Desperate to shift attention away from Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, some are trying to point fingers at Republicans who have used private email servers. The spin attempts to create the impression that the ethics of having a private email server are inherently the same no matter what government position one occupies. The New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman is a case in point.
Walker, whose aides alleged to have set up private email in his Milwaukee Cty office, says Clinton needs 2 answer q's http://t.co/mgYMmOynCS
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 6, 2015
Walker’s aides allegedly set up a private email server when he was a county executive. That’s practically the same job as Secretary of State, you see. If those emails fell into the hands of a rival municipality it could have upset the balance of power throughout the entire greater Milwaukee area.
https://twitter.com/DMIIICEO/status/573694239537655808
@maggieNYT Isn't it not 'alleged' but a fact? I thought the only thing unclear was his claim to not know about it.
— Centrism Fan Acct ? (@Wilson__Valdez) March 6, 2015
@Wilson__Valdez @maggieNYT who cares? He is a STATE official. FRCA applies to FEDERAL govt. Reading truly is fundamental.
— FlintTownProud (@laddydogH) March 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/DMIIICEO/status/573694851071397889
@maggieNYT -that you think these are remotely comparable means 1) Walker scares you most and should be the guy 2.) Hillary's in deep doo-doo
— HB (@EYA10) March 6, 2015
@EYA10 @maggieNYT Maggie see's her job on Hillary's staff going down with the ship, doing all she can to preserve it.
— Dan-Yul-Son (@smats88) March 6, 2015
. @maggieNYT Good. Lord. #national security
— Gina Maria (@Ginabeans22) March 6, 2015
You are just adorable. MT @maggieNYT Walker, whose aides alleged to set up private email in Milwaukee Cty, says Clinton needs 2 answer q's
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 6, 2015
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@exjon @maggieNYT Walker was not the damn secretary of state! Another feeble example.
— Sammy (@sdonabedian7) March 6, 2015
I think @maggieNYT sees her long dreamed-of spot as Hillary's press secretary going up in smoke.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) March 6, 2015
@maggieNYT Was he handling national security secrets? Did he have a policy against what he did? Did he fire anyone for violating it? No? Oh.
— Small Gov Lizard (@smallgovlizard) March 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/573703929508159488
https://twitter.com/CaseyParksIt/status/573699247691993089
You see, @maggieNYT, since Walker didn’t have the same restrictions Hillary had, his email practices are literally irrelevant. Stop it.
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 6, 2015
https://twitter.com/mthullen/status/573700389414961152
@exjon @maggieNYT Seriously. Bless her heart.
— Cathy Thorpe? (@cath4059) March 6, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been modified to correct a typo.
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