Over the past 18 months, the combination of an excellent profile by Katie J. Every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed, and supported. The Lewinsky case, however, is important precisely because the facts are not in dispute. Cases that involve unprovable, years-old allegations of assault pose an inherently difficult problem for almost any institution.
Attacking Bill was, by extension, an attack on Hillary — an attack that most people in leading positions in American progressive politics had no desire to make. Building a firm line around that kind of activity would give any organization a stronger, healthier culture. I hope that is the case, at least. It was about power in the workplace and its use. The policy case that Democrats needed Clinton in office was weak, and the message that driving him from office would have sent would have been profound and welcome.
That this view was not commonplace at the time shows that we did not, as a society, give the most important part of the story the weight it deserved. As the current accountability moment grows, we ought to recognize and admit that we had a chance to do this almost 20 years ago — potentially sparing countless young women a wide range of unpleasant and discriminatory experiences, or at a minimum reducing their frequency and severity.
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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Party unity was another factor in the survival of Clinton. Nixon gradually lost the support of his Republican allies while Clinton maintained relatively strong support from his Democratic allies in Congress, even conservative members like Joe Lieberman.
Where they really differed was in their assessments of whether Clinton had done what he was accused of. Brown adds that the root of the Clinton scandal was an extramarital affair, which most people felt was a personal scandal and a private matter, not a political one. And while both men faced impeachment and lengthy investigations while in office—there was a large disparity in their approval ratings upon leaving office 66 percent for Clinton; 24 percent for Nixon.
This may not be unconnected to the fact that during her last year in office, she faced quite a lot of challenges. For instance, she had to handle the attack by terrorists on the American consulate in Benghazi Libya which lead to the death of an American Ambassador. She was also faced with health-related issues that kept her out of work for about a month.
Till her last day on the job, she still had to handle issues relating to the bombing in Turkey that leads to the death of two persons. She journeyed to countries across the globe in efforts aimed at world peace mostly. Hillary was born in Chicago and had her education from Yale University where she graduated alongside her Husband Bill in She was to later serve as the first lady between and after which she served as an American Senator between and Her foray into the world of politics saw her going head to head against Barack Obama.
Upon winning the elections, Barack Obama appointed Hillary as his Secretary of State and she served in that capacity until she resigned in She became the first woman in the history of America to be named as a presidential nominee of a major political party.
She was defeated by Donald Trump in the elections that were to follow. Hillary Clinton was born on the 26 th day of October in Chicago. She was raised by her parents in Park Ridge Illinois a suburb in the downtown area of Chicago. She was the eldest of the daughters of Hugh Rodham who was the owner of a rather successful fabric store. Hillary has two younger brothers Anthony and Hugh.
She had a reputation of being an active Republican during her younger days and she campaigned vigorously for the Republican nominee Barry Goldwater back in She also had to confront illness, a concussion and a blood clot that sidelined her for nearly a month. Even her last day on the job had her dealing with a diplomatic crisis after a reported suicide bomber attacked a check point at the U. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, which killed two people. Over the past three decades , Clinton has served her country as the bulwark of the first family in both Arkansas, when Bill Clinton was governor, and D.
Finally, she became the face of the nation's diplomatic efforts in more than countries around the world. She was the first wife of a U. She traveled to more countries than any other secretary of state before her. She recognized the government in Somalia and paid an official visit to Myanmar, the highest U. She also navigated the treacherous diplomatic relations of the Arab Spring, working with President Obama in determining when to nudge dictators in the direction of democracy and when to cut ties altogether.
Clinton's departure from the State Department was long foretold. For the past year, she has made clear her intentions to step down and said her goodbyes at outposts all over the world.
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