Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumWaPo's Paul Waldman: No, Clinton will not be indicted; the email issue is a non-scandal
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/3/4/1495858/-WaPo-s-Paul-Waldman-No-Clinton-will-not-be-indicted-and-the-email-issue-is-a-non-scandalBy Realistiko
Calling the email issue a non-scandal, progressive writer Paul Waldman today wrote,
For Clinton to be charged with mishandling classified information, she would have had to knowingly passed such information to someone not authorized to have it like David Petraeus showing classified documents to his mistress or acted with such gross negligence that people without authorization were bound to see it. According to what we know, neither of those things happened."
He went on,
In recent weeks, Ive had a couple of liberal friends and relatives ask me, with something approaching panic, I just heard that Clinton is about to be indicted. Is that true?!? The answer is no, but they heard that because its something conservatives say constantly. Tune to to talk radio or surf through conservative web sites, and before long youll hear someone say that the Clinton indictment is coming any day now. Donald Trump, with his characteristically tenuous relationship to reality, frequently says that shes about to be indicted or that she wont be permitted to run for president because shell be on trial. It hasnt happened and it wont happen, but that isnt going to stop them from saying it.
The story is worth reading, although in my opinion Waldman underestimates the role Bernie Sanders supporters have played in spreading these memes.
I even think many Bernie supporters do not believe Clinton will be indicted, but pretend she will, just because they believe this might hurt her in the polls.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)You can get a pleasant splash, if you throw it hard enough, but it doesn't affect reality.
I see far more comments about this from Sanders Supporters than Republicans.
Cha
(297,220 posts)Thank you, MrWendel~
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)And then BS trends to the top of the front page, and the 'bubble' takes it for gospel.
Cha
(297,220 posts)be indicted on DU?
Oh yes the gospel according to gdp... ROFL
BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)after reading this.
pkdu
(3,977 posts)Cha
(297,220 posts)she's running, eh, pkdu?
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)Gothmog
(145,231 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)There isn't one.
And if there was one right now, the media would know about it, and report it.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)She soul not fall victim to their attempt to show she was wrong.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I almost said "many Democrats here" ... but then realized my mistake. (Silly me!)
Go, Hillary! We love you!
Haveadream
(1,630 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Zambero
(8,964 posts)This is a 100% right-wing echo chamber throw the mud & hope it sticks issue. Let's go back to discussing issues.
fun n serious
(4,451 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)that someone has laid this all out, so even the low-information people can understand it.
Of course there are those who will always be in denial; we've all seen them right here on DU. That's okay; she'll win anyway.