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seafan

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93. The Foundation is, indeed, the smoking gun.

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 01:40 PM

Jun 2016

As damaging to our national security that her decisions to circumvent secured State Department servers for the entire four years of her tenure have been, it will probably not loosen her hands from the wheels of power as effectively as the hard look at the Foundation's worldwide operation and subsequent public exposure of it.

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Judge orders Obama administration to release new Clinton emails [View all] seafan Jun 2016 OP

How so? flamingdem Jun 2016 #1

There was a very loose movement of Hillary staffers between State and the Foundation. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #4

"a very loose movement of Hillary staffers:" yeah, they could be literally shitting themselves now thereismore Jun 2016 #15

Ooops! I didn't mean it that way!!! BillZBubb Jun 2016 #24

Oh, yes you did.... pangaia Jun 2016 #127

lol Vattel Jun 2016 #98

. merrily Jun 2016 #172

Who gives a shit about the nature of other's bowel movements? L. Coyote Jun 2016 #184

"... to hand over to the Republican National Committee" puffy socks Jun 2016 #37

Do we really want a general election in which the Republicans constantly sling mud JDPriestly Jun 2016 #80

Theyre going to do it anyway...in fact most of the garbage about puffy socks Jun 2016 #94

Please Don't lie about Bernie to make your points askeptic Jun 2016 #99

Stop lying for Bernie puffy socks Jun 2016 #103

Oh- so he HAS released tax returns - just not to your liking askeptic Jun 2016 #109

so where are the tax returns? puffy socks Jun 2016 #135

So where are the transcripts? dorkzilla Jun 2016 #140

stop derailing the conversation here. grasswire Jun 2016 #165

Clinton's made 27 Million $$$$ in 2014, Sanders made 200 Thousand. Of COURSE Clinton will have more newthinking Jun 2016 #157

Look at your own link. It says he released them April 15th ... 12 days after he said he would do so. ebayfool Jun 2016 #169

He wasn't released everything. Chicago1980 Jun 2016 #104

Wrong. The FULL return was released April 15th ... 12 days after he said he would do so. ebayfool Jun 2016 #168

Speech transcripts aren't normally released... Chicago1980 Jun 2016 #191

Get over it... Chicago1980 Jun 2016 #101

^^^^^^ This times 10 ^^^^^ laserhaas Jun 2016 #108

This is the second time in two days ... NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #133

What percentage of the delegates does Hillary need to have to be elected on the first vote JDPriestly Jun 2016 #148

The majority of them. NanceGreggs Jun 2016 #150

Slinging mud is what they do. And they'd find plenty to sling at Bernie. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #144

You should read Bernie's book. The title is in my signature line. JDPriestly Jun 2016 #147

Bernie has never run a national campaign. He won't know what hit him. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #152

Either has Hillary. What a silly meme. nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #181

Her Majesty and her DLC minions own the coming debacle eom LiberalElite Jun 2016 #163

Pay for play in State Dept (USAID is part of DOS) contracting. leveymg Jun 2016 #57

Hillary gave a special State Department post to an ex-fundraiser — even as he was ..... seafan Jun 2016 #85

The RNC is not dumb. They are going after the Foundation. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #2

Indeed. The emails are the side show. libdem4life Jun 2016 #11

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Jun 2016 #38

Only if they actually find something this time which would be a surprise for cstanleytech Jun 2016 #42

The Foundation is, indeed, the smoking gun. seafan Jun 2016 #93

Thanks seafan, recommended saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #3

This will not affect her prospects. George II Jun 2016 #5

she was already badly Berned reddread Jun 2016 #14

"Badly Berned"? 2,312 to 1,545 George II Jun 2016 #18

tuesdays coming reddread Jun 2016 #21

2,312 to 1,545 AlbertCat Jun 2016 #56

Well put. Boggles the mind...if still intact and not merged into libdem4life Jun 2016 #64

The guy has more balls than a pitching machine!!! pangaia Jun 2016 #130

And I think he still drives his own car and can sprint through the airport!! libdem4life Jun 2016 #132

His Secret Service nickname is Intrepid. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #178

Ugh, so true. mountain grammy Jun 2016 #74

Had there been a level playing field, Bernie would have been subjected to the scrutiny Hillary has. Laser102 Jun 2016 #114

subjected to the scrutiny Hillary has. AlbertCat Jun 2016 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Jun 2016 #124

Mediocre is right. pangaia Jun 2016 #129

Always using the not voted for Supers in tallies. bkkyosemite Jun 2016 #66

Are they not the delegates now that the Sanders people are counting on to bail out his campaign? George II Jun 2016 #87

If the superdelegates had already voted then Bernie couldn't appeal to them. bjo59 Jun 2016 #106

In an interview with Jake Tapper a DNC official libdem4life Jun 2016 #185

No problem. She'll have a majority of the pledged delegates anyway. George II Jun 2016 #186

