Comments on: Who Will Exit The Race First? http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/ Reality-based political commentary Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62751 Michale Fri, 14 Aug 2015 15:28:53 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62751 <B>The Democrats desperately need more serious, viable candidates in the race, or at least poised to jump in at a moment's notice. (And it sure would be great if they were more appealing than Al Gore.) The point wouldn't be to catch up to her in a mad dash. The point would be to serve as a strong back-up for when the nearly inevitable happens. What's the nearly inevitable? The scandal that, sooner or later, is bound to sink Hillary Clinton's campaign.</B> http://theweek.com/articles/571567/hillary-clinton-democratic-partys-ticking-time-bomb Ya'all are so affixed to Party Loyalty, it prevents you from stating the obvious... That Hillary will likely implode during the Primary... Or even worse, she might limp thru the Primary and be mortally wounded and easily dispatched in the General... This is a REALITY based forum.. And the above is the reality of the Hillary campaign... Michale The Democrats desperately need more serious, viable candidates in the race, or at least poised to jump in at a moment's notice. (And it sure would be great if they were more appealing than Al Gore.) The point wouldn't be to catch up to her in a mad dash. The point would be to serve as a strong back-up for when the nearly inevitable happens.

What's the nearly inevitable? The scandal that, sooner or later, is bound to sink Hillary Clinton's campaign.
http://theweek.com/articles/571567/hillary-clinton-democratic-partys-ticking-time-bomb

Ya'all are so affixed to Party Loyalty, it prevents you from stating the obvious...

That Hillary will likely implode during the Primary...

Or even worse, she might limp thru the Primary and be mortally wounded and easily dispatched in the General...

This is a REALITY based forum..

And the above is the reality of the Hillary campaign...

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62739 Michale Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:53:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62739 I mean.. Ya'all can't keep ya'all's heads in the sand forever! Right??? Michale I mean..

Ya'all can't keep ya'all's heads in the sand forever!

Right???

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62736 Michale Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:38:27 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62736 <B>Intelligence community wants Clinton’s security clearance suspended</B> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/13/hillary-clinton-emails-intelligence-community-want/?page=1 <B>"And the hits just keep on comin'!!"</B> -Tom Cruise, A FEW GOOD MEN This is NOT going to go away, people.. It's going to get so big that eventually ya'all will HAVE to address it.. Michale Intelligence community wants Clinton’s security clearance suspended
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/13/hillary-clinton-emails-intelligence-community-want/?page=1

"And the hits just keep on comin'!!"
-Tom Cruise, A FEW GOOD MEN

This is NOT going to go away, people..

It's going to get so big that eventually ya'all will HAVE to address it..

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62735 Michale Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:35:14 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62735 <I>So, how popular do you think she ought to be, if it weren't for the email thing?</I> All one needs to do is compare her numbers BEFORE the email scandal to answer that question.. Michale So, how popular do you think she ought to be, if it weren't for the email thing?

All one needs to do is compare her numbers BEFORE the email scandal to answer that question..

Michale

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62731 dsws Fri, 14 Aug 2015 02:32:45 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62731 <i>The email issue is ALREADY causing Hillary serious political damage in New Hampshire.. Her support in The Granite State has dropped below 40%....</i> So, how popular do you think she ought to be, if it weren't for the email thing? The email issue is ALREADY causing Hillary serious political damage in New Hampshire..

Her support in The Granite State has dropped below 40%....

So, how popular do you think she ought to be, if it weren't for the email thing?

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62729 Michale Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:53:20 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62729 <I>I'll make a prediction: the email issue will not cause Hillary Clinton serious political damage before the New Hampshire primary.</I> The email issue is ALREADY causing Hillary serious political damage in New Hampshire.. Her support in The Granite State has dropped below 40%.... Michale I'll make a prediction: the email issue will not cause Hillary Clinton serious political damage before the New Hampshire primary.

The email issue is ALREADY causing Hillary serious political damage in New Hampshire..

Her support in The Granite State has dropped below 40%....

