I don't get it

[bohemianbanshee]

What is the big deal about Hillary's comment on nuclear weapons? She said, "The bottom line on nuclear weapons is that when the president gives the order, it must be followed. There’s about four minutes between the order being given and the people responsible for launching nuclear weapons to do so." Now people are going on and on about how she's

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[bronzino]

Err, I don't get that either. 4 minutes seems short a time to me.

People just want to find something to nitpick. I've been absolutely stunned by this emails thing. It's bizarre to me. There is nothing scandalous about it really when you look at the facts. OK, maybe not 100% professional but I didn't even expect it to be much different and if that was me, it'd be a whole lot scandalous. Yet they've created this absolutely massive thing out of it and it perplexes me. I guess they prefer that to looking at actual issues and policies.

[bohemianbanshee]

Right. It does seem absolutely ridiculous to me. I feel like they're jumping on everything she says, when she's just talking like any normal person would. I'd hate to be in that position.

[bronzino]

Just saw that 11 days before the election, the FBI re-opens her emails investigation thing.. god?

[bohemianbanshee]

Ugh, I haven't been keeping up with it much lately, as I've been so busy working on my chapter draft.

[bronzino]

Very smart of you imo :) Hope the work is going well.

[bohemianbanshee]

It's going a lot better now that I've finally started organizing my time! I was doing it all hodge-podge before, and that was a real mess.

[cinder_sweet]

FBI is investigating someone who used to work for her. It was acknowledged that she likely never sent nor received the said emails under investigation. It did not even happen on her server. People are making a big deal over someone who has a former connection to her and trying to make it her crime. Her case was never re-opened but FBI is figuring whether she has anything to do with whatever this guy did.

[bronzino]

From CNN's overview (http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/30/politics/clinton-fbi-investigation-comey/) -

"Eleven days before the 2016 presidential election, Comey announced that the FBI had discovered additional emails and is reviewing them to see whether they are related to the bureau's investigation into Clinton's handling of classified information."

So, technically not re-opened but he's directly said that he is reviewing the Clinton case on the basis of these emails. Hence the acres of media coverage and furious letters from senators.

Lol, what a mess. I still cannot believe that this is some legit huge thing, it's so bizarre to me. I think it must be an excuse for the most part.