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SwampG8r

(10,287 posts)
Sat May 14, 2016, 07:08 AM May 2016

If the fbi investigation is a rw.smear why dont i hear the rw talk about it?

Very little said by the gop or msm about this and i have to wonder
If this is a right wing smear as i keep bei g told then why isnt the rw.flogging it 24/7?

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corkhead

(6,119 posts)
2. they're crossing their fingers that she survives the convention, then they will be on her about this
Sat May 14, 2016, 07:11 AM
May 2016

like white on rice.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
11. Precisely. It's a cheap, cowardly way of "refuting" arguments against her.
Sat May 14, 2016, 08:58 AM
May 2016

Transparently fallacious, of course...but it's Camp Weathervane. Cults aren't known for the critical thinking skills of their members.

Punkingal

(9,522 posts)
4. That's a very good question, isn't it?
Sat May 14, 2016, 07:14 AM
May 2016

Another good question is why is the MSM not talking about this 24/7 like they would have once upon a time. A leading Presidential contender is under FBI investigation, and they aren't talking about it.

 

IdaBriggs

(10,559 posts)
10. The FBI Director says differently.
Sat May 14, 2016, 08:22 AM
May 2016

Please don't link to "Media Matters" because you think David Broci is a reputable source to refute.

FBI Director Questions Hillary Clinton's Description of FBI Email Investigation, ABC News, May 11, 2016
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-director-questions-hillary-clintons-description-fbi-email/story?id=39048269

Even though Hillary Clinton has repeatedly described the FBI probe over her use of a private email server as a "security inquiry," FBI Director James Comey today questioned the use of that phrase.

“I don’t know what that means," Comey told reporters today in Washington, D.C. "We’re conducting an investigation. That’s the bureau’s business. That’s what we do."

One reporter noted that former Secretary of State Clinton often refers to it as a "security inquiry."

The word "investigation" -- "it’s in our name,” Comey responded. “And I’m not familiar with the term ‘security inquiry.’”

In the past several months, Comey has repeatedly referred to this probe as an "investigation," including in a legal document filed in a freedom of information lawsuit related to her email case, related to Clinton's use of a private email server for official communication during her tenure as secretary of state.

Law enforcement officials confirmed to ABC News last week that the FBI had just finished interviewing a handful of Clinton’s closest aides and advisers as part of the investigation and that next it plans to ask Clinton herself for an interview, suggesting the review is nearing or entering its final stages.


You would also be well served to not listen to anything Hillary says on the topic - just last week she said none of her people had been interviewed, which was either an outright lie or her being uninformed because criminal investigation and FBI doesn't like people coordinating cover stories.

rock

(13,218 posts)
12. “I don’t know what that means"
Sat May 14, 2016, 09:28 AM
May 2016

With an abundance of English dictionaries why do we have this epidemic of people unable to understand two word phrases?

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
7. Why go to war if your enemies are fighting one another?
Sat May 14, 2016, 07:23 AM
May 2016

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
15. GOP: the dog that didn't bark
Sat May 14, 2016, 11:11 AM
May 2016

You don't hear much from them because the hounds are being kept on a leash until after it's too late to nominate Bernie.

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