Let’s be real. Can it really be considered joking below the belt when a nationally known Trump surrogate says, “Bill Clinton meant Hillary When He said He Didn’t Have Sex with ‘that woman’?” On Friday, former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu comical remarks are being blown up way out of proportion. According to the L A Times, Sununu, who served as chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1991 made the humorous remarks about Hillary Clinton at a Trump Rally.
The Clinton campaign continues to take incoming fire from the daily barrage of damaging WikiLeaks and dual FBI investigation media updates. So, should the mainstream media and Clinton supporters seriously be upset that a little joke reminding reporters and voters of the former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, who took part in infamous sexual escapades with President Bill Clinton in the ‘90s is crass?
One might think that former Gov. John Sununu was doing the sagging Clinton campaign a favor by momentarily diverting attention away from tightening poll numbers of Trump in key battleground states. Maybe Sununu was reminding New Hampshire voters that when they vote for Hillary they get womanizing Bill as part of the bargain.
Perhaps it is the very fact that the former president was lying to the American people when he said “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky,” can be connected to the former Secretary of State’s lie about her emails and email server in March of 2015. She stressed then and in July of 2016, “I am confident that I never sent nor received any information that was classified at the time it was sent and received.” Lying to the American public, the press and to government investigators is a practiced art form.
Of course, FBI Director James Comey revealed in the July 8, Press Conference that Clinton’s statement was a lie. According to the New York Times Comey “rebuked Mrs. Clinton as being “extremely careless” in using a private email address and server. He raised questions about her judgment, contradicted statements she has made about her email practices.” He added that it was very possible that hostile foreign governments had gained access to her account.
So with scant hours remaining before the nation elect either Hillary president and render the White House open season on female interns or select a President Trump who will Make America Great Again, should a joke about Hillary really matter to voters?