I replied by posting links to Selene Walters' accusation of similar behavior by Ronald Reagan in order to make the point that we don't have to imagine - it's already happened.
Now, does this mean that I am "defending Clinton by attacking Reagan" or suggesting that "the Reagan-rape story was suppressed by the virulently pro-Reagan media"? Nope.
I have no idea why the media chose to ignore the "Reagan-rape" story, but I can speculate:
1) Maybe it had something to do with the fact that Reagan had already been out of office for 3 years by the time the story broke, so it didn't seem relevant anymore.
2)Maybe the media ignored this story because it happened decades before Reagan became president.
3) Or maybe the media ignored this story because the symptoms of Reagan's mental deterioration were obvious by 1991 and sympathy seemed to be the order of the day, rather than vindictiveness.
4) Maybe Selene Walters was deemed not credible, or had some other grudge against Reagan that later came to light, thus casting doubt upon her motivation.
In the end, who can really know for sure? Not us, I'd wager.
Maybe the media ignored this story because it happened decades before Reagan became president
--should read---
Maybe the media ignored this story because it SUPPOSEDLY happened decades before Reagan became president
The accusation itself was the story which the media ignored, not the event - just wanted to make that distinction clear.