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When it comes to sexual predators, there should be no political bright line test to determine who gets a free pass and who goes to jail based on which candidate is better suited for office."I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip."—Patrick Bateman in American Psycho
I also witnessed first-hand the hypocrisy of the Religious Right, which was eager to stand in judgment over Clinton for his marital infidelity, while at the same time turning a blind eye to the indiscretions of other conservative politicians in their midst."The man in question [Bill Clinton] has been sued for sexual harassment over an episode that allegedly included dropping his trousers to waggle his erect penis at a woman who held a $6.35-an-hour clerical job in the state government over which he presided. Another woman has charged that when she asked him for a job he invited her into his private office, fondled her breasts, and placed her hand on his crotch.
A third woman confided to friends that when she was a 21-year-old intern she began an affair with the man... Actually, it was less an affair than a service contract, in which she allegedly dashed into his office, when summoned, to perform oral sex on him... Let us not even mention the former lover who was steered to a state job; or the law-enforcement officers who say the man used them to solicit sexual partners for him; or his routine use of staff members, lawyers, and private investigators to tar the reputation of any woman who tries to call him to account for his actions."
Kissinger felt it was a "fantasy" to think Erdogan could become pro-Western, since he is very pro-IslamicThe quote is from a leaked email entitled Turkey and ISIS (Defense Policy Board) sent to Hillary Clinton Advisor, Jake Sullivan, on January 17, 2016. The sixteen-point memo is intended to alert the Clinton campaign of the Defense Policy Board's conclusion that President Erdogan is persona non grata.

Comment: The Philippines has been under Western dominence for the past 450 years. Duterte's pursuit for genuine sovereignty is nothing short of historic, if not fraught with the difficulties that Western countries have foisted onto others but never deal with themselves. Westerners are in no position to judge how the Philipines pulls itself out of the ashes, particularly not when the West remains the greatest source of human suffering inflicted upon this world. The question is if the Empire will succeed in taking Duterte out.