Jonah has more debate questions for Hillary

Jonah Goldberg is offering debate moderators some fair and interesting questions they can ask Hillary Clinton, if they’re not afraid of accusations of sexism, or of Hillary supporters suggesting that they be shot. I hope some of them (or some intrepid reporters out there, on the campaign trail) do gird up their loins and inquire:

After the Philadelphia debate, your campaign tried to explain away your lackluster performance by implying your male competitors were unfairly “piling on” because you’re a woman. Do you really think sexism is an issue here? Which of your Democratic opponents are the most sexist? Will you play this card with foreign leaders if you run into trouble as commander-in-chief?

You keep saying that Social Security has lost 14 years of solvency on President Bush’s watch. In 2000, your husband’s last year in office, the program’s trustees said it would be solvent until 2037. Now they say it will be solvent until 2041. As the most serious female candidate for president we’ve ever had, aren’t you setting a bad example by not being able to do math?
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You’ve repeatedly denounced Halliburton’s “no-bid contracts.” Did you object when the Clinton administration awarded a similar non-competitive contract to Halliburton for reconstruction work in the former Yugoslavia? If not, why not? If so, why didn’t your husband listen?

Can you explain — without accusing anyone of anti-Asian bigotry — why so many Chinese criminals keep giving you and your husband piles of cash?
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You’ve claimed that you are the Democrat best able to “deal” with the Republicans’ natural advantage if there is another terrorist attack. Why is it wrong for Republicans to say they’re tougher on terrorism than Democrats, but O.K. for you to say so?
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Do you think Republicans won’t ask these questions? Why? Because you’re a woman?

If Republicans dare ask these questions they’ll be slayed. They’ll be accused of being mean to girls, bringing up “old issues” to “distract” from “these important matters before us” etc. It really is up to the press to do its job and ask these sorts of questions.

And the truth is, if Hillary were a Republican, no one would hesitate to ask them. And that would be as it should be. It’s time for the press to declare themselves either free guardians of the public trust or owned members of a political movement. They can’t be both.