President Bill Clinton had a consensual affair. This extramarital affair was subject to a $70 million dollar witch-hunt by Ken Starr. As a result, Bill Clinton was impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate.
To this day, the Clintons are still paying a political price for Bill’s inappropriate relationship with an intern. Some say the affair cost Al Gore the Presidency because the Clintons were kept hidden during the 2000 campaign. This may have been a grave mistake on Al Gore’s part.
Point is — unlike Donald Trump, Bill Clinton was held responsible for his sexual transgressions.
However, let us be very clear:
The allegations of rape against Bill Clinton were disproven back in the 1990s. He was only found guilty of a consensual affair with a willing intern (and yes, lying under oath about it). Bill Clinton was forced to lie under oath about Monica Lewinsky because Ken Starr’s investigation of Whitewater turned into a witch-hunt over Monica.
Let us remember history: Ken Starr’s investigation morphed from Whitewater to Monica — two entirely separate issues.
That’s why the American people viewed this as nothing more than an attempt to derail the highly successful Clinton Presidency.
Despite it all, Bill Clinton left office with a 65% approval rating. If only we could have continued his success with Al Gore (think where we would be on global warming!). Instead of popular vote winner Al Gore, we got George “Dubya” Bush — the last two Republican Presidents lost the popular vote.
Although Bill’s relationship with Monica was highly inappropriate, it was consensual. And Bill Clinton was held responsible for this affair — 70 million dollar investigation, impeachment by the House (acquittal by the Senate).
When will Donald Trump face a 70 million dollar investigation into his 16 accusations of sexual misconduct?
Oh and Hillary attacking Bill’s “victims” is nothing more than right-wing rumor. There is no audio recordings. It’s simply hearsay that has been planted in anti-Clinton literature from unnamed “sources.”
If you believe any of the GOP-manufactured “Clinton Scandals” you have been played for a fool. Nothing Hillary has ever done has resulted in a trial. Nothing Hillary has ever done has resulted in a guilty conviction.
The FBI ended its investigation into Hillary’s e-mails. They found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing. Hillary also destroyed the GOP during her brilliant 11-hour Benghazi testimony.
No one on Earth has been investigated more than Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Yet I’m still waiting for Hillary to be charged and convicted. Hasn’t happened for 30+ years.
It’s sad that hundreds of millions of tax-payer dollars have been wasted just to damage the reputation of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
One of the easiest ways to prove Hillary is extremely smart and effective is to look at how hard the GOP has tried to keep her from the White House.
Ever since Hilary burst onto the scene in 1992, the GOP has stopped at nothing to slander and smear the woman everyone knew was smart enough to become the first-female President of the United States.
The last thing on Earth Republicans wanted was the Clintons back in the White House.
The GOP remembers the 1990s and how pragmatic and successful the Clintons were:
—4-balanced budgets due to the superb compromising ability of Bill Clinton.
—Surplus.
—22 million new jobs.
—7 million fewer Americans living in poverty.
—Minimum wage up 20%.
—Assault Weapons Ban.
—Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
—Closet we have ever been to peace in the Middle East.
—Northern Ireland peace process.
—Campaign Against Teen Pregnancy: all-time low abortion rates.
—Office on Violence Against Women.
—Violence Against Women Act.
—Children’s Health Insurance Program: 8.9 million children insured.
(NAFTA was negotiated and put together by Bush Senior — Bill simply oversaw the implementation of NAFTA due to denying Bush a second term, the ‘94 crime bill was a bipartisan bill that even Bernie Sanders voted for, Welfare reform was due to 6 years of a GOP Congress, and repealing Glass-Steagall had nothing to do with the ‘07 crash according to fact-checking websites)
Too bad so many Americans forgot about the net-positive record of the 1990s and drank the anti-Clinton kool-aid.
Right now we could really use two extremely intelligent pragmatists in the White House. Compromise is not a dirty word and leads to actual progress. Hyper-partisanship on both sides leads to zero progress.
Furthermore: the Clinton Foundation has a higher charity rating than the Red Cross and provides 11.5 million people with access to HIV/AIDS medicine — that’s more than half of all those affected by the virus worldwide!
All of these “Clinton scandals” have been designed to keep Hillary from reaching the White House. Even if the scandals aren’t true, the GOP knows they damage her politically. That was the admitted purpose of the Benghazi hearings — to make Hillary’s poll numbers drop.
To this very day Republicans still want to investigate Hillary. Just watch Fox News. They think Hillary is the President and should be impeached. It’s a truly sick and sad obsession.
Bill was lucky to not have to face Fox News in 1992.
Just make sure you always do your own independent research when it comes to any claim against the Clintons. Most of the claims usually turn out to be false.
Granted, it can be hard to decipher between fact and fiction. There has been a multi-million dollar anti-Clinton cottage industry at work for decades.
The abuse and brutalization Hillary has faced from the GOP is unmatched.
Yet she still won in 2016 by 3 million votes.
The Clintons are three-time popular vote winners.
Without Comey and Russia interfering, Hillary would have won the electoral college, too. Outside forces won the election for Trump. He is an illegitimate President.
2016 was stolen from the 3 million majority.
We now have a 6-times bankrupt mentally ill propaganda artist as President.
Good job America!!
What we could have had instead:
Two pragmatists that know how to get results, even when facing a GOP Congress. Compromise is not a dirty word!
It’s a shame the GOP has slandered two lifelong public servants.
Very few politicians have the record of success the Clintons have. Never forget!!