Bill Clinton, Al Franken, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Harvey Weinstein, Bill Clinton Democrats
Despite his scandals, Bill Clinton has become to the Democratic party what Ronald Reagan is to Republicans — an absolute icon. Not only did Clinton get the gay rights bandwagon rolling in the early 1990s, but he was often referred to as our “first African-American president” before we actually had one.
However, in a post-Weinstein era, some Democrats want to revise history and separate themselves from Mr. Clinton. According to CNN, New York Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand now states she believes Hillary’s husband should have resigned in light of the Monica Lewinsky affair.
“Things have changed today, and I think under those circumstances there should be a very different reaction. And I think in light of this conversation, we should have a very different conversation about President Trump, and a very different conversation about allegations against him,” Gillibrand is quoted as revealing.
In addition to Gillibrand, columnist Caitlin Flanagan from the Atlantic has also turned on Clinton. She not only notes the bloody rape allegations against Bill Clinton by Juanita Broaddrick, but wrongdoings to Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey as well.
Many on Twitter think that witch-hunting Bill Clinton about his harassment and assault allegations 20 years later is ridiculous.
Bill Clinton isn’t the only prominent Democratic to come under fire in the recent weeks following several accusations of harassment against powerful men. It’s been an absolute disaster of a week for Sen. Al Franken, who was depicted in pictures grabbing a television host’s breasts without her consent.
According to USA Today, Mr. Franken has issued an apology .
“I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken, and I will gladly cooperate,” Franken said in a statement Thursday.
However, according to the Washington Examiner, prominent Minnesota Democrats are calling for Franken to resign.
The backlash against men who have allegedly sexually harassed or assaulted women in the past has gone far beyond politics. There have been recent allegations launched at Ryan Seacrest, Sylvester Stallone, Ben Affleck, Russell Simmons, Brett Ratner, Kevin Spacey, etc. It is predicted that by the end of the month, several other politicians and entertainment figures will be named. Some think that it’s about time these people are named, but others think we’ve entered a new era of sexual McCarthyism.
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