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Clinton email scandal: Why it might be time for Democrats to draft Joe Biden
Washington Post ^ | 02/07/2016 | Colbert King

Posted on 02/07/2016 6:11:15 AM PST by SeekAndFind

The Hillary Clinton email issue is developing into a real whodunit, complete with Clintonesque legal semantics. "I never sent or received any material marked classified," she said with respect to the discovery of classified information on her private, unclassified email server. That surface denial nearly rivals Bill Clinton's classic: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."

But this is no laughing matter.

There is nothing trivial about a secretary of state having top-secret information on an unsecured computer in her home. That appears to have been the case, based on the State Department's announcement last week that 22 emails, across seven email chains, containing top-secret information were on Hillary Clinton's private email server.

At issue is whether the information in the emails was classified when it was sent to her unsecured server. It was, after all, the State Department, upon review of the content by intelligence agencies, that upgraded the emails to top-secret and ordered them withheld from the public.

Now, it may well be that some of Clinton's political opponents are out to derail her presidential campaign and are using the email controversy to do so. Or it could be the case, as Clinton's supporters claim, that intergovernmental infighting over what is and isn't classified is driving this investigation.

The important nonpolitical question: Did the nation's top diplomat or her State Department staff improperly handle extremely sensitive, top-secret information and do so in a manner in which the information could be compromised?

State Department rules are quite clear.

Top-secret information must not be placed on any unclassified systems. It must be accounted for and controlled. And no copy of a top-secret document can be made without the permission of the office or agency in which it originated.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; biden2016; bidentrialballoon; clinton; delaware; draftbiden; draftjoebiden; emailscandal; hillary; hillary2016; hillarycriminalprobe; joebiden
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To: smalltownslick

This is not the look of a guy who has the goods on Obama. Whatever gets uncovered will do in Hill/Bill.

41 posted on 02/07/2016 8:29:53 AM PST by CASchack
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To: Bryan24

Yes....The Democratic establishment is realizing that this scandal is not going away. It’s getting worse. It’s going to be the 5 stages of grief.


42 posted on 02/07/2016 8:32:22 AM PST by Blackirish
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To: BigEdLB

“The pain. The pain.” Dr. Smith in Lost In Space.


43 posted on 02/07/2016 8:40:07 AM PST by jayrunner
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To: CASchack
“[look at Bill Clinton's expression: this is not] the look of a guy who has the goods on Obama. Whatever gets uncovered will do in Hill/Bill.”

You got it! Freepers who insist that Obama is afraid of HRC and what she would reveal about him, are off-base. If there's any political figure who is untouchable, it's Obama, especially as he prepares to leave the White House. Anything the Clintons reveal or leak to try to damage Obama will be traced to them and the Dems, lefties, media will turn on the Clintons with ferocity.

On his radio show last week, Larry Kudlow interviewed some politico about what's going on behind the scenes of HRC’s campaign. The politico asserted that, since last year, Bill Clinton has been very worried about the email/server scandal, which he believes could bring HRC down, big-time. On the other hand, according to the politico, HRC and her inner circle are in denial about the email scandal, believing they can make it go away by repeating cant about right-wing conspiracies.

That photo of Obama and Bill Clinton playing golf was very revealing - and there were more photos published that were similar to this one. In all the photos, Obama looked aloof and relaxed, while Bill Clinton looked anxious and intense. Bubba knew then, and he knows better now, that HRC is in big trouble.

44 posted on 02/07/2016 8:53:25 AM PST by utahagen
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To: gloryblaze

I have a chart of that. Will post later today.


45 posted on 02/07/2016 9:00:14 AM PST by BigEdLB (Take it Easy, Chuck. I'm Not Taking it Back -- Donald Trump)
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To: Qiviut

I completely agree with you. There is no way that Barry and ValJar want the Clintons back in control of the Democrat party. Barry wants that control all to himself. If elected, Hillary and Bill (if he lives that long) will toss him and his operatives in the garbage bin of history.


46 posted on 02/07/2016 9:00:57 AM PST by surrey
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To: Qiviut; Liz; LucyT

As this gets worse and worse to anyone paying attention who is not a mind-numbed Clintonbot, I think the odds of Obama/ValJar turning the DOJ loose on the Clintons becomes more of a viable scenario because they can “take the Clintos out” in a very thorough, complete way, never to be troubled with them again.
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Bill & Hil....AND...the Clinton Foundation-—makes room for Obama’s own special pay-to-play “Foundation.”

This is the second “draft Biden” in 2 days.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3393660/posts
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King’s article is getting some legs.

