Octopus Overlords

The previously secret emails of former U.S. secretary of state and current favorite to be the Democratic contender for the U.S. president Hillary Rodham Clinton are a bonanza for those seeking to discern her non-public face and those of her closest advisers with respect to Israel.

With more than 30,000 emails released, drip, drip, drip since December, 2014, there’s a lot to plow through.

But one omnipresent correspondent of Clinton’s, her former advisor Sidney Blumenthal, stands out as he harps away at two issues close to his heart: one, Israel, the object of deep hostility, and the other, his son Max, a source of immense pride. That one’s son is a source of pride to a father is neither surprising nor shameful. But most of what Blumenthal promotes about his son Max is the never-ending fusillade of hate screeds written by the son in frequently obscure outlets which are directed at the other Blumenthal obsession: Israel.

In the batch released over the weekend, several Blumenthal emails attacks on Israel stand out in particular. One offers advice to Clinton on how to make both the Jewish State and the largest American pro-Israel organization, AIPAC, bend to her will.

Rip wrote:

But one omnipresent correspondent of Clinton’s, her former advisor Sidney Blumenthal, stands out as he harps away at two issues close to his heart: one, Israel, the object of deep hostility, and the other, his son Max, a source of immense pride. That one’s son is a source of pride to a father is neither surprising nor shameful. But most of what Blumenthal promotes about his son Max is the never-ending fusillade of hate screeds written by the son in frequently obscure outlets which are directed at the other Blumenthal obsession: Israel.

Defiant wrote:

Defiant wrote:Clinton Hot Mic Snafu

"I think we might be talking about a .22 caliber mind in a .357 magnum world."

hepcat wrote:I'm pretty sure she just went up in the polls for democrats and sane human beings outside the party.

Defiant wrote:

hepcat wrote:I'm pretty sure she just went up in the polls for democrats and sane human beings outside the party.

Hence my quote.

El Guapo wrote:

Defiant wrote:

hepcat wrote:I'm pretty sure she just went up in the polls for democrats and sane human beings outside the party.

Hence my quote.

Seeing as how I'm from suburban Boston, I don't really know enough about guns and calibers and whatnot to really follow the full import of the quote.

No sir, it didn't turn out too bad at all. In fact, the whole country's talking about whether Ritchie's smart enough to be President. And you didn't take hit, 'cause it was an accident. You know, it occurs to me that even your choice of language was interesting. "A .22 caliber mind, in a .357 magnum world." That's unusual for you, a gun metaphor. Toby mentioned to me that when each interview was over, all the interviewers wanted to talk to you about was Ritchie, and you took a pass each time. Until Philadelphia. Mr. President, is it possible you saw that the green light was on?

Defiant wrote:You guys really have to watch the West Wing. I'm judging you. (I'll fix the quote up to make it clear that it's not from her)

Isgrimnur wrote:It's like I don't even know you. There's no better show than SportsNight and Studio 60 deserved life over 30 Rock.

Isgrimnur wrote:It's like I don't even know you. There's no better show than SportsNight and Studio 60 deserved life over 30 Rock.

hepcat wrote:

Isgrimnur wrote:It's like I don't even know you. There's no better show than SportsNight and Studio 60 deserved life over 30 Rock.

Please. You know me. And you know I only watch something if there's a reasonable chance it will include scenes of a monkey dressed in a suit and telling off color jokes.

El Guapo wrote:

Isgrimnur wrote:It's like I don't even know you. There's no better show than SportsNight and Studio 60 deserved life over 30 Rock.

Imma let you finish, and SportsNight and West Wing were great, but 30 Rock is one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.

Isgrimnur wrote:Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan are horrible. Even Alec Baldwin couldn't make me want to watch that show.

hepcat wrote:I...uh...only watched a couple episodes of 30 Rock myself.

Less than a month after becoming secretary of state, and registering the personal email domain that she would use exclusively for government business, Hillary Clinton’s team aggressively pursued changes to existing State Department security protocols so she could use her BlackBerry in secure facilities for classified information, according to new documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.

“Anyone who has any appreciation at all of security, you don’t ask a question like that,” cybersecurity analyst Morgan Wright told Fox News. “It is contempt for the system, contempt for the rules that are designed to protect the exact kind of information that was exposed through this email set up. “

Current and former intelligence officials grimaced when asked by Fox News about the use of wireless communications devices, such as a BlackBerry, in a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) emphasizing its use would defeat the purpose of the secure facility, and it is standard practice to leave all electronics outside.

GreenGoo wrote:I'll just say that it boggles the mind that the same people yelling auschwitz and go back to Africa are capable of understanding why what Hillary did was wrong. I mean, facts literally don't matter, and are often sneered at by Trump supporters.

Rip, I'll make it easy for you. Stop with this "evidence" nonsense. No one cares about it and the people that will vote for Trump can't understand it anyway. Just tell everyone Hillary is the anti-christ and if you get questioned on it just throw out a quip about the other person's appearance or how fabulous you are, and you're done.

Talk about easy.