As the old saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
There are a lot of issues and past votes to disagree with Hillary about but the latest chapter in the ongoing 20 year old Clinton family swiftboating, called BENGHAZIIIi!!!!, should not be one of them. If you're including it in that list of problems you have with Hillary you might as well consider Limbaugh a friend, a not so silent partner, or at least on the same team.
A few of the other chapters of that ongoing switboating include, not necessarily in this order, WHITEWATER, HOW HILLARY KILLED VINCE FOSTER, MONICA AND THE BLUE DRESS, PREDATOR BILL AND A DOZEN OTHER DRESSES WITH STAINS ON THEM, HILLARY THE LESBIAN, TRAVEL OFFICE GATE, HILLARY TRIES TO DESTROY THE GREATEST HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD, COCAINE TRAFFICKERS IN THE CLINTON WHITE HOUSE (NOT THE BUSH WHITE HOUSE), and so on, until we reach BENGHAZIII!!!!
It's amazing what a few hundred lying assholes on 1000 radio stations can accomplish if left alone to drool and repeat. And they were given a free speech free ride to give those topics and many more millions of hours of unchallenged repetition over 50 states.
Anything to do with Benghazi has been so distorted and propagandized that using it against Hillary should be beneath anyone who is not a Republican. Surely it is beneath anyone who considers themselves to be following Bernie beyond gutter politics.
When the Benghazi tragedy happened I remember the immediate blaming of SOC Clinton and president Obama. The GOP think tanks were humming with glee at another disaster opportunity, firing out material to the national blowhards like Limbaugh and Hannity to get it started. One of their early memes involved Obama and Clinton prohibiting embassy marines from carrying live ammunition. The national and local "I support the troops" blowhards, the same ones who lied us into Iraq, were dedicating hours and hours to it. Veterans, or paid callers, were calling in to brand Clinton and Obama traitors. I think it was within a week that the US Marines spokesman had to deny it in an official statement. Even after that statement I had to point out to one local blowhard who was still going on about it that by suggesting the marines guarding our embassies had useless weapons he and all the other RW blowhards were encouraging attacks on US embassies. That died down fairly quickly but the rest of the bullshit has continued.
I sure don't give a crap about a few emails that may or may not have been classified, but that's just me. Considered in the overall context of the ongoing Clinton swiftboating I hope other diarists and commenters here will have second thoughts about sailing with the swiftboaters. Considering the effort they've gone to and the success the swiftboating machine has enjoyed over the years, if you can't understand why Hillary wouldn't expose private emails you haven't been paying attention. On top of that and worst of all, what should really take it off the table is the fact that the talk radio component, the most important component of any swiftboating, lies about and attacks our candidates and ideals while almost completely ignored by Democrats and liberals, and most importantly, by our progressive organizations.
Good to see Hillary's press secretary address the latest Benghazi email bullshit.