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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has reportedly called Republican nominee Donald Trump a "national disgrace," according to leaked emails. The Republican retired four-star general's comments were revealed in a hack on his personal emails. The emails were posted on DCLeaks.com, which has reportedly been tied to other recent high-profile hacks. Mr. Powell, who has been quiet during the election, said he had "no further comment" but was "not denying it".
[...] Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who crossed party lines in 2008 to endorse Democratic [candidate] Barack Obama, has tried to float above this year's tendentious presidential election. So much for that. First the government released his note to Democrat Hillary Clinton advising her on how to use personal email for back-channel communications while secretary of state. Now - in an ironic twist - his personal email has been hacked, revealing sweeping denunciations of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and some sharp criticisms of Democrat Hillary Clinton.
[...] "Yup, the whole birther movement was racist," the email read. "That's what the 99% believe. When Trump couldn't keep that up he said he also wanted to see if the certificate noted that he was a Muslim." But the leaked emails also revealed Mr Powell's frustrations with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her handling of her use of private email while at the State Department. "Sad thing... HRC could have killed this two years ago by merely telling everyone honestly what she had done and not tie me into it," the email read, referring to Mrs Clinton. "I told her staff three times not to try that gambit. I had to throw a mini tantrum at a Hampton's party to get their attention."
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday September 16 2016, @03:31PM
Yes, I agree with that assessment as well. I'm not a fan of Hillary Clinton.
I'm saying I'm voting for Jill in the polls. If it looks like my state will be close, I'll probably vote for Clinton, because while I'm not a fan of her by any stretch of the imagination I don't think she's as dangerously stupid as Trump.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 4, Touché) by BK on Friday September 16 2016, @05:29PM
So you'll vote for Jill unless it seems like it could matter. If it seems like it could matter, you prefer someone who has a track record of screwing up everything she touches instead of someone competent. Surely that's an interesting perspective.
...but you HAVE heard of me.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @06:49PM
> So you'll vote for Jill unless it seems like it could matter. If it seems like it could matter,
Er no. Jill is not going to win. Its going to be Trump or Clinton. No ifs ands or buts.
The value of voting for Jill is to signal your discontent with current policies. That signal is measured by the number of votes she gets. But, if you believe in Jill's ideals then letting Trump win is a net loss - Jill gets a marginally stronger signal but the country is looking at a significantly worse set of policy implementations.
If you do not give a damn about Jill's ideals then yeah, let Trump win. But if you care about how the country is governed for the next 4 years and however long the aftermath lasts then a voter in a swing state should vote clinton. Lie on the poll to keep them scared. But don't let an American Brexit happen.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @09:55PM
a voter in a swing state should vote clinton
A swing state will not be decided by a single vote and the SCOTUS would step in if the margin was even around 1000 votes.
You should just vote for who you want.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @11:38PM
> A swing state will not be decided by a single vote
Because there is only one person in a swing state considering this choice.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 17 2016, @01:32AM
In a swing state a vote for clinton or trump has a lot more value than a vote in a safe state because swing.
But when it comes to 3rd party candidates without a chance of winning any state, all votes are equal regardless of state.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 16 2016, @09:35PM
If it looks like my state will be close
Unless you think your state will be so close that your individual vote will change the result, then it will not matter. It also won't matter because even if your individual vote would break a tie, then SCOTUS would be making the decision.
Just vote for whichever candidate you actually want.