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BobStackFan4Life said:
There are other top 10 lists that have some different selections but this is from the Washington Times.
Top 10 Clinton scandals exposed by WikiLeaks (as of 10/12/2016, based on less than 4% of emails having been released so far)


The ongoing WikiLeaks dump of Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails has exposed the corruption and cronyism of her campaign and time in office. Everyday there are more revelations of wrongdoing, so much so, it’s hard to keep up with. So here’s the top 10 double-dealing, dishonest discoveries uncovered thus far.

1. Mrs. Clinton had cozy and improper relationship with the mainstream media.

CNN contributor and then adviser of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile gave the Clinton campaign advanced notice of a CNN town hall question that she thought may give Mrs. Clinton pause. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign lauded a New York Times reporter for “teeing up” stories for them, and ABC’s George Stephanopoulos for hammering home their talking points. The Boston Globe helped Mrs. Clinton’s team maximize her presence in New England during the primaries and CNBC’s John Harwood bragged to them about dogging Donald Trump during a Republican primary debate he moderated.

2. The State Department paid special attention to “Friends of Bill.”

After the massive 2010 Haiti earthquake, a senior aide to then-Secretary of State Clinton repeatedly gave special attention to those identified by the abbreviations “FOB” (Friends of Bill) or “WJC VIPs” (William Jefferson Clinton VIPs), referring to the former president. The emails show Mrs. Clinton’s State Department prioritized and benefited Mr. Clinton’s friends in the $10 billion recovery effort. The State Department also polled the popularity of Mr. Clinton in Haiti and shared the results with him.

3. Mrs. Clinton argued for “a hemispheric common market with open trade and open borders.”

Mrs. Clinton’s dream for America looks a lot like the European Union. She reportedly told investors in a paid speech to Brazilian Banco Itau in 2013: “My dream is a hemispheric common market, with open trade and open borders, sometime in the future with energy that’s as green and sustainable as we can get it, powering growth and opportunity for every person in the hemisphere.” Without borders, there are no countries, including the United States.

4. The Clinton campaign was in touch with Department of Justice officials regarding the release of her emails.

Brian Fallon, Mrs. Clinton’s spokesman and former Justice Department staffer, appeared to have discussions with sources inside the DOJ about ongoing open records lawsuits requesting access to her emails while serving as secretary of state. In an email from May 2015, Mr. Fallon said that “DOJ folks” had “informed” him about the upcoming status conference in one of the lawsuits.

5. The Clinton camp was tipped off to the release of the Benghazi emails.

In April 2015, Clinton campaign Deputy Communications Director Kristina Schake referred to a “tip” from a source regarding when the State Department planned to release Mrs. Clinton’s Benghazi emails. Mrs. Clinton’s lawyer Heather Samuelson followed up on the tip, writing: “Latest: Still aiming for Friday, but potential it gets delayed until early next week because still moving through interagency review process. Will check back tomorrow and keep you posted. Quick update on this — DOS says the release of the 300 will likely happen on Thurs or Friday. Will keep you posted as I hear anything further on my end. Thx.”

6. Mrs. Clinton admitted sometimes her public and private positions differ.

In a 2013 speech before the National Multi-Housing Council, Mrs. Clinton indicated her public positions may differ with her private positions, because politics is an ugly business.

“Politics is like sausage being made,” Mrs. Clinton said. “It is unsavory, and it always has been that way, but we usually end up where we need to be. But if everybody’s watching, you know, all of the backroom discussions and the deals, you know, then people get a little nervous, to say the least. So, you need both a public and a private position.”

7. Mrs. Clinton’s spokesman mocked Catholics and evangelicals as “severely backwards.”

Hacked emails show Mrs. Clinton’s campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri and other Clinton allies openly talking about Catholics being “severely backwards” and charging that they don’t know “what the hell they’re talking about.” The April 2011 discussion between Ms. Palmieri and John Halpin, a senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress, mocks media mogul Rupert Murdoch for raising his children in the Catholic Church and said that most “powerful elements” in the conservative movement are all Catholic.

8. Mrs. Clinton admitted she has a hard time relating to the struggles of the middle class.

In a 2014 speech for Goldman Sachs and BlackRock, Mrs. Clinton admitted her riches and public persona lifestyle isolated her from the financial struggles of most of the country, saying her memories of her childhood is how she connects now to everyday Americans.

“Obviously, I’m kind of far removed because the life I’ve lived and the economic, you know, fortunes that my husband and I now enjoy,” Mrs. Clinton said of relating to the middle class.

