Alleged Rapist Stumps For Cardin In MD

What a week in politics. Courtesy of Dana Milbank in the Washington Post, we learn that

During National Character Counts Week, Bush Stumps for Philanderer

Milbank is referring to Don Sherwood.

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the stump, an alleged rapist, well-known adulterer and disbarred perjurer, Bill Clinton, stumped for Ben Cardin in MD, Ron Klein in Florida, sought to raise $500k in a fundraiser, Barack Obama in IL and appeared with E J Dionne at Georgetown.

The disgraced former President's cuckhold was presumed to be elsewhere on the campaign trail.

the person whose spouse has been unfaithful is often labeled a cuckold. Originally, the latter term was applied only to males, but in more recent times women have been characterized in this way too.

Obviously Dana Milbank has no shame.

Comments

[SteveAudio]

I take it then that you're not at all upset by Sherwood's alleged activity, wherein his alleged victim called 911 out of alleged fright, and to whom he paid a multi-millionn dollar settlement?

Because Clinton/Lewinsky was tawdry, sleazy, and consensual. And Clinton's rape thing? About as proveable as GWBush's TANG activities.

Really, Sherwood is pretty hard to defend, don't you think?

[Dan Riehl]

To be frank, I have no idea. Never followed it. My issue was with Milbank. Bush was in the headline, not Sherwood. If he wants to write a column slamming Sherwood, so be it. The fact is, Clinton is an impeached President. They don't go out of their way to include that in addressing him, do they?

If you're suggesting that Milbank was motivated by some morality, as opposed to politics, ... yeah, right.

[thejohnson8]

Rapist, Impeached? I think election time brings out the asshole in you. Rapist? Did you really mean to use that word? I know you are a smart man but it seems you as well have reduced yourself to smear instead of using that big brain of yours to bring about the change you yourself think we desperatley need.

[Phoenix]

"Rapist?" I believe it had the word 'alleged' in front of it. I believe that would be correct. As would 'impeached'.

[mylena]

Yeah I like to know .. who was raped by Clinton? Yes he was impeached tried and not found guilty, why saying things that are well sort of untrue even if you say "alleged"?

Anyway imo not all democratic presidents were 'wrong' neither that all republicans were the right ones, or the other way around..... it almost look like simplemindedness....

[Phoenix]

Clinton was impeached. Period. The statute of limitations had run out and one vote by the Senate failed to remove him. There was no 'not guilty' involved. How could there be when he was guilty?

Three women accused Clinton of rape. While all three were credible, the most serious was Juanita Broderick.

"....well sort of untrue..." is a rather feeble attempt to rewrite history.....if that. It doesn't even make sense.

[thejohnson8]

If what you say is true he would be in jail. If they were so credible, that is. On the impeachment, like you said one vote failed to remove him. Why if it was a failure do you claim it to be fact? My point is politics is so filled with idiots acting like junior highschool kids "talkin' shit" that it is rather embarassing don't ya think. Issues people Issues!

[mylena]

Phoenix are you you saying that the website of the White House isnt telling the truth ?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/bc42.html

"He was tried in the Senate and found not guilty of the charges brought against him. He apologized to the nation ....."

it there had been any proof or whatever charges would have been brought up against Clinton. You cannot have know for sure if it is true.

[mylena]

to phoenix thats how it works right 1 vote, 2 procent whatever.... he was indeed quilty of lying, common sense I think kept people thinking imo that it didnt had the magnitude of removing a president...

in that sense Nixon would have been impeached if he didnt walk away, and probably found quilty, but who knows it didnt happen...

[Phoenix]

He was guilty of lying under oath. The Senate figured it wasn't worth forcing him out.

He was accused of rape by three women. That makes it 'alleged' rape as those accusations were never proven. Or prosecuted for whatever reason.

The point is back to the original complaint: Dan was not 'lying' or 'getting it wrong'.

Yes: Politics IS filled with idiots acting like junior high school kids ...... You are right!

[mylena]

as best as i can find is one lady (Kathleen Willey) claimed to be groped (which is not raped) and one lady (Dolly Kyle Browning) who said they had a consensual relationship and filed suit because Clinton was denying this (also not rape) and then the lady you're talking about, she never sued him ...

[mylena]

whatever Phoenix he was still found not quilty, and the senate was right not forcing him out (if he had raped the girl maybe they would have but he didn't). If for ever lie a president could be found quilty we wouldnt have a president today or in the past.

[Phoenix]

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/impeachments/clinton.htm

Clinton was found guilty. The Senate chose not to dump him. That does not make his guilt 'not guilty'.

Paula Jones, Juanita Brokerick...add those women to your list. Oh, and Lewinsky....don't forget her.....

No matter how you spin it, Clinton was impeached and was found guilty of lying under oath.

[mylena]

Phoenix, Monica wasn't raped ! adultery is not rape, it good you are not a judge, you wouldnt be good judging.

[mylena]

Phoenix, Monica wasn't raped ! adultery is not rape, it good you are not a judge, you wouldnt be good judging.

[mylena]

He is not found quilty (you just can't get over it and keep calling not dumping him, whatever) and if you do not understand that, you are telling me you think the law system or the political system is wrong, which is not clinton's fault....

[mylena]

you will need twothird of the votes so it wasn't one vote off at all

[mylena]

I'm still learning about American politics (I live here since 5 years now) I really do not agree how Clinton dealt with the situation at all. But i believed and still believe that you are innocent unless proven. ?

[Phoenix]

Mylena,

You are right about Lewinsky. That was consensual, hot, dripping sex in the Oval Office of the President of the United States. The other women 'alleged' rape... I don't believe it, myself, but they did report being 'coerced' into unwelcome sexual encounters with Clinton. Many were from the time he was governor so the statute of limitations had run out by the time everything hit with the Lewinsky affair. For all we know, Lewinsky is the only woman who didn't say 'no'.

Clinton was impeached. The one vote of the Senate - that is, the one vote of all dismissed the idea of removing Clinton from office after he was found guilty of lying under oath. They probably figured they were better off with Clinton that Gore - and rightly so. I don't have an opinion about the political system/law system in this case. Clinton lied, he was caught, he was impeached. As far as anything being Clinton's fault? Don't know, don't care. I think our current president is the only president who's not had a little presidential nookie, and I don't care about that. Just do the job for the country....that's what counts.

I bet Jimmy Carter got some good nookie. eeew..... (I might take that statement back....)