2016 Postmortem

mercuryblues

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107. Romney wasn't

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #74)

Sat Oct 1, 2016, 10:05 PM

Oct 2016

hacked. Someone there recorded his 47% speech and sent it to the press.

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Hillary Clinton comments on Bernie Sanders supporters in leaked recording [View all] oberliner Oct 2016 OP

That's not exactly damaging. Zynx Oct 2016 #1

The disturbing part is the idea of "hacked audio" oberliner Oct 2016 #2

Pretty accurate assessment of many if you ask me. brush Oct 2016 #4

Everything she said was true and none of it was disparaging. Skoods Oct 2016 #3

Post removed Post removed Oct 2016 #108

When you say us... GulfCoast66 Oct 2016 #110

Look, she's very empathetic and genuine in the recording. Please stop spinning this negatively emulatorloo Oct 2016 #5

Huh? oberliner Oct 2016 #15

Did you feel that way, when it happened to Mitt Romney? JRLeft Oct 2016 #74

I'm not crazy about the concept of hacking oberliner Oct 2016 #81

You didn't answer the question, because not one poster on this site complained about it. JRLeft Oct 2016 #92

How did Romney's video get out? oberliner Oct 2016 #97

It was leaked, but it was a secret recording just as bad. I still don't give a fuck it's one of the JRLeft Oct 2016 #99

I don't think that is just as bad oberliner Oct 2016 #101

Do you have evidence that there are Russian hackers? I'm still waiting on evidence. JRLeft Oct 2016 #103

Russian Hackers Targeted Nearly Half of States' Voter Registration Systems, Successfully Infiltrated oberliner Oct 2016 #104

Romney wasn't mercuryblues Oct 2016 #107

By what definition is this hacking? mythology Oct 2016 #111

A HRC staffer's email was hacked oberliner Oct 2016 #116

Only breitbart has this headlines MyNameIsKhan Oct 2016 #29

CNN and Politico too. Check out all the threads emulatorloo Oct 2016 #88

+1 betsuni Oct 2016 #77

a leaked audio that reflects WELL on Hillary? scheming daemons Oct 2016 #6

Yeah, its pretty ridiculous to call this a leak. This is a promo. JCanete Oct 2016 #115

She made some good points. My millenial daughter is living in our basement... unitedwethrive Oct 2016 #7

Basement? RandySF Oct 2016 #8

Very much her point. That causes people to be economically frustrated. Zynx Oct 2016 #14

I was upstairs, but still home. I'm not offended bmstee01 Oct 2016 #40

When I first got married we lived in our in-laws' basement. Partially finished, it was ok. :-) RBInMaine Oct 2016 #65

Maybe she should have said "living at home" meadowlark5 Oct 2016 #9

Most basement these days are quite nice...if they are not built into man-caves like Mamajami Oct 2016 #41

I agree meadowlark5 Oct 2016 #52

So she said young college graduates have to move back in with their parents and aren't doing as well NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #10

The comments themselves seem innocuous oberliner Oct 2016 #21

There was a mole at the fundraiser NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #38

The article refers to a "hack" oberliner Oct 2016 #44

What a Tragedy Grassy Knoll Oct 2016 #11

The tragic part is that emails and private conversations can be so easily hacked oberliner Oct 2016 #19

Leaked to Freeper Free Beacon Grassy Knoll Oct 2016 #25

The article says "hacked audio" oberliner Oct 2016 #45

Your Headline Says "Leaked" Grassy Knoll Oct 2016 #49

The audio was hacked and then leaked oberliner Oct 2016 #50

How Do You Get Audio From a Hacked email? Grassy Knoll Oct 2016 #59

Emails with audio attachments? oberliner Oct 2016 #63

Now You Did It, I Can't Stop Laughing Grassy Knoll Oct 2016 #67

What do you mean? oberliner Oct 2016 #69

Someone records it, for distribution to supporters who can't make the meeting muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #120

Source for last week's "hacked Clinton audio" story was Russian influence op DCLeaks oberliner Oct 2016 #134

The quotes are tactful Marthe48 Oct 2016 #12

It could easily be a statement of sympathy, not scorn. nolabear Oct 2016 #13

The comments seem fine to me oberliner Oct 2016 #17

She's very empathetic in the recording emulatorloo Oct 2016 #20

Agree . Kathy M Oct 2016 #66

It is all over twitter--the Trump folks are trying to set a wedge between Hillary supporters and riversedge Oct 2016 #16

Nothing wrong with the quotes - but who hacked the audio? oberliner Oct 2016 #18

Exactly. Trump crowd lying like they always do. Stir the pot, divide and conquer emulatorloo Oct 2016 #22

I was for Bernie but I don't find that comment offensive--and it does point to tblue37 Oct 2016 #23

I don't find it offensive either oberliner Oct 2016 #51

#basementdwellers — The actual words and spin on Hillary Clinton’s remarks about Bernie Sanders supp tirebiter Oct 2016 #24

Been #1 or #2 on twitter all day. Ouch Arazi Oct 2016 #26

Trump supporters ...big deal. Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #35

Calm down. It's Trump people. RBInMaine Oct 2016 #61

Hillary understands what life is like for most people. upaloopa Oct 2016 #27

Seems fine to me. Kaleva Oct 2016 #28

Trump must be desperate. Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author David__77 Oct 2016 #30

