Talbot - //Would you put up with a women broadcasting to the world that you are a rapist, andy?
I know I wouldn't. //
Let me begin by saying that I am taking no side on the accusation that President Clinton is a rapist.
But the fact is, if you hold a high public position - especially in the U.S. - you are prone to malicious accusations without foundation, and there is nothing at all you can do about them. If you deny them, you get the 'No smoke without fire ...' media storm, and if you fight them, you are deemed as being defensive, so you must have something to defend.
The only way you can deal with them, is to ignore them. They either proceed to court, in which case you have a right to a fair trial, or the eventually disappear as media move on to other targets.
So does President Clinton have to put up with a woman broadcasting to the world that he is a rapist - yes he does.
The only way he can deal with it is to wait for the accuser to put up, or shut up.