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2016 Postmortem

Bonobo

(29,257 posts) Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:22 AM Dec 2015

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PSA: If you compared this to Watergate, you looked stupid.

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PSA: If you compared this to Watergate, you looked stupid. (Original Post) Bonobo Dec 2015 OP

A silly and worthless public service announcement, but ok. Nt Logical Dec 2015 #1

It was only compared to Watergate because... MohRokTah Dec 2015 #2

Except for when Hillary did it in 2008, right? bobbobbins01 Dec 2015 #3

Democratic National Committee using a software error to sabotage a Democratic candidate is not like Todays_Illusion Dec 2015 #4

actually much worse daybranch Dec 2015 #5

I agree it is much worse and it tipped my view from Hillary is questionable to, unsuitable. Todays_Illusion Dec 2015 #6

I think the situation was created PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #7

Logical

(22,457 posts)

1. A silly and worthless public service announcement, but ok. Nt

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:25 AM

Dec 2015

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

2. It was only compared to Watergate because...

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:26 AM

Dec 2015

it was the first political scandal since Watergate to actually be like Watergate.

bobbobbins01

(1,681 posts)

3. Except for when Hillary did it in 2008, right?

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:28 AM

Dec 2015

You must have forgotten about that, good thing Howard Dean just reminded everyone.

Todays_Illusion

(1,209 posts)

4. Democratic National Committee using a software error to sabotage a Democratic candidate is not like

Reply to MohRokTah (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:29 AM

Dec 2015

Watergate, please see article title.

daybranch

(1,309 posts)

5. actually much worse

Reply to Todays_Illusion (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:49 AM

Dec 2015

Nixon's paid staff committed Watergate and we can expect paid employees to do what they think is best for the guy buying the loyalty. The DNC is supposed to work for the democratic party and not for Hillary Clinton and their uneven manner of treating this was a way to sabotage a particular opponent's campaign. Nixon went down due to his part in the cover up, not execution of Watergate break in. DWS and Hillary must now be sweating that the press will learn and demonstrate the rationale for the action taken. To date this looks bad for DWS and Hillary whether she is directly involved or not by association.

Todays_Illusion

(1,209 posts)

6. I agree it is much worse and it tipped my view from Hillary is questionable to, unsuitable.

Reply to daybranch (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:54 AM

Dec 2015

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

7. I think the situation was created

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:58 AM

Dec 2015

in order to make it appear similar to Watergate. Then we would start seeing advertisements in Ohio and other early states with Nixon and Bernie shown side by side.

I still think we might.

This was a completely orchestrated chain of events.

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