2016 Postmortem

HereSince1628

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64. Political supporters don't act like jurists, when they consider evidence

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 09:25 AM

Mar 2016

it's usually more like people considering preparing fish.

If the fish doesn't seem to smell right, they typically don't proceed to test that by eating it to see if they get sick.

There aren't any rules involved in supporting a political candidate, let alone voting for one. In that arena of concern, a suspicion is as valid as a 500 page biography by a pulitzer winner.

Which is why a politician interested in being seen as being of high character must avoid even the appearance of envelope pushing on ethics.

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Quit beating this dead horse. Hillary has been investigated for ethics countless times. [View all] Scuba Mar 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Kittycat Mar 2016 #1

You may have missed the punch line.... Matt_in_STL Mar 2016 #3

May have? Hey, where'd she go? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #7

Did they look under the couch? Matt_in_STL Mar 2016 #2

Hahahaha. I see what you did. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2016 #4

Quit killing horses! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #5

+1 Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #18

ROFL! Where DID you get those emoticons??? Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #19

Let me share Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #24

Wow! Thank you for the gif...gifts! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #26

My pleasure Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #34

Here is another one... Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #31

home, sweet home (DU, I mean)! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #37

Love it! Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #50

You got that right Politicalboi Mar 2016 #6

LOL RiverLover Mar 2016 #8

Ok, that was good...! TheProgressive Mar 2016 #9

It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'ethics' is. Gwhittey Mar 2016 #10

Man, you are on fire today. nt VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #17

I agree with above! Hydra Mar 2016 #65

Ethics are an impediment if your goal is to amass great wealth and power. just sayin'. nm rhett o rick Mar 2016 #11

Thats what i was gonna say WDIM Mar 2016 #12

No shame either. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #13

cut it out - she was under fire SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #14

Hah, took me a second. Good one! n/t Jester Messiah Mar 2016 #15

I'm more concerned about what is legal Martin Eden Mar 2016 #16

Hillary responds: marions ghost Mar 2016 #20

These are my principles, and I can't wait to win the election and find out what I can get for them. Scuba Mar 2016 #23

"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." thesquanderer Mar 2016 #33

Groucho is classic Fairgo Mar 2016 #54

+1. pacalo Mar 2016 #59

And what results she gets! AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #25

That really irritates me. pacalo Mar 2016 #58

As far as she knows. frylock Mar 2016 #43

looking for her ethics is like looking for Bernie's scandals !! Hiraeth Mar 2016 #21

LOL Snarkoleptic Mar 2016 #22

If she has nothing to hide, why doesn't she stop hiding and come clean? senz Mar 2016 #27

^^^This^^^^ n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #41

epic truth! eom artyteacher Mar 2016 #28

I see what you did there. Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #29

LOL, good one! Logical Mar 2016 #30

LOL. CharlotteVale Mar 2016 #32

Sometimes a thing can not be found because the thing does not exist Dragonfli Mar 2016 #35

Okay, I finally got it. senz Mar 2016 #36

See what you did there, I do. nt VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #38

No dead horses were ever found. dchill Mar 2016 #39

Perfect! MuseRider Mar 2016 #40

You rascal! frylock Mar 2016 #42

SNL/2008/Hillary: "I have no ethical standards." AtomicKitten Mar 2016 #44

I feel a little bad for laughing Bettie Mar 2016 #45

Thanks! K&R bobthedrummer Mar 2016 #46

They were purchased at a generous price by Goldman Sachs. Who expects a healthy Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #47

I know, they didn't find any.... Segami Mar 2016 #48

If ABSCAM had happened today, it'd be 'old news'/'dead horse'/'no there there' closeupready Mar 2016 #49

It is not past tense...still happening. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #51

The Ted Cruz campaign thanks you for this. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #52

First snicker of the day Fairgo Mar 2016 #53

always 'good' to hear from a GOPer 'for' Bernie. Democrats prefer to think for themselves Bill USA Mar 2016 #55

What about that FBI investigation? noiretextatique Mar 2016 #57

the FBI is not investigating Clinton, no matter how many times Repugnants & Bernie supporters say so Bill USA Mar 2016 #67

Okay. When they interview her noiretextatique Apr 2016 #68

Nor any evidence of any! lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #56

Absence of evidence is a rhetorical problem as is suggesting that future events HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #60

So you're suggesting that she could, conceivably, at some future date, do something ethical? Scuba Mar 2016 #61

I'm saying that your argument doesn't preclude that. It's hard to establish truth HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #62

Kinda like how Hillary's supporters imagine her doing something ethical, despite the ... Scuba Mar 2016 #63

Political supporters don't act like jurists, when they consider evidence HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #64

LOL vintx Mar 2016 #66