I was around during the controversy you refer to, and it was largely manufactured. You're generally right about the issues in question but it's a classic case o

I was around during the controversy you refer to, and it was largely manufactured. You're generally right about the issues in question but it's a classic case of someone being accused of being a pedophile (regardless of their position on the political spectrum - this is done frequently to right wingers and left wingers as a smear tactic) and then repeated for years without verification.