Scandal v SCANDAL

We are now six weeks from the end of the silly season known as the 2016 Presidential Election, an election that even the most seasoned politicians and pundits say they have never seen this absurd. Both candidates have a “likability” and credibility problem with the public and each of them has their share of scandals. But, when you put them side by side, it glaringly obvious that one is far worse than the media presents. John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” took a deep look at the scandals of both candidates:

“I do know that even talking about her scandals will irritate some of you, given that her opponent is an unambiguously racist scarecrow stuffed with scrunched-up copies of Jugs magazine, and that’s fair. But not being as bad as Donald Trump is a low bar to clear, and if you focus on nothing but him, you fail to vet a woman who might be president.” [..]

“We’ve spent several frustrating weeks trolling through all the innuendo and exaggerations surrounding Hillary’s email and foundation scandals, and the worst thing we can say is that they both look bad. But the harder you look, the less you actually find. There’s not nothing there, but what is there is irritating rather than grossly nefarious.”

“And this is where it’s instructive to compare her to her opponent: Donald Trump, America’s wealthiest hemorrhoid. He’s quantifiably worse.” [..]

“Bear in mind: we know nothing about Trump’s finances, and that is not good. He’s the first major party nominee since 1980 not to release his tax returns, and his justification is pathetic.” [..]

“There is everything, from the ongoing lawsuits against that bullshit university, to the alleged use of undocumented workers when building Trump Tower, to the fact that he received an illegal $3.5 million loan from his father in the form of a purchase of chips from one of Trump’s casinos.” [..]

“The point is this: the campaign has been dominated by scandals, but it is dangerous to think there is an equal number on both sides. You can be irritated by some of Hillary’s. That is understandable, but you should be f*cking outraged by Trump’s.”

Meanwhile, our roving pundit Keith Olbermann has updated his list of things Donald Trump has done that disqualify him as president with 74 more reasons from just this last month

Don’t forget to vote on November 8.