Hillary Clinton Chose to Shield a Top Adviser Accused of Harassment in 2008

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  1. Max Rockatansky

    Max Rockatansky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    In the 1990s Hillary Clinton protected a sexual predator and now it's revealed she's did it again. Is this just Hillary's doing or basic Democratic Party policy?

    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/...op-adviser-accused-of-harassment-in-2008.html
    A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign who was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing a young subordinate was kept on the campaign at Mrs. Clinton’s request, according to four people familiar with what took place.

    Mrs. Clinton’s campaign manager at the time recommended that she fire the adviser, Burns Strider. But Mrs. Clinton did not. Instead, Mr. Strider was docked several weeks of pay and ordered to undergo counseling, and the young woman was moved to a new job.

    Mr. Strider, who was Mrs. Clinton’s faith adviser, a co-founder of the American Values Network, and sent the candidate scripture readings every morning for months during the campaign, was hired five years later to lead an independent group that supported Mrs. Clinton’s 2016 candidacy, Correct the Record, which was created by a close Clinton ally, David Brock.

    He was fired after several months for workplace issues, including allegations that he harassed a young female aide, according to three people close to Correct the Record’s management.

    Mr. Strider did not respond to an email seeking comment.

    A spokesman for Mrs. Clinton provided a statement from Utrecht, Kleinfeld, Fiori, Partners, the law firm that had represented the campaign in 2008 and has been involved on sexual harassment issues.


    “To ensure a safe working environment, the campaign had a process to address complaints of misconduct or harassment. When matters arose, they were reviewed in accordance with these policies, and appropriate action was taken,” the statement said. “This complaint was no exception.”

    The woman’s experience and the reaction to it have not been previously reported. Until now, former Clinton associates were unwilling to discuss the events for publication.

    But that changed in the wake of the #MeToo movement, in which dozens of men across the country and across different industries, have been fired or suspended for sexual misconduct.

    This account was based on interviews with eight former campaign officials and associates of Mrs. Clinton.

    They said the campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, and other senior campaign officials discussed the situation involving Mr. Strider and Mrs. Clinton’s response at the time. Some of them were troubled that he was allowed to remain on the campaign.

    The complaint against Mr. Strider was made by a 30-year-old woman who shared an office with him. She told a campaign official that Mr. Strider had rubbed her shoulders inappropriately, kissed her on the forehead and sent her a string of suggestive emails, including at least one during the night, according to three former campaign officials familiar with what took place.

    The complaint was taken to Ms. Doyle, the campaign manager, who approached Mrs. Clinton and urged that Mr. Strider, who was married at the time, be fired, according to the officials familiar with what took place. Mrs. Clinton said she did not want to, and instead he remained on her staff.

    The woman who made the accusation against Mr. Strider in 2008 has not spoken publicly about it. She, like most campaign staffers, signed a nondisclosure agreement that barred employees from publicly discussing internal dynamics on the campaign, according to two people with direct knowledge of the contract. Reached by a reporter, she declined to comment.

    Ms. Solis Doyle also declined to comment.

    Mrs. Clinton’s candidacy has been cited as an inspiration for the #MeToo movement, but she has not played a visible role in it. After several Hollywood actresses told The Times and The New Yorker that Harvey Weinstein, a longtime friend and donor to the Clintons, had harassed or assaulted them, Mrs. Clinton spoke out against his behavior, saying in a statement that she was “shocked and appalled by the revelations.”

    Weeks later the actress Lena Dunham, one of Mrs. Clinton’s most visible celebrity supporters in her 2016 presidential bid, told the Times that she warned two Clinton campaign aides against associating with Mr. Weinstein. “I just want you to know that Harvey’s a rapist and this is going to come out at some point,” Ms. Dunham said she told the campaign.

    Nick Merrill, the communications director for Mrs. Clinton, said at the time Ms. Dunham spoke publicly that she was mistaken. “As to claims about a warning, that’s something staff wouldn’t forget,” he said.

     
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    Your guys suck more than my guys. No wonder we're left with war, occupation and slaughter as means of exporting "democracy".
     
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    Max Rockatansky Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    My guys? You mean the New York Times? If you don't like it, please write them a stern letter!

    Yes, I can see why "your guys" leave us with war, occupation and slaughter.
     