To paraphrase hillary greiner3 Jun 2016 #75

Going to dig into the Clinton foundatiuon Autumn Jun 2016 #6

Yes. Republicans hate anything and anyone that DURHAM D Jun 2016 #22

The disadvanted like the Clintons, their hangers on, and big money interests. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #26

We all know that for a fact don't we? That's what they do, but in this instance I think they Autumn Jun 2016 #28

if they wanted to help the poor they roguevalley Jun 2016 #70

Bernie gives only 4% to charity. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #173

Oh you mean like the people of Haiti? dorkzilla Jun 2016 #47

or fracking and the sale of fighter jets to Saudi, Arabia. Contrary1 Jun 2016 #59

The Saudis have been a US client for a long time. cheapdate Jun 2016 #162

Where did all of that Foundation money go? Apparently, not to Haiti. seafan Jun 2016 #97

Some of us waiting more patiently than others dorkzilla Jun 2016 #110

funny you should mention that reddread Jun 2016 #137

I knew the effort in Haiti NJCher Jun 2016 #175

I just heard on CNN the Clinton Foundation is one of the top charities donating 86% of money raised. Laser102 Jun 2016 #115

It is -- the "10%" number is a RW smear obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #139

Exactly Carolina Jun 2016 #81

Cover up attempts and all. merrily Jun 2016 #180

I don't get it yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #7

Wouldn't she rule from just a legal perspective, hopefully not biased, at least one would hope. RKP5637 Jun 2016 #8

Of course but this doesn't seem like a necessity yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #10

The courts are not tasked with determining 'necessity' JonLeibowitz Jun 2016 #16

Rooting out possible corruption does help the country. -none Jun 2016 #36

^^ This ^^ Scuba Jun 2016 #39

Reverse the Party name and you have Republican Party logic. gordianot Jun 2016 #50

Quite true! Many had best realize they could do far worse than HRC as president. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #52

but we could likewise do FAR better. nt dorkzilla Jun 2016 #63

Yes, definitely! I agree 1,000% n/t RKP5637 Jun 2016 #76

Yes it does, if it helps to get corruption out of politics dorkzilla Jun 2016 #54

++++^^^^ nt hopemountain Jun 2016 #82

Thank you pmorlan1 Jun 2016 #131

I feel like we've entered an alternate universe... dorkzilla Jun 2016 #136

It's been a real eye-opener pmorlan1 Jun 2016 #138

Not part of some...sports mentality NJCher Jun 2016 #193

Judicial decisions aren't based on what helps/hurts a political party. winter is coming Jun 2016 #67

Or shouldn't be nxylas Jun 2016 #78

Think again, recall the SCOTUS Coup 2000 decision Carolina Jun 2016 #90

wow grasswire Jun 2016 #166

The fact that laws may have been broken is a moot point to you? tularetom Jun 2016 #23

Perhaps she's actually honest? BillZBubb Jun 2016 #27

And doing her job. elleng Jun 2016 #41

She did not rule "for the Republicans." She ruled on a point of law. totodeinhere Jun 2016 #60

Would you be applauding... jmowreader Jun 2016 #118

I would have no problem with that. And Bernie has already said let it all out. n/t totodeinhere Jun 2016 #125

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #107

As usual with any Clinton "scandal," there's no "there" there. stopbush Jun 2016 #9

telling lies used to be frowned upon reddread Jun 2016 #17

You'd think that Hillary Clinton OnyxCollie Jun 2016 #122

You'd think people would be able to see the difference between illegal activity stopbush Jun 2016 #123

"...activity that maybe broke a few in-house rules." OnyxCollie Jun 2016 #126

Wow! Just WoW! Melissa G Jun 2016 #156

So the Clinton Foundation "helped" Haitians by setting up sweatshops for "cheap labor" senz Jun 2016 #170

If you could break this up into smaller cohesive texts senz Jun 2016 #171

You would think after 25 years the Clinton's would be as transparent Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #141

Right. People who release 20 years of tax records stopbush Jun 2016 #143

Private server. Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #145

i couldn't care less. The emails are irrelevant and this is another REPUBLICAN witchhunt MariaThinks Jun 2016 #12

Bernie doesn't have a stash of 30,000 emails he tried to hide from the State Department. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #31

yes, bernie was not a sos MariaThinks Jun 2016 #44

Nor did he lie to the American people for a year about something he was required to do. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #49

no other sos has a bunch of emails they've hidden from the country - so what is your point? Schema Thing Jun 2016 #91

And the judge couldn't care less what MariaThinks... Wilms Jun 2016 #40

what a useless comment. MariaThinks Jun 2016 #45

. Wilms Jun 2016 #51

Don't know you're talking about but I found the comment to be quite entertaining. nc4bo Jun 2016 #153

Maria cares what MariaThinks, and she shares. Good work! Maria gets a gold star and a cookie! leveymg Jun 2016 #61

!!!! nc4bo Jun 2016 #154

I almost choked on my water after reading the post above. libdem4life Jun 2016 #134

Seriously? I thought there weren't no more emails to be had. For real. nt thereismore Jun 2016 #13

