"Romantic Star or Lowlife?"

Errol Flynn, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Tyrone Powers; what do they all have in common? These men were all heart throbs of the silver screen. They could capture the heart of many a star-struck young girl. They were masculine and charming; they could turn a phrase in a way that made them irresistible to the ladies. I'm sure there is a crop of current young actors with the same ability as the previous names I mentioned; I suffer from "generational gapness" in this matter; please forgive me. When I watch these men on the screen, I've noticed one thing that is always common in their romantic encounters; they always respect the ladies they are trying to romance. To these icons of romance, the lady was not a conquest, she was a treasure of love to be cherished, and held in the highest esteem.

I've been married over thirty years and I still remember the exhilaration of seeing my future wife, and thinking how great she was (and is). I wanted to be that guy in those movies who knew all the right words to want her to be with me and nobody else. My goal from the beginning of our relationship was to have her for my wife; not just a physical conquest! Respect is the seed of a successful relationship. Men who seek women for a selfish victory aren't real men; they see women as something less than human beings.

Last week, former President Bill Clinton spoke to a partisan Democratic crowd about some of the Republican candidates. He referred to Linda McMahon as the "wrestling lady" and Christine O'Donnell as the "witch lady"; he also made a veiled reference to Sarah Palin as "Alice in Wonderland". Mr. Clinton, famous chauvinist and user of women, is once again showing his disdain for the worth of women. Oddly, organizations like NOW (National Organization for Women) have great support for this misogynist. O'Donnell has a checkered past from her youth, yet, her current credentials are quite inspiring, she probably "inhaled" when she was in college. She has been upfront about her youthful errors. Linda McMahon is a real American success story. She, along with her husband Vince, took a local wrestling organization to a billion dollar corporation. She is a skilled and shrewd negotiator and is responsible for much of the WWE success story. Maybe Bill is threatened by strong, powerful women. Maybe that is why he used his positions as President and Governor to try to attain those sexual conquests outside of his marriage. Perhaps he was intimidated by his own wife.

Christine O'Donnell, Linda McMahon, and Sarah Palin aren't Monica Lewinsky or Paula Jones. They don't have positions that are vulnerable to predatory womanizers. They are Bill Clinton's nightmare, women of intelligence and purpose, eminently qualified, and unafraid of his leftist blustering. His "charm" won't work on them, and he doesn't like that!

I know Bill Clinton is the "Big Hero" of the Democratic Party, the big personality; but down deep, he is a user and abuser. The facts about him are easy to find. It seems Mr. Clinton thinks he is Errol Flynn, but in reality he is more like Larry Flynt!