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57. No, she said, "What, like with a cloth or something?"

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 08:55 AM

Aug 2015

I expect that kind of remark from Bush who I could believe would be that dumb or that disingenuous.

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Hillary Clinton won’t say if her server was wiped [View all] candelista Aug 2015 OP

Well we will find out shortly. Whole thing is a non-issue for me. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #1

I would not expect anyone around my age to know enough about computers JDPriestly Aug 2015 #36

I doubt the server would have been wiped without her consent karynnj Aug 2015 #50

She's wiped whatever chance she had to win the General. Unrepairable. n/t leveymg Aug 2015 #52

Yes. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #79

We're going to see that moment re-run 1,000 times before the General. leveymg Aug 2015 #84

"...snark, arrogance, and cold, self-satisfied condescension...." Andrej28 Aug 2015 #88

Smart asses are clever in an offensive way. The cloth comment was leveymg Aug 2015 #93

I've already seen it multiple times. earthside Aug 2015 #108

But she has such a good sense of humor. cpwm17 Aug 2015 #115

Agreed. That is why I keep saying she is a bad candidate. That snark, that condescenion. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #148

"Like a cloth?" - Is she 840high Aug 2015 #150

HRC was insinuating that she thinks it's a dumb question. leveymg Aug 2015 #160

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Darb Aug 2015 #99

snappy comeback! nt restorefreedom Aug 2015 #114

So, which is fake? Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #69

If you had a server in your home and were using it as SOS, you might know a bit more. merrily Aug 2015 #107

I would not expect a lot of people to understand Travis_0004 Aug 2015 #141

This is a laugh. If the server was sanitized, they've just handed the FBI a boat anchor. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #146

Seriously? Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #2

When it comes to appealing to Millenials, she's tech savvy... RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #3

I am supposed to believe this person doesn't know what a data wipe is? Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #61

or appealling to tech billionarie$ for donations HFRN Aug 2015 #90

She's acting like a lawyer instead of a candidate. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #4

Reminds me of Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #59

no shit Pharaoh Aug 2015 #6

Hillary does little to help herself with these kind of phony, cringe-worthy comments that people see right through. All she does is embarrass herself further. InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2015 #35

Absolutely! Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #62

Yes... AnPak Aug 2015 #49

She's counting on it. Maedhros Aug 2015 #151

One's wipe might be delete, another 7 pass, another 35 pass, with random data--or sledge hammer. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #10

Perhaps check the recycling bin?? Fearless Aug 2015 #18

I would hope anyone wanting to be president continues karynnj Aug 2015 #53

No, she said, "What, like with a cloth or something?" Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #57

playing dumb is not her forte. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2015 #80

Agreed Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #98

"Smartass" might be the word you're looking for. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #85

"Smartass" is not the tone Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #95

+1! Kip Humphrey Aug 2015 #127

You don't need to understand the technical details in order to understand the colloquial meaning. jeff47 Aug 2015 #78

Another quibble on technicalities. The exact reason why she cannot answer that question. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #121

Golly, it's really too bad that post didn't have a subject line. jeff47 Aug 2015 #123

You still have blinders on, missing my point while pushing yours. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #125

No, I think your point is dumb. jeff47 Aug 2015 #131

No dumber than yours. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #134

Oh no! How will I ever go on with that stinging retort!! jeff47 Aug 2015 #135

No, unfortunately, your mind remains rigid. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #136

Well, when you're shoveling bullshit, you kinda smell. jeff47 Aug 2015 #139

See, you've just affirmed my prior statement. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #140

that's odd....in this youtube, she claims to know all about silicon valley HFRN Aug 2015 #87

Thanks for posting that video endorsement of H1b visas by Hillary. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #92

yes - it really doesn't get any plainer than that youtube HFRN Aug 2015 #96

I don't. Not technically. And I think I've heard there is "more wiped" and "less wiped." pnwmom Aug 2015 #20

The term "data wipe" has been around for decades Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #54

Actually, you don't wipe those hard disks. jeff47 Aug 2015 #82

Which would kind of be admitting Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #100

Well, yeah. You were talking about a government computer on a classified network. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #103

