Donald Trump has done it again. Shortly before the New Year, Hillary Clinton declared herself concerned over Trump’s “penchant for sexism.” But the Republican frontrunner countered by warning her that if she wanted to go that route, Bill’s sordid past was on the table. [Trump slams Bill Clinton’s ‘sexism’ in attack on Hillary Clinton, By Karl de Vries, CNN, December 27, 2015] And guess what? Clinton shortly thereafter informed us that she had made a “New Year’s Resolution” to not mention Trump anymore.[ Hillary Clinton, citing New Year’s resolution, won’t talk Trump — sort of, by Cooper Allen, USA TODAY, January 5, 2016]
The Monica Lewinsky scandal was only the most famous of Bill’s escapades: there is a protracted pattern of women claiming that he sexually assaulted or even raped them, with Hillary playing an active role in smearing the women and covering up her husband’s crimes. [Rap Sheet: The Women Who Claim to Be Victims of Bill and Hillary Clinton, by John Nolte, Breitbart, December 31, 2015] As even Dylan Matthews in the Leftist Vox has recently acknowledged, many of these women have had no obvious incentive to lie, and some were even Democratic activists and volunteers. Matthews’s conclusion:
…just a couple of months ago [Hillary Clinton] was tweeting, “Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported.” There’s no easy way to reconcile that view with her allies’ dismissal of [Juanita] Broaddrick’s allegations.The rape allegation against Bill Clinton, explained, January 7, 2016
Already, both conservatives and liberals are giving Trump credit for a brilliant tactical move. ...
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