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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton To Next Female Presidential Candidate: Prepare to Be Brutalized [View all]karynnj
(60,978 posts)His honor and his service, which were sterling, were smeared. The word "swiftboat" has since been used by others to call attacks on themselves dishonest and beyond the pale. They attacked his character in many many ways. They attacked his reputation as one of the cleanest politicians in DC. In fact, most things that were said about Hillary were also said about a white male when he ran for reelection. Bill Clinton.
I would not say all attacks on - say - Al Gore (or Kerry) were because he was male. There could be other reasons. Similarly, I do not think the attacks on HRC were because she was female. Which attacks do you think were levied against her that would not have been levied against a Henry Clinton? It is impossible to do an analysis that women are treated worse when there is only one.
I think ANY human, male or female, white, black or any other color, will be attacked if they are a Democrat. Any negative in their past will be used and if there is little to attack, they will make stuff up.