When Democrats make unethical decisions those controversies get ignored by the media. And if that doesn’t work, they make sure their scandal goes way so they can be rebranded as heroes.
With a new book out, it’s disgraced former Democrat congresswoman Katie Hill’s turn to get the media makeover.
MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell didn’t ask Hill about her sexual affair with a staffer at all during her Tuesday afternoon interview on Andrea Mitchell Reports. But she did complain that the poor congresswoman having to resign over a bizarre sex scandal, made her a "target" of sexism:
“While women top Joe Biden's vice presidential contenders list, being a woman in politics can make you a target as well. Former congresswoman Katie Hill found that out,” Mitchell whined.
After quickly dismissing the affair as mere “allegations,” (can they be allegations if Hill has already admitted they’re true?), Mitchell used Hill's victimhood to propagate the media myth that Joe Biden’s VP picks were already facing unfair scrutiny and sexism because they were women:
MITCHELL: [T]hank you for telling your story, it's a difficult story, but there's no denying that women in politics in particular are faced with an incredible double standard. We're seeing that even in the vetting of these extraordinary women being considered for the vice presidential ticket.
With a straight face, Hill, who had a sexual relationship with a subordinate, complained about women in power being victims to systemic sexism:
HILL: Absolutely. And that's one of the biggest reasons I decided to write the book, is that I feel like my experiences are, you know, it's just mine, but they're so universal across -- whether it's experiences around sexual assault or an abusive relationship or even the way that power manifests and how women are treated once they are in power. So we need to have a plan to dismantle those systemic blockades that women are facing...
Mitchell and Hill continued insisting that Biden's VP was already facing "misogynistic attacks" even though we don't even know who she is yet. The MSNBC host actually asked the Democrat how she can help Biden's VP resist more "attacks":
MITCHELL: How would you advise the women, the action group, the coalition who have come together to try to support the woman chosen, potentially today, from these attacks, these stereotypes?
HILL: Well first of all I think It's so important that they formed that group, that just to say that we’re in no matter what with whoever this nominee is, and know that the misogynistic attacks are about to begin, they've begun already...
She ended the interview by asking if Hill “regrets” quitting Congress. No questions about if she “regrets” having an affair with a staffer. She certainly doesn’t seem to be ashamed by it. The Times reported she’s grossly capitalizing on her leaked nudes with a new podcast entitled, “Naked Politics.”
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Read the transcript below:
MSNBC
Andrea Mitchell Reports
8/11/2020
ANDREA MITCHELL: Katie Hill was considered a rising star in the democratic party in 2018. She flipped a Republican district in California blue, and was part of a wave of women elected to congress. But less than a year later she resigned from congress after nude photos of her, allegedly leaked by an ex-husband, appeared online, sparking allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. In a resignation speech on the house floor she said she was stepping down because of what she called a misogynistic culture that lets men keep their jobs despite far worse behavior but punishes women unfairly.
KATIE HILL: I am leaving. But we have men who have been credibly accused of intentional acts of sexual violence and remain in boardrooms, on the Supreme Court, in this very body, and worst of all, in the Oval Office.
MITCHELL: Joining me now is former California congresswoman Katie Hill. Her new book out today is "She will Rise: Becoming a Warrior in the Battle for True Equality." Katie Hill, it's great to see you, thank you very much. Thank you for telling your story, it's a difficult story, but there's no denying that women in politics in particular are faced with an incredible double standard. We're seeing that even in the vetting of these extraordinary women being considered for the vice presidential ticket.
HILL: Absolutely. And that's one of the biggest reasons I decided to write the book, is that I feel like my experiences are, you know, it's just mine, but they're so universal across -- whether it's experiences around sexual assault or an abusive relationship or even the way that power manifests and how women are treated once they are in power. So we need to have a plan to dismantle those systemic blockades that women are facing. And the only way that we're ultimately going to get there to true equality, as we're facing 100 years with securing the right to vote, is electing more women and this vice presidential pick is so monumental, so important, and I hope it causes us to reflect on the ways women are treated differently and open up pathways moving forward.
MITCHELL: How would you advise the women, the action group, the coalition who have come together to try to support the woman chosen, potentially today, from these attacks, these stereotypes?
HILL: Well first of all I think It's so important that they formed that group, that just to say that we’re in no matter what with whoever this nominee is, and know that the misogynistic attacks are about to begin, they've begun already. So you know the advice I would give is just that -- and I don't think they need this advice at all, but just that we have to stand strong and that we have to call it out wherever we see it. We need to say these are tropes, these are you know the same kind of things that you hear only about women. We do not hear it when the same kind of thing happens with a man. And um those of us who are not necessarily in that group but who are allies and who are supportive of the ticket overall, we need to chime in and we need to also say, whether it's within our party or outside of our party, this isn't okay. And the truth is, um, you know, itt's something we're going to continue to face for a long time. The more we can elevate the discussion, that this isn't equality until we actually face all these issues.
ANDREA MITCHELL: Do you regret quitting Congress?
HILL: I felt at the time that it was the only option that I had and that it was the right thing to do. So I don't regret it. Um, but I think it's really important for me to have the right mission and path moving forward. Um that's why I started the pac to help women candidates and to help mobilize young women as voters and um to help push forward this legislation that I outline in the book, that I think will really be uh, key for us achieving equality. So I'm focused on that. Um, I'm excited that the book is out today. And I'm excited for the future.
MITCHELL: Congratulations on the book and thank you so much for your transparency.
