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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no excuse for the gunman at Comet pizza.  And, the conspiracy theories are disturbing.  However, here were things mentioned in the emails that contributed to this:

1. The invitation to staffers and (I think) HRC to come to Podesta's house for "spirit cooking" with Marina.  There is no question that Marina ( a performance artist) used gross materials in one of her performances that was called "Spirit cooking".  Very likely, Podesta was using the term as an inside joke--but the fact that Marina was there does beg the question that led to speculation.

2. I don't believe they were running a pedophila ring--but they were talking in code in several emails.  I don't know what they were talking about, but I suspect it was not wholesome.  Couple that with the mention of children at a pool party, this also encouraged speculation.  Pretty sure there was coded talk in that email, as well.  (Lots of emails discussed "hot dogs" and "pizza" when it was pretty clear they meant something else--maybe they meant margaritas and martinis--but it was certainly odd.)

3. References to Comet Pizza along with the pictures that were posted were also questionable.  I'd never heard of Comet Pizza--and I did not know about the photos until yesterday.  I found them odd.  My kids sure would not have been laughing had I taped down their hands.  Peculiar sense o humor.

4. The artwork posted on this thread is also disturbing.

Frankly, I never thought there was anything to this conspiracy, but I do find these people disturbed.  Obviously, they have way too much time and money on their hands.  [/quote]

I also don't believe Comet Pizza ever did anything wrong, nor do I believe there was a peadophilia ring involved.

Nevertheless, you raise several valid points:

- Podesta's emails clearly employed some sort of code.  Campaigns are entitled to confidentiality; Watergate established that beyond all doubt.  However - Podesta had enough confidence in the privacy of his email to openly discuss campaign strategy in the emails, yet something prompted them to use code words to protect it.  What was so private, so potentially damaging, so damning, that it was even more important than the very success of the campaign??

I honestly do not know to what the code words referred. But it seems highly suspect.

I also agree it's possible they were making tongue-in-cheek references to mock republicans who they view as puritanical.  However, the two women central to Hillary's campaign are both married to men with serious, long-standing womanizing issues; in the case of Anthony Weiner, his issues are under investigation for possible paedophilia as one of his philandering targets was an underage girl.  How careless, how crass, how, frankly, stupid must one be to joke about such things in written form, even in private?  It defies comprehension - which sadly feeds into speculation that something far more nefarious was afoot than how to cheat Bernie Sanders out of a primary win or send agents provocateurs to start fights at Trump rallies.

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