BY DAN VALENTI

PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY

(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, WEDNESDAY OCT. 19, 2016) —  How convenient that Jessica Leeds, who claims that nearly four decades ago GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump “sexually assaulted” her, comes so close to the Nov. 8 vote. Nothing kicks invented memories into gear like panic, in this case, that of the progressives and loons on the left that Trump might win on the merits.

Leeds, with her Elvis sideburns, happens to be a secretary in The Clinton Foundation. Her daughter is a Democrat activist who met with VP Joe Biden in 2012. In an equally remarkable coincidence, Leeds claims Hillary as a close friend. Leeds waited nearly 40 years before “remembering” her alleged encounter with Trump.

Nothing to see here folks. Just run along.

Witness Disputes Leeds’ Claims

The hits just keep coming, in fact. So far nine women have come forward — now, just days before the vote. They had years and years but said nothing. In fact, during those intervening years, many of these gals had nothing but praise for Trump, telling family members and friends he was a great guy and gentleman.

What did Hillary promise these ladies in exchange for their incredulous accusations? A free night in the Lincoln bedroom with Bill (the runner-up would get two nights)? A VIP look at the 30,000 deleted e-mails? Signed glossies of Monica Lewinsky?

According to press reports, fake Trump victim Leeds worked for the “Ready for Hilary” Super PAC in 2014 https://i.sli.mg/2jvEeE.jpg.

Anthony Gilthorpe, a 54-year-old Brit, says Leeds’ claims never occurred. In the New York Post, Gilberthorpe says he was on the jet with Trump and Leeds in the first -class cabin 37 years ago and Trump never made advances. In fact, Gilthorpe says, it was the other way around. Leeds, he said, recognized Trump and became flirtatious. At one point, he says Leeds was “trying too hard” coming on to Trump, getting “very much in [his] face” to the point where Trump left his seat to avoid further encountering.

“What she said about Trump is wrong,” Gilberthorpe said. “I mean, no decent human being could sit by and have a woman go on television and tell the United States of America — accuse an individual of sexually molesting. It’s wrong for Trump. It’s wrong for me. But you know something else? It’s wrong for the American people. And I tell you what. I would do this whether it was for Trump, for Clinton for Obama, or for any man who’s been accused of sexually molesting someone when I know he did not.”

The more one looks into the details of Leeds’ claims as well as the others, the more they begin to disintegrate. Leeds told CNN’s Anderson Cooper the alleged groping took place in 1979 on a Brainiff International Airways 707 from Dallas, TX to New York City. Records show Brainiff didn’t use 707s. Instead, it flew 727s. Moreover, unless Trump has superhuman strength, the activity could’t have taken place as described. The first-class seats in the 727s had large, block-like, immoveable arm rests between seats. Their extra-wide span also functioned as dividers between seats.

Giving the Quest More Energy

The accusations were no doubt timed to discredit Trump’s remarkable bid for the White House, but they have given that quest more energy. You’ll recall the same thing happened countless times during the Republican campaign, one that started with a field of 17. Every time Trump defied campaign norms and spoke frankly, eschewing political correctness, the Mainstream Media and establishment politicians said “This time he’s done it.” The problem is, they are using a playbook from the 1980s. Meanwhile, Trump is campaigning brilliantly in and for the 21st century.

Too many voters in America are tired of politics as usual, the type of slimy veneer that coats mainstream campaigns such as Mrs. Clinton’s. Second, they want a non-politician, and Trump is just that. He has been a master at commanding the headlines, and what his haters think will be damning instead will  deflect back into a Trump surge. That’s because these suddenly-memory-filled women are not in the least bit credible, and also because the polls — same as in the primary — fail to reflect the input of that raw nerve Trump has struck in the American people.

Trump isn’t taking the women’s claims lying down. He’s fighting back, hard. So are his surrogates on the campaign trail.

On CNN‘s “AC360,” Jeffrey Lord, former Reagan White House political director, said the allegations would not amount to much. “Politically, in all honesty, this is going to be a wash,” said Lord, adding that the whole issue was one of “she said, he said.” Challenged on that point by host Anderson Cooper, Lord claimed that “The New York Times is flat-out campaigning against Donald Trump.”

Seeking to bring up the issue of double standards in the media, Lord said that The New York Times never sat down and investigated Juanita Broaddrick‘s allegations against Bill Clinton and the paper was also guilty of switching focus from Hillary Clinton’s email story.

On MSNBC, Trump campaign advisor A.J. Delgado said that she was “angry to read about” the charges, adding they were “not credible.”

Delgado said that her personal experience of being around Trump, informed her that he was a “man of great character … especially toward women.”

Over on Fox News, the network avoided the allegations againstTrump campaign and instead focused on Hillary Clinton’s email woes. On The Kelly File, host Megyn Kelly dove deep into the latest batch of emails released by WikiLeaks that show attempts by the Clinton campaign to prevent any run by Vice President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination.

Fox showed the better news judgment. The unbelievable “she said” of a gaggle of politically motivated women doesn’t come close in news value and credibility compared to the significance of what appears to be Mrs. Clinton’s attempt to sink Biden in much the same way did did Bernie Sanders.

The new headline heading into the election is “TRUMP, ASCENDING.”

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