’90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton’s Strength With Women

nytimes.com ^ | January 20

[Helicondelta]

This month, Lena Dunham, wearing a red, white and blue sweater dress with the word "Hillary" emblazoned across the chest, told voters how Hillary Clinton had overcome sexism in her political career.

"The way she has been treated is just more evidence of the fact that our country has so much hatred toward successful women," Ms. Dunham, the creator and star of the HBO series "Girls," said at a Clinton campaign event in Manchester, N.H.

But at an Upper East Side dinner party a few months back, Ms. Dunham expressed more conflicted feelings. She told the guests at the Park Avenue apartment of Richard Plepler, the chief executive of HBO, that she was disturbed by how, in the 1990s, the Clintons and their allies discredited women who said they had had sexual encounters with or been sexually assaulted by former President Bill Clinton.

The conversation, relayed by several people with knowledge of the discussion who would speak about it only anonymously, captures the deeper debate unfolding among liberal-leaning women about how to reconcile Mrs. Clinton's leadership on women's issues with her past involvement in her husband's efforts to fend off accusations of sexual misconduct. The issue emerged last month when Mrs. Clinton accused the Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump of having a "penchant for sexism" and he in turn accused her of hypocrisy, given her husband's treatment of women.

[Helicondelta]

Trump was right and the pundits were wrong (again).

Bernie should send him a thank you note for the attacks.

[Col Frank Slade]

If the NY Slimes is reporting this she has a real problem.

[ColdOne]

Wow....NYT’s.

[Bobalu]

Hillary is the only woman that ever struck me as being a DICK!

[Awgie]

Double standard on display. Name any republican who would still be prancing around, who had the history of Bill Clinton! Disgusting and disheartening when you really think about it. So unfair!

Lets imagine George Bush playing “humidor” with his intern. And imagine the press saying, “thats their personal lives.”

[Lib-Lickers 2]

this ladies and gentleman is another example of why Trump the alpha male in the race leads the polls,, Cruz wouldn’t have touched this subject with a ten foot poll..

[Maverick68]

Intimidating and slandering RAPE VICTIMS isn’t “scandal”, it’s a crime.
Scream it from the rooftops when confronted by a Liberal about Billy Boy: It’s not about sex, it’s about rape!
Remember, the Left are fond of telling us that rape isn’t a crime of sex, it’s a crime of power and rage.

[BobinIL]

Has anyone else noticed that a couple weeks ago they rolled out Bill to great Fanfair and started touching on the “Republican/Trump war on women” when it started blowing up in their face after Trump called them on it they quickly swept Bill back under the rug.

[Gratia]

TY Donald Trump for doing what no other person - - none - - was or is inclined to do or able to do.

I wish folks saw how Trump’s unique ability is the only thing between us and the final destruction of America.

[Buckeye McFrog]

She does have a real problem.

The Lena Dunham/Sandra Fluke era Feminist is too wedded their ideology to do a rapid 180 and join their older sisters in trashing the likes of Juanita Broaddrick or Paula Jones.

[CottonBall]

“I wish folks saw how Trump’s unique ability is the only thing between us and the final destruction of America.”

Don’t worry - A lot of us see it. That’s why he’s winning!

[GOPJ]

Lets imagine George Bush playing "humidor" with his intern. And imagine the press saying, "thats their personal lives."

The press paid a high price throwing away their credibility for the Clintons...Even with this token piece the New York Times is so late to the party most have left...