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2016 Postmortem

Fawke Em

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35. The FBI does two things:

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #32)

Fri Jun 3, 2016, 02:08 AM

Jun 2016

They do background checks.

They primarily do criminal investigations.

Which is the Hillary thing?

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So according to the new rules... [View all] One of the 99 Jun 2016 OP

I think he made it clear it applies to bernie as well. hrmjustin Jun 2016 #1

No, not that part. 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #6

Basically he is saying examine your motives for posting something. hrmjustin Jun 2016 #13

".. no more of that.." about Hillary, and only Hillary 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #14

Well Hillary will be the presumptive nominee on Tuesday. hrmjustin Jun 2016 #15

Read further down in Skinner's post. MH1 Jun 2016 #16

That may be. I guess we'll see how evenhanded this goes, down the road a bit. nt 99th_Monkey Jun 2016 #18

I gather that Skinner's intention is that there isn't that much difference MH1 Jun 2016 #19

Try reading his whole post and links. HERVEPA Jun 2016 #2

At that point Bernie is just another senator. The same rules as Joe Manchin apply to him. YouDig Jun 2016 #3

The same rules that apply to Hillary apply to Sanders AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #27

I will have little to say about him after the 15th. onehandle Jun 2016 #4

We won't have a nominee by the 15th. He'll support the nominee, morningfog Jun 2016 #11

Read the full thread. Skinner says no Bernie bashing either. emulatorloo Jun 2016 #5

Who cares about the losing candidate? beachbumbob Jun 2016 #7

And who will want to talk about him? workinclasszero Jun 2016 #10

I will. Fawke Em Jun 2016 #29

You do AgingAmerican Jun 2016 #28

Maybe it would help to actually read what he wrote. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #8

I did One of the 99 Jun 2016 #21

We will have a presumptive nominee and an official winner of the primary voting, and that's geek tragedy Jun 2016 #25

Rational people also realize she's under a criminal investigation that could Fawke Em Jun 2016 #30

um, exactly the opposite, but thanks for playing nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #32

The FBI does two things: Fawke Em Jun 2016 #35

Will scrutinizing out candidate, Bernie or Hillary, be prohibited? Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #9

He seemed to suggest that non-toxic criticism will be fine... qdouble Jun 2016 #12

'Tis a bold assumption RobertEarl Jun 2016 #17

It will only be dealt with toward Hillary, not Bernie which in my mind is total bullshit. litlbilly Jun 2016 #34

Why would we even be discussing Bernie at that point? Tarc Jun 2016 #20

Of course it does. kstewart33 Jun 2016 #22

Otherwise intelligent posters confused and confounded by the obvious and the crystal-clear... LanternWaste Jun 2016 #23

If Clinton is the nominee, why would anyone want to criticize Bernie? brooklynite Jun 2016 #24

He's already said it will be a contested convention and it will be. Fawke Em Jun 2016 #31

Sure it can itsrobert Jun 2016 #37

And I asked if Clinton (if she is the nominee) has some legal issue that is serious and bkkyosemite Jun 2016 #26

which is why we must all leave this place when it becomes HRCDU. Let them just litlbilly Jun 2016 #33

Bernie is doing a good enough job tearing himself down itsrobert Jun 2016 #36

What if I want Hillary to succeed as a $250,000 an hour speaker instead of mucking up our chances in Vote2016 Jun 2016 #38