But the issue was her being asked if the hard drive had been wiped Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #117

You don't know what the world is like for people who are used to relying on executive assistants. nt pnwmom Aug 2015 #142

Again, HRC has portrayed herself as tech savvy Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #162

But you do know colloquially. jeff47 Aug 2015 #81

This type of controversy is what fuels Bernie and Trump pipoman Aug 2015 #5

Are you hinting that Bernie or Donald created this "controversy"? Andrej28 Aug 2015 #83

I'm not hinting any such thing...I am suggesting pipoman Aug 2015 #86

Agreed. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #89

I'm leaning Sanders... but STOP with this shit already! TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #7

to wipe a hard drive Pharaoh Aug 2015 #11

There you go, a sixth grader who grew up with cellphones and iPads. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #14

My in-laws who are in older than HRC Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #64

and do you think Pharaoh Aug 2015 #70

I gave up on second-guessing what people are told, I leave that for WND readers to do. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #128

Sorry, but the internet is a mystery to me. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #39

this is not a technical question, but rather a manager question karynnj Aug 2015 #58

Huma may be called upon to take the heat for this. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #97

it is kind of obvious from the context, even for the non-tech savvy Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #66

Even a surfer would have some idea of what it means. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #101

Yes, and this song would have been around her time: Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #118

How does being a smartass help her cause? pocoloco Aug 2015 #12

Beats me. I'm not in her head right now. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #15

'Most people who think their systems are secure are living in a fantasy.' HFRN Aug 2015 #132

it helps with her 'trustworthy' and 'likabilty' issues nt HFRN Aug 2015 #130

I have a feeling that none of the other Democratic candidates murielm99 Aug 2015 #19

Thank you. I'm younger than she is and I can confirm that most people our age and up pnwmom Aug 2015 #23

It's stupefying that people actually think she's managing the servers. She's got other concerns. TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #25

Most baby boomers and older pnwmom Aug 2015 #27

Can't she just ask one of those professionals, get the answer and put this to bed? LiberalElite Aug 2015 #46

She has people that do this that are.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #37

Bookmarking for future reference when meltdown occurs davidpdx Aug 2015 #42

I'm in my sixties. my son likes to say that he doesn't cali Aug 2015 #56

But she would be speaking for her IT team, if she misspoke, she'd be told she was lying. nt TheBlackAdder Aug 2015 #124

Sorry, but no! Kelvin Mace Aug 2015 #63

If she didn't understand what wipe meant, she would have said "What do you mean?" Reter Aug 2015 #72

She isn't helping herself. SoapBox Aug 2015 #8

Agreed. She was trying to be clever/funny in response to Ed Henry's repeated use of the term 'wipe' tomm2thumbs Aug 2015 #17

I don't know what the technical meaning is of wiped. I hear conflicting things about whether pnwmom Aug 2015 #28

not LBN it is an opinion piece, as in "...the exchange typified..." which is an opinion nt msongs Aug 2015 #9

You kidding me. Everything the Clinton haters perceive as bad news for Hillary is LBN still_one Aug 2015 #22

That's a huge stretch FBaggins Aug 2015 #138

Probably not her best visual response to the question at the video in the OP tomm2thumbs Aug 2015 #13

"Probably not her best visual response" Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #38

exactly. magical thyme Aug 2015 #44

Folks, Hillary is facing a potential criminal problem. So she clams up. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #16

Really? You wanna bet still_one Aug 2015 #24

Your questions are provocative and insightful, but-- Andrej28 Aug 2015 #26

Remember Powell giving false evidence re: WMDs in Iraq magical thyme Aug 2015 #45

Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #76

Again, do you want to bet? Darb Aug 2015 #102

I'll bet you 5 LOLs and an "nt." Andrej28 Aug 2015 #109

You're on. Darb Aug 2015 #154

I do! Quackers Aug 2015 #145

Sure, it's a bet. Darb Aug 2015 #155

Sweet! Quackers Aug 2015 #161

You might as well post the law against murder, reference Vince Foster, and talk about what a problem pnwmom Aug 2015 #29

Read the law in my post. Negligence is enough to get her in trouble. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #30

