I’m with you, Sentinel. The word “clintonesque” connotes a certain kind of “avoidance of the question.”
It is clear to many of us here, that the defenders of Mormonism are avoiding a question.
The pro LDS folks here remind me of the way a democrat reacts when they hear the name Larry Klayman of Judicial Watch. The Tanners provide accurate, but inconvenient facts which work against those who have tried to keep the whole story (in the church leaders own words) from the public.
Christ didn't lie to us, or cover up the truth to hide indescretions, and there is nothing in his conduct for any of us, Christian or LDS to be ashamed of. As we have seen with the FLDS story, that is not the case with Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.