Colbert King, a reliable liberal columnist at the Washington Post, sends out the message:

Clinton email scandal: Why it might be time for Democrats to draft Joe Biden
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/02/the-coming-hillary-meltdown.php
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UH OH: COLBERT KING IN THE WASHINGTON POST: Clinton email scandal: Why it might be time for Democrats to draft Joe Biden.
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/226042/


47 posted on 02/07/2016 9:08:15 AM PST by thouworm ("The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." --Orwell)
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To: SeekAndFind

hillary telling the truth for dummies hillary clinton truth serum


48 posted on 02/07/2016 9:29:20 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: thouworm
U.S. foreign policy was conducted in the same manner Obama duped Americans on Obamacare, immigration law, the deficit, the war on terror, and so on.

<><> Obama stirs things up, speaks "truth to power", champions the "dispossessed";

<><> Obama puts on his know-nothing act---seems bewildered at the mess he created;

<><> Obama then gradually disconnects from the growing chaos, but seems smug nonetheless over the fact that something ---- what exactly he doesn/t know---- is at last in play.

<><> Forward we go to the next "injustice", ripe for Obama chaos, and the inevitble hope and change.....b/c as Obama says: That/s not who we are.

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ANALYSIS All of it is a calculated charade---another chapter in the greedy Obamas get-rich-quick-plan to prime the pump for big buck donations to his two foundations (two that we now of). More below.

"Bummer. How'm I gonna get-rich-quick like the Clintons did if Putin won't cooperate?"

49 posted on 02/07/2016 9:38:44 AM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: All
We need to mobilize the Bank Secrecy Act to examine Obama's foundations finances to determine if he is soliciting donations using terrorist Muslims (and refugee resettlement) as a foundation fund-raiser.....and is inventing foreign policy issues to cash-in

REFERENCES The post-presidency Obamas have BIG plans.....get-rich-quick schemes ala the Clintons. Gonna cash in bigtime---through two Obama foundations (two that we know of).

Obama figures he needs two foundations to handle all the post-presidency tax-free money about to roll in.....six-figure honoraria, multi-million dollar donations, lucrative consultancies, and, untold riches from insider Mideast business deals.

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FOUNDATION ONE---OBAMAS SISTER IS A BOARD MEMBER
OF OBAMAs BILLION DOLLAR CHICAGO LIBRARY SCHEME

Maya Soetoro-Ng is his sister and a specialist for the Matsunaga Institute for Peace. She is the cofounder of Our Public School, a non-profit that connects schools to their communities, and the co-creator of a peace education program implemented in schools and communities around Hawaii.

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FOUNDATION TWO---HIS KENYAN HALF-BROTHER HEADS THE MUSLIM FOUNDATION--named for their Muslim father. Obama Foundation Two was fast-tracked for tax exemption by Lois Lerner.

Kenya-resident, Malik Obama in Muslim dress, holds up
photo of his half brother Obama in Muslim dress (left),
taken during Obama's earlier visit.

Americans must demand to see fund solicitation letters coming out of Obama's tax-exempt presidential foundations and his Chicago library fund.

Are any of his WH comments used to forward his policy being regurgitated in fund solicitation latters?

Americans demand to know if US govt policy is being wrongly used....in an effort to raise tax-free money for the obamas.

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US TAXPAYERS PAY NOW---Obama collects later.

Obama's federal outlays (that we know of).:

<><> $150 billion to Muslim Iran in the nuclear deal,

<><> $2 billion funding to Malik's organization---the Muslim Brotherhood,

<><> $50 million to Malik/Barack's tax-exempt foundation in the form of a grant to Kenya.

<><> While the Muslim Brotherhood was in charge in Egypt, Obama (and Hillary) showered them w/ praise.....and billions of US dollars in aid, arms, tanks and planes.

<><> Obama gave $90 million US tax dollars to wealthy oil-rich Muslim African Muslim countries.

<><> the billions missing from the Obamacare scam.

<><> Michele talked about teaching girls, then Obama sent her off to oil-rich Muslim Quatar w/ $73 million US tax dollars to teach girls.

50 posted on 02/07/2016 9:40:36 AM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: CASchack
The DOJ was on the backs of the Clinton. what to do?
Clinton flies to Obama's vacation retreat.

"How much to layoff of me and Hillary."

Hillary suspended her campaign and flew up to sign off on the deal.

Obama announced the contested emils were hers to do with as she pleased.

51 posted on 02/07/2016 10:10:26 AM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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