Thu Aug 20, 2015, 06:48 PM

colin powel used personal e-mail account

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he doesn’t have any emails to turn over to the State Department.

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Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Powell responded to revelations that he used a personal email account, rather than a government one, when he was in charge of the State Department. Questions about his email use arose last week when it was disclosed that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a personal email account during her tenure.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/colin-powell-hillary-clinton-email-state-department-115870.html#ixzz3jOl7SV5Z

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colin powel used personal e-mail account (Original post)	DesertFlower	Aug 2015	OP
Yea butt ..	JoePhilly	Aug 2015	#1
not even a little ok. And the "he/she did it too" defense is just pathetix	cali	Aug 2015	#4
Clearly it was ok.	JoePhilly	Aug 2015	#8
If he were running for president it wouldn't be ok	yeoman6987	Aug 2015	#51
Was it hosted on a personal server in his private home?	HappyPlace	Aug 2015	#2
Really?	BooScout	Aug 2015	#10
and it was and still is a big issue	nadinbrzezinski	Aug 2015	#26
And that little fact is not a good example as God only knows what they	jwirr	Aug 2015	#30
Were they hosted on personal servers in their private homes?	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2015	#36
It doesn't matter because George Bush white house staffers did it too!	HappyPlace	Aug 2015	#56
Tell you what... some of the worst whoopin's I got as a child were when I pointed at my Sister	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2015	#57
I'm no happier with Powell placing government communications in "The Cloud"	HereSince1628	Aug 2015	#50
Definitely not good, either one.	HappyPlace	Aug 2015	#52
No it doesn't	uponit7771	Aug 2015	#55
When he runs for president, I'm sure it will be brought up	tularetom	Aug 2015	#3
Who cares?	HassleCat	Aug 2015	#5
There is a difference between a private account and a private server n/t	retrowire	Aug 2015	#6
Condi Rice had a private server....	BooScout	Aug 2015	#12
I've no opinion on Condoleeza. n/t	retrowire	Aug 2015	#13
Then don't vote for her.	frylock	Aug 2015	#17
...? Ok? n/t	retrowire	Aug 2015	#23
You sure about that?	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2015	#38
Private servers are more secure.	leftofcool	Aug 2015	#20
Her e-mails on Private Server were discovered by Hackers..	KoKo	Aug 2015	#31
soooo BENGHAZI is a big deal then?	BooScout	Aug 2015	#34
No...Sid Blumenthal's Hacked E-Mail correspondence was a Big Deal	KoKo	Aug 2015	#42
"no way it can be hacked"	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2015	#41
private accounts are stored on servers outside of govt control	GitRDun	Aug 2015	#27
tell that to wiki leaks	BooScout	Aug 2015	#39
Huh?	GitRDun	Aug 2015	#40
No.	leftofcool	Aug 2015	#47
ugh, not what I said	GitRDun	Aug 2015	#48
So did Jeb Bush, Jindal, Perry, and a lot of other politicians for personal use. Doesn't make it	still_one	Aug 2015	#7
What makes it wrong ...	JoePhilly	Aug 2015	#11
+ one gadzillion	leftofcool	Aug 2015	#21
make that +one gadzillion times two	ericson00	Aug 2015	#22
How many times can I rec this?	mcar	Aug 2015	#24
You don't know if info was lost, you don't know if info was leaked nor do you know that Snowden	Purveyor	Aug 2015	#29
I have two personal E-Mail Accounts. But, I don't have a server in my home	KoKo	Aug 2015	#33
None of those three had access to anything nearly as classified as Clinton did	Reter	Aug 2015	#35
So he claims he has no clue where they are.	Thor_MN	Aug 2015	#9
Colin Powell was also a member of the most corrupt administration in history	Bjorn Against	Aug 2015	#14
Tell it to the FBI	ibegurpard	Aug 2015	#15
It's settled. He won't get my vote for president.	frylock	Aug 2015	#16
Did he delete half of the server without any oversight?	Motown_Johnny	Aug 2015	#18
He's not running for president.	Autumn	Aug 2015	#19
So it's OK as long as you	kacekwl	Aug 2015	#25
He's a republican and what he does is irrelevant to me in terms of my vote.	Autumn	Aug 2015	#28
Having also shown horrible judgment wrt that and the Iraq War in the same way as Hillary at least	Bonobo	Aug 2015	#32
This message was self-deleted by its author	1000words	Aug 2015	#37
It appears that it's very easy to sell the	delrem	Aug 2015	#44
i'm not trying to defend her. i'm	DesertFlower	Aug 2015	#45
This message was self-deleted by its author	1000words	Aug 2015	#46
I too take my lead from Republicans.	delrem	Aug 2015	#43
Are you trying to argue it is best practice for officials to act as their own information gatekeeper	TheKentuckian	Aug 2015	#49
i wasn't trying to argue anything. i was just	DesertFlower	Aug 2015	#53
If you don't see how the push for zero oversight of officials while tolerating and even	TheKentuckian	Aug 2015	#58
gopropaganda machine cares nothing about him. It's Hillary they want to bring down with EGhazi!	Cha	Aug 2015	#54
Well . . . we know how poor Colin Powell's judgement was so maybe . . .	Vinca	Aug 2015	#59

