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amborin

(16,631 posts)
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:19 PM Jan 2016

Does anyone smell a rat?

Is the timing of the Hillary State Dept email issue news yesterday, Friday, right before the
Iowa primary, just a coincidence?

Who controls and/or influences the release date?

Remember 2008, when New Hampshire voters apparently felt sorry for Hillary,
and gave her a primary victory there?

It was totally predictable that rethugs would start over again in full attack
mode with the latest news.

Will primary voters feel sorry for poor Hillary,
being attacked like this?

maybe it's all just a coincidence

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Does anyone smell a rat? (Original Post) amborin Jan 2016 OP
Are you suggesting that Hillary is controlling DURHAM D Jan 2016 #1
The State Dept did the news release SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #2
I think it was end of month. Can you imagine Sanders" supporters if released day after Iowa. Hoyt Jan 2016 #3
The release dates were set sometime last year. winter is coming Jan 2016 #4
Many smelled a rat long before the emails. edgineered Jan 2016 #5
No. H2O Man Jan 2016 #6
We still have the final batch coming the end of Feb. morningfog Jan 2016 #7
Just remember there are still a lot of a Bush appointees in the bigdarryl Jan 2016 #8

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)
2. The State Dept did the news release
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:23 PM
Jan 2016

And dumping bad news late on a Friday is the best way to try to keep it quiet.

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)
4. The release dates were set sometime last year.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:28 PM
Jan 2016

And wouldn't have this all been over long before now if Clinton hadn't dragged her feet turning over stuff?

H2O Man

(73,556 posts)
6. No.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:33 PM
Jan 2016

It's definitely bad timing. But I don't think it was planned to harm Ms. Clinton's campaign. The republicans are obviously cheap, tawdry opportunists, and will seek to exploit it. For that is their nature.....

 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
7. We still have the final batch coming the end of Feb.
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:48 PM
Jan 2016

And the wrap up of the FBI investigation at some point.

It just sucks to be Hillary (or the party stuck with her as its nominee).

 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
8. Just remember there are still a lot of a Bush appointees in the
Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:54 PM
Jan 2016

State Department from what i heard he signed a law that they couldnt be fired even under a new administration so he'll yeah I smell a rat.

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