Sometimes a single headline, picture or video encapsulates an entire election. Jimmy Kimmel’s spot-on segment about Hillary’s alleged “lies” is one example. Another perfect example is this New York Times headline: Donald Trump’s Deals Rely on Being Creative With the Truth.

Donald Trump’s Deals Rely on Being Creative With the Truth.

There’s your 2016 double standard in a single headline.

With Hillary, it’s all about her supposed “dishonesty,” “lies,” and “untrustworthiness.” For Donald, it’s “creativity with the truth.”

This double standard isn’t new. The story of Hillary’s phenomenal primary victory is the story of millions of Americans defying a torrent of anti-Hillary talking points and false frames to carry her to victory.

It began as soon as she announced her candidacy:

The full-scale barrage hitting the Clinton Foundation is the result of a complicated interplay among conservative oppo shops, rightwing authors, GOP politicians and the mainstream media, with the latter acting, once again, as a legitimating force.
I made that observation last May. In the 14 months since, I’ve meticulously chronicled the frontal assault on Hillary’s character enabled, and often encouraged, by the national media.