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62728 Michale Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:50:46 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62728 <B>EXCLUSIVE: Tech company which maintained Hillary's secret server was sued for 'illegally accessing' database and 'stealing White House military advisers' phone numbers' Platte River Networks was used by Clinton to maintain 'homebrew' server in her New York State house which held her State Department emails She handed over the server and a thumb drive this week to FBI after emails were found to contain 'above top secret' material Her White House campaign is said to be in 'panic' over the growing scandal which comes out of probe into US diplomats' deaths in Benghazi Daily Mail Online can reveal Denver, Colorado, based firm was sued for illegally accessing master database of US phone numbers It was also accused of causing chaos to White House military advisers when their numbers stopped working as it took their numbers Case raises questions over how Platte River Networks' ability to secure server which would have been major target for foreign spy hackers </B> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197093/Tech-company-maintained-Hillary-s-secret-server-sued-illegally-accessing-databases-creating-chaos-stealing-White-House-phone-numbers.html#ixzz3ijpTXbdI There is only ONE WORD to describe this.. MELTDOWN Couldn't happen to a more deserving person.. Michale EXCLUSIVE: Tech company which maintained Hillary's secret server was sued for 'illegally accessing' database and 'stealing White House military advisers' phone numbers'
Platte River Networks was used by Clinton to maintain 'homebrew' server in her New York State house which held her State Department emails
She handed over the server and a thumb drive this week to FBI after emails were found to contain 'above top secret' material
Her White House campaign is said to be in 'panic' over the growing scandal which comes out of probe into US diplomats' deaths in Benghazi
Daily Mail Online can reveal Denver, Colorado, based firm was sued for illegally accessing master database of US phone numbers
It was also accused of causing chaos to White House military advisers when their numbers stopped working as it took their numbers
Case raises questions over how Platte River Networks' ability to secure server which would have been major target for foreign spy hackers
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197093/Tech-company-maintained-Hillary-s-secret-server-sued-illegally-accessing-databases-creating-chaos-stealing-White-House-phone-numbers.html#ixzz3ijpTXbdI

There is only ONE WORD to describe this..

MELTDOWN

Couldn't happen to a more deserving person..

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62719 Michale Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:49:36 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62719 <I>I'll make a prediction: the email issue will not cause Hillary Clinton serious political damage before the New Hampshire primary.</I> I'll hold you to that prediction.. :D Keep in mind though, that gross illegality has been known to come back and bite a sitting POTUS on the ass.... :D Michale I'll make a prediction: the email issue will not cause Hillary Clinton serious political damage before the New Hampshire primary.

I'll hold you to that prediction.. :D

Keep in mind though, that gross illegality has been known to come back and bite a sitting POTUS on the ass....

:D

Michale

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62716 dsws Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:53:09 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62716 I'll make a prediction: the email issue will not cause Hillary Clinton serious political damage before the New Hampshire primary. Legal process moves slowly, so nothing major (in the eyes of likely Democratic primary voters) will come to light before then. I'll make a prediction: the email issue will not cause Hillary Clinton serious political damage before the New Hampshire primary. Legal process moves slowly, so nothing major (in the eyes of likely Democratic primary voters) will come to light before then.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62714 Michale Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:08:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62714 Now that Hillary's Email Scandal is out of the politics realm and entered the LEGAL/CRIMINAL realm, Hillary has absolutely no control over the issue... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/08/13/hillarys_private_emails_the_vice_slowly_tightens_127758.html It's not going to be pretty for Hillary or the Democrat Party.. You heard it here first... Michale Now that Hillary's Email Scandal is out of the politics realm and entered the LEGAL/CRIMINAL realm, Hillary has absolutely no control over the issue...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/08/13/hillarys_private_emails_the_vice_slowly_tightens_127758.html

It's not going to be pretty for Hillary or the Democrat Party..

You heard it here first...

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62711 Michale Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:32:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62711 <B>“I’m not sure they completely understand the credibility they are losing, by the second. At some point this goes from being something you can rationalize away to something that becomes political cancer. And we are getting pretty close to the cancer stage, because this is starting to get ridiculous.” “Look, this is a classic example of the cover-up being ten times worse than the so-called crime — though in this case there wasn't a crime." “The culture of secrecy that has surrounded the Clintons — understandably in some cases — has now yielded a situation where she did something that wasn't necessary and looks nefarious.”</B> -Democrat Party Strategists Hillary tried the old tried and true CLINTON STONEWALL TRICK.... It didn't work.... Hillary could have had all of this past her if she had just come clean and turned over the server when it was requested.. Now that she has waited this long and FORCED to turn over the server... Now she looks 10 times as guilty.. drip, drip, drip, drip, drip Michale “I’m not sure they completely understand the credibility they are losing, by the second. At some point this goes from being something you can rationalize away to something that becomes political cancer. And we are getting pretty close to the cancer stage, because this is starting to get ridiculous.”

“Look, this is a classic example of the cover-up being ten times worse than the so-called crime — though in this case there wasn't a crime."

“The culture of secrecy that has surrounded the Clintons — understandably in some cases — has now yielded a situation where she did something that wasn't necessary and looks nefarious.”
-Democrat Party Strategists

Hillary tried the old tried and true CLINTON STONEWALL TRICK....

It didn't work....

Hillary could have had all of this past her if she had just come clean and turned over the server when it was requested..