Response to DesertFlower (Original post)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 06:52 PM

JoePhilly (27,787 posts)

1. Yea butt ..

... he has a Republican penis, so it's ok.

colin powel used personal e-mail account

1. Yea butt ..

4. not even a little ok. And the "he/she did it too" defense is just pathetix

8. Clearly it was ok.

51. If he were running for president it wouldn't be ok

2. Was it hosted on a personal server in his private home?

10. Really?

26. and it was and still is a big issue

30. And that little fact is not a good example as God only knows what they

36. Were they hosted on personal servers in their private homes?

56. It doesn't matter because George Bush white house staffers did it too!

57. Tell you what... some of the worst whoopin's I got as a child were when I pointed at my Sister

50. I'm no happier with Powell placing government communications in "The Cloud"

52. Definitely not good, either one.

55. No it doesn't

3. When he runs for president, I'm sure it will be brought up

5. Who cares?

6. There is a difference between a private account and a private server n/t

12. Condi Rice had a private server....

13. I've no opinion on Condoleeza. n/t

17. Then don't vote for her.

23. ...? Ok? n/t

38. You sure about that?

20. Private servers are more secure.

31. Her e-mails on Private Server were discovered by Hackers..

34. soooo BENGHAZI is a big deal then?

42. No...Sid Blumenthal's Hacked E-Mail correspondence was a Big Deal

41. "no way it can be hacked"

27. private accounts are stored on servers outside of govt control

39. tell that to wiki leaks

40. Huh?

47. No.

48. ugh, not what I said

7. So did Jeb Bush, Jindal, Perry, and a lot of other politicians for personal use. Doesn't make it

11. What makes it wrong ...

21. + one gadzillion

22. make that +one gadzillion times two

24. How many times can I rec this?

29. You don't know if info was lost, you don't know if info was leaked nor do you know that Snowden

33. I have two personal E-Mail Accounts. But, I don't have a server in my home

35. None of those three had access to anything nearly as classified as Clinton did

9. So he claims he has no clue where they are.

14. Colin Powell was also a member of the most corrupt administration in history

15. Tell it to the FBI

16. It's settled. He won't get my vote for president.

18. Did he delete half of the server without any oversight?

19. He's not running for president.

25. So it's OK as long as you

28. He's a republican and what he does is irrelevant to me in terms of my vote.

32. Having also shown horrible judgment wrt that and the Iraq War in the same way as Hillary at least

44. It appears that it's very easy to sell the

45. i'm not trying to defend her. i'm

43. I too take my lead from Republicans.

49. Are you trying to argue it is best practice for officials to act as their own information gatekeeper

53. i wasn't trying to argue anything. i was just

58. If you don't see how the push for zero oversight of officials while tolerating and even

54. gopropaganda machine cares nothing about him. It's Hillary they want to bring down with EGhazi!

59. Well . . . we know how poor Colin Powell's judgement was so maybe . . .