There are always more emails to be found. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #33

These are emails between Clinton AIdes and US AID which is under the State Department karynnj Jun 2016 #79

I read that only 10% of CF donations go to charity. Where does the 90% go? nt thereismore Jun 2016 #19

89% goes to charity. nt DURHAM D Jun 2016 #25

It's good to see. I hope the word "programming" means the same as charity. nt thereismore Jun 2016 #62

Yeah, Ann Coulter told you that Jaybird Jun 2016 #34

Drip drip drip tularetom Jun 2016 #20

Release of new emails ordered people Jun 2016 #29

Not good for Judge Jackson's prospects, either. Octafish Jun 2016 #30

Me thinks Bernie would not have a problem nominating her greiner3 Jun 2016 #77

Here's how the story will play out: Gene Debs Jun 2016 #32

We'll see. I hope Obama doesn't go down that road. His legacy is clean up until now. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #35

At the end of the day I'm not so sure he is Hillary's biggest fan. corkhead Jun 2016 #43

He shouldn't be. By not distancing himself from her, he's tarnishing his own image. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #46

he will not endorse her unless she gets hopemountain Jun 2016 #89

The problem is, he has tacitly endorsed her through the whole process. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #121

not sure about that. he may be hopemountain Jun 2016 #164

Given past history it is more likely that it will play out with cstanleytech Jun 2016 #48

Benghazi has always been bullshit. This is not. There is actually real evidence here. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #53

"There is actually real evidence here." And that is? cstanleytech Jun 2016 #68

Evidence of what? What damage was caused by Hillary's private server? kwassa Jun 2016 #71

There is prima facie evidence of crimes in the emails. That's why the FBI is investigating her. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #120

Damage is the only question. kwassa Jun 2016 #146

If you really believe that lmbradford Jun 2016 #159

Next time a cop wants to give you a speeding ticket, ask him what damage? No harm, no foul right? BillZBubb Jun 2016 #160

So they are going to give a Hillary a ticket? Wow. kwassa Jun 2016 #188

Excuse me for thinking you had an iota of intelligence. I won't make that mistake again. BillZBubb Jun 2016 #190

I have plenty of intelligence. You don't have a case of a substantive crime. kwassa Jun 2016 #192

Tired of the rightwing spin here on the Clinton Foundation? yallerdawg Jun 2016 #55

Maybe its because Andy823 Jun 2016 #100

I bellieve you are correct! yallerdawg Jun 2016 #105

Oh, gosh, I don't know. Could it be the emails indicate something criminal may have been going on? BillZBubb Jun 2016 #161

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #58

You seem upset that people won't be able to pimp Republican agitprop geek tragedy Jun 2016 #69

yep 840high Jun 2016 #72

I hate the effing RNC JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #65

The Clinton Foundation investigation is where the rubber meets the road. seafan Jun 2016 #73

Recommend for exposure... KoKo Jun 2016 #84

Another Big whoosh.... keylargo Jun 2016 #86

I believe you are right. trudyco Jun 2016 #88

Excellent post... lying birds of a feather Carolina Jun 2016 #92

Every time I read story like this, I feel like I need a bleach bath. nc4bo Jun 2016 #149

He really needs to be in prison. yourpaljoey Jun 2016 #176

Well that's a bummer for all of us.... Chakaconcarne Jun 2016 #83

^^^This^^^ MissDeeds Jun 2016 #95

Why would State have to clear these emails? This is a problem. morningfog Jun 2016 #96

"The RNC sued the aid agency..." is all you need to know tandot Jun 2016 #102

sued for INFORMATION. INFORMATION!!!!!! dorkzilla Jun 2016 #112

I'm not a Hillary fan, but I'm baffled by this. Lying us to get into war, torture in violation of yurbud Jun 2016 #111

So we should give her a pass because of the misdeeds of the Republicans? dorkzilla Jun 2016 #113

I would not give her a pass, but I would go after the other guys first. yurbud Jun 2016 #116

So everything should just STOP, so we can go back 8 years to get the other guys first? dorkzilla Jun 2016 #119

Despite appearances, the other guys still control the government. nt OnyxCollie Jun 2016 #128

the statute of limitations has passed. grasswire Jun 2016 #167

...which is why we keep turning over Nazi war criminal after 70 years? yurbud Jun 2016 #189

Our side always is held to a higher standard because we expect a higher ALBliberal Jun 2016 #142

+1. nt bemildred Jun 2016 #179

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #151

Just curious, did the RNC/GOP/Bush/Cheney Admin release USAID communications 2banon Jun 2016 #155

Who is ready for Hillary? jillan Jun 2016 #158

I'm ready. She'll be a great President. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #174

The Federal Prison System yourpaljoey Jun 2016 #177

Can't they go on strike like the Senate Supreme Court Dodgers? bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #182

The judge's wikipedia page Babel_17 Jun 2016 #183

Nothing to fear FlaGranny Jun 2016 #187