Now that she has waited this long and FORCED to turn over the server... Now she looks 10 times as guilty..

drip, drip, drip, drip, drip

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62705 Michale Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:49:40 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62705 Hillary is SOOO toast... <B>In short: Information at the “TOP SECRET//SI//TK//NOFORN” level is considered exceptionally highly classified and must be handled with great care under penalty of serious consequences for mishandling. Every person who is cleared and “read on” for access to such information signs reams of paperwork and receives detailed training about how it is to be handled, no exceptions—and what the consequences will be if the rules are not followed. People found to have willfully mishandled such highly classified information often face severe punishment. Termination of employment, hefty fines, even imprisonment can result. In the real world, people with high-level clearances are severely punished for willfully violating such rules. At a minimum, those suspected of mishandling things like NSA “signals intelligence”—intercepts calls, emails, and the like—have their clearances suspended pending the outcome of the investigation into their misconduct. Any personal items—computers, electronics—where federal investigators suspect the classified wound up, wrongly, will be impounded and searched. If it has TOP SECRET//SI information on it, “your” computer now belongs to the government, since it is considered classified.</B> http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/12/the-spy-satellite-secrets-in-hillary-s-emails.html Ya'all simply cannot deny reality any longer, people.. This isn't some FoxNews faux scandal.. This is some really serious shit that people have gone to jail over... Michale Hillary is SOOO toast...

In short: Information at the “TOP SECRET//SI//TK//NOFORN” level is considered exceptionally highly classified and must be handled with great care under penalty of serious consequences for mishandling. Every person who is cleared and “read on” for access to such information signs reams of paperwork and receives detailed training about how it is to be handled, no exceptions—and what the consequences will be if the rules are not followed.

People found to have willfully mishandled such highly classified information often face severe punishment. Termination of employment, hefty fines, even imprisonment can result.
In the real world, people with high-level clearances are severely punished for willfully violating such rules. At a minimum, those suspected of mishandling things like NSA “signals intelligence”—intercepts calls, emails, and the like—have their clearances suspended pending the outcome of the investigation into their misconduct. Any personal items—computers, electronics—where federal investigators suspect the classified wound up, wrongly, will be impounded and searched. If it has TOP SECRET//SI information on it, “your” computer now belongs to the government, since it is considered classified.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/12/the-spy-satellite-secrets-in-hillary-s-emails.html

Ya'all simply cannot deny reality any longer, people..

This isn't some FoxNews faux scandal.. This is some really serious shit that people have gone to jail over...

Michale

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62661 TheStig Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:58:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62661 CW - 3 Shake a few trees, or look under the couch cushions. Yeah, it's Texas. : ) Apple emoticons show as question marks at cw.com. CW - 3

Shake a few trees, or look under the couch cushions. Yeah, it's Texas. : )

Apple emoticons show as question marks at cw.com.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62650 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:01:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62650 Chris, <I>Biden is a major player in the Democratic Party, so he'd have the money to at least make it to the primaries (as far as Super Tuesday, for sure).</I> Only if he averts another fiasco in Iowa and garners more than 0.1% of the caucuses vote. Ahem. And, then ... good luck to whomever the Democratic nominee happens to be ... because, another Iowa scenario like that and Biden may just quit politics, altogether. Who could blame him? Chris,

Biden is a major player in the Democratic Party, so he'd have the money to at least make it to the primaries (as far as Super Tuesday, for sure).

Only if he averts another fiasco in Iowa and garners more than 0.1% of the caucuses vote. Ahem.

And, then ... good luck to whomever the Democratic nominee happens to be ... because, another Iowa scenario like that and Biden may just quit politics, altogether. Who could blame him?

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62649 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:49:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62649 <I>Mostly, today's column was written to see if I could write about the 2016 election and not use the word "Trump" once.</I> Great! I'll go ahead and read it, then. :) Mostly, today's column was written to see if I could write about the 2016 election and not use the word "Trump" once.

Great! I'll go ahead and read it, then. :)

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62647 Michale Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:32:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62647 Carp... Ignore #6.. It had a typo... Michale Carp...

Ignore #6.. It had a typo...

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62646 Michale Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:32:04 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62646 <I>Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both are likely in the race for the long haul.</I> Word is that Clinton transmitted <B>TOP SECRET SCI</B> (one of the US's highest security classifications) emails thru her private server.. The FBI has forced Hillary to turn over her private mailserver to the DOJ... drip, drip, drip, drip.... One day, soon, ya'all are going to have to face up to the fact that your Democrat Party frontrunner is a liar and a cheat... Of course, the same could be said about the GOP frontrunner, but at least he was successful at practically everything he did.. Clintonistas can't name one accomplishment of Hillary Clinton... Clinton is toast... Michale Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both are likely in the race for the long haul.

Word is that Clinton transmitted TOP SECRET SCI (one of the US's highest security classifications) emails thru her private server..

