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grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 09:15 AM Oct 2016

Clinton's Former Prosecutor Endorses Her for President.

Twenty years ago Michael Chertoff was near the top of the Clintons' enemy list. He was the lead Republican counsel on the Senate Whitewater Committee, one of the first of many Congressional investigations into Hillary Clinton.

Clinton later cast the only vote in the Senate against him when he was nominated in 2001 to head the Justice Department's criminal division. She was also the lone no vote against Chertoff in 2003 when he was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the third circuit.

All of this though was before the Republican Party nominated Donald Trump as its presidential candidate. This has shaken the party of Reagan. Chertoff, a life long Republican, will now be voting for the Democrat in November.

Over the weekend, Chertoff -- the former secretary of Homeland Security -- told me his decision came down to national security. "I realized we spent a huge amount of time in the '90s on issues that were much less important than what was brewing in terms of terrorism," he said. For Chertoff, Clinton "has good judgment and a strategic vision how to deal with the threats that face us."

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-10-03/clinton-s-former-prosecutor-michael-chertoff-endorses-her

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Clinton's Former Prosecutor Endorses Her for President. (Original Post) grossproffit Oct 2016 OP
My goodness. nt DURHAM D Oct 2016 #1
"Goodness" had little to do with it .... LOL! MADem Oct 2016 #15
Seriously - didn't see that endorsement coming Siwsan Oct 2016 #2
Whow. but thank you Mr. Chertoff riversedge Oct 2016 #3
In the words of Frank Barone; Holy Crap! Maru Kitteh Oct 2016 #4
If you look out your window you might see a pig flying by. grossproffit Oct 2016 #5
Hitler is firing up the Zamboni, right now. nt msanthrope Oct 2016 #12
And the hits keep coming. progressoid Oct 2016 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author exboyfil Oct 2016 #7
Is Ken Starr next? radical noodle Oct 2016 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author DeminPennswoods Oct 2016 #9
Priorities - 'we' bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #10
In other words, less focus on consensual blow jobs and more focus on OBL might msanthrope Oct 2016 #11
Michael Chertoff is still an asshole... BlueCollar Oct 2016 #13
Wow! mountain grammy Oct 2016 #14
Okay, this is getting weird -- even for me. LuvNewcastle Oct 2016 #16
What's creepy is a fascist dog whistler running for president. grossproffit Oct 2016 #18
Yay! JusticeForAll Oct 2016 #17

MADem

(135,425 posts)
15. "Goodness" had little to do with it .... LOL!
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 11:32 AM
Oct 2016

It's more like "sane and intelligent candidate with whom I have had ideological differences" vs. "batshit crazy narcissistic sadist!"

No contest!

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)
2. Seriously - didn't see that endorsement coming
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 09:19 AM
Oct 2016

Wow. If that doesn't open the eyes of some of Trump's more watery supporters, nothing will.

Response to grossproffit (Original post)

radical noodle

(8,000 posts)
8. Is Ken Starr next?
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 10:18 AM
Oct 2016

Seriously amazing that he practically admits that the whole Whitewater thing was a waste of time.

Response to radical noodle (Reply #8)

bucolic_frolic

(43,158 posts)
10. Priorities - 'we'
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 10:51 AM
Oct 2016

By 'we' he means the Republican Congress.

Just imagine if all that time and resources were spent on social programs,
or infrastructure, or as he suggests, terrorism security issues

We might have prevented 9/11

 

msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
11. In other words, less focus on consensual blow jobs and more focus on OBL might
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 10:51 AM
Oct 2016

have prevented 9/11?

Thanks for catching up, Mike.

BlueCollar

(3,859 posts)
13. Michael Chertoff is still an asshole...
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 10:58 AM
Oct 2016

A lot of these people and organizations need to do more than just cast a vote.

Sorry, but Hillary will win without his vote and those of his ilk.

LuvNewcastle

(16,844 posts)
16. Okay, this is getting weird -- even for me.
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 11:52 AM
Oct 2016

I've never seen so much concensus build around anyone in politics in my lifetime, unless you count Dubya's 90+% support after 9/11. It's kind of creepy, actually.

JusticeForAll

(1,222 posts)
17. Yay!
Mon Oct 3, 2016, 12:12 PM
Oct 2016

We have the skeletor vote locked up!

I was sickened when I saw his name in the OP, but at least for once it is good news regarding him.

Thanks for posting!

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