Courtesy of Shakesville, I found an absolutely disgusting story on ABC News today with the following header:
Hillary At White House on 'Stained Blue Dress' Day
Schedules Reviewed by ABC Show Hillary May Have Been in the White House When the Fateful Act Was Committed
If you can believe it, the first paragraph of the story is even worse than the headline. No, really, it was. Allow me to paste it for you:
Hillary Clinton spent the night in the White House on the day her husband had oral sex with Monica Lewinsky, and may have actually been in the White House when it happened, according to records of her schedule released today by the National Archives.
I have to say that I am completely shocked that ABC would even consider this as news. This story was published to embarrass Senator Clinton, plain and simple. This is not news! In now way, shape, or form is this news! I also like how they call her "Hillary" in the header: almost as if it doesn't matter that she's a Senator or a Democratic presidential candidate.
From Shakesville:
Susie Madrak says, "In all my years in journalism, I've never seen anything quite as disgusting as this," while Brad Friedman notes, "A more shameful display of 'journalism', we don't believe we've ever seen."Meanwhile, Lambert offers dryly: "Some people are of the opinion that misogyny has been pervasive in this campaign. How could they have gotten such a crazy idea?" Indeed.
And it doesn't matter whether you support Hillary or not; letting the media get away with this tactic against her only legitimizes and tacitly encourages it, which means they'll inevitably use it against everyone.
You can contact Brian Ross of ABC (the genius behind this spectacular piece) and the Executive VP of ABC News Dave Davis from the information Susie Madrak has here. Make sure to be concise, polite, and to the point in any messages you send their way. We don't want to stoop to their level! Also, a direct line here.
Liz Abinante loves the Clintons, but absolutely hates ABC News. She just got off the phone with ABC News and she's still fuming. This post originally appeared here.
[Image from ABC News]