The FBI has forced Hillary to turn over her private mailserver to the DOJ...

drip, drip, drip, drip....

One day, soon, ya'all are going to have to face up to the fact that your Democrat Party frontrunner is a liar and a cheat...

Of course, the same could be said about the GOP frontrunner, but at least he was successful at practically everything he did..

Clintonistas can't name one accomplishment of Hillary Clinton...

Clinton is toast...

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62645 Michale Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:31:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62645 <I>Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both are likely in the race for the long haul.</I> Word is that Clinton transmitted <B>TOP SECRET SCI</B> (one of the US's highest security classifications) emails thru her private server.. The FBI has forced Hillary to turn over her private mailserver to the DOJ... drip, drip, drip, drip.... One day, soon, ya'all are going to have to face up to the fact that your Democrat Party fundraiser is a liar and a cheat... Of course, the same could be said about the GOP frontrunner, but at least he was successful at practically everything he did.. Clintonistas can't name one accomplishment of Hillary Clinton... Clinton is toast... Michale Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both are likely in the race for the long haul.

Word is that Clinton transmitted TOP SECRET SCI (one of the US's highest security classifications) emails thru her private server..

The FBI has forced Hillary to turn over her private mailserver to the DOJ...

drip, drip, drip, drip....

One day, soon, ya'all are going to have to face up to the fact that your Democrat Party fundraiser is a liar and a cheat...

Of course, the same could be said about the GOP frontrunner, but at least he was successful at practically everything he did..

Clintonistas can't name one accomplishment of Hillary Clinton...

Clinton is toast...

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62643 Michale Wed, 12 Aug 2015 09:07:38 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62643 <I>Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both are likely in the race for the long haul.</I> Apparently, you haven't seen the recent headlines.. Hillary is toast.. :D I really don't pay attention to primaries as I am not allowed to vote in them... But I can't argue with your picks, so I won't.. :D Michale Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both are likely in the race for the long haul.

Apparently, you haven't seen the recent headlines..

Hillary is toast.. :D

I really don't pay attention to primaries as I am not allowed to vote in them...

But I can't argue with your picks, so I won't.. :D

Michale

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62641 Chris Weigant Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:21:13 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62641 To all - Mostly, today's column was written to see if I could write about the 2016 election and not use the word "Trump" once. LizM, you're welcome. :-) -CW To all -

Mostly, today's column was written to see if I could write about the 2016 election and not use the word "Trump" once.

LizM, you're welcome.

:-)

-CW

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62640 Chris Weigant Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:20:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62640 Osborne Ink - You could say the same about many of the candidates, in fact... Heh. TheStig - Good point, but Perry's also got a few oil billionaires in his back pocket. I'm sure they can shake the trees enough for him to keep the lights on, at least for now. -CW Osborne Ink -

You could say the same about many of the candidates, in fact...

Heh.

TheStig -

Good point, but Perry's also got a few oil billionaires in his back pocket. I'm sure they can shake the trees enough for him to keep the lights on, at least for now.

-CW

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62634 TheStig Wed, 12 Aug 2015 02:17:22 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62634 CW - I'm wondering if the admittedly loose restrictions on SuperPac activities make Perry's 17 million $ super PAC hard to use in any useful way. Perry needs to pay for office space, keep the lights and AC on at HQ, lease the bus, fuel the bus, pay staff and consultants, all of which are hard to envision as something a PAC can provide in an uncoordinated way. What kind of advance work can you expect when your uncoordinated PAC provides goods and services by means of public press conferences that your PAC watches at 6 o'clock on channel 45 Action News and Weather? The security implications alone are mind boggling! What I'm basically saying is this: can Perry generate political heat with a full tank of propane but no pilot light? Maybe it boils down to " how broke is broke." What's his ranch worth? CW -

I'm wondering if the admittedly loose restrictions on SuperPac activities make Perry's 17 million $ super PAC hard to use in any useful way.
Perry needs to pay for office space, keep the lights and AC on at HQ, lease the bus, fuel the bus, pay staff and consultants, all of which are hard to envision as something a PAC can provide in an uncoordinated way. What kind of advance work can you expect when your uncoordinated PAC provides goods and services by means of public press conferences that your PAC watches at 6 o'clock on channel 45 Action News and Weather? The security implications alone are mind boggling!

What I'm basically saying is this: can Perry generate political heat with a full tank of propane but no pilot light? Maybe it boils down to " how broke is broke." What's his ranch worth?

]]> By: Osborne Ink http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/08/11/who-will-exit-the-race-first/#comment-62633 Osborne Ink Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:06:59 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=11062#comment-62633 I predict Chris Christie will stay in the race long after his welcome has clearly run out. I predict Chris Christie will stay in the race long after his welcome has clearly run out.

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