by Sandy » Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:30 am
So the answer to Hillary Clinton, from the party of apple pie American patriotism and family values, is to nominate a candidate who is more corrupt and dishonest than she is, who excuses sexual assault by passing it off as "locker room banter", who makes most of his money by exploiting the cheap labor of undeveloped countries (and denying Americans jobs by the thousands), and off gambling interests (including strip clubs), or by living off borrowed money and ponzi schemes, and has himself cheated on all three of the women he's been married to by his own admission. Well, I guess that makes sense if you're willing to abandon the values you once touted as making you a superior choice to the other side.
The principled opposition to this mess is not coming from the places that you might expect. Muslim Americans are having a hard time understanding how a political party that claims almost exclusive rights to morality, and to a strict constructionist interpretation of the constitution have not repudiated Trump, articulated repeatedly by Khizr and Ghazala Khan. The Mormon Church, through its highest profile politicians, including both Utah senators Lee and Hatch, former GOP nominee Mitt Romney, and Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, has been perhaps the most consistent opposition within the GOP to Trump. Where are the evangelicals? You have to hand it to Russell Moore and Al Mohler. You may not like them, but they don't have to do any apologizing or backtracking. Beth Moore stepped up, yes indeed, perhaps the most prolific female Bible teacher and author in the SBC, and so did Elise Jordan, who worked as a national security advisor and speechwriter for the Bush administration, and particularly for Condaleeza Rice, who went so far as to be critical of Southern Baptists who are still on the Trump bandwagon.
It seems like it would be something pretty obvious, but Bill isn't running. Hillary is. And we have the FBI investigation report that exonerates her, the numerous Benghazi investigations, including the Gowdy committee, that exonerates her, the financial records of the Clinton foundation going back to its inception, hers and Bills income tax returns for most of their adult life, or at least, her political life, her health records, and the verdict in the Whitewater investigation that shows the Clintons were victims of that fraud just like the others who got burned. After making a big deal out of it, we still don't have Trump's health records or his tax returns. Her record as first lady, a Senator, and Secretary of State includes the good and bad for everyone to see. Her accomplishments are things that Trump would never aspire to achieve, and never has. Trump is welcome to trot out the women that Bill allegedly assaulted and raped, and then sit back and watch clip after clip of himself verbally assaulting them, calling them liars, and supporting Bill.