Hillary Clinton is one of the most well-known politicians in America and as a result has become the subject of multiple scandals. These scandals have made her one of the most disliked politicians in America. This article will explain why Hillary's most recent scandals aren’t as big of a deal as people have made them out to be and that she’s often held to a different standard.
Hillary's Email Scandal
Since the start of the 2016 election cycle, Hillary's use of a private email server and 33,000 lost emails have been the subject of scrutiny by people across the political spectrum, leading many to believe that she is more reckless than previous Secretaries of State. However, Hillary is not the first Secretary of State to do this and certainly not the worst offender.
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Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice’s top staffers received emails containing classified information on personal email accounts which were as likely to be hacked as Hillary’s private server and to put national security at risk. Hillary was also not the first Secretary of State to lose emails. From 2003-2009, 22 million emails were lost under the Bush administration. This is more than the 33,000 private emails Hillary lost.
Though it’s not great that Hillary used a private server and lost emails, Hillary's use of a private server was not much worse than what happened under the Bush administration. In the administration, Bush got way more media coverage and scrutiny from the opposing party.
Late Feb.: In discussions, the State Department informs the House Benghazi Committee that Clinton did not have a government email address, and that it had never had possession of her emails until her attorney first turned them over—in paper form—to the State Department in Dec. 2014.
The Monica Lewinsky case Monica Lewinsky’s sexual relationship with Bill Clinton showed America that no matter how high up you are in the government one can still make an average man’s mistakes. Monica Lewinsky was an intern at the white House at the White House when she began the sexual relationship with Clinton. Soon after changing jobs to working at the pentagon, Lewinsky’s secret conversations with Clinton were secretly recorded by an ex friend of Lewinsky. “Lewinsky, then at age 24, was befriended by a coworker, Linda Tripp, who secretly recorded telephone conversations about Lewinsky’s affair with Clinton” (“Monica Lewinsky” 2). The tapes were then sent to Kenneth Starr who was investigating the Clintons.
President and First Lady Obama, who are well-loved and respected, bet their legacy on Hillary Clinton and now it’s tarnished. The American People felt the President and First Lady was trying to convince them to vote for someone who was corrupt and deserve to be in jail. Therefore, it was a hard sell even for the Obamas.
Monica Lewinsky and Hester Prynne follow two very similar story lines. Both had affairs with very prominent men. Hester had an affair with Dimmesdale, the towns priest and also an important member of the towns government. Lewinsky having her affair with the President of the United States, Bill Clinton. We then see how people react to the incidents. In both instances the women took more blame then the men. In Lewinsky’s case she was fired from her job at the White House, and publicly shamed all over the internet, even today. Clinton however continued his presidency, and having a fine as his only punishment. In Hester’s case, she was publicly shamed in front of the whole town, and forced to wear an A on her chest for life; to remind people of her sin. The town however forgot about trying to find the man she had committed the crime with. In turn Dimmesdale had no repercussions, except for the self harm he inflicted. It is obvious that gender roles played a part in the punishments received. The women were seen as committing a horrible sin, and were punished brutally for it. On the other hand for
When Bill Clinton became the president of the United States of America some investigations took place when he was accused more than one thing. These investigations were the caused for his impeachment.
Hilary Clinton has been called many slanderous things: controversial, a cheater, and a corrupt emailer . However, American voters should take into consideration her potential as a grandiloquent leader. Hilary Clinton has several years of political experience due to her being the first lady during her husband’s 1992 presidential run . In addition to this, she has served as the United States’ Secretary of State from 2009-2013 , Arkansas First Lady , and as the United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009 . Her political influence can be compared to numerous female political figures such as Madeleine Albright , the first woman to be appointed as the United States Secretary of State or even “the Iron Lady”, Margaret Thatcher, who was Britain’s
There is not much on Benghazi that has been found on her emails. Clinton sent an email to journalist, Sidney Blumenthal, telling him that the siege was the work of members of a Libyan terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia, who have ties to al-Qaida (Voorhees). Other emails show Cheryl Mills, an aid to the Clintons for decades, telling spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, to stop answering questions about the status of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens during the attack (Herridge). So even though there is secrecy around the Secretary of State, it was nothing that contributed to a conspiracy about purposefully allowing the attack on Benghazi to “commence with a blind
One of the things Clinton is most famous for, but not the proudest of, is his affairs. The issue of Clinton having an affair with Monica Lewinsky is purely personal. It should have been discussed within his family and in his family alone. Many people seem to forget that Presidents before him have done the exact same thing. John F Kennedy is probably the best known with his affairs. This doesn't diminish the fact that Clinton took it one step farther and lied about the affairs.
