Hillary is "supremely qualified" and a "wonk" but doesn't know how to use a computer to check email?

[Bread and Circus]

Well that inspires confidence.

[riversedge]

1. nah--the non computer generation will love it and flock to her.

[Baobab]

7. Bill Clinton is said to eschew email completely.

sounds like a cover story to me.

[morningfog]

22. Lol. The character you play cracks me up.

[riderinthestorm]

27. Her excuse was she could do it on a cell phone but not a computer

Do you really believe that?

[braddy]

2. Wouldn't the non-computer wise head of a highly classified govt. dept. NOT create her own system?

[Yurovsky]

3. She apparently can't search for shows on TV either ...

the blurbs I've read make her look as detached from normal life as Queen Elizabeth II.

She has underlings do everything short of wiping her butt, and I'm not so sure they don't perform that function as well. she went into politics to get rich... She certainly succeeded.

[Lizzie Poppet]

9. And Liz is actually quite computer- and net-savvy.

It wouldn't surprise me to know she's read about Hillary's troubles and smirked, "Bloody noob..."

[hollowdweller]

14. To me she seems somewhat inept.

The picture I get from the emails is somebody who is as you describe. Royalty. Who receives her info filtered thru a group of sycophants who have their own agendas.

“A lot of times, Hillary would snap her fingers and go, ‘Gum.’ And Huma would fetch it.” Abedin took her duties so seriously, the source recalled, that when she learned that Clinton had once carried her own bag up a flight of stairs in her aide’s absence, Abedin nearly burst into tears.

Insiders understand that if they want anything from Clinton, they need to hit Abedin’s direct number first. Says New York financier and Clinton supporter Alan Patricof, “I don't even waste time trying to find Clinton directly. I only would go to Huma. It’s like talking to Clinton.” On the campaign trail, Abedin still travels everywhere with the candidate. She does some bag-schlepping, but her job has evolved: She carries her own purse (she has a collection of designer “it” bags), but tucked inside it is Clinton’s cellphone. Even aspiring first husband Bill has reportedly complained that he cannot get past Abedin.


http://www.newsweek.com/2016/05/06/huma-abedin-hillary-clinton-anthony-weiner-453204.html

[Herman4747]

26. Poor Huma!! Her brain has been warped!!! n/t

[scscholar]

31. There's no proof of that

I wish people would stop posting those attacks.

[noiretextatique]

34. Quotes are not attacks

Either you believe the person quoted, or you don't. If her experience is not "proof" to you...what is?

[MisterP]

17. ironically the Queen's a Whovian!

[randome]

28. Where are the Clintons' yachts and mansions then?

She is obviously not in it to get rich. Otherwise, she'd have as many mansions and cars as Romney.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[Yurovsky]

39. Westchester County. Georgetown. Chelsea's $10.4M co-op...

They've got tens of millions in real estate.m as for yachts & jets, why buy or lease when you can ride for free? Plus the CGI pays for a charter anytime they need one so why buy?

And then there's Bill's little trips to Jeffrey Epstein's private island, apparently populated by young ladies of undetermined age.

Seriously, compare their lifestyle to that of Jimmy Carter, another president who came into office with only moderate wealth. The Clinton's got rich from politics. Whether it was all legal remains to be seen, but denying their exorbitant wealth and access to TAX FREE FUNDS for travel or to employ associates with sweetheart 6-figure pretend jobs? Seriously? They used the system for personal enrichment, not the betterment of the downtrodden. And millions of progressives like myself are NOT cool with that.

[randome]

40. Compare them to Jimmy Carter? No one could measure up to that.

But, again, yes, they've been very successful but much of Clinton's earnings have been funneled directly into the Clinton Foundation. I'm sure you're on board with seeing that public charity organization as some sort of nebulous slush fund but I don't think so.

They aren't anywhere in Romney's league as far as riches go. And they don't spend their time flaunting their success.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[Yurovsky]

41. Charity? Bwahahahahahaha!!!

Thanks, it's been a long day and I needed a good laugh...

