Liberal Media Goes Crazy Over Foul Trump Audio

The liberal media, led by CNN, has gone crazy in calling on Donald Trump to withdraw because of a disclosure that he had made recorded lewd comments over a decade ago about his relationships with women. 

Shocking?  Maybe for those who previously believed that the billionaire GOP nominee was a polite, well-spoken gentleman who had heretofore been respectful and chivalrous toward members of the fair sex.  [Are there any such people?]  If the audio had been released in 2012 and featured squeaky clean Mitt Romney uttering such things, that would have merited such a reaction.  But Donald?  That seventy year old who acts like a  thirteen year old boy where sexual matters are concerned?  Give me a break…

Do you remember the calls from the Left in 1999 demanding that Bill Clinton step down from the presidency because his sexual activities with an intern disgraced America?  Neither do I.  No, the consistent message from the Democratic Party and its media backers was to draw a distinction between private peccadillos and public misconduct.

Hypocrisy seems an inadequate label.

Liberals, when faced with the email evidence against Hillary Clinton’s  blatant dishonesty and her endangering national security, now find personal character flaws more damning than public misdeeds.

A note on reactions by some Republican leaders:  Unfortunately, some important office holders have been intimidated by the press drumbeat and have backed off previous endorsements of Trump.  Why do some on the right almost instinctively recoil from leftward critics?  Does Hillary deserve the moral high ground?  Yeah, sure.  Weakness emboldens the left and dispirits its foes.

Conservatives are not obligated to defend Donald Trump’s juvenile words and antics.  [The Sensible Conservative finds him to be an appalling individual – a view not exactly recently acquired.]  But given the horrific alternative, it’s certainly appropriate to point out the flaws in that candidate, too.