Recently much moral outrage has risen from many in America, especially the mainstream press, regarding Donald Trump’s recorded statements about his erotic desires with certain women. It reminded me of President Carter’s more eloquent yet shocking  but truthful 1976 revelation that he had lusted after women and committed adultery in his heart many times. I have not tried to review these 11-year-old Trump videos as I trust the description of the many who  seemed to enjoy them. I have a mother, wife, daughter, daughters-in-law,and granddaughter, all very precious to me, and if sexually assaulted would certainly, among other responses,  not  lead to a political endorsement for the assault perpetrator.

Thankfully we have not had to contend with such. However, I do strongly suspect that at some point in their lives they drew the unwanted attention of unsolicited sexually interested parties, almost all fortunately covertly and not needing a heaping helping of a good ole knuckle sandwich. Unfortunately, that’s the nature of the world. (Check out Second Samuel, Chapter 11 in the Bible)

Do I condone that or think we should shrug it off? Not at all.  We need to be better people. Did Mr. Trump act on these desires? If such a video exists, I’m sure we will see it soon.

But why do we not see similar outrage over the constant stream of immoral and illegal and dangerous actions of Mrs. Clinton? How can a portion of the American public and the press continue to ignore her repeated demonstrations of vulgar behavior? She lied about having the White House travel agents fired so she could hire her own friends to do the job —“Travelgate;” her papers that implicated her involvement in a quick money making scandal “disappeared” from her Rose Law Firm office and mysteriously reappeared after the statute of limitations ran out (see Whitewater and other events); she castigated and intimidated several women that her husband had affairs with so as  not to derail his and her own political climb and claims she wants such women not to fear speaking out; she blamed a video for instigating the Benghazi attack that killed loyal Americans well after she had secretly acknowledged via email on her private server to her daughter that it was a terrorist attack; she repeatedly lied and had her staff lie and the Justice Department and FBI help her avoid prosecution for “carelessly” and actually illegally handling on a private server classified information (don’t we all wish a former president would privately meet with the Attorney General on our behalf and that you could say “I don’t remember being told” what classified information would look like as though “C” is hard to remember. Check out FBI Director Comey questioned by the House Oversight Committee); and most recently revealed was that she met with Wall Street bankers privately letting them know she had their backs even as she promised voters that she would put it on them.  I didn’t even mention all the now deceased former employees, the Clinton Foundation intermingling with State Department (that means our government) affairs, communications with Mr. Obama using an alias on her private server which everyone seemed to not know was being used, or the missing post subpoena 33,000 emails,etc. Some of these despicable actions took place before many current voters were born, but they speak to a lifetime of moral corruption that is far beneath any person we need as a president. Most worrisome is knowing that Mrs. Clinton, with her political savvy and her control of the press, will be able to continue this lifestyle if put back in charge. Mr. Trump would be checked at every step. The press, the political elite  and his own outsider clumsiness will prevent any overreach. She is far more dangerous and “deplorable,” to borrow a word of hers. Like many others, I can’t figure out how we got here but I know we will make it with God’s help. Morally and ethically I cannot vote for Mrs. Clinton.
Dr. Kenneth Stubbs,

Concordia Parish resident