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silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:16 AM Mar 2016

This is why Bernie’s the Democratic front-runner: Justice Department probe of Hillary inches closer

Bernie Sanders’ path to the presidency was never going to be easy. After surging in the polls and consistently proving America’s political establishment wrong, Sanders won Colorado and other states on Super Tuesday. He still has a path to win the Democratic nomination via the primaries, but Bernie Sanders just won the presidency for another reason: Hillary Clinton’s quest for “convenience.”

Bryan Pagliano, the person who set up Clinton’s private server and email apparatus, was just given immunity by the Justice Department. According to The Washington Post, “The Clintons paid Pagliano $5,000 for ‘computer services’ prior to his joining the State Department, according to a financial disclosure form he filed in April 2009.”

First, this can’t be a right-wing conspiracy because it’s President Obama’s Justice Department granting immunity to one of Hillary Clinton’s closest associates. Second, immunity from what? The Justice Department won’t grant immunity to anyone unless there’s potential criminal activity involved with an FBI investigation. Third, and most importantly for Bernie Sanders, there’s only one Democrat in 2016 not linked to the FBI, Justice Department, or 31,830 deleted emails.

These 31,830 deleted emails, by the way, were deleted without government oversight.
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This is why Bernie’s the Democratic front-runner: Justice Department probe of Hillary inches closer (Original Post) silvershadow Mar 2016 OP
hmmmm hmmmmm BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #1
I was very sad to find out, as these emails became public, PatrickforO Mar 2016 #2
Yes, regime change can be a good idea Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #5
Well, that's what we're trying to do, isn't it? PatrickforO Mar 2016 #6
Well, that's what we're trying. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #7
That is ANOTHER reason... Helen Borg Mar 2016 #3
Will the MSM on our TeeVee's report on this? Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #4
"These 31,830 deleted emails, by the way, were deleted without government oversight." Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #8
Deleted emails shouldn't be impossible to recover. Unless they were professionally shredded, silvershadow Mar 2016 #9

PatrickforO

(14,571 posts)
2. I was very sad to find out, as these emails became public,
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:57 AM
Mar 2016

that it was Clinton who convinced Obama to bomb Libya and kept the coalition to get rid of Gaddafi and do a regime change.

So was this action, as Clinton proclaimed, "on the right side of history and on the right side of our values, and interests in the region?"

Well, 30,000 Libyans have died and the country is in a second civil war. Millions of refugees are flooding Europe. And, of course ISIS has arisen there.

Is 'regime change' EVER a good idea, or is it akin to the schoolyard bully attacking a weaker kid and taking their lunch money?

What IS the right side of history? I guess we could go and ask the 30,000 who have died.

Do we want someone as hawkish as Clinton in the White House? Wall Street is 'comfortable' with that, and so is the MIC because, hey, there's PROFITS to be made! But should we be comfortable with it?

I'm sure not.

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)
5. Yes, regime change can be a good idea
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 05:09 AM
Mar 2016

However, it must be an idea born of the citizens the regime controls and fought by those citizens. The only way change works is because the people demand it and have a vested interest in making it work after the conflict.

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)
7. Well, that's what we're trying.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 05:25 AM
Mar 2016

I imagine the type of people that aided Hitler are likely cheering for Trump or Cruz today though.

Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)
4. Will the MSM on our TeeVee's report on this?
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 05:07 AM
Mar 2016

The MSM is losing appeal and the power to influence, but not entirely.

I'm guessing it will go largely ignored or kept to minor 10 second blips spread out over weeks. Probably as much air time as the TPP gets.

 

silvershadow

(10,336 posts)
9. Deleted emails shouldn't be impossible to recover. Unless they were professionally shredded,
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 02:07 PM
Mar 2016

I would think. Will be interesting to see what that IT guy has to say.

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