How times have changed

So Kirsten Powers thinks Weiner should go...........

This is my general view of sex scandals. But there is lying and then there is what Weiner did. Due to nonstop meetings, I had not had time to watch his media blitz prior to my Greta interview and was slack-jawed when I saw clips of him the next day sneering and pointing fingers at other people for what he knew he had done. I am of the general view that politicians are not the most honest group of people, but, even using that very low standard, what I saw in those interviews was deeply disturbing. There is no way anyone can ever believe anything Weiner says again after that. In fact, I highly doubt that what he said in his press conference is even true.

Narcissism doesn’t begin to describe this kind of behavior. It seems there was nobody he didn’t lie to. The New York Times reported this morning that he told donors a week ago that the scandal was the result of a “vast right-wing conspiracy” and that “everything [would] be fine.” We also learned after his press conference that he coached a former porn star with whom he had communicated online on how to lie to the media.

But even if I could see past the lying and extreme narcissism that is noteworthy even by Washington standards, there is the issue of his attitude toward women. What has emerged is a picture of a predator trolling the Internet for women—some half his age—with which to engage in cybersex. We know only about the women who were responsive to his overtures. The odds are very high that he struck out with many, and other women were victim to his unsolicited sex talk. Women should be able to “friend” a married—or unmarried—congressman on Facebook or follow him on Twitter without fear of being the recipient of lewd talk or behavior. Just because a woman “likes” your video on Facebook doesn’t mean you can send her a picture of your penis. This is textbook sexual harassment. It may not be illegal, but it’s definitely unethical. He is in a position of influence, and many women—especially a 21-year-old—would be afraid to report a congressman doing that to them because he holds so much power. Also, he claims none of the women he contacted were underage, but how could he possibly know that?

Her arguments above sound an awful lot like a similar case in the 1990's with her former boss (one B.J Clinton) except we need to change the word "lie" to the word "perjury".

Remember when BJ sent his subordinates (Madeline Albright, Janet Reno et al) to advance his perjury, or how he waved that forefinger claiming "I did not have sexual relations.......", or how about the other claims of sexual abuse and/or outright rape allegations; talk about misogyny.

In addition, I seem to remember that whole "right wing conspiracy" tripe being laid out by the Billary.

Now Kirsten wasn't on Fox News back then so I wouldn't know how she felt about her boss getting hummers in the Oval Office from a girl half his age but I'm thinking she was more than willing to give the Billary a big time pass.

So can conservatives use the argument that "it's not the sex.... it's the perjury" since we weren't allowed to 15 years ago.

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