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Sebelius: The Clinton White House doubled down on 'abusive behavior' and it's fair to criticize Hillary Clinton


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2017 Nov 22, 9:48pm   3,133 views  6 comments

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As a wave of stories unfold about sexual harassment and assault by men in power, a senior Democratic leader says her party should reflect on how it handled such charges when they were leveled against former President Bill Clinton.

"Not only did people look the other way, but they went after the women who came forward and accused him," says Kathleen Sebelius, the former secretary of Health and Human Services and Kansas governor. "And so it doubled down on not only bad behavior but abusive behavior. And then people attacked the victims."

Sebelius extended her criticism to Hillary Clinton, and the Clinton White House for what she called a strategy of dismissing and besmirching the women who stepped forward—a pattern she said is being repeated today by alleged perpetrators of sexual assault—saying that the criticism of the former first lady and Secretary of State was "absolutely" fair. Sebelius noted that the Clinton Administration's response was being imitated, adding that "you can watch that same pattern repeat, It needs to end. It needs to be over."

"It breaks my heart is to know that here we are 40 years later, and very much the same atmosphere prevails," she said. "And it's about power, it's never been about sex. It's all about power. And men who have power over women use that power and all kinds of ways."



http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/22/politics/sebelius-clinton-white-house-behavior/index.html
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2   Patrick   2017 Nov 23, 6:33pm  

Sniper says
"It breaks my heart is to know that here we are 40 years later, and very much the same atmosphere prevails," she said. "And it's about power, it's never been about sex. It's all about power. And men who have power over women use that power and all kinds of ways."


It's not just 40 years. There are immutable facts about human sexual biology which will literally never change, and to attempt to change them is simply to doom one's self to sterility and loneliness. Or one's country, if such misguided attempts get made into laws or cultural norms. Then the whole country will die out and be replaced by a people who are not resisting biological reality.

Sibelius is wrong that it's "never been about sex". Women absolutely love men who have power. Nothing else makes a man so sexy. Kissinger said "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" and he's right. Such an ugly man, but no doubt got laid very easily as one of the most powerful men in the country.

The converse is not true. Men do not care at all, sexually, whether a woman has power or not. In fact, power in women is something of a turn-off for men. All that matters is that a woman is young and beautiful, ie fertile.
3   bob2356   2017 Nov 24, 5:08am  

rando says

The converse is not true. Men do not care at all, sexually, whether a woman has power or not. In fact, power in women is something of a turn-off for men


Really? Then why is it that women in uniform/power and dominant mistresses is such a popular porn subject?
4   bob2356   2017 Nov 24, 5:10am  

Sniper says

As a wave of stories unfold about sexual harassment and assault by men in power, a senior Democratic leader says her party should reflect on how it handled such charges when they were leveled against former President Bill Clinton.


If there were truly justice in the world clinton and trump would be sharing a jail cell right for abusing women now .
5   Shaman   2017 Nov 24, 8:07am  

I understand that the more powerful a man is, the more likely he is to have a sexual fantasy where he’s abused by a woman with power over him. Some kind of psychological escape hatch I’m sure.
So, Barack probably took a lot of strap on from Michelle.
6   MrMagic   2017 Nov 24, 9:46am  

More importantly, when is Sebelius going to have a nail gun or hot tub accident?

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