ABC News detailed a final State Department investigation which concluded that past secretaries of state, including Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice’s immediate staff, “handled classified material on unclassified email systems.” The findings come as the FBI investigates a private email server used by Hillary Clinton…

When every scandal that’s been directed at her has resulted in a whole lot of nothing-burgers, it’s hard to see any criticism of her being anything BUT sexism. If she’s so damn untrustworthy and dis-likable then there would have been some there there. It’s been over 20 years....

Doesn’t matter it’s true or not. The damage is done with an accusation. And they knew that.

The answer to this is so mindblowingly obvious that I cannot seriously believe anyone takes this argument seriously (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/…). There is also the fact that he didn’t win the nomination. So he’s not terribly viable.

A) For me at least, “viable” means “capable of governing.” I don’t think Bernie has the coalition among other elected officials needed to do that, and he certainly hasn’t shown any interest in building it. Partly that’s the both source and result of his “anti-establishment” street cred, but in the medium term his…

And according to most Sanders supporters, backing Clinton makes you a corporate tool. There are idiot shitslingers on all sides.

There’s a difference between paying lip service to an idea and actually doing it. It’s actually nowhere near as easy as you suggest. These types of biases (i.e., gender, race, sexuality, etc.) are quite often much more deeply rooted than our conscious minds, and if it were as easy as saying “Misogyny is wrong, and of…

Whose record ISN’T tarnished by the time they qualify for President? There are no perfect politicians. This is what I find so tiresome and frustrating about Sanders supporters. Politicians are not fucking superheroes. What they represent on paper is NEVER awesome. That’s the nature of a single individual being tasked…

When she does anything and enjoys herself, people accuse her of pandering. Brooks can go fuck himself. (I know, the latter sentence is brilliant analysis)

It does not. She’s been too busy getting shit done to play golf.

Argh you're right. Wtf does sanders do for fun? He's just as single minded, career wise, but he's not getting these questions. Part of it - besides gender - may be that he's more charismatic/inspiring...but let's be real...it's mostly column a

The main reason Clinton is disliked is because the GOP and Fox News have created fake narratives like Benghazi!i! and email server nonsense to damage her trustworthiness/electability. Her approval rating as was sky high before that baloney and they had to take drastic steps. And it worked.

David Brooks has made a career out of passing off fluff as nuanced political discussion. He is like the physical embodiment of white male privilege.

What does Sanders do for fun?

my life is pretty easy at the moment, but i appreciate your sympathies nonetheless. again this post is a limited criticism of brooks’s column itself, which does not mention anything about clinton’s record, and merely says she needs to open up and be warmer, and i personally find that remarkable

Liberal men in particular are the first to say “I can’t be sexist, Elizabeth Warren!” and it drives me up the fucking wall. The absolute refusal to admit internal bias is in play with a lot of their “criticisms” is so offputting and disappointing. If anything it seems the people that dislike Clinton want to do so…

Did you read the article? I think you’re missing something.

There is/was the same issue surrounding Obama. I understand the frustration of some Republicans who felt like they were being told they were racist if they didn’t vote for or like a Democrat when they wouldn’t have voted for any Democrat. At the same time, you can’t stick your head in the sand and ignore many of the…

No one is saying the woman factor cancels out the negatives—the two don’t have to be mutually exclusive. But to not mention the sexist element that is obviously in play in this election cycle is ridiculous. Plus: Hobbies. Really?!?

“Hillary Clinton (who is imperfect and corruptible but an competent and experienced center-left public servant)...”