Rape and The White House
Celebrating Mental Health Day at Work (in the United States)
Today, we celebrate World Mental Health Day with the theme It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace.
It occurred to me that there is no official vetting of the person who applies to be our collective commander-in-chief. The two major political parties have no obligation to let the American people know that their person running for office would qualify for, say, the high level security clearances required for the job — and there is this strange loophole that if their candidate does get the job, it automatically comes with an all access pass — whether or not they would have been granted security clearances ahead of election. Madness.
For instance, a convicted sexual predator would never gain FBI or CIA security clearance for high-level roles in the US Government. A convicted sexual predator would not be allowed to give Federal workplace tours to, say, a Girl Scout troop. A convicted sexual predator would have a hard time getting any job in the White House.
Similar job woes would be true, in theory, for a nominee to the Supreme Court. No security clearances, and, a Supreme Court judge found guilty of sexual assault would be impeached.
But, as in the case of Brett Kavanaugh, the sexual predator that nominated him to the highest court in the land blocked all investigations into the credible accusations of his multiple sexual assaults.
According to the recently released Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Report, Unworthy of Reliance The Flawed Supplemental Background Investigation Into Sexual-Assault Allegations Against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the predator President used his tried-and-true “catch and kill” scheme, turning the FBI Tips Line into his own National Enquirer, where multiple credible tips were received only to be caught, and sent to The White House to be killed.
This is a snapshot of the abuse of power. Abuse of power does not create a workplace that is healthy or safe for our collective mental health.
This snapshot of the abuse of power is a plea to every business leader to prioritize mental health in our work place: the United States.
I hope that this snapshot of the abuse of power will motivate the business world, and any CEO worth their title, to protect their workforce from the clear and present danger that sanctioned sexual assault presents for everyone working in the United States.
I hope that this snapshot of the abuse of power will rally businesses today to say “NO, not on my watch. My people are too important for me to stand idly by and allow this top down abuse of power to be further codified as the permission structure of our nation.”
I hope this snapshot of the abuse of power will spark each of us to consider the mental health and well-being of ourselves and our co-workers and say “NO” to sanctioned sexual assault. Let people know that sanctioned sexual assault is not okay with you. Email your CEO, email your Human Resources Director, talk to your co-workers.
“GRAB THEM BY THE PUSSY” — FULL TRANSCRIPT FROM THE BUS:
Unknown: “She used to be great, she’s still very beautiful.”
Trump: “I moved on her actually. You know she was down on Palm Beach. I moved on her, and I failed. I'll admit it. I did try and fuck her, she was married.”
Unknown: “That’s huge news there.”
Trump: “No, no, Nancy. No this was [inaudible] and I moved on her very heavily in fact I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture. I said I'll show you where they have some nice furniture. I moved on her like a bitch. I couldn’t get there and she was married. Then all-of-a-sudden I see her, she’s now got the big phony tits and everything. She’s totally changed her look.”
Bush: “Your girl’s hot as shit. In the purple.”
Multiple voices: “Whoah. Yes. Whoah.”
Bush: “Yes. The Donald has scored. Whoah my man.”
Trump: “Look at you. You are a pussy.”
Bush: “You gotta get the thumbs up.”
Trump: “Maybe it’s a different one.”
Bush: “It better not be the publicist. No, it’s, it’s her.”
Trump: “Yeah that’s her with the gold. I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful... I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything.”
Bush: “Whatever you want.”
Trump: “Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.”
Bush: “Yeah those legs. All I can see is the legs.”
Trump: “It looks good.”
Bush: “Come on shorty.”
Trump: “Oh nice legs huh.”
Bush: “Get out of the way honey. Oh that’s good legs. Go ahead.”
Trump: “It's always good if you don't fall out of the bus. Like Ford, Gerald Ford, remember?”
[As Mr Trump attempts to leave the vehicle he struggles with the door]
Bush: “Down below, pull the handle.”
[Mr Trump exits the bus and greets actress Arianne Zucker]
Trump: “Hello, how are you? Hi.”
Zucker: “Hi Mr Trump. How are you?”
Trump: “Nice seeing you. Terrific. Terrific. You know Billy Bush?”
Bush: “Hello nice to see you. How are you doing Arianne?”
Zucker: “I’m doing very well thank you. [Addressing Trump] Are you ready to be a soap star?”
Trump: “We’re ready. Let’s go. Make me a soap star.”
Bush: “How about a little hug for the Donald, he’s just off the bus?”
Zucker: “Would you like a little hug darling?”
Trump: “Absolutely. Melania said this was okay.”
Bush: “How about a little hug for the Bushy, I just got off the bus? Here we go, here we go. Excellent.”
[Mr Bush gesticulates towards Ms Zucker as he turns to Mr Trump]
Bush: “Well you’ve got a good co-star here.”
Trump: “Good. After you. Come on Billy, don't be shy.”
Bush: “Soon as a beautiful woman shows up he just, he takes off. This always happens.”
Trump: “Get over here, Billy.”
Zucker: ‘I’m sorry, come here.”
Bush: “Let the little guy in there. Come on.”
Zucker: “Yeah, let the little guy in. How you feel now, better? I should actually be in the middle.”
Bush: “It's hard to walk next to a guy like this.”
Zucker: “Wait. Hold on.”
[Ms Zucker changes position and walks between the two men]
Bush: “Yeah you get in the middle. There we go.”
Trump: “Good. That's better.”
Zucker: “This is much better.”
Trump: “That's better.”
Bush: “Now if you had to choose, honestly, between one of us. Me or the Donald, who would it be?”
Trump: “I don't know, that's tough competition.”
Zucker: “That's some pressure right there.”
Bush: “Seriously, you had to take one of us as a date.”
Zucker: “I have to take the Fifth [Amendment of the US Constitution] on that one.”
Bush: “Really?”
Zucker: “Yep. I'll take both.”
[They reach the end of the corridor]
Trump: “Which way?”
Zucker: “Make a right. Here we go.”
Bush: “Here he goes. I'm gonna leave you here. Give me my microphone.”
Trump: “Okay. Okay. Oh, you're finished?”
Bush: “You're my man. Yeah.”
Trump: “Oh. Good.”