Posted on 12/29/2015 6:49:41 AM PST by Kaslin
After lamenting Donald Trump's "penchant for sexism" last week, Hillary Clinton announced to supporters that her former-president husband -- her "not-so-secret weapon" -- will be hitting the campaign trail for her in January. Characteristically, in all capital letters, Trump struck back on Twitter, where he observed Bill Clinton himself has "demonstrated a penchant for sexism." The it-only-hurts-when-you-laugh part about this tiff is that The Donald and Bubba have so much in common.
Discussing the GOP front-runner's style with The Des Moines Register, Hillary Clinton lamented that Trump has "no boundaries" and "keeps pushing the envelope." But both men have degraded the public lexicon. Bill Clinton turned "Lewinsky" into a verb. Trump hit another low when he said the former secretary of state "got schlonged" in the 2008 presidential race. Wink, wink. The Donald tweeted that the term just means "beaten badly."
Both men seem to come out of central casting for "Mad Men." Despite their starring roles, they're both maestros at playing the victim card so ably that their followers are driven to defend their every misstep. They tell lies and get other people to justify their falsehoods. Clinton made up his own version of the meaning of "sexual relations" -- which spurred legions of Democrats to argue dutifully that oral sex isn't (sex). Trump made up seeing Muslims celebrating 9/11 in New Jersey. There's no video, no evidence that stands up, yet his groupies insist the tall tale is true. Clinton was absolved, supporters argued, because everyone lies about sex. For Trump, his falsehoods rang true because there were Muslims rejoicing somewhere else in the world.
Penchant for sexism? Where to begin? Trump has been known to brand women who aren't ornamental as "losers." When Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly asked him tough questions -- starting with his, er, penchant for calling women fat slobs, pigs and animals -- at the first GOP debate, Trump suggested that she had "blood coming out of her wherever." (Minions dutifully went on cable news to argue Trump didn't mean to suggest Kelly had been menstruating.) Trump seems to think that women exist to serve him.
Both men have had to pay to play. The billionaire paid divorce settlements to his exes. The former president paid tort damages and legal fees to mop up after his penchants. There was an $850,000 settlement in Paula Jones' sexual harassment suit. Then there's the affair with former intern Monica Lewinsky, which led to his impeachment. Clinton gave intentionally false testimony during the investigation, which led to his disbarment. Like Trump Republicans, Clinton Democrats always had excuses for their man's poor treatment of women. The list includes Hillary Clinton.
Trump shares another trait with Bill and Hillary Clinton: All three brazen it out through scandals -- and live to thrive another day. When opponents on the left or the right attack Trump, his fans take the approbation as proof that Trump is anti-establishment. He can lie. He can make faces during a presidential debate. They applaud Trump for being his own man.
Bill Clinton dragged this country through months of discord because he would not admit he had cheated on his first lady. Through it all, Clinton rose in the polls. Voters disapproved of Clinton's detractors more than his crude behavior. The wronged wife won a U.S. Senate seat in a state where she had not resided before Lewinsky. The thicker the muck the stronger the Clintons emerge.
So when Trump tweets that Bill Clinton is "fair game," my guess is that both Clintons are thinking, "Bring it on." Or do they recognize the peril in charging into battle against someone who plays shamelessness as ably and recklessly as they do?
“”I’m done, please donât post anymore stories from this rag of a publication!””
If I’m not mistaken Debra Saunders used to write some really good columns.....what happened?
Clinton RAPED women... had State Police bring them to secure locations then told the women to ‘kiss it’.
RAPE’S NOT THE SAME THING AS ‘HAVING AN AFFAIR’.
Here’s a book Clinton’s more likely to have helped write:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-release-rape-handbook-fighters-7087004
It’s a weak candidate who has to lean on the shenanigans of someone else.
Saunders is friends with columnist Michelle Malkin who got involved in a nasty twitter fight with Trump a couple of years ago. She’s also based in San Francisco which influences her views.
Debra, Debra, Debra .....
A president having sex with an intern in the Oval Office, even while on the phone VS. Trump using the word “schlong”
Clinton lies to the entire country about “I did not have sex with that woman” VS Trump saying Muslims celebrated 9/11. Clinton outright lied, Trump exaggerated somewhat, but was bottom-line truthful.
Penchant for sexism ... Bill’s rapes, affairs, hanging out with a pedophile VS Trump calling women “losers”.
Clinton paid tort damages and legal fees to mop up after his penchants. There was an $850,000 settlement in Paula Jones’ sexual harassment suit. Then there’s the affair with former intern Monica Lewinsky, which led to his impeachment. Clinton gave intentionally false testimony during the investigation, which led to his disbarment VS Trump paying divorce settlements to his ex-wives (which an awful lot of men in America do .... not so much what Clinton did)
And Debra thinks the Clintons are saying “bring it on” & when Trump calls the Clintons out then he’s as shameless & reckless as they are? Poor attempt to tar Trump with the same brush as the Clintons have painted their own criminal, lawless, sexist, lying, disgusting careers.
I agree, especially one like William Jefferson Clinton
Debra J. Saunders
She supports same-sex marriage.
She has previously worked for conservative advocacy groups and for a Republican leader of the California State Assembly.
As did The American Spectator
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Also SF Gate, just with a different title
San Antonio Express News
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Debra J. Saunders is the author of the article.
I would think as a Freeper you would know the difference between author and publisher. Obviously I was wrong.
Not to mention that Trump's ex's do not disparage him, in fact quite the opposite.
Advantage Trump.
Bill Clinton with interns in the Oval Office is the equivalent to Trump using a slang word, how so?
This is like comparing Charles Manson to Roosevelt IMO.
When I seen that picture above the article in Townhall.com my thought was Wow he sure looks like someone that spends a lot of his time in whore houses or something like that.
Beg pardon??? About older voters. That’s an AWFUL thing to say!
Thanks for posting.
Clintons are all about narrative. The truth does not matter.
I’m a lot older than you....Older Dems, after getting nothing, are fading in the polls. The loyalists are your age and younger.
“I donât think Trump has ever Raped anyone?”
True. And I don’t think Trump has used an intern as a humidor like Bill has.
Entirely! In this author’s tiny little brain housing group, calling a fat pig a fat big is as bad as rape.
I’m 60, apologies if I misunderstood you.
I’m 60, apologies if I misunderstood you.
Idiotic comment. Older voters are the age cohort that votes in the greatest percentage of their share of the population.
Whether or not they support trump or hitlery, if they are the respective nominees, is an open question. But they will be out to vote in droves.
“If Iâm not mistaken Debra Saunders used to write some really good columns.....what happened?”
I’m guessing that a $10,000 check from Soros buys lots of Judas traitors.
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