posted October 26, 2016 #
Great read from Ken Crossland on the
Clinton Email Controversy - what is it, why is it a big deal and, most specifically,
is it a scandal? Spoiler alert, it's definitely some bad judgement but it's not atypical behavior for at least 33% of politicians. I'm not saying it's completely excused but the heft of the ordeal has been way overblown. My favorite takeaways:
- One in three government employees were using personal email addresses to conduct business
- Only 110 of the 62,320 emails were classified at the time of their sending. That's 0.17%. Eventually, 2,093 were classified but that's afterwards
The article is not a full-on praise or waiving away of her actions but it is an excellent reminder that her actions have been way overblown and that explaining it properly takes details, history and even a bit of nuance. None of which is great for TV or debates.
Clearly, I'm a liberal so I'm voting for Clinton so I was already in the bag here but it this was a nice reminder of how over the top this situation has become for something that is, sadly, a bit commonplace in politics.
