As Twitchy reported, Bill Clinton was heckled at a campaign rally in Ohio Wednesday by a protester carrying a sign and shouting, “Bill Clinton is a rapist!”
On Thursday, it was Tim Kaine’s turn to confront Clinton’s “naughtiness,” as it was described in April by CNN’s Carol Costello (who later apologized and admitted, slightly less ambiguously, that “what Bill Clinton did was way more than that”).
Was this just a stunt spurred on by Alex Jones, who sells the T-shirt on his online store and has offered a payout of $5,000 to “anyone who can be vocally heard saying ‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’ while wearing the shirt” on local or national television?
It looks like it, seeing as the protester followed the instructions exactly.
Man in front of press interrupts Kaine event here in Vegas by repeatedly screaming: "Bill Clinton is a rapist". He was escorted out. pic.twitter.com/sW0yaJwI3z
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) October 7, 2016
Even so, Hillary’s supporters can be as adamantly opposed to having that “conversation” that Bill mentioned Wednesday as the Clintons are themselves. Hasn’t anyone seen Hillary Clinton’s video where she says in earnest that women who have suffered sexual assault have the right to be heard and to be believed? Because the message doesn’t seem to have sunk in. The wheel of blame keeps spinning on this one.
@KFILE This is what right-wing media has done to our country. This man probably believes every RWNJ conspiracy theory there is
— kathleen (@centerholder) October 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/warCAWQ/status/784229727527731200
https://twitter.com/MattfDoyle/status/784230496503029760
Bottom feeders. His family must be so proud.
— Janet Banker (@saysthepea) October 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/gregorypaal/status/784232003151470592
https://twitter.com/jtothertothea/status/784231973527093248
Easy now; Granny doesn’t like it when people call other people names or pull stunts to get on the news. Ideas, not insults, remember?
This election isn’t a reality TV show. It shouldn’t be about birth certificates or name-calling or stunts to get on cable news.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 19, 2016
It’ll be interesting to see if this heckler makes the news, or if the media in general considers this trend covered.
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