not, to diminish you. the rumor isn t the story. it s the way in which the ambassador so boldly said boom, boom to the rumor to try to quash it. what did you make of how bold she was? this isn t the first time that nikki haley had to squash rumors of having an affair that were leveled against her and were unfair and sexist. she ultimately had to resign if those rumors proved true as governor of south carolina. they did not prove true. she came out swinging and i m glad she d she s right. women are often targeted if they reach a certain level of power by the one thing that women are still affected by more than men in the most dramatic way, their sexuality, their sex, their gender. i m glad she came out. to add to something van said earlier, sexism doesn t see ideology. conservative or liberal ideology doesn t inoculate you from having sexual accusations or being somebody that can stand up