All of my adult life, at least the years during which I have been politically aware, I have noticed a definite bias in the media. I am amazed when I hear folks denying this reality, or worse, criticizing Fox News for providing a Conservative perspective to current events. Not a day goes by that I don't acknowledge my appreciation for both Fox News and the Drudge Report. The playing field is not equal by any stretch of the imagination, but at least someone of my political persuasion is willing to put up a fight. Frequently, though, I am reminded of just how powerful the liberal media has become. The first Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump provided just such a reminder. Not surprisingly, the moderator feigned complete neutrality, and then proceeded to ambush Trump with questions about a former Ms. Universe Pageant contestant. I expected the moderator to discuss Trump's income taxes and also his comments regarding the Obama birth certificate comtroversy. It would only make sense, considering the Clinton email server issue and the controversy regarding influence peddling and the Clinton Foundation would surely be mentioed. I was mistaken. I can only assume that the first debate was meant to focus on sensitive Trump developments, and that the second debate would introduce Hillary's trouble issues; time will tell.
Today the Washington Post released a video clip of Donald Trump making some less-than proper comments regarding women during a conversation with journalist Billy Bush. Trump was obviously not aware that he was being filmed at the time. His commentary was very similar to the type of banter I hear frequently when groups of men get together and the subject of women is introduced. Regardless, it isn't pretty, and Trump's apology was appropriate and appeared sincere. Of course, we will never hear the end of this latest snafu, because the media believes that they have found the torpedo that will sink the Trump campaign once and for all. Maybe they have, but it certainly won't deflect me from making some simple observations. First and foremost, I would to know how long the Post has been in possession of this video, and what motivated the decision to air it now, roughly three weeks before the election. I have a sneaky suspicion that the Post was in possession, or at least aware of, the video during the Republican Primaries. Is it off-base to conjecture that the Washington Post held on to this embarrassing bit of tape during the Primaries because the Democratic establishment wanted Trump to win the nomination, giving them the opportunity to use all the goodies that they had collected and put away for future use? I bet the press was aware of the former Ms. Universe early-on as well. After Donald Trump won the nomination, the mainstream media was beside itself with the belief that, just as in 2008 and 2012, they had manipulated negative stories on the various candidates in order to "pick" the GOP nominee. Its not as far-fetched as you might think. I can't be the only Republican voter who is left confused and frustrated by the recent string of flawed GOP nominees.
What has me truly angry, though, is not possible manipulation by the Press, or even the obvious bias with which Conservative candidates are obliged to accept. What really gives me a case of the Texas Red-Ass is the hypocrisy of the Media and the Washington Post in particular. For those of you who are old enough to remember Bill Clinton's Administration, it must be just as easy for you as it is for me to recall some of the more unpleasant details of President Clinton's seduction of White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Lots to remember here, folks, imcludimg the lie, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky"......., and the perjury committed in the Paula Jones deposition. And then there was the cigar, and the stained dress, and the fact that Lewinsky was not only a subordinate of Clinton, she was also a very young woman, in her early twenties. Where is the hypocrisy, you ask? When the Lewinsky saga was unfolding, the mainstream Media led the charge to declare the enter controversy "a personal matter" and "nobody's business" (my quotations). The Post was out-front in scolding Americans for turning a private issue into a political weapon. Isn't that exactly what the Washington Post is doing now? Don't kid yourself- the Democrats and the Clinton Campaign aren't shocked and disturbed by the video clip. They are thrilled, and no doubt they believe Trump won't be able to recover from this scandal. I can only hope that the American people will see this for what it is, a private moment of conversation that should never have been exploited in this way, regardless of the content of the discussion. The Washington Post has gone so far as to release a transcript of the video clip. I don't need to read the transcript. It makes no difference to me what Trump said to a friend in a private conversation that had nothing to do with government business. Hillary Clinton's problems, on the other hand, have everything to do with her behavior as a US Government employee. I'm also much more comfortable with a lewd Donald Trump in the White House, than a return trip for Bill Clinton in any incarnation. I believe the man is a sexual predator and I have yet to see any evidence to the contrary.
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