9. Mrs. Clinton campaign used Benghazi as a distraction from the email scandal.

Mrs. Clinton’s campaign tried to make her email scandal disappear during the Benghazi probe by trying to conflate and confuse the two separate incidents. Mr. Podesta told aides in March 2015 to steer the media’s attention from the email scandal to the House Benghazi investigation, which they felt had already been painted in the media as a Republican witch hunt.

10. The Clinton team strategized on how to delay releasing emails, knowing it was against the law.

After receiving a subpoena for her emails, Clinton insider Phillipe Reines in March 2015 discussed strategies to use as an excuse not to release all of her emails. It appeared to constitute a conscious effort of the Clinton camp to frustrate and delay a congressional subpoena. Mr. Reines said of the emails: “Not flippantly, and maybe just from Nick’s [Merrill, Clinton spokesman] mouth — but rather than going around on how to release the 55k let’s just be for what’s happening and use this as an excuse. Because we can say even if State has equities, not providing them would put her in legal jeopardy OR we can say happy for them to have it, happy for them to have them as soon as State is comfortable.”
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Generously, 3 of these could be considered "scandals."

Having a good relationship with the media? NO
Haiti/Bill Clinton Friends? Maybe
Free trade? LOL NO
Emails (4 items on here)? Maybe
Different public/private opinions? LOL NO
"Severely backwards"? Maybe
Relating to the middle class? LOL NO

One of my big criticisms of Hillary has been the emails business--not that she was intentionally or otherwise negligent, but because she didn't just cop to it and say she'd be better as president.

The other shit just plays like politics.
 
TownieDeac said:
Generously, 3 of these could be considered "scandals."

Having a good relationship with the media? NO
Haiti/Bill Clinton Friends? Maybe
Free trade? LOL NO
Emails (4 items on here)? Maybe
Different public/private opinions? LOL NO
"Severely backwards"? Maybe
Relating to the middle class? LOL NO

One of my big criticisms of Hillary has been the emails business--not that she was intentionally or otherwise negligent, but because she didn't just cop to it and say she'd be better as president.

The other shit just plays like politics.
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I think telling a bunch of Brazilian bankers your dream is open borders is problematic when you're so dependent on union workers/displaced union workers- especially in states like PA and OH. Of course if the MSM refuses to give this particular leak substantive coverage, she'll probably get a pass. More important issues deserving of round the clock coverage, like Ms Piggy.
 
Giving a policy lecture to a private business isn't a scandal at all.
 
TownieDeac said:
Giving a policy lecture to a private business isn't a scandal at all.
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When she says this to a group of a foreign bankers and tries to keep it secret, many, especially allies of labor will find it scandalous.
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My favorite is when she says the Russians are funding environmentalists opposed to fracking. It would be nice if the media asked Obama if he shared that sentiment.
 
TownieDeac said:
Generously, 3 of these could be considered "scandals."

Having a good relationship with the media? NO
Haiti/Bill Clinton Friends? Maybe
Free trade? LOL NO
Emails (4 items on here)? Maybe
Different public/private opinions? LOL NO
"Severely backwards"? Maybe
Relating to the middle class? LOL NO

One of my big criticisms of Hillary has been the emails business--not that she was intentionally or otherwise negligent, but because she didn't just cop to it and say she'd be better as president.

The other shit just plays like politics.
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Though the media one is frustrating because it plays into the right wing conspiracy theories regarding the media. There is a significant portion of the population which believes that NYT : the Left :: rt.com : The Kremlin. These stories don't help that image.
 
BobStackFan4Life said:
I think it's interesting, as a number of the emails make clear, they wanted to do everything they could to manipulate the process so that a moderate Republican was not nominated. That was the reason for them wanting to move it. The stuff about them being rewarded with bonus delegates and the promise that the Clintons will remember their friends, whatever that means, is just some extra sleaze.
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Weird, it's like they would have preferred to run against someone who they thought would be easier to beat
 
Of the 18 posts on page 4 (20 per) of this thread, bobstackfan4LYFE has 9 of them ranging from just before 3 PM to just before midnight.


This is why people say he spams threads.
 
deacvision7 said:
Of the 18 posts on page 4 (20 per) of this thread, bobstackfan4LYFE has 9 of them ranging from just before 3 PM to just before midnight.


This is why people say he spams threads.
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There are thousands of emails that have been released so far and I'm basically the only one posting information relevant to some of them. Would you prefer a pro-Hillary/anti-Trump echo chamber? You can easily have that by putting me on ignore.
 
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