From depositions, on TV and at Clinton’s impeachment trial, Americans got a front-row seat to the secrets and scandalous affairs of the Clintons. There has always been a lot of scrutiny surrounding Bill and Hillary Clinton’s marriage because he was caught having an affair with Monica Lewinsky in 1998. It was a very public scandal,
everyone chimed in with their opinion because… well, he was President of the United States at the time. Now 24 years later, it’s Hillary who is getting the last word about her marriage.
A White House insider who worked on Bill and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns is coming clean about all their dirty secrets. In his new book, author Mark Penn claims that Bill insisted on an open marriage, even though Hillary didn’t want it.
Bill pretty much forced the idea of an open marriage on Hillary, who was not supportive of the concept. But following Bill’s multiple cheating scandals with Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers, Hillary didn’t have much of a choice in the matter.
It’s not hard to conclude that Bill and Hillary Clinton didn’t have at least a one-way open marriage. Perhaps it was not by choice, but the stories accumulated over the years until the fact of it became apparent,” Penn shared. “There was also no question that at the same time their relationship was deep and enduring. If this was the model of the first couple, what did it mean for the rest of the country?”
Penn added that there is still a lot of tension between Bill and Hillary, but they never adequately address it. Instead, Hillary has remained faithful to her husband, mostly because it served her own political agenda. In fact, Hillary has always spoken highly of Bill in interviews and has never bashed him for sleeping around.
Bill confessed to having an affair with Lewinsky back in 1998, but he only came clean about it after the news broke. Hillary has opened up about Bill’s wandering eye on more than one occasion, though she always paints him in a good light. Fox News claimed she also always assured her fans that they have forgiven each other for past wrongs and have developed a strong marriage as a result.
AWM pointed out:
It is difficult for anyone to verify these facts as true and who knows if they ever will be. It is difficult because who is anyone else to judge someone’s marriage. What is right for one person may not be right for someone else, but it is not our place to judge. What is wrong is sexual harassment.
This is a day an age when women are coming forward and being open about their experiences and the #MeToo movement has made great strides for women not having to keep their mouths shut in fear of retaliation. It gets muddled and difficult when it comes to women who knowingly enter into a consensual situation and then use it against the person. These are the type of situations that take away from the validity of the women who have been assaulted. It is a fine line and women need to be careful of their conduct just as much as men need to be careful of theirs.
