I don't like Donald Trump as anyone who reads this blog understands by now. I do, however, have to give him credit for refusing to put up with the political games played by the mainstream media. We had another example of this today when Savannah Guthrie of NBC News asked him about comments he made regarding Bill Clinton. Specifically, Guthrie asked Trump if "an alleged extramarital affair" between Clinton and Monica Lewinsky made Bill fail game for the campaign. Trump's response was direct; he told Guthrie that the affair was not "alleged". He also told Guthrie that since Clinton admits the affair took place, there is no need to say "alleged". At that point, Guthrie backed off and agreed.
The point here is not whether or not Bill Clinton's affair with Monica is relevant to the campaign. No, the point is that the media was busy muddying the water about what happened during the Clinton presidency and Trump did not let that happen. Believe it or not, there is a substantial portion of the American people who are unfamiliar with what happened between Bill and Monica. NBC was trying to remake the affair into something that was just "alleged" rather than a reality. Bravo to Trump for stopping that attempt.
And as for the relevance of the matter, we need to remember that it was Hillary Clinton who said that when a woman says she was raped, we must believe her unless it is disproven. Of course, when Juanita Broderick claimed that Bill raped her, Hillary was out there denouncing her and enabling Bill. When it was alleged that Bill, as president, had used his position to have repeated sexual encounters with a young White House intern, it was Hillary who said this was just the product of a vast right wing conspiracy (in other words, she refused to believe what we all know to be the truth.) When Paula Jones claimed to be sexually molested by Bill, Hillary again led the charge to label Paula as "poor white trash" not worthy of belief. (Of course, Bill later paid Paula close to a million dollars to settle her claims.) And when it was disclosed that Gennifer Flowers and Bill had a lengthy affair while he was governor of Arkansas, Hillary again led the charge to discredit that claim. Simply put, what Hillary has said about protecting women is disproven by her actions when the claims were against Bill. It's all very relevant.
The point here is not whether or not Bill Clinton's affair with Monica is relevant to the campaign. No, the point is that the media was busy muddying the water about what happened during the Clinton presidency and Trump did not let that happen. Believe it or not, there is a substantial portion of the American people who are unfamiliar with what happened between Bill and Monica. NBC was trying to remake the affair into something that was just "alleged" rather than a reality. Bravo to Trump for stopping that attempt.
And as for the relevance of the matter, we need to remember that it was Hillary Clinton who said that when a woman says she was raped, we must believe her unless it is disproven. Of course, when Juanita Broderick claimed that Bill raped her, Hillary was out there denouncing her and enabling Bill. When it was alleged that Bill, as president, had used his position to have repeated sexual encounters with a young White House intern, it was Hillary who said this was just the product of a vast right wing conspiracy (in other words, she refused to believe what we all know to be the truth.) When Paula Jones claimed to be sexually molested by Bill, Hillary again led the charge to label Paula as "poor white trash" not worthy of belief. (Of course, Bill later paid Paula close to a million dollars to settle her claims.) And when it was disclosed that Gennifer Flowers and Bill had a lengthy affair while he was governor of Arkansas, Hillary again led the charge to discredit that claim. Simply put, what Hillary has said about protecting women is disproven by her actions when the claims were against Bill. It's all very relevant.
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