It’s amazing and — for conservatives — awfully satisfying to witness how quickly the scandal over Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has turned into a race to throw Bill Clinton under the bus. Chris Hayes and other liberals have suggested that Democrats are long overdue for a good look at Clinton’s misconduct, while Matthew Yglesias argued in Vox that Clinton should have resigned over the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
On Thursday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — who holds the New York seat once occupied by Hillary Clinton — admitted that Bill Clinton’s resignation would have been the “appropriate” action.
— Richard Hurowitz (@RichardHurowitz) November 17, 2017
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says Bill Clinton should have resigned after the Monica Lewinsky affair https://t.co/94IfG48M8q
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/931331287989739520
CNN’s Nathan McDermott, however, noted that Gillibrand was ready with praise for Bill Clinton during the 2016 campaign, however:
https://twitter.com/natemcdermott/status/931333971052519424
Today, I'm honored to be traveling around #NY w/Pres. @BillClinton campaigning for @HillaryClinton, letting New Yorkers know why #ImWithHer!
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) April 16, 2016
.@BillClinton & I stopped for coffee in #Pulaski, #NY, spoke w/New Yorkers about why we support @HillaryClinton! pic.twitter.com/YJ0V8n067a
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) April 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/931326133550878720
"Bill Clinton should have resigned"- Kirsten Gillibrand 1 year later https://t.co/uJBKjV3ltA
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) November 17, 2017
But wait, there’s more!
What a beautiful #DNCinPHL speech by @BillClinton tonight on the @HillaryClinton he has known for 45 years. #DemsInPhilly
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) July 27, 2016
The one he cheated on? That was a beautiful speech.
As #DemsInPhilly gather to nominate our next Pres. @HillaryClinton, kicked off #DNCinPHL w/former Pres. @BillClinton pic.twitter.com/nZ1uE18oRp
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) July 25, 2016
What an amazing event in #Albany this AM rallying the #NYSDRC for @HillaryClinton w/@billclinton & @NYGovCuomo! pic.twitter.com/qDXxiiwBlL
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) April 16, 2016
Had a great time on Saturday campaigning around #NY for @HillaryClinton w/President @BillClinton! https://t.co/QC1hTqx3tw #ImWithHer
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) April 18, 2016
Oh, this Kirsten Gillibrand?
Happy birthday, Pres. @BillClinton! Thank you for your friendship & support as well as your incredible leadership! pic.twitter.com/0P6vUhGZ5k
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) August 19, 2013
So how does this make Gillibrand any different from all of the so-called feminists who defended Clinton in the ’90s because he was such a “pro-woman” (i.e., pro-abortion) politician? Well, for one thing, The New York Times says “Ms. Gillibrand took a long pause” before answering the question if Clinton should have resigned, so there’s that.
It’s agreed then, that the country would have been better off had Bill Clinton just resigned?
NO. Do you think he is the only president to have had an affair? She was a consenting adult & I don’t care who he had sex with. Btw, we have more immediate problems to focus upon. I wasn’t terrified when Clinton was president & I could afford health insurance. So move it along!
— I Like Legislators Who Like Us (@wtime90) November 17, 2017
Fully concur. This is just being used as a distraction.
— bill nichols (@bill_info_pro) November 17, 2017
Um…
Gillibrand, who apparently just learned that Bill Clinton was a sexual predator, says Bill should have resigned.
After accepting his endorsement in 2006… after hosting fundraisers with him in 2009…
How politically convenient.
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/931332908962459648
The Washington Examiner’s Becket Adams lets loose:
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/931325492845862912
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/931325764229742594
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/931328459955044352
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/931329160751988736
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/931329391161995264
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/931330483262316544
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/931331085958615040
Poor Sen. Al Franken isn’t being let off the hook as easily as ol’ Bill:
The allegations against Sen. Franken are deeply concerning. This kind of behavior is unacceptable and should not be tolerated anywhere in our society. There is nothing funny about it and there is no excuse for it. The Ethics Committee deserves answers from him.
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) November 16, 2017
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