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elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2016-09-03 04:25 pm
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About those bloody emails.

I've been meaning to write this for ages, but life's been busy & I kept finding more links. So it's turned into a bit of a hodge-podge of links & tweets. Am hoping it can be of use to someone if you get into an argument...

Hillary Clinton Did NOT Lie About Her Emails
Contrary to the furious spin from Hillary Clinton’s adversaries in the media and Republican Party, FBI Director James Comey did not undercut Hillary’s truthfulness on her State Department emails. In fact, his statement and testimony affirm that Hillary has been honest about the email issue from day one. Here are the facts, not the spin.

14 Excerpts From the FBI's Report on Hillary Clinton's Email
You should read this.

And to add a little context, which you may or may not be aware of:

22 Million White House Emails May Be Missing
Up to 22 million White House emails may be missing, according to the US Attorney General. The emails, requested as part of a congressional investigation, could not be produced because they were sent on a non-governmental email server. [...] The 22 million emails were lost in 2007. Under the Bush Administration.

Read it. :) Oh, and the emails are missing because Karl Rove deleted them!

Did Colin Powell Advise Clinton To Use A Private Email?

Classified Data Found in Personal Email of Colin Powell and Aides to Condoleezza Rice






Linked to this is of course Hillary's 'unlikeability'...



#HillaryCoverageIsCrap
It is entirely uncontroversial to state that the national media have consistently treated Hillary with profound contempt. We need to understand why #HillaryCoverageIsCrap — and we need to fight back against the ritual humiliation of the first woman with a viable shot at the presidency.

Clinton Derangement Syndrome: Diagnosing the real reason that so many Americans hate Hillary
She is experienced, she is qualified, and she is the only thing standing between Donald Trump and the most powerful office in the world. So why does she inspire such widespread contempt?












And a bonus:



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[personal profile] owlboy 2016-09-03 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
''The 22 million emails were lost in 2007. Under the Bush Administration.''

Ok. No one is in denial about how shitty and corrupt the Bush admin was, though.
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[personal profile] sea_thoughts 2016-09-03 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I feel like I should shove some of these on my Tumblr.

[identity profile] geekslave.livejournal.com 2016-09-03 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
The Colin Powell thing is so infuriating - it all is. It's such BS that she was trying to "pin" anything on him.

Stacey

[identity profile] ragnarok-08.livejournal.com 2016-09-03 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh, all of that is just so infuriating DXX

[identity profile] chasingdemons.livejournal.com 2016-09-03 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, there has been media bias. I especially hate the commentary about her voice. (Have they listened to Bernie or Trump??) But politics is a nasty game, and Hillary knows this. I have to be fair and admit that at times it seems like she is complicit in creating some of the problematic optics - I'm talking about optics, not actual dishonesty. But optics are something the Republicans will run with like wild dogs with a piece of meat.

If you are able to check out last night's Rachel Maddow Show where she discusses the new Trump deputy campaign manager, David Bossee, do so. And buckle up.

Hillary must win this election. The world depends on it.

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[identity profile] teragramm.livejournal.com 2016-09-03 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
There is absolutely a double standard for Hilary because she is a woman. (Just as there is/was one for Barack because he is black). It makes me crazy because Trump has done a ton of shady stuff but he rarely gets called on it.
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[personal profile] lynnenne 2016-09-04 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
Does anybody really care about Hillary Clinton's emails? It's such an arcane topic, and EVERYBODY uses Gmail - especially when they don't want their employers to know that they're looking for another job. I really think that most voters don't give a shit.
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