This was always my take on the Hillary Clinton email server. It's not that she intentionally mishandled records or that she was explicitly trying to evade oversight, it's that she made a substantial departure from the norm and either A) knew this was the case but proceeded without concern or proper vetting, or B) didn't even understand how that was such a departure and therefore, to me, is too incompetent to be Secretary of State or President. That said, I would take her over Trump in a heartbeat if I could.
I don't know that she made a "substantial departure from the norm" as both Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell had similar private email servers in their homes during their stints as Sec of State. Not that it makes any of it ok, but definitely points at the double-standard she faced.
Did it occur to you that A. she was a boomer with limited understanding of technology despite her brilliance, or B. she was so sick and tired of every aspect of her life being sensenationalized and exploited by nasty enemies, she thought she had found a way to avoid that?
I’m a Boomer. I’ve always enjoyed taking new tech for a spin. I absolutely understood that what Hilary did was a basic no-no. She doesn’t get a pass on that from me. I really wish she’d have become our first woman president though.
It's also the same for Bill Clinton's perjury. He may very well have thought that the line of questioning was inappropriate and that he shouldn't have to answer personal questions about his sex life (assuming he's not sleeping with a spy or other compromised asset that very well may be of national interest), but when giving sworn testimony in a legal proceeding, the President, like all of us, doesn't get to lie. That was wrong, plain a simple.
Just because someone's behavior is understandable doesn't mean that it's excusable.
There are boomers who understand technology, so I don't think it's a blanket pass. Also, when the government already provides you with the infrastructure you need, but you decide to spend money to set up your own within your private home, I certainly think the question of, "Hey, is this cool?", is not too much to expect someone who would be President to ask.
I'm sure she was annoyed, frustrated, exhausted, etc.; however, as someone who was our top diplomat and wanted to be President, she should be held to the HIGHEST standard of any one individual in this country. I'm sure Clarence Thomas was tired of having to justify himself when he was first called out for these gifts 20 years ago, so he decided instead to just stop reporting them. That's not (or at least certainly shouldn't be) his prerogative. We should expect better of the 9 unelected, serving-for-life SCOTUS justices. We should expect even more from the single-person that is the POTUS.
I get your point and the buck stops at the resolute desk but to be fair the job, when done (unlike 45), is far too big to monitor and know about every detail and whole areas like IT are no doubt mostly left to their "experts"; I have always thought Hillary's biggest problem (and I see the same to some extent with Biden) was having unfit or unqualified people as her closest advisors. I've always thought Terry McAuliffe cost her the first run.
This was always my take on the Hillary Clinton email server. It's not that she intentionally mishandled records or that she was explicitly trying to evade oversight, it's that she made a substantial departure from the norm and either A) knew this was the case but proceeded without concern or proper vetting, or B) didn't even understand how that was such a departure and therefore, to me, is too incompetent to be Secretary of State or President. That said, I would take her over Trump in a heartbeat if I could.
I don't know that she made a "substantial departure from the norm" as both Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell had similar private email servers in their homes during their stints as Sec of State. Not that it makes any of it ok, but definitely points at the double-standard she faced.
Legit. Nobody should have gotten a pass on it. I wouldn’t have.
Did it occur to you that A. she was a boomer with limited understanding of technology despite her brilliance, or B. she was so sick and tired of every aspect of her life being sensenationalized and exploited by nasty enemies, she thought she had found a way to avoid that?
I’m a Boomer. I’ve always enjoyed taking new tech for a spin. I absolutely understood that what Hilary did was a basic no-no. She doesn’t get a pass on that from me. I really wish she’d have become our first woman president though.
It's also the same for Bill Clinton's perjury. He may very well have thought that the line of questioning was inappropriate and that he shouldn't have to answer personal questions about his sex life (assuming he's not sleeping with a spy or other compromised asset that very well may be of national interest), but when giving sworn testimony in a legal proceeding, the President, like all of us, doesn't get to lie. That was wrong, plain a simple.
Just because someone's behavior is understandable doesn't mean that it's excusable.
There are boomers who understand technology, so I don't think it's a blanket pass. Also, when the government already provides you with the infrastructure you need, but you decide to spend money to set up your own within your private home, I certainly think the question of, "Hey, is this cool?", is not too much to expect someone who would be President to ask.
I'm sure she was annoyed, frustrated, exhausted, etc.; however, as someone who was our top diplomat and wanted to be President, she should be held to the HIGHEST standard of any one individual in this country. I'm sure Clarence Thomas was tired of having to justify himself when he was first called out for these gifts 20 years ago, so he decided instead to just stop reporting them. That's not (or at least certainly shouldn't be) his prerogative. We should expect better of the 9 unelected, serving-for-life SCOTUS justices. We should expect even more from the single-person that is the POTUS.
I get your point and the buck stops at the resolute desk but to be fair the job, when done (unlike 45), is far too big to monitor and know about every detail and whole areas like IT are no doubt mostly left to their "experts"; I have always thought Hillary's biggest problem (and I see the same to some extent with Biden) was having unfit or unqualified people as her closest advisors. I've always thought Terry McAuliffe cost her the first run.