When a 15-year-old girl asked Hillary Clinton a question about body image earlier this month, the Democratic nominee was ready. She was prepared. She was really, really, really well prepared, answering with such enthusiasm one could be forgiven for thinking she was almost expecting the question, which just happened to reflect the message of her recently released “Mirrors” ad.
Naturally, the New York Times and friends were blown away by Clinton’s response.
Hillary Clinton responds, with fervor, to a girl’s question on body image https://t.co/T2jkKJXIpA pic.twitter.com/K9BpsSDIKB
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 4, 2016
"Thank you! Thank you!" Hillary Clinton was very ready to get a question on Trump & body image today from a PA teen. https://t.co/dKwcg2YPoj
— Matt Flegenheimer (@mattfleg) October 4, 2016
Very ready, indeed — check out her peerless advice to address body shaming by refuting it and ignoring it simultaneously.
A 15-yr old just asked HRC about Trump judging women solely on their looks. Clinton: "We need to refute it. … We need to stand up to it." pic.twitter.com/flcPfNbaWZ
— Dan Merica (@merica) October 4, 2016
The young woman is named Brennan Leach. Her father is a State Sen. Daylin Leach, a big Clinton supporter. https://t.co/MR7eJfsGmq
— Dan Merica (@merica) October 4, 2016
Obviously, Donald Trump has taken a beating all week long over allegations he did much more than insult Miss Universe, but even his hot mic moment with Billy Bush compelled some very high-ranking Republicans to call for him to step aside and hand the nomination to his running mate, Mike Pence.
It has to be difficult to be Pence these days; he’s sticking by Trump despite rumors he was going to walk at any moment. Even then, most reporters are only interested in how he manages to keep defending the top of the GOP ticket.
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Campaigning in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday, Pence spoke briefly with Scott Light, political anchor of WBNS.
Interview w-@mike_pence on @realDonaldTrump sex allegations & @JohnKasich no endorse.Kasich to blame for OH loss? https://t.co/fCgtOoEptn
— Scott Light (@ScottLight10TV) October 13, 2016
Light mentioned that a Girl Scout troop had been through the station recently, and one 11-year-old Scout for some reason told staffers, completely unsolicited, that Trump’s words about women’s looks made her feel bad.
Pence obviously was not very ready to be asked what he’d say to that 11-year-old and was ridiculed, with fervor.
Mike Pence asked to respond to an 11-year-old girl concerned about her self image in intvw w/ @ScottLight10TV tonight: pic.twitter.com/tIpD0g0emP
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) October 14, 2016
the hell kinda robotic answer is that? isn't he allegedly a father? a human? @VaughnHillyard
— rebkah howard (@pink_funk) October 14, 2016
Right? Trump makes her feel bad about herself, the answer? We will fight ISIS. Pence is empty of any humanity.
— Jules (@Jules_In_Love) October 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/mmaniac90/status/786738781898608641
https://twitter.com/cskendrick/status/786740752835551233
You know why? Because, in his eyes, that child is ONLY a future fetus warehouse.
— JK (@jfk117) October 14, 2016
and she stopped being important the moment she was born.
— Molly in NYC: Lather. Resist. Repeat. ♿ (@MollyMandlin) October 14, 2016
See how much better things would have been if Pence had stepped in to deprive progressives of the whole “War on Women” narrative?
"Don't worry, sweetie, you won't mind being objectified when you're parents get big tax cuts!"
— Sybill Trelawney (@SybilT2) October 14, 2016
No need to feel bad abt yourself since I'll give a classic non-answer that'll scare shit out of you anyway
— Michael Wosnick (@MichaelWosnick) October 14, 2016
I don't recall the girl in the story saying "When I look in the mirror I feel bad about weak foreign policy"
— Jeff Scheid (@scheidja) October 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/angellbot/status/786740325033312256
https://twitter.com/LSGLA/status/786752335955451904
@EricKleefeld @ScottLight10TV that answer is not human.
— ttujoe (@ttujoe) October 14, 2016
someone who cannot directly answer a question from an 11-year-old is not qualified to hold public office.
— Acacia Capital (@AcaciaCapital) October 14, 2016
They say a vice president’s job is simply to attend funerals and counsel young girls on body image issues — none of which were planted by the liberal elite who dominate the entertainment and fashion industries, of course.
That Pence would fall back on issues like national security and the economy … let’s just say whichever staffer at the TV station cured that little girl of her self-esteem problems ought to run in 2020 — body image issues are making people do crazy things out there.
By firing missiles into Yemen, US likely will be further entangled in a stalemate war: https://t.co/LJabf2jIqE
— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) October 13, 2016
Russia moving troops & missiles.
Iran deploying Naval vessels 2 Gulf of Aden.
Question: will Pres Obama go golfing? https://t.co/hAH498zR4H— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) October 13, 2016
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