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Every time I read an article like this (the "I am certainly not writing this to defend Hillary Clinton, [but let me use the piece to subtly defend Hillary Clint
by themgt 10y ago
Every time I read an article like this (the "I am certainly not writing this to defend Hillary Clinton, [but let me use the piece to subtly defend Hillary Clinton]"), I check the author's professional associations:
Nat Meysenburg is a technologist at New America’s Open Technology Institute
Ahh yes, "New America", who runs that again? Oh right, long-time Clinton lackey Anne Marie-Slaughter who was "devasted" when she thought Hillary criticized her a little bit that one time [0], along with Google's Eric Schmidt who runs a stealth startup for Hillary [1] named "The Groundwork" complete with an Illuminati-esque logo [2]
[0] http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-emails-slaughter-216285 http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-emails...
[1] http://qz.com/520652/groundwork-eric-schmidt-startup-working-for-hillary-clinton-campaign/ http://qz.com/520652/groundwork-eric-schmidt-startup-working...
[2] http://thegroundwork.com http://thegroundwork.com
- rtpg 10y agoIsn't it a little cruel to these people's agency to reduce them to "Clinton lackeys"? Not to mention that it's pretty normal to feel at least a bit bad when someone you were working for and admire says you're whining whenever you talk about your difficulties. Plus I'm pretty sure Schmidt is beholden to no-one at this point. "Fuck You" money is an understatement.... Though I can get these people rationalising a defence due to emotions, I don't think there's a big web of conspiracy. Popular people get defended by a lot of people...
- lugg 10y agoI enjoyed how you attacked his use of the word lacky while ignoring his accusation. Kind of like how he was explaining how the author didn't outright defend Hillary, but subtley did defend Hillary.
- Joof 10y agoWouldn't this article be calling Clinton somewhat naive and cast her in a negative light?