George W. Bush, 2004: Bush had committed the US to an illegal war, not validated by Congress nor the UN. Bush violated the very Congressional Resolution he sought in 2002 by going to war after the UN told him “no”. Newspapers like the Washington Post and the NY Times, those alleged liberal bastions, attacked those who criticized the war as unserious about our national security. Bush had protestors arrested and set up cages, which he called “free speech zones” for them to protest far away from the media and the action. Cheney’s war profiteering went undiscussed in 2004. The press helped to shame John Edwards for daring to mention that Dick Cheney had a gay daughter while he campaigned for a ticket based on banning gay marriage in the US Constitution. Dan Rather was forced from his job after he questioned Bush’s Vietnam service, when he left after training to run a political campaign rather than going to fight in Vietnam. Meanwhile, John Kerry’s Purple Heart was questioned and long discredited critics were allowed to Swiftboat him with impunity.
Your question shows a complete lack of history, even recent history, and a clear anti-Clinton bias. Clinton has been the most scrutinized woman over the past 25 years, while Trump refuses to even reveal his tax returns (Clinton has released 34 years worth of family tax returns). Perhaps you feel Trump is being overly scrutinized, but since he is a political novice with a long and sketchy business career, he must be scrutinized just to get the public up to date.
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