Boys Will Be Boys



I was unmoved an Melania Trump's attempt to come to her husband's rescue on CNN over the now infamous Access Holywood tape in which the business mogul boasted that his celebrity status allowed to do 'anything he wanted to women' including 'grabbing them by the pussy'.

Melanie had the same kind of delivery as Conan the Barbarian, but much more damaging was her excuse that boys will be boys and that her 59 year-old husband (at the time) was egged on by his much younger and junior companion, Billy Bush.


Now it can't be easy being a young 'trophy' wife, yet the thought of Melania becoming America's First Lady is almost as terrifying as the real Donald Trump becoming the leader of the free world. 

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Stand Up, Speak Out (15/10/16)



Michelle Obama is not a politician, but America's First Lady spoke with great passion in this speech in which she addressed Donald Trump's ugly locker-room 'banter' and allegations that he is a serial sexual predator.

ā€œI canā€™t believe that a candidate for president of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women. I canā€™t stop thinking about this. It has shaken me to my core more than I ever could have predicted.ā€ 

Michelle Obama went on to disparage Trump without once saying his name and to urge those in the audience to do everything they can to elect Hillary Clinton. Read some of her best quotes below:

On Donald Trumpā€™s behaviour:


ā€œThis is not how adults behave, this is not how decent human beings behave, and itā€™s certainly not how someone who wants to be president of the United States behaves,ā€ she continued. ā€œThis wasnā€™t just locker-room talk. This was a powerful individual speaking freely and openly about sexually predatory behavior, and actually joking about kissing and groping women.ā€

On her own reaction to the accusations:


ā€œLast week we saw this candidate actually bragging about sexually assaulting women. I canā€™t believe Iā€™m saying that a candidate for president of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women. I have to tell you that I ā€” I canā€™t stop thinking about this. It has shaken me to my core in a way that I couldnā€™t have predicted.ā€

On the phrase ā€œlocker-room talkā€:

ā€œStrong men, those who are role models, know that they donā€™t have to tear women down to lift themselves up. To dismiss this as locker-room talk is an insult to decent men everywhere.ā€

On Trumpā€™s fitness for office:


ā€œIf we have a president who routinely degrades women ā€” who brags about sexually assaulting women ā€” then how can we maintain our moral authority in the world? How can we continue to be a beacon of justice and human dignity?ā€

On womenā€™s power to influence the election:


ā€œWe simply cannot endure this or expose our children to this any longer,ā€ she said. ā€œNow is the time for all of us to stand up and say enough is enough. This has got to stop right now.ā€
ā€œImagine waking up on November 9, and imagine how youā€™ll feel if you stayed home or if you didnā€™t do everything possible to elect Hillary. We cannot let that happen. We need to recover from our shock and depression and do what women have always done in this country. We need to roll up our sleeves ā€” we need to get to work.ā€


Well said, if you ask me.

 


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