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In reply to the discussion: I work at the State Dept. Let's talk email. [View all]hugo_from_TN
(1,069 posts)246. Seems like if you were in charge of State you would have busted butt for 4 years fixing that.
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And the National Archivist testified in 2013 that it was legal to use private email accounts.
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#227
This OP is a year old. Fascinating wrong-headed and uninformed arguments defending her. Still are.
leveymg
Apr 2016
#282
So what. I haven't driven since 2010. And she has staffers so why should she drive
Autumn
Mar 2015
#23
Caretha, as long as you and I see the same thing, I know I'm seeing the right thing
Autumn
Mar 2015
#242
I would listen to the op - there is nothing in her background that suggests that she
karynnj
Mar 2015
#66
Are you saying that one has to be on the leading edge of technology to do email?
Autumn
Mar 2015
#191
I agree with you 100%. There is no excuse for this. The bad system excuse is all horse shit
Autumn
Mar 2015
#182
It's all BS excuses. Hillary emails from her phone, she used a personal account to do so.
Autumn
Mar 2015
#193
It was posted elsewhere that this became law in November 2014, when Barack signed it into law.
DebJ
Mar 2015
#29
Not the archiving. The specification that only government email systems could be used.
DebJ
Mar 2015
#38
Wait, now you're worried about "national security" being "compromised"? Is that really you, Aerows?
SunSeeker
Mar 2015
#217
Actually, the accusation is that she was using an email other than a government email, period.
DebJ
Mar 2015
#116
Aerows, please quote the law that she was in violation of; the requirements of that law,
DebJ
Mar 2015
#108
Not for the Secretary of State to determine for herself. That's why there is a secure gov't system
leveymg
Mar 2015
#152
2013 - and michael schmidt forget to mention the rule didn't exist in 2013 in his NYT article
WashingtonConsensus
Mar 2015
#69
No Aerows. I have no firm feelings on Hillary myself. I am just asking for the specific
DebJ
Mar 2015
#141
You called BS on my post about HRC driving. I never commented about her emails.
rickford66
Mar 2015
#83
that is nothing short of assinine I would bet no King of Norway has been assassinated since Viking
dsc
Mar 2015
#225
Well the driver has to take the Clinton family to play golf with the Bush family
BubbaFett
Mar 2015
#221
Speaking as an IT PM with four decades of experience, it is not as quick and easy as you suggest.
riqster
Mar 2015
#67
Please cite the article you are referring to that says State email was unworkable
KeepItReal
Mar 2015
#216
But it was okay for Hillary to hire someone not vetted by State Dept. to set up and run her server?
All in it together
Apr 2016
#285
Very interesting comments about her staff. I wonder how much of this explains
bullwinkle428
Mar 2015
#36
I'm sorry, I can't quite make heads or tails of your post without vitriol and doom and gloom.
randome
Mar 2015
#37
"State rank-and-file, who are overwhelmingly liberal Dems" - way off topic, but I
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2015
#44
It's perhaps a little like trusting Nixon to give us a complete transcript of his tapes....
burfman
Mar 2015
#59
I don't mean to be dismissive or stereotype, but a person in their late 60's who isn't confident
Sarcastica
Mar 2015
#55
With all due respect, this post is hearsay. I could say I worked at State and you're wrong.
arcane1
Mar 2015
#65
You're right. I meant to say there is no evidence in the OP to supports its claims.
arcane1
Mar 2015
#98
I can neither believe nor disbelieve, that was my point. Not enough data to make that call.
arcane1
Mar 2015
#110
It's fun to pretend we know what another person would say in another situation.
LanternWaste
Mar 2015
#205
I implied no such thing. I'm simply saying it's an anonymous post w/no evidence.
arcane1
Mar 2015
#142
If IT can't provide a robust email systems to support the neccessities of the work ..
kwassa
Mar 2015
#146
The questiion that comes to me though is were you outraged at Cheney's lies at the time?
Fumesucker
Mar 2015
#230
Interesting. VERY interesting. I didn't realize I had so much in common with Hillary Clinton.
calimary
Mar 2015
#122
I'm not exactly a Luddite, but I am extremely slow to adapt to technological changes.
Pacifist Patriot
Mar 2015
#196
Very useful information. As long as the gov archived her emails this shouldn't be much of a problem.
Kablooie
Mar 2015
#140
Relevance? Reportedly, she never used the approved email system, not just on trips or remotely.
leveymg
Mar 2015
#148
Republican Select committee on Bengazi just announced hearings on this issue..
riversedge
Mar 2015
#149
She knew enough to register - or have registered - her own personal email domain so
Sheelanagig
Mar 2015
#160
Sorry, I don't see how any of your "state dept. email sucks" gripes have a bearing
TwilightGardener
Mar 2015
#200
Thanks. I think this is a bogus issue, but one the Republicans will use to defeat her bid
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#202
Except the Clintons are not incompetent when it comes to knowing what the FOIA demands and they hate
ARMYofONE
Mar 2015
#240
Seems like if you were in charge of State you would have busted butt for 4 years fixing that.
hugo_from_TN
Mar 2015
#246
The first time it was funny, the second not so much. Third time? Bordering on spam.
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#269
I am curious why you call her staff demon spawns from hell, yet you say the Secty was lovely.
Jackie Wilson Said
Apr 2016
#276