Accuse Nikki Haley now and ask questions later

Here’s a notable example of a noteworthy woman being unfairly accused by the notorious Michael Wolff, whose notebook recently birthed the book Fire and Fury.

Wolff … left a trail of breadcrumbs, writing that Trump has been spending a “notable” amount of “private time” with Haley on Air Force One. Haley denied it all categorically, saying “I have literally been on Air Force One once and there were several people in the room when I was there,” and noting that, “I am never alone with him.”

Haley says she’s sure people will see the lies for what they are, but the truth is not so sunny. These kinds of rumors are pernicious, sticky. They follow women like clouds. As a UN ambassador, she has good reason to speak with the President, and there should be no reason why she shouldn’t meet with him alone. Now they may both hesitate, afraid of stirring up talk. And when women become a problem for a boss, there is always the possibility they will tire of the trouble and fire them.

Pernicious and sticky, indeed.

Whether or not you knew that Nikki Hailey was governor of South Carolina and is currently the U.S. government’s ambassador to the United Nations, you’ll probably now associate her with unwholesome sexual imagery. It doesn’t even matter whether any lovemaking occurred.

Accuse your target of sexual misdeeds now and let others ask questions later. It’s fine if you move on and start manufacturing your next story, because you’ll receive your commission (money) and enjoy thousands of new blog readers (money) whether or not your accusation is true.

And if you’re a reporter rather than a politician or activist, people probably won’t raise questions about your sex life, so there’s no downside. Except the possibility of becoming irrelevant later, in which case you should push the pendulum to the other side and accidentally release private video footage of your own lovemaking.