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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy in the hell is the Clinton/Lewinsky affair big news today?
Did he screw up? Yes, he did. Should he have exercised better self control? Of course he should have.
It has been 20 years, he was impeached for lying about the affair and made a public apology at the time. Why do we need to go back and revisit that whole episode now and conclude that it wasn't enough? He's not running for office and he's not been accused of any recent sexual misconduct.
This is nothing more than a distraction to steer the conversation away from the Mueller investigation and Trump's authoritarian statements. The closer Mueller gets to Trump, the more smokescreens they are going to throw out there. They want to change the subject and, if possible, create dissent in the Democratic party. As we approach the 2018 election were going to see even more of this.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)Clintons and the press, it's like a bell for Pavlovs dogs.
canetoad
(17,169 posts)And dredge up the past, there's plenty of talking points about Nixon.
JI7
(89,252 posts)They need to make up for all the negative things trump continuosly does by giving a lot of attention to anything they can report in a negative way on Democrats .
That's far more important than puerto rico or a US senator not being allowed to see the detention center.
Arkansas Granny
(31,518 posts)Freethinker65
(10,024 posts)dlk
(11,569 posts)The party of false equivalencies is desperate to find a Democrat who is as awful as Trump. Good luck with that.
Civic Justice
(870 posts)and trying to muddy the waters, as in seeking a way to navigate pending impeachment. with a claim that Clinton was not removed from office, to then assert that Trump should not be removed.....
It's standard Republican Gaming and the Media buys into it.
We have to be careful what we ingest from the media and be even more careful how we ingest what ever we do ingest.
Be very cautious with the Media, they will spin whatever for Advertising Dollars and to Keep their seat in front of the Camera.... They still have not figured out, that the Nations Democracy is far greater than Advertising dollars and spin, to attract viewers.
The Media has never taken responsibility for the incessant Trump advertising they gave during campaigning, and here today, they have all devoted themselves to nothing but "Trump TV".... because its an Advertising Bonanza.
WE MUST BE MORE DISCERNING ABOUT WHAT WE ADD SPIN UNTO.... AND INTO.
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)The propaganda must be catapulted!!!!
BannonsLiver
(16,396 posts)jpak
(41,758 posts)and rightly so
Arkansas Granny
(31,518 posts)She was an adult who had been involved in a previous affair with a married man. She was not the innocent child that some would portray her as being. IMO, both parties were at fault.
question everything
(47,487 posts)Just say that he is here to talk about his book and not to hash 20 yr old storied. And stick with this. Don't get goaded which clearly the interviewer did and got his segment run everyplace.
Pathwalker
(6,598 posts)to become Bill Clinton's trophy wife. Callista succeeded with New Gingrich by doing what Monica did, yet failed to get the "prize". She, at 24 at the time is portrayed as a child, while Woody Allen is praised for marrying his 18 year old stepdaughter. Go figure.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)aikoaiko
(34,172 posts)PJMcK
(22,037 posts)Sex sells.
So do false equivalencies.
rurallib
(62,423 posts)so they can do whatever the fuck they please with it.
Cha
(297,323 posts)to all those he's offended?
Raine
(30,540 posts)they will..
Cosmocat
(14,566 posts)nm
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