New Yorker Comment Blatant Example Of Free Pass To Trump

The June 6 & 13 issue of the New Yorker arrived on my doorstep yesterday and it contains perhaps one of the most blatant examples of the free pass the media continually gives Donald Trump. Yes, even the New Yorker(!) has been infected with this terrible disease. Amy Davidson, writing in the lead comment in the “Talk of the Town” section (which sadly I cannot provide a link to), seems to want Hillary to specifically lay out what Bill Clinton’s role would be in her administration while at the same time worrying that all the baggage that Bill apparently carries makes it difficult for voters to pull the lever for Hillary in November. Noting that Trump campaign does not really care about the truth of what they say, Ms. Davidson then gives us the full recital of the 1990s – Whitewater, Vince Foster, Monica Lewinksy, Paula Jones, and Juanita Broderick’s 1999 accusation of being raped by Bill in 1978 which Trump brought up on Fox News in mid-May in a classic use of the Karl Rove playbook.  Her only statement regarding Trump’s own vulnerabilities in his treatment of women is simply that “there are serious allegations against Trump regarding the treatment of women”. You think it might be worth mentioning at some point in the article that, besides the countless reports of inappropriate behavior, Trump himself has been accused, under oath, by two women, one of whom was his wife, of rape. But apparently Ms. Davidson did not think that was worth reporting. She finishes her comment worrying that once again going over all these “old and tired” allegations against Bill Clinton will leave voters “feeling exhausted”, “demoralized”, and “disaffected”. Actually no, what demoralizes and exhausts me is constantly having the press focus on the failings of someone who is not even on the ballot and ignore the lies, lack of substance, and serious allegations against a candidate who is.