Hillary Clinton apologizes over private email; takes responsibility

[riversedge]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/08/1419538/-Hillary-Clinton-apologizes-over-private-email-takes-responsibility

Tue Sep 08, 2015 at 01:23 PM PDT
Hillary Clinton apologizes over private email; takes responsibility

by
hencexox


Hillary Clinton on Tuesday told ABC News’ David Muir that using a personal email account while Secretary of State was a “mistake” and that she is “sorry” for it.

"That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility,” the Democratic presidential candidate told Muir in an exclusive interview in New York City.

This is the farthest Clinton has gone yet in offering an apology for her use of a private email server while Secretary of State.

ABC News

[Cheese Sandwich]

1. Yesterday: "Clinton Says No Email Apology: 'What I Did Was Allowed'"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251576311

Things are evolving very fast these days

[whatchamacallit]

4. I know, the weathervane is spinning like a top n/t

[bvf]

20. Almost posted an animated gif

of the Tasmanian devil cartoon character in full frenzy, but thought better of it once I realized that someone would probably alert it claiming a Clinton/devil comparison.

I did nothing wrong and refuse to apologize, sorry.

[tularetom]

2. OK just what the fuck is going on here?

This post is from yesterday September 7:

Clinton says no email apology: 'What I did was allowed'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141200833

No wonder "dishonest" is the first word people associate with her. She can't even keep her stories straight from one day to the next.

[riversedge]

5. Never satisfied are you!

[artislife]

6. Yeah, that's fair

We aren't satisfied.

[jeff47]

7. Well, when the complaint is that she is constantly shifting her position

then constantly shifting her position is not exactly going to solve the complaint.

[riversedge]

8. and Sanders fans are constantly shifting their complaints.

[jeff47]

10. No, the complaints are consistent. There's just multiple complaints.

And multiple people with different complaints.

Sanders supporters are not a hive mind.

[riversedge]

3. Hillary Clinton on Private Email: ‘That Was a Mistake. I’m Sorry’

short video at link.


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-private-email-mistake-im/story?id=33608970

Hillary Clinton on Private Email: ‘That Was a Mistake. I’m Sorry’
New York — Sep 8, 2015, 4:06 PM ET
By LIZ KREUTZ



PHOTO: Hillary Clinton sits down with ABCs David Muir on September 8, 2015 for an exclusive interview.
Hillary Clinton 'Sorry' Her Use Of Private E-Mail Has Raised Questions


Hillary Clinton on Tuesday told ABC News’ David Muir that using a personal email account while Secretary of State was a “mistake” and that she is “sorry” for it.

"That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility,” the Democratic presidential candidate told Muir in an exclusive interview in New York City.

This is the farthest Clinton has gone yet in offering an apology for her use of a private email server while Secretary of State.

....................

On Tuesday, Clinton maintained that she did not send or receive classified material on the account and reiterated she is “trying to be as transparent as I possibly can” in her handling of the email controversy.

Clinton’s interview, her first national television interview with an evening news anchor since launching her campaign five months ago, comes after a rocky summer where she faced growing scrutiny over her email account as well as dropping poll numbers.

[leveymg]

9. She won't really have to take responsibility until she's indicted. But, there's always a pardon.

"She was Pardoned. Hillary in 2016" - That will make a great bumper sticker.

[leveymg]

15. Exposed nerve?

Here's a good dentist.

[frylock]

19. My goodness!

That post was yet another shining example of how Sanders fans are so mean and always making it personal.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

35. bigdarryl can't speak for himself because he's locked out of this thread!

I am not interested in filthy lucre or financial gain. As long as I have my girlfriend, my A C, my lap top, and my gym membership I am a happy man.

What does that have to do with anything?


My buddy always talks about having skin in the game. You seem to be cocksure Ms. Clinton will be indicted. I would literally bet my life she won't be. I won't ask you to take that wager. However I have a verified pay pal account. We both put $500.00 in it. If Ms Clinton is indicted I will donate $500.00 to the charity of your choice. If Ms. Clinton isn't indicted you donate $500.00 to the charity of my choice:

http://sabancommunityclinic.org/support-us/ways-to-give



P.S. bigdarryl, if you're reading this, love you, brah...

[WI_DEM]

11. Frankly she needs to get over this e-mail controversy

the constant harping on it by the media IS taking a beating on her numbers. And her doing this now is an acknowledgement of this.

[HereSince1628]

23. Yes but such a change in attitude from yesterday starts its own conversation.

And that conversation is no longer about emails or private servers

It's about what the heck is going on? Can she be serious about the apology? What parsing is hiding in the apology to serve her? etc.

This meta-conversation is going to burn on its own for a little while.