I'm a Bernie voter and I think she sounds like she's understanding why instead of condemning or blm Oct 2016 #31

Agreed oberliner Oct 2016 #42

It takes strong mental gymnastics to twist Clinton's Charles Bukowski Oct 2016 #32

How is that damaging...lots of empathy. Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #33

CNN HEADLINE FOR THIS STORY IS SO FUCKING MISLEADING AND WRONG Skoods Oct 2016 #36

oct surprise. be prepared. pansypoo53219 Oct 2016 #37

What do you think is coming? oberliner Oct 2016 #55

The Washington Free Beacon seems to be the culprit ismnotwasm Oct 2016 #39

But who was the hacker? oberliner Oct 2016 #43

Nope Proud liberal 80 Oct 2016 #56

Still unclear who hacked the audio in the first place oberliner Oct 2016 #58

Note that this audio was "hacked" from a private email oberliner Oct 2016 #46

How dare she be empathetic? We should punish La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2016 #47

It's ridiculous that people think this reflects negatively on her oberliner Oct 2016 #48

You seem to relish in posting these types of articles. grossproffit Oct 2016 #53

What types? oberliner Oct 2016 #54

You betcha they do obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #71

What does this comment mean? oberliner Oct 2016 #98

no obamanut2012 Oct 2016 #123

OK oberliner Oct 2016 #124

Actually my mother turned the house over to whistler162 Oct 2016 #57

does anyone think MFM008 Oct 2016 #60

There's nothing in this one to alter. It's mainly a statement of empathy. Good grief. RBInMaine Oct 2016 #62

But hacked content could be altered oberliner Oct 2016 #64

funny, the word that jumped out at me is idealist jodymarie aimee Oct 2016 #68

nothing wrong with Hillary 's comments Kathy M Oct 2016 #70

Post removed Post removed Oct 2016 #72

BULLSHIT!! Why are you saying this? Trolling are you? This was not at all "disparaging." Give us a RBInMaine Oct 2016 #73

You have a difficult time accepting that someone could be critical of HRC and still vote for her aikoaiko Oct 2016 #75

What she said was not disparaging. Did you see the whole quote? What is "disparaging"? RBInMaine Oct 2016 #78

As a millennial Bernie supporter, I found this part disparaging bobbobbins01 Oct 2016 #109

The bottom line in all this is for democrats to STOP going bigdarryl Oct 2016 #76

And how did that work out? GulfCoast66 Oct 2016 #136

I don't see a problem with what she said. cwydro Oct 2016 #79

The concern is about sitting on something and leaking and hacking. betsuni Oct 2016 #80

The hacking of HRC staffer emails and audio oberliner Oct 2016 #82

So you think she might have said something damaging to her campaign? cwydro Oct 2016 #83

Not her, necessarily oberliner Oct 2016 #84

From what I can gather only Trump supporters and JPR types are pushing the out of context stevenleser Oct 2016 #85

I wish more people were talking about the hacking angle oberliner Oct 2016 #86

If people are going to talk about this it should be about how the Intercept stevenleser Oct 2016 #93

The idea of Russian hackers attempting to influence the US Presidential election oberliner Oct 2016 #95

Nope it's not more important because that is already a story. stevenleser Oct 2016 #96

Pretty sure that 99 percent of Americans don't know what "the Intercept" is oberliner Oct 2016 #100

Except of course, it's #1 on twitter Arazi Oct 2016 #87

No "except". Trump has support of 40% of the country. That's more than enough to stevenleser Oct 2016 #90

Lol, ok. Keep your head in the sand Arazi Oct 2016 #91

Nope, I'm an evidence based person. I don't panic easily. nt stevenleser Oct 2016 #94

Hasn't been in top ten for hours Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 #102

It is bullshit Demsrule86 Oct 2016 #105

The hacking of HRC staffer emails and audio is the problem oberliner Oct 2016 #106

Clinton camp statement on leaked audio of Clinton discussing young Sanders supporters. riversedge Oct 2016 #89

That is just beautiful. azmom Oct 2016 #133

I sense butthurt but, I don't see where she said anything wrong. AgadorSparticus Oct 2016 #112

ratmucking to divide dems and and cut-off h's attempt to radius777 Oct 2016 #113

I've read and it does not bother me at all. Third Doctor Oct 2016 #114

But does the fact that an HRC staffer had their email hacked bother you? oberliner Oct 2016 #119

If you are insulted by those remarks mindfulNJ Oct 2016 #117

The story should be the hack, not the remarks themselves oberliner Oct 2016 #118

She said that they are unhappy with current economic reality Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #121

Agreed oberliner Oct 2016 #122

Well unless I'm misunderstanding the story, this was someone recording a private speech, a la Romney Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #125

You are misunderstanding the story oberliner Oct 2016 #126

I stand corrected! Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #127

No problem oberliner Oct 2016 #128

It's a strange world when the despot who runs Russia is doing it to influence the election. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #129

And the Republicans think that is just fine and dandy oberliner Oct 2016 #130

I don't have much of a problem with that JonLP24 Oct 2016 #131

Agreed oberliner Oct 2016 #132

Turns out the hackers were Russian oberliner Oct 2016 #135