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Now & Then

Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 9 months ago to Politics
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The Watergate scandal was revealed by two reporters and it brought down the Presidency of Richard M. Nixon. The FBI is investigating Hillary Clinton's private server escapade, but it is reported that they are using 100 to 150 special agents to determine if any misdeeds were done. We know they were, but why only two non government employees to destroy a Presidency, but 150 employees to bring down a presidential wannabee?

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  • Posted by $ blarman 9 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Excellent points.

    Take George W. Bush for example and his calls to invade Iraq. All the intelligence communities - including those of allied nations - concluded that Saddam Hussein was preparing to make atomic or nuclear weapons, yet the media refused to believe any of it and kept on pushing how Bush was a liar. Yet turn around and put a (D) next to his name and they would have been right there with the calls to war like they were when Bill Clinton went into Bosnia to distract from the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
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  • Posted by $ blarman 9 years, 8 months ago
    When you have as much obfuscation and stonewalling as in this case, it probably needs that many people on it. Also remember that this isn't just a case about political feuds, this covers the deaths of American citizens including an Ambassador as well as the potential for security leaks of information of the highest order.
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  • Posted by term2 9 years, 8 months ago
    Hildebeast has powerful friends who she has made promises of favors to
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    in your dreams. I was referring to money as free speech being used to directly influence candidates or previously elected or hired officials. Paid political speech has yet to be shown to be worth paying for. But one man's bribe is another mans pay off. Depends if the dictionary is pre or post PC.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 9 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I. I would put that tendency to both given they are of the same political group.

    2. Under; the law both would be guilty of suppression of evidence - a felony and tampering. Assuming we were operating under the Constitution and not the Patriot Act.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 9 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Bribery and paid political speech are entirely different things.

    Now if you'd conflated lobbying and bribery, I would agree 100%. Those are the same thing.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 9 years, 8 months ago
    Because Obama's AG can simply order the FBI to shut up, and to destroy the evidence. And unlike Republicans, Dems are willing to resort to that.
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  • Posted by mccannon01 9 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I Know I've said something like this before in the Gulch, but here's a good place to repeat it:

    The MSM, by June, will be proclaiming the Hildebeast does not currently know, nor has ever known, anyone by the name of Ben Gazzi, nor is she currently afflicted or has ever been afflicted by the virus E-mail. Her fans will scream with approval at the new revelation!
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  • Posted by strugatsky 9 years, 8 months ago
    Clearly, two private sector individuals can (and do) outperform 150 federal government employees.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Why not? The Clintons have been getting away with this kind of BS for so long, nothing would be a surprise.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    A plucked, greased turkey.
    Socrates Q. Define man.
    Mohammed: A: A featherless biped.
    Socrates: You mean a plucked turkey?
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  • Posted by ewv 9 years, 8 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That is the difference between now and the two lead reporters on Watergate.

    Watergate was also investigated by law enforcement and the special prosecutor, but the media coverage was so different that most people now remember only Woodward and Bernstein of the Washington Post.

    If Obama's Justice Dept. acts with expected corruption the 150 FBI agents will be turned around to claim that a thorough investigation exonerated her.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 9 years, 8 months ago
    The Kakistocracy, these days, protects itself.

    Remember, the idiotic chaos in the 60's brought the useless idiots into power.
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