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    Not that I'm defending Clinton, but there's not enough details to know if the woman kicked the guy in the balls and told him to knock it off. Yeah, the married slob may have been hitting on her, but we don't know if she ever came out and told him to stop. Also, once she complained about the slob's behavior Clinton's team should have told the guy to stop, but he didn't need to be fired; he only should have been fired if his behavior continued after that.

    I've gone through a boat load of harassment and ethics training and we're being taught that everyone gets a free shot to hit on someone and the shots end when s/he's told to stop, after that it becomes harassment. Unless this woman and Clinton made it clear for the married slob to stop then it's open road ahead.
     
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    The thread title is wrong, Ms. Clinton certainly did not shield the senior adviser who was the accused harasser Burns Strider, ironically her "faith adviser". This ******* would send her bible readings everyday, hell, who hires "faith advisers" anyway? He was docked pay, sent for counseling and it was all handled by a legal firm. This happened 10 years ago, a different time, in hindsight he should have been sent packing.

    The thread title - "Hillary Clinton Chose to Shield a Top Adviser Accused of Harassment in 2008" is an outrageous lie. The situation was dealt with in accordance with appropriate action & procedures in place at the time. My opinion is he should have been turfed immediately but I have the benefit of hindsight.

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/clinton-2008-campaign-adviser-sexual-harassment/index.html
     
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    It was handled ten years.

    End of story.

    Addendum: Clinton is not president, so move along.
     
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    What does Clinton not being president have anything to do with it?
     
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    I'm glad you are starting to realize NYT is not fake news.
     
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    You might as well read the enquirer.

    The Hillary Investigation was fixed, and fixed by many of the same folks who spied on the Trump Campaign, and hten manufactured the "Russian Collusion" to explain why they were spying on Trump.

    Obama’s Conflict Tanked the Clinton E-mail Investigation — Hillary couldn’t be proven guilty without proving the president guilty as well.

    “Thanks to Friday’s FBI document dump — 189 more pages of reports from the Bureau’s year-long foray (‘investigation’ would not be the right word) into the Clinton e-mail scandal — we now know for certain: Any possibility of prosecuting Hillary Clinton was tanked by President Obama’s conflict of interest.”
     
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    TO BE FAIR, SHIELDING HARASSERS IS HER CORE COMPETENCE: Hillary Clinton Chose to Shield a Top Adviser Accused of Harassment in 2008.

    You all knew who she was, and what she was, and yet still maintain that voting for Trump was an immoral choice. It's important to firmly rub your nose in it.
     
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    Not a very good shield:



    Hell, if the aide had been 16 or so, he could've ran in Alabama for a chance at the Senate...oh wait, he's a Democrat. NVM>
     
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    Trump supported Roy Moore as someone to lead this country

    if true I think both should be ashamed and not given a pass

    heck, Trump has his own accusers, so anyone that supports Trump would be like Clinton
     
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    so is the same true of Trump's wife? sense Trump is also accused of sexual harassment

    Clinton did fire the guy over sexual harassment allegations per the article

    are we getting to the point, that firing someone that sexually harasses someone means your a bad person too - thinking like that is why the church did not get rid of their scum, they were afraid the public would blame the church
     
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    Hillary helped a rapist through a 40 year political career, laughed over the blood stained panties of teenage rape victim and gigled over the murder of the leader of Libya, who was sodomized with a knife. And she was firmly backed by Hollywood:

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN HAS KILLED THE GLAMOUR OF HOLLYWOOD: Lawsuit: Weinstein’s Assistant Was Made to ‘Clean Up the Semen on the Couch.’
     
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    No. Perhaps if you were talking about FOX or Breitbart. Or other places with "mixed" facts and no awards.

    NYT has a high fact reporting record, on top of among the highest award winning publications.
     
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    Hillary?

    Enabling a sexual predator??

    :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
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    ^ Racist against rape enablers.
     
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    From what I read, it was continuing problem with Clinton's friend, not just once. Also, she has a track record of throwing women under the bus who accused Bill of harassment.
     
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    I agree with your track record comment. She’s the last person I’d want to protect my wife.
     
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    File a complaint with the New York times; per the forum rules I had to use their title. :p

    NYT-Hillary-Shields.jpg
     
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    Not shocking. Had Linda Tripp not been able to convince a star-struck Monica to keep that blue dress ...um... funky, the Clintons would be calling her a liar to this day.
     
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