When the news of the email and investigation were out many were in no support to have someone like Hillary as a president. They did encourage a liar to be our president and did not think someone like Clinton would be fit to run the country. Just days before polls opened the FBI made a surprising decision to re-examine Hillary and newly related emails. Many liberals and conservatives were angered by this decision and democrats said the FBI should have gathered more facts before making it public. Only to announce that the FBI would not reverse its past decision. Among democrats a cause of concern occurred when news about the FBI broke out; A third of the voters said they were less likely to support Clinton.(Roberts, Dan) Hillary herself was said to blame part of her loss of the
The Emails As many people know, Hillary Clinton was involved in a bit of controversy. She got into a sticky situation with the law, regarding emails. Executive Order 13526 and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 793(f) of the federal code make it illegal to send or receive classified information on (a) private email server(s). Hillary’s first line of defense
Having a title as big as President of the United States can bring it’s downfalls with people always trying to take them down and invade their privacy, which Bill Clinton learned the hard way of. Clinton had led on an affair with his intern, Monica S. Lewinsky, in 1995 to 1997 and was brought into the light, causing for the view of him to change within the House. Clinton’s affair and lies would cause for discussions of impeachment to rise. The question does come into play, would Clinton’s denial of the affair worth the cause of his impeachment? Bill Clinton’s partaking in an inappropriate relationship would all end with a downfall and taint his presidency.
At the level of her particular leadership style, Hillary Clinton is a strong and determined woman, often posing as an aggressive opponent in battle. In her private life however, she is reported to be less stern and she commands the respect of people who have known her for decades.
I’m pretty sure she’s mostly concern about her upcoming Presidential Campaign in 2016. That is why she put the blame to President Obama, honestly she should not have been the only one in trial. She is only the Secretary of State; she does not have the authority over everything. She could have been a part of it, but I think she should not have been the only person to blame. According to the article, How Hillary Clinton Won the Benghazi Hearing by Sam Frizell says that, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio who wrote that ‘“the debate about Clinton’s precise role in the Benghazi disaster should not obscure a broader point that is obvious to most observers: Hillary Clinton’s failed record as Secretary of State … has made America less
She was sworn in as part of Barack Obama’s cabinet in January 2009, as the 67th US secretary of state and served until 2013 She became. During her term as secretary of state, Mrs. Clinton used her position to make women 's rights and human rights a central talking point of U.S. initiatives. She became one of the most traveled secretaries of the state in American history, and promoted the use of social media to communicate the country 's positions. In early March 2015, Clinton faced controversy and criticism when it was revealed that she had used her personal email to handle official governmental business during her time as secretary of state. While speaking initially on gender equality and the political situation in Iran, in a news conference that was held at the United Nations Clinton stated that she had used her personal email for suitability as allowed by state department protocol. She later turned over all governmental correspondence to the Obama administration while deleting messages that could be considered as personal.
The greatest initial collapse of the Enlightenment ideals occurred at the beginning of the 19th century. It was associated with the realization of the limitations of the mechanical-mathematical view of the world and a number of social upheavals, including the bloody French Revolution, which gave birth to dictatorship and terror. These forced to question the possibility of a “social contract.” Moreover, the awareness of the inhumanity of the capitalist system tarnished the ideals of absolute reason and progress. Gradually, the belief in progress and the human mind gave way to pessimism. The paper will assess the rationality of Enlightenment and its perception in the modern world.