05-26-2016, 02:36 PM
(05-25-2016, 04:15 PM)blueberryhill Wrote:(05-25-2016, 02:30 PM)F.U. Wrote: She broke the rules. If Trump would have ben in the same situation and broke the same rules you would be on it like a duck on a june bug.
She did it like all of her predecessors; it is not a criminal act for pete's sake. The ole' mountain out of a molehill card....just sucks.
It's not a criminal act, but it is a violation of the regulations. The way Hillary Clinton chose to handle her communications as Sec of State is not just like other Secs of State.
Here's a good quick overview of the State Department investigation findings: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/clinton-e...d=39382143
This is an example of why I'm not a Hillary fan, though I'm also not a hater.
Using a private server for her work emails was, in fact, poor judgment, in my opinion. I've thought so and posted as much since the story first broke. Clinton has since admitted the same.
Now, the State Department investigation indicates that she was aware that there were concerns about it from a security perspective and she still did it. For months she's pushed a narrative about how she had permission and what she did was in line with what her predecessors did (which is only partially true).
Hillary Clinton didn't murder Vince Foster, or the Libya staff, or JFK Jr. We don't know if she's a big old meanie dyke behind closed doors or not (and I don't care). A lot of the 'scandals' and gossip surrounding her are in fact asinine baseless conspiracy theories; Trump loves that kind of ignorant drama and knows a good portion of his fans will swallow the shit whole and smile. Her documented failure to comply with regulations will feed his attacks on 'crooked Hillary' and he'll benefit from it, no doubt in my mind.
Trump caters to the lowest common denominator. However, he also manages to snag some smart people who won't cheer him on or swallow the bullshit, but will vote for him because they're old, bored, disgruntled, angry at large groups of 'other' people and/or just fed up with sneaky politicians. They would rather have an inexperienced, entertaining, drama-king, flip-flopper who stays up all night on Twitter than more of the same old same old.
But, in my view, Hillary Clinton's 'untrustworthy' reputation is in large part her own doing. She is responsible for her own decisions and actions and she makes it easy for her detractors, not just Trump, to keep/turn people against her. Hillary Clinton sometimes lies and she is often misleading when it serves her. I'd vote for her over Trump if I was looking for a "straight talker" or the most qualified candidate, but Bernie is the only straight-talking change agent still in the race, in my opinion. He'd hit too many pocketbooks and he's too liberal and inclusive for most Trump supporters, but he sure came outta nowhere to give Hillary a real run for her money.