Big breaking news today. Access Hollywood reports that, right before the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton had an extramarital affair with her trainer, who was also working as a male escort. In order to prevent a major scandal on the eve of the election, Clinton instructed her accountant to pay her lover off for his silence, then hid the paper trail by disguising the payments as “consultant fees” in violation of New York law.
getting back to HRC... I voted for her but didn't love her. Now, this many years later, my heart aches for losing her as a President. We would have had to put up with Bill back in the White House but the would have been nothing compared to what we did have to put up with. She is truly an unsung hero.
The answer to the question you pose in your intro, Jay, is misogyny. Systemic, deeply ingrained misogyny. Per an article found on verywellmind.com, "Misogyny involves punishing women for challenging male dominance."
I heard Bragg got an awful lot of criticism and was even mocked for bothering to pursue this case. A lot of his predecessors passed on this, saying it wasn't important enough--note, not that it was unprovable, just not important enough.
I think this is yet another indication that 'boys will be boys' and 'it doesn't matter what happens to the girls/women' sentiments run through our system, top to bottom.
It struck me the other day that Letitia James, Fani Willis and Alvin Bragg are all black. They are the only ones who had the courage and doggedness to take these difficult cases up and see them through. Bless them for their persistence. This country is lucky to have them.
Having an affair may be immoral, but it’s not illegal. Paying hush money may be immoral, but it’s not illegal. Paying off people then lying about it through falsified records to further your own political agenda, is illegal.
Interesting thought experiment, but, leaving Clinton aside, can you imagine the media frenzy if President Biden had started attacking the special prosecutor that was investigating him, or the (political) prosecution of his son?
The double standard you refer to isn’t just favorable treatment for Trump vs other people. It’s also the double standard for women and men. That’s also true for the Fani Willis situation. Regardless of anyone’s views about whether she handled the “affair” information well, it’s laughable that, had she been a single 50-year old man making $200k/year, people would find plausible that he had hired his essentially single lover to work on the case so she could pick up the tab for expensive vacations.
As I keep saying when Trump claims that all these cases brought against him are election interference. It is the other way around him running for President is interfering in lawful prosecution.
I have to say that your opening WAS VERY EFFECTIVE at getting my attention. It was also very effective at revealing the double-standard and the pro-Trump media bias
Every time I hear it should be a slam dunk, I get uneasy. I once served on a jury years ago. It should have been a slam dunk, but wasn't. All it takes is one person who doesn't listen to the evidence presented.
I just sent this to NBC… And I hope other people follow suit and send letters to every net work that post an article using the term hush money..,
“Dear NBC,
I am disappointed that my news net work is referring to this coming trial as a “hush money” trial.
it needs to be framed for what it is… It has nothing to do with silencing an indiscretion… It had everything to do with election interference.
If Hillary Clinton had done something like this, it would be called election interference…
Please report the news… And quit sounding like a tabloid.
I want to be able to respect NBC… And not think it is just following in Fox’s footsteps.
I think it would be really interesting to debate on air and in articles what this should be called… Bring peoples attention to the framing… I think that would make for some pretty interesting debates and conversations.
What is glaringly obvious at least to me is the white male moneyed group who own and operate banks, courts, media and all other avenues of extreme wealth transactions have chosen Trump as their puppet and they will not allow the rest of us to see justice done because they don’t want it done. It’s to their advantage to have this bumbling idiot drawing time and attention away from the real issue. What he did was illegal!!!
I'm expecting a Dr's note to enter the docket in the next 72hrs, ala Weinstein/Ray, in this event a second opinion should be required by the Court with a physician of the Courts choosing to verify any trumped up condition.
getting back to HRC... I voted for her but didn't love her. Now, this many years later, my heart aches for losing her as a President. We would have had to put up with Bill back in the White House but the would have been nothing compared to what we did have to put up with. She is truly an unsung hero.
The answer to the question you pose in your intro, Jay, is misogyny. Systemic, deeply ingrained misogyny. Per an article found on verywellmind.com, "Misogyny involves punishing women for challenging male dominance."
I heard Bragg got an awful lot of criticism and was even mocked for bothering to pursue this case. A lot of his predecessors passed on this, saying it wasn't important enough--note, not that it was unprovable, just not important enough.
I think this is yet another indication that 'boys will be boys' and 'it doesn't matter what happens to the girls/women' sentiments run through our system, top to bottom.
It struck me the other day that Letitia James, Fani Willis and Alvin Bragg are all black. They are the only ones who had the courage and doggedness to take these difficult cases up and see them through. Bless them for their persistence. This country is lucky to have them.
Having an affair may be immoral, but it’s not illegal. Paying hush money may be immoral, but it’s not illegal. Paying off people then lying about it through falsified records to further your own political agenda, is illegal.
Interesting thought experiment, but, leaving Clinton aside, can you imagine the media frenzy if President Biden had started attacking the special prosecutor that was investigating him, or the (political) prosecution of his son?
The double standard you refer to isn’t just favorable treatment for Trump vs other people. It’s also the double standard for women and men. That’s also true for the Fani Willis situation. Regardless of anyone’s views about whether she handled the “affair” information well, it’s laughable that, had she been a single 50-year old man making $200k/year, people would find plausible that he had hired his essentially single lover to work on the case so she could pick up the tab for expensive vacations.
When I glanced at those first paragraphs I almost had a heart attack!! I’m so hopeful this trial kicks trump’s arse!!
As I keep saying when Trump claims that all these cases brought against him are election interference. It is the other way around him running for President is interfering in lawful prosecution.
Jay,
I have to say that your opening WAS VERY EFFECTIVE at getting my attention. It was also very effective at revealing the double-standard and the pro-Trump media bias
Thanks.
Justin
Every time I hear it should be a slam dunk, I get uneasy. I once served on a jury years ago. It should have been a slam dunk, but wasn't. All it takes is one person who doesn't listen to the evidence presented.
I just sent this to NBC… And I hope other people follow suit and send letters to every net work that post an article using the term hush money..,
“Dear NBC,
I am disappointed that my news net work is referring to this coming trial as a “hush money” trial.
it needs to be framed for what it is… It has nothing to do with silencing an indiscretion… It had everything to do with election interference.
If Hillary Clinton had done something like this, it would be called election interference…
Please report the news… And quit sounding like a tabloid.
I want to be able to respect NBC… And not think it is just following in Fox’s footsteps.
I think it would be really interesting to debate on air and in articles what this should be called… Bring peoples attention to the framing… I think that would make for some pretty interesting debates and conversations.
Thanks for your time.
I would appreciate a reply.
Sincerely
Kathleen Hansen “
I do hope you warned the former Secretary of State before you published your fictional lede!
If he is convicted of these felonies, isn't that the type of crime that disqualifies him from holding office, per the constitution?
Don’t call it the hush money case. Call it election interference or falsifying financial records with intent to commit a crime.
What is glaringly obvious at least to me is the white male moneyed group who own and operate banks, courts, media and all other avenues of extreme wealth transactions have chosen Trump as their puppet and they will not allow the rest of us to see justice done because they don’t want it done. It’s to their advantage to have this bumbling idiot drawing time and attention away from the real issue. What he did was illegal!!!
I'm expecting a Dr's note to enter the docket in the next 72hrs, ala Weinstein/Ray, in this event a second opinion should be required by the Court with a physician of the Courts choosing to verify any trumped up condition.