to the editor: re <u+201c> her husband accused of affairs, a defiant clinton fought back <u+201d> (front page, oct. 3): for a candidate to put the pain of hillary and bill clinton<u+2019>s marriage troubles in the glaring light of politics is a shameful choice. those who throw stones need to address their own transgressions. but americans and the clintons should not dignify the situation with counterattacks on donald trump<u+2019>s family, to avoid causing pain to his wives and children. the american people put this scandal to rest years ago, and today we understand: no marriage is flawless. republicans tried to exploit the clintons<u+2019> marital issues during bill<u+2019>s presidency, having not learned that americans can separate the clintons<u+2019> private matters from all they have accomplished. the right-wing attempts should fail again. americans will vote for their candidates based on the important issues of today. sheila fox baltimore to the editor: hillary clinton fought back against the truth, and she either was willfully blind to the truth or considered it a mere inconvenience to be swept away. when <u+201c>mrs. clinton expressed pleasure to her friend that she and her husband were able to drive <u+2018>their adversaries totally nuts<u+2019> because they did not appear to be suffering,<u+201d> she also expressed what a clinton restoration will mean for the future <u+2014> suffering for the rest of us. the clintons may have a high threshold of pain, but the nation should not have to endure the pain and suffering of another clinton presidency. dennis l. breo new smyrna beach, fla. to the editor: after exhaustively chronicling benghazi and hillary clinton<u+2019>s email transgressions, now you run a story on how she grappled with her husband<u+2019>s infidelity. really? this is not news. if the point of your article is that mrs. clinton was mean to the women who accused her husband of having sex with them, so be it. does this suggest that her regard for women is the same as donald trump<u+2019>s? hardly. she was an irate wife, fighting to save her marriage, and their careers. politically and professionally, she has spent her career championing the rights of women and minorities. mr. trump has focused on enriching himself at the expense of others, while denigrating women for fun. philip murphy los angeles a version of this letter appears in print on october 5, 2016, on page a22 of the new york edition with the headline: clintons<u+2019> private life in public glare. today's paper | subscribe
bill and hillary clinton<u+2019>s private life in the public glare
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