The Daily Mail is a trash tabloid. What are you going to post next, the National Enquirer? n/t pnwmom Aug 2015 #32

The Daily Mail is allowed on this site. Andrej28 Aug 2015 #73

Reminds me a lot of when Bush was amazed at the sight of grocery store scanners CBGLuthier Aug 2015 #21

that Bush incident reminded me of when John McCain went shopping for applesauce in a suit tomm2thumbs Aug 2015 #31

I've watched House of Cards and I don't know the technical meaning of wiped. pnwmom Aug 2015 #34

You don't need to know the technical meaning to know the colloquial meaning. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #75

If I were her, I wouldn't assume the press was using the colloquial meaning. nt pnwmom Aug 2015 #143

Wasn't the whole grocery store scanner story madville Aug 2015 #113

Hey, I'm just "tech savvy" enough to know ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #33

This BULLSHIT!!!!again,they reported during that townhall she gave to about 300 people bigdarryl Aug 2015 #40

Only an idiot thinks someone under scrutiny for this issue would keep herself ignorant Android3.14 Aug 2015 #41

I just saw this story on the morning news eilen Aug 2015 #43

you don't need to be a computer genius or understand the details of how magical thyme Aug 2015 #47

What difference does it make??? There are many copies anyway. Sancho Aug 2015 #48

'What, like with a cloth or something?'--> cute, and obtuse HFRN Aug 2015 #51

Supporter or not, this is classic Rep. bullshit Loge23 Aug 2015 #55

This "she doesn't understand" is bullshit. catnhatnh Aug 2015 #60

This won't help her fredamae Aug 2015 #65

The left carrying the RW's water ... awesome. JoePhilly Aug 2015 #67

The op is commenting on exactly what HRC said - not all criticism is "rw" karynnj Aug 2015 #94

This shit is undeniably RW. Darb Aug 2015 #104

She needs to stop trying to be cute rtw Aug 2015 #68

"What, like with a cloth or something?" Reter Aug 2015 #71

drip....drip....drip....drip... jeff47 Aug 2015 #74

She turned over the server to investigators. tazkcmo Aug 2015 #77

People who care about the manufactured "email scandal" cosmicone Aug 2015 #91

You forgot HER ALLIES. Dawgs Aug 2015 #105

Another politico BS story -- keep propagating RW points n/t cosmicone Aug 2015 #110

So, you think none of her allies are concerned? n/t Dawgs Aug 2015 #111

People are concerned about making a big deal out of a non-story cosmicone Aug 2015 #120

What does that have to do with pointing out that there is more concern for Hillary and her emails.. Dawgs Aug 2015 #147

If Bernie supporters KNOW it is a non-story cosmicone Aug 2015 #153

One, I don't speak for all Bernie supporters. I can only speak for myself. Dawgs Aug 2015 #156

I respect your position n/t cosmicone Aug 2015 #158

I actually support all the Democratic candidates at this time. eilen Aug 2015 #159

Then again, what is she supposed to say? Andrej28 Aug 2015 #106

LOL! OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #112

Seems pointless to bother wiping One_Life_To_Give Aug 2015 #116

She Answered Poorly Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #119

May I make a humble request? Maedhros Aug 2015 #152

Her property? She can do whatever she wants to it. GOLGO 13 Aug 2015 #122

anything related to FIOA (Freedom of Information Act) is anything but 'personal property' nt HFRN Aug 2015 #129

the Secretary of State really doesn't know what a 'data wipe' is? HFRN Aug 2015 #126

"With a cloth or something?" Jeezus, she thinks we're all stupid. TwilightGardener Aug 2015 #133

The Screen shot was not flattering either from ABC news Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #137

Yeah...guess she decided that playing dumb required looking dumb. TwilightGardener Aug 2015 #144

She was SoS and the head of the Department of State ipfilter Aug 2015 #149

Classic lawyer ball..... Sivart Aug 2015 #157

A "naked lunch" moment. candelista Aug 2015 #164

If I was a politician and had personal emails on a server I would definitely erase applegrove Aug 2015 #163

Hillary's Boo Boo Pryderi Aug 2015 #165