ARNOLD THE BARBARIAN
If Bill Clinton had never been president, Arnold's Oui Oui interview would have ended his political career. The country gets one shot to demand that our leaders be less than alley cats. When you pass the opportunity the first time, nobody is waiting around to help you pounce the second time. Gloria Allred should save her indignation for that President who is accused of raping someone. Allred may also want to ask Senator Hillary why she enables her husband to brutalize women. Short of that, Arnold married a Kennedy and seemed to fit right into the womanizing quota.
These stories could still cost Arnold the race, but they also get at the heart of why it wasn't just about sex when Clinton was President. Unlike Clinton who lied to a Grand Jury, Arnold doesn't seem to deny anything. He's asking that we accept his behavior as a part of who he is. This approach probably would have saved Bill a lot of legal fees. But it also would have ended Hillary's political career. If someone's definition to prominence is being someone else's spouse, then an open marriage makes the "equal partner" argument hollow. The Clintons tried to play it both ways. Bill behaved however he wanted and Hillary played the wronged wife. I never bought it. If Hillary really felt wronged then the marriage would have ended long ago. No amount of power or potential power is worth deceit from the person you love. Only when it isn't deceitful or you don't love them can you stay.
They were deceiving us not each other. Hillary knew what Bill was doing, but she decided to stay and enjoy the power. Lie to the press. Threaten the women. Be the wronged wife when things are proven in a court of law. It was all an act. Will Arnold and Maria play this thing straight? It might make all the difference.
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