists TexasProgresive Oct 2016 #9

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

1. It's the Hillary Clinton affect..here is some food for thought..

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:57 PM

Oct 2016

Excellent article that puts everything in a nutshell...

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/10/disagreeing-newsweeks-eichenwald-comeys

Wilms

(26,795 posts)

2. Probably should have.

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 07:58 PM

Oct 2016

It's a rolling one bad decision after another.

And her staff can't get things straight. They sent her out there yesterday thinking that the Dems in Congress weren't copied when they in fact were. More foot shooting. She needs to do some house cleaning. She gets awful advice sometimes.

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

3. Are those even her emails?

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:00 PM

Oct 2016

There has been conflicting information on what the emails actually are.

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

4. Here's the facts

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:03 PM

Oct 2016

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/10/disagreeing-newsweeks-eichenwald-comeys

Media cable outlets are depending on the stupidity of the American people.

The device where the emails were found was already in their possession.

Content under an email account doesn't change when it is accessed from different devices

Read the section where they describe what Huma told agents and WHEN.

BTW Lara Trump, Trump's daughter-in-law married to Eric Trump knew about Weiner laptop story supposedly before Comey knew. According to his written statement, he said he found out on Thursday October 27, 2016. But Lara said on a TV show that the TRump's had a surprise for HRC, which means she knew about this a t least a week before Comey claims he found out.

Comey violated the HATCH ACT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Act_of_1939

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

5. Maybe because they're trying to crucify Hillary? eom

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:05 PM

Oct 2016

vadermike

(1,416 posts)

6. does it matter

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:08 PM

Oct 2016

if we dont get this cleaned up by Monday morning I fear Trump will win .. god help us

Dem2

(8,168 posts)

8. The "facts" expressed by a few in this thread aren't much better

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:12 PM

Oct 2016

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

9. Mostly they are not actually journalists

Reply to lapucelle (Original post)

Sat Oct 29, 2016, 08:25 PM

Oct 2016

Real journalists report; who, what, why and where. Just the facts ma'am, just the facts.

Who you are calling journalists are actually just opinionated egotists who are only interested in stirring up a shit storm. When people finally tune them all out things may get better.

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