Hillary Clinton On Server Scandal: ‘It's Like A Drip, Drip, Drip’

[Purveyor]

Hillary Clinton On Server Scandal: ‘It's Like A Drip, Drip, Drip’

Hillary Clinton says she’s been as “transparent as possible” about her use of a private email server as secretary of state — but that continuous questions about her decision to use one have left a mark on her campaign.

“It’s like a drip, drip, drip, and that’s why I said that there’s only so much that I can control,” Clinton said in an interview that aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday. “I can’t predict to you what the Republicans will come up with, what kind of charges or claims they might make. … I can only do the best I can to try to respond.”

The Democratic frontrunner said such questions are “fair game” and that she takes full responsibility for the controversy.

“It was my choice,” Clinton said. “It was a mistake back when I did it, and I’m trying to do the best I can to answer all of the questions that people have.”

The former secretary of state said that she believed any work-related emails that she sent to government email addresses from her private email address would be captured on federal servers.

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https://www.yahoo.com/politics/hillary-clinton-on-email-server-scandal-its-129990696526.html

[Fred Sanders]

1. Another example of how the mass media distorts everything Clinton says is found here:

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/09/28/washington-posts-weigel-criticizes-media-for-mi/205823

Amazing what full context will do to anything implied by clipped quotes used by writers with an agenda.

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"If you did something productive with your Sunday -- if you went to church, took a nature hike, composted leaves from the back yard, concocted an alibi for the cops -- you may have seen only the headlines about Hillary Rodham Clinton's "Meet the Press" interview. According to those headlines, she dismissed the unkillable scandal over her use of a private e-mail server as a "conspiracy theory." A sample:

Politico: "Hillary Clinton: 'Another conspiracy theory' "

The Guardian: "Hillary Clinton dismisses 'conspiracy theory' amid email server controversy"

Townhall: "Hillary Laughs Again, Dismisses Email Scandal as a 'Conspiracy Theory' "

These headlines are true, insofar as how Clinton used the phrase "conspiracy theory" as she answered one of Chuck Todd's questions. "She is now blaming a 'conspiracy theory' for her sinking poll numbers," grumbled a spokesman for the Republican National Committee. The "conspiracy theory" quote was even quickly tweeted by the opposition research wizards at America Rising.

What hasn't been mentioned: Clinton was actually calling back to something Todd said at the start of the interview. "I know there's always conspiracy theories out there," he said knowingly, referring to rumors that Clinton had sat down with him only after some subjects were barred from discussion. He then made absolutely clear: "There are no limitations to this interview."

Clinton agreed -- "as far as I know, that's true" -- and plowed through seven e-mail questions. Todd wound up the eighth question by asking whether the Democratic presidential front-runner could "respond to an alternative explanation that has sort of been circulating." Only then did Clinton laugh: "Another conspiracy theory?"

None of this will matter when it comes to the way Clinton is covered, and I already have designated a section of my inbox for the complaints that I am carrying her water here. (Why don't I work for Media Matters? Indeed!) And that's the point. The media's willingness to believe the worst about Clinton, and the long political history it can draw from, has been the single toughest external problem for her campaign."

[Bill USA]

6. this really deserves it's own thread, or maybe you already posted it.

[Fred Sanders]

8. It does, and I am sure it will. It is an excellent example of media bias surrounding Clinton.

Irrefutable example.

I just do not want, today, to take any concentrated flack sure to come from the usual direction.

Too many folks read a headline and see quoted italics and assume that is all that was said....when italics in headlines should be a red flag.

And the mass media knows it too.

[uponit7771]

2. What seems desperate is the far lefts pushing of the story also, they hate Hillary... smacks of ...

... desperation vs knowing she's not a good candidate and trusting Americans to be informed.

[99Forever]

3. Well....

...someone sounds desperate...

That's for damn sure.

[CanadaexPat]

4. It is what it is because of how she's handled it.

Won't hand over the server, then hands over server; says she has nothing to apologize for, then apologizes; says she started using it in March and then when emails from January surface, says, golly I was busy how could I remember? It shows she not a good candidate.

[Bill USA]

5. far better than any of your Repugnants. ROFL!

[FlatBaroque]

7. Is being "as transparent as possible" the same as

being transparent?