The United States:

Hillary Clinton, Women, and Why I'm Not With Her

    Hillary Clinton made history this election by becoming the first woman to be a major parties nominee for the position of United States President. There is immense power in this position and her candidacy has limitless benefits through obtaining this title. Clinton has reaped every benefit she possibly could and wasting no time doing so. Looking at hillaryclinton.com, it is clear and evident that Hillary Clinton is a voice for women across America. I mean she plaster's all over her campaign that she is an advocate for women who have been trampled by male dominancy in this country. She shares that as secretary of state she assisted in the founding Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and recently as Senator from New York she "championed access to emergency contraception and voted in favor of strengthening a woman’s right to make her own health decisions." Due to her involvement in the U.S. delegation to the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, she prides herself in "making women's rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy." All seemingly admirable, right? 

        Looking back into Hillary's past, controversy arises. Her motives are unclear and her new found passion for women's rights leads to mass suspicion. In her previous campaigns she had openly spoke of being opposed to same-sex marriage stating that marriage is meant to be between a man and a women. She was openly opposed to abortion in her past as running for the republican nomination and now whole heartedly supports "a women's right to choose." While she had the audacity to say that in situations of rape, a woman had the "right to be believed" she, when multiple accusations of sexual assault were made against her husband, threatened and tormented the women. According to The Washington Times, Eileen Wellstone accused Clinton of sexually assaulting her in 1969. According to the Daily Caller, legal secretary Carolyn Moffet accused Clinton of sexually assaulting her in 1979. Elizabeth Ward Gracen originally told friends that Clinton had sexually assaulted her in 1982. Flight attendant Christy Zercher, who worked on Clinton’s plane in 1992, allegedly accused Clinton of exposing his genitals to her and grabbing her. Sandra Allen James, a former DC fundraiser, allegedly said Clinton invited her to his hotel room and then sexually assaulted her in 1991. Paula Jones famously filed a sexual harassment claim against Clinton after he allegedly exposed his private parts  to her and demanded that she “kiss it.” Hillary is reported to have stated during Bill Clintons 1992 presidential run "Who is going to find out? These women are trash. No one is going to believe them." Would a serious advocate for women belittle a sensitive topic such as sexual assault? Private investigator Ivan Duda claims that after Bill lost his second race as governor, Hillary told him, "I want you to get rid of all these b****** he’s seeing . . . I want you to give me the names and addresses and phone numbers, and we can get them under control.” Hillary was reported thereafter to have taken matters into her own hands and did just as she said she would. In 1993, Kathleen Willey allegedly reported Bill Clinton for sexual assault. She claimed shortly thereafter that detectives hired by Hillary had throated her, her children, and killed their cat. Juanita Broaddrick who accused Bill of raping her also claimed to have been harassed by Hillary. Hillary's consistent record of despicable behavior should lead to questions about her reliability. 

       While she claims to have made  women's rights a cornerstone of US foreign policy she has accepted tens of millions of dollars from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman which all have laws against women's freedom and even against LGBT rights. 


       So is Hillary really a true advocate for women, or is she using the delicate subject of gender inequality to drive her campaign to victory? Would having her in office be a step in the right direction for the women's rights movement or would it be an impulsive, uneducated and bias decision to put such a corrupt person into office? These are decisions that citizens of the United States need to make, and women need to put extra thought into.