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Hillary Clinton Talks Adultery with Tyra
Tyra Banks by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com, Senator Hillary Rodham by Jemal Countess/WireImage.com
While taping an appearance on the Tyra Banks Show, Sen. Hillary Clinton got frank about Bill and what went down when his marital infidelity was revealed, according to a People.com transcript.
During the conversation, Sen. Clinton opened up about how she made the decision to stay with her then-president husband through the turmoil, saying she "really had to dig down deep and think hard about what was right for me, what was right for my family." Clinton also emphasized that handling infidelity is a personal decision, and each person's situation is unique. "You have to be true to yourself.... You have to do what is right for you," she added.
Big props to Hillary for opening up, but a bigger high-five to Tyra for getting down to some tough talk on relationships with a woman who's seen it all. Banks for president, anyone? — Anna Dimond
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Jan 15, 2008 3:15 PM
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I stuck around through 9/11, the war and the Bush regime but if Tyra Banks actually considered running for president, I really would leave the country. She's quite possibly the most annoying person on television today.
Hillary is right on. She did what she wanted to do with her marriage and it's no one's business but hers. No one has to right to judge her on how she chose to handle something that was hers to deal with. I always felt the backlash against her for choosing to not get divorced in the middle of her husband's presidency (as if that wouldn't have been the dumbest move ever) was utterly ridiculous and uncalled for.
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Jan 15, 2008 3:33 PM
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The cheating going on in her marriage was hers to deal with. But, I would have felt better if she had made the decision to stay in her marriage b/c of her family and not b/c of political expediency. Or, if she'd had been honest about that being the reason she stayed. Instead, she cried some tears and tried to force feed America the line that she stayed b/c of her family. NO ONE can tell me that politics did not play a HUGE part in her decision to stay married to Bill Clinton. She knew then what she'd be doing now (campaigning for Prez) and she calculated what was best for her to do then to help her now. And, like I say: more power to her. But, don't lie to us about it and expect America to swallow your line of crap. That's all I'm saying.
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Jan 15, 2008 4:21 PM
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"Banks for president, anyone?"
That's the worst question I've ever been asked.
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Jan 15, 2008 4:56 PM
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There were a lot of factors in her decision. I don't think that anyone really knows what went through her mind, but her. And instead of being commended for not giving up on the marriage and staying in and working on it, she is put down for it.
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Jan 15, 2008 5:00 PM
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Unfortunately, I don't think President is a high enough position to satisfy Tyra's ego
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Jan 15, 2008 5:09 PM
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I agree that the decision she made was hers and she has every right to make it, but this ridiculous notion that others "have no right to judge" is unrealistic. We ALL make judgments all the time (even those of you who claim it's wrong to "judge"). We judge the actions of others all the time, whether it's your spouse, your sibling, your friends, murderers, pedophiles, thieves. It's time to get over this insanity that there are times when making judgments are off-limits!
I have definite opinions about the decision Hillary made about her marriage, but I don't condemn (big difference) her for the decision she chose. I reserve the condemnation for her jackass husband, who put her in that position in the first place.
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Jan 15, 2008 5:17 PM
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Moron Banks asks a question about a scandal more than 10 years old and she gets props? Hmm. Color me less-than-impressed.
Even if she had managed to ask timely, pertinent questions one time, it wouldn't make up for the atrocities that she has heaped upon the "journalism" community.
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Jan 15, 2008 5:47 PM
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We have every right to Judge. She wants to be our leader and trusted in a position that literally means life or death, poverty or wealth, security or vulnerability. We should be able to judge every single breath she takes if she wants such a serious position.
Her decision to stay with Bill was very disappointing and it was more for her to look good in her political career. Her husband is a serial cheater who had been accused of mistreating women for decades. She should stand up for all women and she should have left him. I'd have much more respect for her if she did.
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Jan 15, 2008 6:28 PM
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Who cares! I am so sick and tired of the Hillary/Bill Scandal. Every man and women in the world cheats people get over it! Trya is so annyoing her show stinks! If she wanted to talk about anything to Hillary she should have told her if she becomes president what changes would you implement in the white house as the first lady president. What would you do for this country that men couldn't do. That would of been a very interesting topic. Not the scandal but Hillary was right to say it was a "PERSONAL" issue and it should have never came out to the public at all. KUDOS HILLARY! Tyra stick to modeling if you can and leave the talk show questions to Oprah.
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Jan 15, 2008 6:41 PM
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I always feel bad for Hilary when people accuse her of insincerity and ambition, as though she's the only one in politics that suffers from this. Most politicians are because they want to be liked and to obtain power; every single one of them. Relationships are complex, and it might seem strange she stuck with him, but seeing as how there are more divorced Republicans in the running than Democrats, the American people can accept divorces. People can still be supportive (politically or otherwise) of their exes, so if they stayed together, it was because it was what they both wanted. Staying with him probably hurt her politically more than helped.
If you don't like her, you don't like her. But you can't presume to know her motivations, or judge her for them unless you're prepared to judge them all.
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Jan 15, 2008 7:12 PM
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I'm not going to beat up Hillary for staying with Bill. If I were in her shoes, I would have divorced him after he left office. But, as she said, each person's situation is unique.
And to the person who wanted to hear Hillary discuss political issues, please. This isn't a news program. This is a chick show about emotions, personal stuff, etc. Now, if Hillary is appearing on Meet the Press or some other reputable news program, that's a different story because I would want to hear about the issues. I wouldn't expect to hear this on Tyra's show.
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Jan 15, 2008 7:55 PM
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I agree with Hillary that infidelity is a personal situation for each person. How a woman deals with something like that is purely a product of how she views the marriage and family if their are children. Has it happened before? Do you suspect it may happen again? All of these things must be considered when deciding how to handle the situation.
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Jan 15, 2008 7:58 PM
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I'm sorry I missed that interview. It would diffently be a good laugh. I don't really judge Hillary for her decision to stay with Bill(the idiot)
Clinton. But if you think it was for Love than you are just as much idiot as
Billy(i don't inhale) Clinton,
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Jan 15, 2008 9:37 PM
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I applaude Tyra for being bold enough to confront Hillary Clinton with the fact that her husband cheated, in a most public and embarassing way. I have yet to see any other journalist approach that topic with the presidential candidate.
As a voter and as a woman, I do not want Hillary Clinton representing either myself or the United States of America; as its president. As she said, everyone has to make a choice that is right for themself and their family, however any woman that will let a man following his "little brain," humiliate her in front of the world, drag the family that she wants to protect thru the mud and have her dirty laundry exposed for all to see is not a woman I want going head to head with world leaders. Many cultures disrespect women based just on their sex, how can a woman who has allowed her spouse to subject her to such humiliation, be able to act in an arena where men are the power players? I'm all for a woman president, just not Hillary Clinton; she is not the role model a president should be.
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Jan 15, 2008 10:33 PM
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