State of the Union Speech

I thought it would be a waste of time to listen to Donald Trump, so I watched a movie. But, it wasn't just any movie. It was "The Hunting of the President".

It's the story of how the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy tried to destroy the Clintons. It's important to remember what the VRWC did and how they trampled people, but given our current knowledge of political affairs it's also important to perhaps revise our views of what was happening in the 1990s.

After watching the movie I saw there was a "special feature", so I looked at that. It was a talk Pres. Clinton gave in the theater just after the opening premiere of the movie. He spoke from the stage directly to the audience, which included some of the people who had been victims of the Starr inquisition. He especially pointed out Susan McDougal. I recommend her book, The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk.

In his talk, Pres. Clinton spoke of the events from a historical perspective as well. He talked about certain major turning points in America's history. If only he knew what we do today about the involvement of Russians with the American Right Wing and the Republican Party, he would have to revise and extend his remarks.

We aren't done with Donald Trump, nor he with us. But, the American history books have to be rewritten and any collusion with Russians has to be included. That may connect the story of events from the 1980s through to today in a more accurate way. Some of it may never be known and some of it may be known by officials in our government, but never to be released to the public. The history books have to explain at least the broad sweep of events and some reasons. I suspect there are key elements to this story which we have yet to learn. But one thing is certain, it wasn't just domestic politics. It wasn't just revenge on the Clintons because Hillary was involved in a very small way during the Nixon impeachment days and it wasn't just a different brand of American politics. It has been far more interesting and difficult than that.