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In response to "BREAKING: State Department now looking into whether Clinton emails were classified when they were sent. -- (link)" by budice

Trying to put partisanship aside (impossible, I know, but...), I really do not understand the free pass many are extending her on this issue.

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) Jan 29 '16, 12:02

It is a serious ethical and moral violation and raises so many flags on how she views the government and her role within it when she held the highest diplomatic posting.

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I also add the 'boy who cried wolf' theory on top of the rest. The GOP has thrown so much shit at Clinton over the years - ty97 Jan 29, 12:24
It's not really a free pass, it's "I don't like this, but check out how bad the other options are." -- nm - Roger More Jan 29, 12:15 2
- Pretty much. "Put the stuff on a server where I control the security" versus "put the stuff on servers that suck and have iffy security." -- nm - TWuG Jan 29, 12:25 1
  - I meant "check out how bad her competition is in the Democratic primary, and then how bad her likely Republican opponent is going to be" - Roger More Jan 29, 12:41
"Spokesman John Kirby tells the AP that no judgment on past classification was made. But the department is looking into that, too." -- nm -- Spawn -- nm - Spawn Jan 29, 12:11
On the one hand, it's an egregious violation of OpSec. On the other hand ... - Beryllium Jan 29, 12:07
what free pass? it is undisputed (to this point, and the investigation is still ongoing so things could always change) that none of the emails were - mr. plow Jan 29, 12:07
But you do realize that every Secretary of State prior to John Kerry used private email instead of the government servers. I don't see anyone combing - pmb Jan 29, 12:07 7
- Though it would be a bigger thing if Rice had presidential ambitions. -- nm - Roger More Jan 29, 12:16 3
  - It would be the same political witch hunt. -- nm - pmb Jan 29, 12:24 2
    - agreed. too big not to make something of this. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 29, 12:28 1
      - Actually I was making the point that it is just a political witch hunt. And if Condoleeza Rice were running for president, going after this stuff - pmb Jan 29, 12:34
- The Cheney administration pioneered the policy. They just didn't get hacked, that we know. - Mel Profit Jan 29, 12:10 2
  - Because the Repubs are looking for anything they can. - nic to be determined Jan 29, 12:17
  - Because the GOP must produce some smoke. -- nm - Spawn Jan 29, 12:17

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Trying to put partisanship aside (impossible, I know, but...), I really do not understand the free pass many are extending her on this issue.

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