[KingFlorez]

4. There are a lot of intelligent people who don't know computers well

Older generations are behind the curve even among more those who are quite educated.

[NWCorona]

20. But they aren't making decisions that would affect us on technical matters they can't comprehend.

[KingFlorez]

24. Sure, go with whatever makes you feel good

I'm not going to argue with you, so you can forget that.

[NWCorona]

25. I already know.

Besides I like to debate.

Have a good day! And I do mean it.

[riderinthestorm]

29. Her excuse was she could do it on a cell phone but not a computer

Do you really believe that?

That she couldn't be taught in less than 30.minutes so instead had to set up an elaborate private system?

She's a polished professional at the top of her game. I don't believe her story one bit.

[David__77]

5. I don't think it matters.

I imagine there are plenty of technical experts that aren't proficient with commonly-used tools. I don't see that as a problem.

[Maedhros]

38. Yes, the fact that Hillary isn't very tech-savvy isn't a deal-breaker.

However, since she was Secretary of State with a law degree from Yale, I would expect - nay, demand - that she be law-savvy.

She either wasn't, which means she was unaware that she was breaking the law, or she was, which means she knew she was breaking the law and did it anyway.

(And ignorance of the law is no excuse...)

[NightWatcher]

6. She knows what she's doing. She was avoiding FOIA requests by hosting (and deleting) her emails

The more she lies and avoids cooperating with investigators and the public, the worse she'll do.

[Baobab]

18. Plausible deniability.

"I have no memory of that"

"I don't recall"

and so on..

[NightWatcher]

19. The attempt to conceal shows guilt. Go ask Nixon

[NWCorona]

21. It's both IMHO

[riderinthestorm]

30. Exactly. This story that she could email etc from a cell phone only

But not a computer is such a lie.

[Lizzie Poppet]

8. "Supremely qualified," my ass.

She's "qualified" in the sense of it being legal for her to run...and that's about it. Her "extensive" resume' is one of mediocrity at best, outright failure at worst.

[Orsino]

10. Those things are not mutually exclusive...

...although I would expect any smart person to have (by now, at least) acquired a modicum of computer proficiency.

[karynnj]

11. I think she is someone who is willing to spend the time to read briefing books and

can answer detailed questions well on policy. That is what a wonk is.

But, I have long thought of her as the nose to the grind stone A student, not the creative, inventive genius who also takes the time to learn the material, but who is able to then synthesize something new out of it. Clearly either of those is better than what Trump could be described as.

I suspect that her lack of computer know how is coming more from a "I have people who do that" attitude.

[riversedge]

12. It is a standing laugh at my mom's card playing group--they love Hillary cause she

does not --or did not know how to work a computer either. They can relate to that.

[karynnj]

16. I am proud to say that my 87 year old mom and dad have no problem

using the computer at all.

Would these women be as happy if she knew as little on foreign policy or healthcare policy as each of them does - assuming they are not all expert?

[seabeyond]

23. My father has run major corporations and refuses to learn to text. Forget computer. I would depend

On his business knowledge over anyone I know if I buy a business.

[riversedge]

37. Good for your parents.

[Babel_17]

13. If true then it was a question of knowing how to delegate

And then dealing with how that worked out.

Pretty soon the media will release their score cards on that. Early indications don't look promising for good grades.

[Skwmom]

15. Because those descriptors aren't backed up by facts.

[Darb]

32. Whooo Hoooo.

Clever................................not.

[thesquanderer]

33. This could be a glass house.

"Does Bernie Sanders make Hillary Clinton look tech savvy? You be the judge!"

http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2016/05/19/does-bernie-sanders-make-hillary-clinton-look-tech-savvy-you-be-the-judge/

[Jack Bone]

35. or a subway turnstyle...nt

[NurseJackie]

36. *Turnstile*

I love that her campaign has added it as the site's "404" page.

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/turnstile.html