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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton’s Use of Private Email at State Department Raises Flags [View all]brush
(53,787 posts)97. I did read it but went back . . .
and read it again and look at the photos of all the potential candidates.
Thanks for posting that, it gives one an idea of the possibilities.
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Hillary Clinton’s Use of Private Email at State Department Raises Flags [View all]
choie
Mar 2015
OP
It was a big deal here when the Bush administration was caught using personal email addresses.
arcane1
Mar 2015
#2
Seems as if there are a lot of things that were a big deal when they were done by the Bush admin ...
markpkessinger
Mar 2015
#56
Everyone in the Bush administration had YAHOO accounts. They don't have ANY of that stuff.
MADem
Mar 2015
#3
Republicans and media hammered Benghazi without affecting either her desire to run or her anointing.
merrily
Mar 2015
#71
Wasn't it an article in which Schumer was saying Democratic primaries are undesirable? Only his pic?
merrily
Mar 2015
#98
Really?? I didn't see any slide show of pics of Dem Presidential hopefuls at that link.
merrily
Mar 2015
#100
And there's the problem. How much leeway will the press give her as more of this happens?
7962
Mar 2015
#68
If she remains the anointed, she will be the nominee regardless of what the press says because
merrily
Mar 2015
#87
The GOP will make a big deal, but it will just look like politics to the general public
7962
Mar 2015
#90
The media has a way of riling up the general public, esp. rw radio and it's internet counterparts.
merrily
Mar 2015
#94
i hope it irritates the right into an eye-bulging spittle-flying tic-riddled frenzy
Romeo.lima333
Mar 2015
#11
This is what the Walker John Doe was about. He set up a private router system in his office.
postulater
Mar 2015
#12
Yes, the Obama administration knew about it. They would have to, in order
TwilightGardener
Mar 2015
#14
BS - the gov't email for official biz requirement predates the Bush Admin. It's a law.
leveymg
Mar 2015
#76
The 1950 Act has been interpreted to include machine readable messages since the 1970s.
leveymg
Mar 2015
#86
The statute has covered federal records since the 1950s. The definition was probably broad enough
merrily
Mar 2015
#88
I want to wait to hear more before making a judgement but you can see the glee of some.
hrmjustin
Mar 2015
#26
Didn't give his stupidity a second thought. That was his problem with his constituents.
Old and In the Way
Mar 2015
#37
Actually, there was a lot of outrage from Democrats when similar news about Bushco hit. Palin, too.
merrily
Mar 2015
#53
Doubtful. Official emails = federal record. The Federal Records Act was signed in 1950.
merrily
Mar 2015
#54
I think it would be proper to ask if it's the Obama administration who prefers
TwilightGardener
Mar 2015
#49
Yes and no. The law was in place since 1950 (actually much, much earlier, but we are now working
merrily
Mar 2015
#108
For a Candidate in waiting this has the appearance of some serious baggage.
Ford_Prefect
Mar 2015
#78