With all the blue checks admitting that they knew of Harvey Weinstein past, this is a very good question from Frank Rich: Why did “exemplary parents” like Barack and Michelle let their daughter intern with him?
Biggest mystery of @nytimes Weinstein story: How exemplary parents like Obamas let their daughter work there. The stories were out there.
— Frank Rich (@frankrichny) October 6, 2017
What’s even funnier is liberals thinking liberal Frank Rich is using this to bash the Obamas:
It’s amazing how some people wake up in the morning just dying to blame the Obamas for shit that had nothing to do with them. https://t.co/lALlMfKCHT
— Eric Haywood (@EricHaywood) October 6, 2017
Second media figure today I've seen take this shot at the Obamas. Beyond bizarre. https://t.co/RknR6p96hr
— Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) October 6, 2017
If you think having "exemplary parents" ever protected any female from a legion of dirtbags out there, you're dangerously out of touch. https://t.co/q4UT9RVu4T
— Mary Beth Williams (@embeedub) October 6, 2017
And some even played the race card:
Blame it all on the Black guy, an American tradition https://t.co/TTtw4E4oXK
— Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) October 6, 2017
Yes let’s blame the black Family and not the actual abuser and the people who covered for him. https://t.co/w81JQAGG9L
— Rod (@rodimusprime) October 6, 2017
Others wondered why Rich didn’t say anything earlier himself, which is also a good question:
Biggest mystery is why Frank Rich and other culture gatekeepers didn’t follow up on the “stories” before, given that they were “out there” https://t.co/GruFBbJN45
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) October 6, 2017
But actually the answer to both of those questions lies in Weinstein’s politics. He was sucking up to Obama and wouldn’t go after his little girl:
He didn't go after powerful women… or their kids. He sucked up to them to burnish his image https://t.co/DWjFXgEI6x
— Paula Froelich (@Pfro) October 6, 2017
That's the biggest? Not that he was able to get away with this shit for 30 years? Really? https://t.co/WztQBrSOza
— Russ Bengtson (@russbengtson) October 6, 2017
Malia Obama had other internships in the film industry as well. With Lena Dunham in 2015:
Congratulations to Malia Obama and her new internship with Lena Dunham's "Girls." http://t.co/cOfybk7M5t
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) July 3, 2015
And with Steven Spielberg in 2014:
Hard Knock Life: Malia Obama Working with Spielberg? http://t.co/0BoebhTGxJ
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) June 17, 2014
Nobody was worried about Malia working in Hollywood then, too.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 6, 2017
Ex-Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau digs Dems' Weinstein hole EVEN DEEPER https://t.co/FMJZvmn0G9
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 6, 2017
What a PIG: Harvey Weinstein blames 'VAST RIGHT-WING CONSPIRACY' for sexual harassment allegations https://t.co/O4jNrPHnOx
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 6, 2017
