Can anyone blame Hillary for a touch of paranoia and secrecy, given the FBI witch hunt?

[geek tragedy]

The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has its tentacles in every institution, whether it be media, religion, politics, judicial, or law enforcement.

The NYC FBI--aspiring to be future henchmen of Rudey Ghouliani and his network of political saboteurs--are fanatically supportive of a candidate who is (1) has extensive ties to organized crime on multiple continents; (2) a tool of hostile foreign power; (3) a serial sexual predator; (4) a shameless and flagrant fraudster.

[riversedge]

1. A guest (greyish hair-Black) was on Chris Hayes--he said something about the NYcity

FBI and Rudy-something that indicated they were close. But he was talking fast and I did not follow him.

[JHan]

2. I don't blame her..

Fk 'em all

[mcar]

3. Not at all

The media should be ashamed for not giving it context. I am in awe of how she rises up!

[napi21]

4. I never have! The Pubs have beed attacking the Clintons BEFORE Bill even ran for the precidency.

I've been through more legal proceedings regarding the Clintons than I have watching Judge Judy daily! The funny thing is, THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING! For sure I'd be paranoid, cautious of every word out of my mouth and as secretive as possible! How the hell an anybody fault her? I desperately hope she will have many "pay back is a bi*ch" events over the next four years!!!!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. No, but in my humble opinion, whoever advised her to not fight back -

to not offer a single shred of defense on the private server decision was a total idiot. Just say "mistake" and carry on? What a gift to the right. Meanwhile it completely festered and the republicans filled the void. When it first came to light she had some excellent defense and then suddenly stopped. Many of us here have talked about all the valid defenses. And, the newest Comey deal, however flimsy and tangential, is hurting her big time. Heard 49% of NH voters said it mattered ! That's amazingly horrible. And why, you would keep Huma on the staff after Weiner's issues was an amazingly bad idea. Huma is radioactive.

If she loses, this will be half the reason.

The other half - no clear vision. Own Obama's progress from the depths of financial disaster, embrace it....Brag about it !!! ....then add and tick off what else needed to be done. And add some new and exciting ventures/goals.

I do hope with all my being she pulls it out. But, it will be on a wing and prayer.

[yardwork]

9. No clear vision? Oh please.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. Please tell me, what it is. I am serious. I want her to win and I want to know.

[yardwork]

13. Go to her website and read the policy positions.

Watch her speech at the DNC on YouTube.

Hillary's vision is essentially a Green New Deal. She proposes creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in clean technology and energy.

Lots of other policies too - she's going to need Congress to pass these bills.

[radius777]

15. I agree her policies are excellent, but not conveyed properly.

We live in a soundbite age, and she needed to have them in soundbite form, and keep hammering on them, the way Trump and Bernie did with their points.

She also needed to keep feeding the media scandals about Trump, to give them something to drive their ratings. That is how the game is played. In order to win in this day and age, you have to give the media stories they want to cover, in addition to the substance.

[yardwork]

17. The media doesn't cover Democrats.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. Agree 100%....when you have to say "go read this" that's all that's left to say !

[radius777]

10. Agree on all points, her campaign has been poorly run, Podesta et al

are terrible.

If sharp/smart people (such as Carville/Begala or Axelrod/Plouffe in previous Dem campaigns) were running it she'd be 15 points ahead easily.

She's ahead mainly because of the debates, as she's an excellent debater and her abilities and experience really shine through in that format, especially in contrast to a moron like Trump.

After the conventions Team H should've spent every waking moment barraging Trump, he has loads of stuff out there on him they never even touched, and he's someone who can't resist taking the bait.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Agree - so much more on Trump for sure. But, I am talking about her

and her not defending herself pm server or embracing Obama EVERYDAY...drive it home how much progress has been made ! Instead, the voids been filled with "the country is going to hell in a handbasket".

Plouffe ! Seems extremely sharp and savvy.

[JHan]

16. I agree she should have been immediately forthcoming about the emails..

But she has apologized and explained it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

The Comey letter should never have been sensationalised the way it has been - if NH voters are that stupid, the fault doesn't lie with hillary but with them. That was a nothing letter, it told us nothing, and we've been swamped with suspect leaks we don't know to be true. The electorate also has to exercise some diligence.

I've been following HRC all year. As a millennial, I knew I would vote for a Dem because the GOP is a hot mess. She has given interesting speeches, speeches pregnant with ideas, speeches that reflect an awareness of the challenges that confront us and also a high degree of self awareness. Hillary's problem is that her message cannot be easily condensed- she doesn't do well with slogans. This has always been a flaw in her campaigns - she is seen as too complicated, too much of a policy wonk but I love that about her!

I'm also certain she will win and will pull through.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

21. thanks for the millennial perspective !! She actually was forthcoming

about the emails, at first. I just picture some advisor/handler/consultant type telling her - stop - just say nothing.

NPR had a veteran IT manager on a month or two ago. He was very convincing. He said that the biggest mistake everyone is making is that they are looking at the emails/server through today's lens. (rampant hacking) The server was set up in 2009-2010 I believe. He said back then, most people just listened to their IT people and did what they said. IT supplied the systems and people just did their jobs.

All that said, I think she will make a very steady, intelligent, hard-working president. Given the GOP has already announced they will block her, she will be much like Obama - head down - keep on moving forward.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

23. Excellent article JHan !! You should post this in it's own thread !

So true !

But even more than that, Hillary Clinton isn’t a technophile. She viewed her set-up as a means to an end. Was it working? Great. Did she care how it worked? No. It’s likely as simple as that.

So true !

"It for sure doesn’t help that Hillary Clinton seems almost congenitally unable to explain this controversy away. It’s well-documented that she loves her privacy, but avoiding the issue has nearly wrecked her political ambitions."

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. couple pieces missing to me

Out of the 100 that turned out to have "current" classified info, none of those were actually marked with classified in the heading, right? These are all the ones with the little c ? Or, were passed to others who had sufficient clearance.

In addition, having the set up she had wasn't banned during her tenure, right?

Also, the fact that a group of lawyers decided what was personal and what wasn't. This is such a key factor in my mind. "Lawyers decided what was business related and what was personal not me. I had no use for old personal emails, so I asked that they be deleted. I don't think there is anyone out there that would want all of their personal mail made public - It's an invasion of privacy" This is so simple and something everyone can understand. Instead, every single day, we hear Trump saying that she deliberately deleted 30k emails so we wouldn't know what they were.

[radius777]

6. Exactly, and I've heard as much from several

people in the past few days, who were previously much more critical of Hillary/Clintons, who are freaked out about how treasonous the FBI/Comey's behavior has been, clear violation of the Hatch Act.

This is J.Edgar Hoover territory we're in, and many on the right and left have noted as such in the past few days.

Not to mention the WikiLeaks bullshit, which is only an attack on Dems - not Trump or GOP. Who's to say the hackers aren't being assissted by elements within the FBI or other gov't agency, and not just the Russians?

This is a very dangerous situation, not only for the election, but going forward; our system has been compromised and is being controlled by malicious operatives.

[lapucelle]

7. This is a great point. n/t

[DemonGoddess]

8. Nope. She's right to be suspicious. n/t

[Wounded Bear]

18. Gibbs' Rule 40

If it seems like someone's out to get you, they are.

http://www.ncisfanwiki.com/page/NCIS%3A+Gibbs'+Rules

Christ, she's been under attack for 30 years. Anybody would be a bit sensitive and secretive.

[fun n serious]

19. NY FBI and Rudy Ghouliani remind me of the mob

[Sorceress]

25. Nope, not at all.