Swordsmyth
01-27-2018, 02:37 PM
We wonder how many painstaking hours Hillary Clinton's focus group spent drafting this dumpster fire of a non-apology apology...
In possibly the most tone-deaf response to a "#MeToo" moment since the movement first emerged late last year, Clinton responded to a story about her protecting an adviser accused of sexual harassment (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-26/clinton-ignored-staffers-sexual-harassment-allegations-during-2008-campaign) with one of the most insincere, tone-deaf and downright baffling explanations in the history of Twitter.
First, Clinton claimed that the young woman - still unnamed - who first reported being harassed by Clinton "spiritual adviser" Burns Strider "was heard" and "had her concerns taken seriously..." (though the facts would suggest the opposite)...
A story appeared today about something that happened in 2008. I was dismayed when it occurred, but was heartened the young woman came forward, was heard, and had her concerns taken seriously and addressed.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/957091151122747392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
...Then she said she "called her today to tell her how proud I am of her and to make sure she knows what all women should: we deserve to be heard!"
Heard, that is, but still ignored...
I called her today to tell her how proud I am of her and to make sure she knows what all women should: we deserve to be heard.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/957091288754606080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
"To all the little girls watching...never doubt that you are valuable and powerful & deserving of every chance & opportunity in the world."
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 9, 2016 (https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/796394920051441664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Unsurprisingly, her remarks inspired a flurry of criticism...
Yeah, all women deserve to be heard, EXCEPT if they accuse your husband. You are so full of crap. Nobody cares what you have to say anymore. Just go away already.
— Paladin#7 (@7_paladin) January 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/7_paladin/status/957289539889979395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
* * *
Later Friday evening, a video surfaced online where Clinton "gave a shoutout to all of the 'activist bitches supporting bitches.'"
"Hey everyone, I just wanted to say thanks," Clinton said. "Thanks for your feminism, for your activism, and all I can hope is you keep up the really important, good work."
Supportive Activist Bitch reporting for duty #ImWithHer (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImWithHer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #feminist (https://twitter.com/hashtag/feminist?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #bitch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/bitch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) https://t.co/M49KBoKgH7
— Aldea (@ldeaplum) January 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/ldeaplum/status/957235436459581440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
No, thank you Hillary, for all that you truly represent...
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-27/hillary-clinton-refuses-apologize-not-firing-adviser-accused-harassment
In possibly the most tone-deaf response to a "#MeToo" moment since the movement first emerged late last year, Clinton responded to a story about her protecting an adviser accused of sexual harassment (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-26/clinton-ignored-staffers-sexual-harassment-allegations-during-2008-campaign) with one of the most insincere, tone-deaf and downright baffling explanations in the history of Twitter.
First, Clinton claimed that the young woman - still unnamed - who first reported being harassed by Clinton "spiritual adviser" Burns Strider "was heard" and "had her concerns taken seriously..." (though the facts would suggest the opposite)...
A story appeared today about something that happened in 2008. I was dismayed when it occurred, but was heartened the young woman came forward, was heard, and had her concerns taken seriously and addressed.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/957091151122747392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
...Then she said she "called her today to tell her how proud I am of her and to make sure she knows what all women should: we deserve to be heard!"
Heard, that is, but still ignored...
I called her today to tell her how proud I am of her and to make sure she knows what all women should: we deserve to be heard.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/957091288754606080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
"To all the little girls watching...never doubt that you are valuable and powerful & deserving of every chance & opportunity in the world."
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 9, 2016 (https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/796394920051441664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Unsurprisingly, her remarks inspired a flurry of criticism...
Yeah, all women deserve to be heard, EXCEPT if they accuse your husband. You are so full of crap. Nobody cares what you have to say anymore. Just go away already.
— Paladin#7 (@7_paladin) January 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/7_paladin/status/957289539889979395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
* * *
Later Friday evening, a video surfaced online where Clinton "gave a shoutout to all of the 'activist bitches supporting bitches.'"
"Hey everyone, I just wanted to say thanks," Clinton said. "Thanks for your feminism, for your activism, and all I can hope is you keep up the really important, good work."
Supportive Activist Bitch reporting for duty #ImWithHer (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ImWithHer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #feminist (https://twitter.com/hashtag/feminist?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #bitch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/bitch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) https://t.co/M49KBoKgH7
— Aldea (@ldeaplum) January 27, 2018 (https://twitter.com/ldeaplum/status/957235436459581440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
No, thank you Hillary, for all that you truly represent...
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-27/hillary-clinton-refuses-apologize-not-firing-adviser-accused-harassment