Spin

The sex scandals surrounding Bill Clinton have come into the news. When Hilary said that Trump has ”a penchant for sexism” Trump responded by bringing up the past indiscretions. As I watched the reporting on this, the differences between networks were quite evident. One network reported that the wife should not be held accountable for the actions of her husband thus absolving Hilary of any responsibility. The other station pointed out how Hilary treated the victims of her husband’s dalliances by referring to them as “narcissistic loony toon”, “trailer trash” and “bimbo’s “. This is what Hilary recently said about this issue. "To every survivor of sexual assault...You have the right to be heard. You have the right to be believed. We're with you." — One station refers to Bill’s activities and the other to how Hilary reacted to those activities. This is called spin.