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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I came of age at a time when I was told that perjury over a BJ was no big deal. That personal conduct could be separated from professional conduct in the role of the president.

Then you read about what Saint JFK was up to and other historical stars of the left and the right … and I guess I internalized those lessons that private conduct is separate from the presidency.   I mean Hillary Clinton stayed married to at best a sexual abuser and at worst to someone that grabbing women by… and she did it for political expediency.  HRC was out there defending a sexual predator while dismissing his victims as being part of some vast right wing conspiracy.  Yes, Trump’s private conduct was much worse than that of HRC, but if decency and good behavior matters then we should have all been disgusted by HRC.

The whole “disqualified” line of attack annoyed me and pushed me more right. Someone who perjured himself, even if only about sex, should also have “disqualified” himself from the presidency, but as a teenager I was told that didn’t matter.  I’m not saying you will agree with me or accept this, OP.   I’m just answering your question. [/quote]

Well said. I too separated personal flaws from policy after the Clinton era. [/quote]

Sure, but there is a difference between consensual sex between adults and predatory pussy grabbers.

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No. This is PP that came up as a teenager during the Clinton scandal. If you’re making an argument about morality than it is about right and wrong, not black, grey and white. This is exactly the thing that annoyed me to no end.  To the extent that a vote for Trump so a middle finger to the establishment, this is exactly what I’m talking about.

When someone on the left does something, the argument becomes about black, grey and white (spectrum of conduct). But when it comes to a republican all of a sudden it is about right and wrong (binary).

If you're willing to go to extenuating circumstances when it comes to your side but not the other, then your whole argument comes across as hollow and convenient to your political goals.  It is not convincing. [/quote]

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