Ask a Republican this today:

[chuckstevens]

If Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about a consenual sexual relationship, do you now support the impeachment of Donald Trump?

[democratisphere]

1. But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, ............

it's not the same thing! Bill is a Clinton!

[CatMor]

2. Their answer will be Clinton was in the White House....

when it happened with Lewinsky and trump did it before he was in the WH.

[chuckstevens]

3. And my reply would be,

What if Bill had paid Monica $130,000 to keep her mouth shut?

[CatMor]

5. Excellent reply.

[Zambero]

8. And Trump's people paid hush money so that he'd get to the White House

Once there Donnie be home free? I don't think so! The RW morality cops were not subdued in bringing up Gennifer Flowers repeatedly during the '92 primaries. Ms. Flowers being a consensual partner from years earlier who was never offered hush money as damage control.

[CatMor]

9. They can't deny 130,000 was paid to her....

why pay that if it's not true. trump tweeting again today about fake news.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. Trump campaign laundered the $130K through Trump Org and on to Cohen

Link to tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210335816

[NewJeffCT]

17. that's a pretty amateurish coverup

Looks like Cohen will be getting disbarred, at the least.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Stephanie Clifford (Daniels) was threatened 2 yrs after her advisers' house & car blew up same night

Link to tweet

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210414401

[spanone]

4. K&R..

[zipplewrath]

6. Grand Jury

Already did and I could have predicted the response.

"Bill Clinton lied to a Grand Jury".

[moose65]

7. They already have their response ready

It's some variation of one of these:

It happened 12 years ago! Who cares??

Yeah, but Clinton did it IN the White House! This was WAY before Trump was elected!

The gist of it is, of course, that anything that Bill Clinton has ever done will always be dredged up and held against him and Hillary and ANY Democrat, really, but Trump (of course) gets a pass. This will never, ever convince any of them to drop their support of Trump.

[NewJeffCT]

18. of course

Republicans still bring up Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick, and point to Robert Byrd being in the KKK in the 1940s as proof he (and other Democrats) hate black people.

[Dave Starsky]

20. Hell, the GOP is still outraged over Grover Cleveland...

Having a love child with his mistress in 1874.

[ThirdEye]

10. Wasn't he impeached for lying about it?

As opposed to the act itself. Correct me if I'm wrong. Definitely not defending what they did, but nuance matters especially if we want to claim we reason with the relevant facts. Otherwise, they can dismiss our arguments even if they bring nothing to the conversation themselves.

[notdarkyet]

14. He also lost his law license for lying. I think of that when I hear about Sessions lying

In front of congress and on his security clearance forms. He should lose his license too.

[Wounded Bear]

11. IOKIYAR...

[oberliner]

13. He was impeached for lying under oath about the relationship

Not for the relationship itself.

[Kingofalldems]

16. That's what the OP said.

[oberliner]

21. Missing the "under oath" part

Just lying about it (to the press, for instance) would not have been impeachable.

[Different Drummer]

19. They would say...

No, IOKIYAR.*


*It's Okay If You're a Republican