Posted by
Mike Bates on Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:05:46 PM
This morning on CNN Newsroom, anchor Kyra Phillips examined another
aspect of the Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) story. Noting that
Weiner's wife is a very close friend of and former aide to Hillary
Clinton, Phillips said:
Hillary Clinton went through a sex scandal of sorts and, you know,
could she have advised Weiner's wife? I wonder if Weiner's wife called
her for advice.
A sex scandal of sorts? Phillips must not recall how Arkansas Gov.
Bill Clinton's chief of staff, Betsey Wright, labored to squelch what
she termed "bimbo eruptions." The Clintons used a private detective to
get many women - 19 was the number cited by Wright to journalist Michael
Isikoff - to sign affidavits denying a sexual relationship with
Clinton. If unable to get a signature, the detective gathered
information challenging the women's credibility or mental stability.
Apparently, Kyra Phillips doesn't recollect names like Gennifer
Flowers, Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey, Sally Perdue,
Elizabeth Ward Gracen, Connie Hamzy and Dolly Kyle Browning.
Phillips very possibly used "a sex scandal of sorts" to reference
Monica Lewinsky. Liberals prefer to pretend that Bill Clinton was
impeached for exploiting the young White House intern. In truth,
Clinton was impeached for perjuring himself before a grand jury, tampering with witnesses, and hiding evidence.
Clinton ultimately was fined $90,000 for lying under oath and
obstructing justice. He paid $850,000 in the Paula Jones suit, despite
repeatedly denying that as governor he'd sexually harassed the low level
state employee. Clinton lost his law license in Arkansas, and was
prohibited from practicing law before the U.S. Supreme Court. Such
penalties aren't typically exacted for a sexual impropriety.
No, Kyra, Hillary Clinton didn't endure a sex scandal of sorts. She
went through, and seemingly facilitated, a continual series of sex
scandals of all sorts. To say otherwise is to rewrite history.