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I believe you are overthinking this, really. MineralMan Jul 2016 #1
Thank you for validating my utter cynicism arendt Jul 2016 #5
she didn't break the law, that's why she wasn't prosecuted geek tragedy Jul 2016 #6
It turns out that Comey gave a performance that would make a ten year old ask questions arendt Jul 2016 #16
Comey was one of Ken Starr's attack dogs at the OIC geek tragedy Jul 2016 #20
That's one theory. There are others floating out there. arendt Jul 2016 #30
No speculation is needed when the facts fit the event. randome Jul 2016 #49
Rove deliberately outed Plame. Hillary accidentally outted Sid Blumenthal arendt Jul 2016 #60
If she had not be running for president radical noodle Jul 2016 #52
All of the sudden, you decide the VRWC would just drop her is she wasn't a candidate arendt Jul 2016 #61
I do think that radical noodle Jul 2016 #89
Cynicism? I don't see it that way. MineralMan Jul 2016 #7
You continue to fuel my cynicism arendt Jul 2016 #11
I'm not responsible for how you feel. MineralMan Jul 2016 #12
Political change starts from the bottom up, not the top down arendt Jul 2016 #15
And we are still not responsible for "your" feelings leftofcool Jul 2016 #87
The reason why this take is wrong is much simpler. stevenleser Jul 2016 #2
What complete humbug arendt Jul 2016 #8
Nope, not humbug, facts, and thats what the investigation showed. stevenleser Jul 2016 #17
No answer about "cut off the headers". Why not? n/t arendt Jul 2016 #21
Because its not true and no proof of that was found in the FBI investigation stevenleser Jul 2016 #26
Did the FBI address that specifically... arendt Jul 2016 #27
google it later! uhnope Jul 2016 #35
Here's is a report on the incident from CBS arendt Jul 2016 #28
you said you don't read RW websites and now you're linking to Hot Air uhnope Jul 2016 #36
that's not a documented security breach. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #38
Already said I never heard of hotair. As for USNWR... arendt Jul 2016 #41
you claimed it was a documented security breach, was is plainly geek tragedy Jul 2016 #43
One step at a time arendt Jul 2016 #45
sigh. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #48
No, I have the burden of "intent" arendt Jul 2016 #56
she intended that someone send her something by nonsecure means if secure means geek tragedy Jul 2016 #57
That's the problem. I am not allowed to know anything arendt Jul 2016 #59
you claimed there was a documented breach. I have demonstrated that was your imagination geek tragedy Jul 2016 #63
No. You demonstrated that no informatiion is available to commoners. n/t arendt Jul 2016 #65
which means your claim of a "documented" breach is per se false nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #66
It means that it is impossible for anyone without a high level security clearnace to play this game. arendt Jul 2016 #68
yes, protecting classified information is not something people without clearances do nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #70
Also something HRC did not do n./t arendt Jul 2016 #71
yawn. do you have anything that isn't hatred of Clinton and rightwing innuendo to contribute here, geek tragedy Jul 2016 #73
I get it. You can use the fact, but I can't. We are done here. n/t arendt Jul 2016 #75
Comey explained this yesterday. Go back and read it lapucelle Jul 2016 #55
I read page 12. Not one word about "non paper protocol" arendt Jul 2016 #58
Try this then. lapucelle Jul 2016 #62
Excuse me, but was HRC saying to redraft and paraphrase? I think not. arendt Jul 2016 #67
Turn into "non paper" lapucelle Jul 2016 #76
I have yet to see that what happened conforms to that definiton. arendt Jul 2016 #78
The evidence is there, and it's documented to the FBI's satisfaction in lapucelle Jul 2016 #86
See the State Department Foreign Affairs Handbook lapucelle Jul 2016 #83
Here's your answer. lapucelle Jul 2016 #54
Triple dup. See response #58. nt/ arendt Jul 2016 #74
Andrew McCarthy is an arch-wingnut who wrote a book on impeaching Obama geek tragedy Jul 2016 #3
OK. I didn't do a Google search on him... arendt Jul 2016 #9
Chuck Hobbs is flat-out lying when he describes himself as a Clinton backer. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #19
Does that change the law? arendt Jul 2016 #22
There is a big time due process problem with prosecuting people geek tragedy Jul 2016 #24
Obama is prosecuting whistleblowers under a law from WW1 arendt Jul 2016 #25
irrelevant to the issue of mens rea/criminal intent. nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #29
Relevant to the issue of politically-mandated prosecution. n/t arendt Jul 2016 #31
non sequitur geek tragedy Jul 2016 #34
No. Both are about selective enforcement of the law. arendt Jul 2016 #39
You could not be more wrong if you tried. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #42
There has never been gross negligence of this magnitude before arendt Jul 2016 #47
"a new precedent" Just stop it, you're embarrassing yourself geek tragedy Jul 2016 #50
So you think because Bush got away with it, HRC should too? n/t arendt Jul 2016 #69
Then you should correct Wikipedia. arendt Jul 2016 #32
Lol, nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #33
you dare not bow down before the Wiki god! uhnope Jul 2016 #37
You are so sure of yourself. You should go correct this terrible falsehood. n/t arendt Jul 2016 #40
I suggest you try citing Wikipedia in your next legal filing, see how that goes nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #44
Not my point. arendt Jul 2016 #46
The indictment fairy is dead. Get over it. DanTex Jul 2016 #4
What a load of bullshit. The Indictment Fairy is Dead. JTFrog Jul 2016 #10
I know it is over. That's why I wrote this. Did you read my hopelessness or just want to bash me? arendt Jul 2016 #13
I'm saying you started with a big old strawman and are beating a dead horse. n/t JTFrog Jul 2016 #14
Comey's behavior is a brand new horse n/t arendt Jul 2016 #18
A horse that will be ridden from here to the election arendt Jul 2016 #23
Bottom Line: "FBI director says Clinton did not lie, break law in email handling" emulatorloo Jul 2016 #51
I'm confused. Comey is a slimeball who smeared HRC, but I should trust him. arendt Jul 2016 #64
Am I making such an argument? No. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #77
Pray tell, how does ignoring the half of Comey's Kabuki that is inconvenient for this argument... arendt Jul 2016 #79
Doesn't prevent me from doing anything. I don't agree w your premises. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #84
well, at least you will let us agree to disagree. arendt Jul 2016 #85
This conspiracy theory fell apart when the FBI investigated it. lapucelle Jul 2016 #53
Dup. See response #58. n/t arendt Jul 2016 #72
Sorry about the dup, but you still don't get to redefine terms lapucelle Jul 2016 #81
Already addressed this in #67 and #78 n/t arendt Jul 2016 #82
I'll take Sid Blumenthal for $50 arendt Jul 2016 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author DLCWIdem Jul 2016 #88
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