09-04-2015, 10:09 AM
Released Emails
I really don't like reading them. It feels wrong. But, still, there they are in the political pages and so I do.
From what I've seen so far, it's boring risk-free stuff and Clinton seems focused and polite and sometimes kinda funny in her communications.
One of the emails confirmed for me that Clinton is being completely honest in her commitment to campaign finance reform and not just paying it lip service; good on her.
Clinton on Citizens United
"FYI: Any foreign nation or leader with a front company becomes a 'person' under US law," Blumenthal wrote in the subject line of his email sent in the days after the Supreme Court decided Citizens United v. FEC.
HRC reply: "This is unbelievable. Or maybe totally so given the forces at work."
Blumenthal suggested the possibility of a legislative fix, something about which Clinton seemed skeptical.
HRC reply: "Not sure there is a legislative fix. Haven't read the opinion yet. May require constitutional amendment."
If they're not already, I think Hillary's PR team should be strategizing in regards to making some of the released emails work in her favor with the public -- like this one did for me. There may be publicly-released emails that back up some of her positions which opponents have challenged as disingenuous; she can prove them wrong.
Emails: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hi...z3kmI6z2CF
I really don't like reading them. It feels wrong. But, still, there they are in the political pages and so I do.
From what I've seen so far, it's boring risk-free stuff and Clinton seems focused and polite and sometimes kinda funny in her communications.
One of the emails confirmed for me that Clinton is being completely honest in her commitment to campaign finance reform and not just paying it lip service; good on her.
Clinton on Citizens United
"FYI: Any foreign nation or leader with a front company becomes a 'person' under US law," Blumenthal wrote in the subject line of his email sent in the days after the Supreme Court decided Citizens United v. FEC.
HRC reply: "This is unbelievable. Or maybe totally so given the forces at work."
Blumenthal suggested the possibility of a legislative fix, something about which Clinton seemed skeptical.
HRC reply: "Not sure there is a legislative fix. Haven't read the opinion yet. May require constitutional amendment."
If they're not already, I think Hillary's PR team should be strategizing in regards to making some of the released emails work in her favor with the public -- like this one did for me. There may be publicly-released emails that back up some of her positions which opponents have challenged as disingenuous; she can prove them wrong.
Emails: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/hi...z3kmI6z2CF