My father has been around a long time, and watched every Presidential
campaign since Eisenhower. Even he, a jaded political junkie,
acknowledges that America’s campaigning tactics have gone off the
rails. No examples need be cited. We all see it. We all feel it.
How did it get this bad? It comes down to two moments in recent history.
The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a turning point in American politics. While philandering politicians were nothing new, what caught Americans by surprise were the lurid details, and the fact that these activities occurred in the Oval Office. Yet those elements in and of themselves weren’t the catalysts.
The turning point came when some Americans made excuses for Clinton. “Oh, it’s just sex,” they said. That was the moment when Americans no longer cared about character, no longer cared about the dignity of the Office of the President, and no longer cared about the President holding himself to a higher standard. Clinton was given a pass for behavior that was irresponsible, showed poor judgment, and was disgraceful for the leader of the free world.
http://townhall.com/columnists/lawrencemeyers/2016/02/29/how-did-it-get-this-bad-n2126327?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
How did it get this bad? It comes down to two moments in recent history.
The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a turning point in American politics. While philandering politicians were nothing new, what caught Americans by surprise were the lurid details, and the fact that these activities occurred in the Oval Office. Yet those elements in and of themselves weren’t the catalysts.
The turning point came when some Americans made excuses for Clinton. “Oh, it’s just sex,” they said. That was the moment when Americans no longer cared about character, no longer cared about the dignity of the Office of the President, and no longer cared about the President holding himself to a higher standard. Clinton was given a pass for behavior that was irresponsible, showed poor judgment, and was disgraceful for the leader of the free world.
http://townhall.com/columnists/lawrencemeyers/2016/02/29/how-did-it-get-this-bad-n2126327?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
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