[morningfog]

12. First, it was the condescending "I'm sorry people are confused."

Then, "nothing I did was wrong."

Now, "I'm sorry and take responsibility."

I hope she is apologizing to Democrats for shooting herself and the primary campaign in the foot. Her poor judgment has been an unecessary distraction. And it is a long way from over.

What's next?

[riversedge]

16. What's next? I suggest Sander's fans move on and take issues instead of what you

call a 'distraction"

[tularetom]

18. You brought it up

What did you expect, nobody was going to point out her flip floppery?

[frylock]

21. Sander's fans should talk issues?

[99Forever]

32. I caught that one too!!!

Holy sheepshit, what reality do some of these people live in?

Wow.

[frylock]

33. This is The Real World that they like to talk about right here..

were discussion of policy differences is met with multiple replies about Hillary's insurmountable lead.

[morningfog]

24. Hey. I hope she loses the primary. I really do.

She is a liability to the Dems. She's going to lose, I just hope it is in the primary rather than general.

[Autumn]

31. Next she can go back to her what I did was allowed and I won't apologize?

And in a day or two the wind may change.

[Motown_Johnny]

17. Drip, Drip, Drip......

Now she is keeping this in the news all by herself.

3 days ago she said she would not apologize for it, now she does.

Terrible candidate.

Terrible campaign.

[askew]

22. She said yesterday that she would not apologize for it because she did nothing wrong.

Has she finally admitted she did something wrong or is this just empty lip service?

She still doesn't seem to understand that people think she did something wrong.

[bigwillq]

25. Another issue she has evolved on, I see.

She's awful. Just go away, Hillary. Far, far away, and take your husband with you.

[Duckhunter935]

26. Things like this

Are why I could never vote for her in the primary. That weather vane is spinning hard.

[randys1]

28. Yeah, the rightwing propaganda machine is good at spinning.

Democrats dont buy into that shit though.

We know better, even if we support Bernie, we know bullshit when we see it no matter who it is pointed at.

[randys1]

27. A bigger non story I cant think of. Benghazi cant be called a non story because people died

but that anybody did anything wrong is the non story, anybody other than the CIA, I am sure they fucked that whole thing up but it has nothing to do with the administration anymore than the dozen similar incidents under Bush did.

[OnyxCollie]

29. LOL!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

30. By Gum she's evolving....again.

[Joe the Revelator]

34. New polling must have came in over night.....

The people were for an apology.

[azmom]

36. What changed?

[morningfog]

37. Internal polling and focus group results.

[azmom]

38. They work fast. It was just yesterday

She said no apology.

[morningfog]

39. Did you see their budget???

I don't have the link at hand, but the amount Hillary spends on polling is ungodly.

It's so transparent and is exactly why she has a trust problem.

[PoliticAverse]

40. Hillary Clinton on emails: 'I'm sorry'

NEW YORK (CNN) —Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she is "sorry" for using a private email server, going further than ever before to express remorse for the controversy that has rocked her campaign.

I'm sorry about that," Clinton said in an at-times emotional interview on ABC News' "World News Tonight with David Muir," acknowledging that she should have used separate accounts for work and personal business. "I take responsibility and I am trying to be as transparent as I possibly can."

Clinton later issued a slightly different apology in the interview, saying she was "sorry that it has raised all these questions."

The former first lady also posted a personal apology on Facebook Tuesday night, saying, "I wanted you to hear this directly from me: Yes, I should have used two email addresses, one for personal matters and one for my work at the State Department. Not doing so was a mistake. I'm sorry about it, and I take full responsibility."

Read the rest at: http://www.wdsu.com/politics/hillary-clinton-on-emails-im-sorry/35162830

Her facebook post:

I wanted you to hear this directly from me:

Yes, I should have used two email addresses, one for personal matters and one for my work at the State Department. Not doing so was a mistake. I'm sorry about it, and I take full responsibility.

It's important for you to know a few key facts. My use of a personal email account was aboveboard and allowed under the State Department's rules. Everyone I communicated with in government was aware of it. And nothing I ever sent or received was marked classified at the time.

As this process proceeds, I want to be as transparent as possible. That's why I've provided all of my work emails to the government to be released to the public, and why I'll be testifying in public in front of the Benghazi Committee later next month.

I know this is a complex story. I could have—and should have—done a better job answering questions earlier. I'm grateful for your support, and I'm not taking anything for granted.

I understand that you may have more questions, and I am going to work to keep answering them. If you want to read more, including my emails themselves, please go here:

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/emails/

Thank you,

Hillary

[Warren DeMontague]

41. ....I'M NOT SORRY! MUAAHAHAHHAAA!