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rusty fender

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68. There were many, many Dems

Mon Jul 7, 2014, 01:55 PM

Jul 2014

who defended Clinton's actions in the Lewinsky affair. I wasn't one of them.

As POTUS you have ONE JOB and you have sex in the Oval Office with an intern who is half your age? You didn't have other things to do, like being POTUS? Or the fact that you are married?

Clinton's actions were shameful, and, not for one second, would 99.99% of those defending him at the time would have defended him if he had had an affair with a male intern, or if Clinton had been a Repub.

Hypocrisy, thy name is all of you who still defend Clinton in the Lewinsky affair.

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Monica Lewinsky gooooooooooooooafuggingway! [View all] malaise Jul 2014 OP

Wait - JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #1

She was interviewed on the show malaise Jul 2014 #2

She wants Bill Clinton to apologize to her parents? AlbertCat Jul 2014 #13

I don't know if she was a groupie or not JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #22

Abuse of power? nope AlbertCat Jul 2014 #28

She made clear her agenda. antiquie Jul 2014 #3

Andplanning to cash in on those kneepads financially or politically malaise Jul 2014 #4

They have Monica brand knee pads now? L0oniX Jul 2014 #8

I bet those knee pads have little drawings of cigars all over them SummerSnow Jul 2014 #53

More Scarsdale Jul 2014 #40

Whoopie will eat her up. antiquie Jul 2014 #57

There was more. Beacool Jul 2014 #62

Most kindergartners know that you aren't supposed... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #79

True, but a sensible, moral President would have quietly told someone to have the karynnj Jul 2014 #97

I'll stop watching The View if they hire her. In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #82

Let's face it. Monica wants to be the fourth Kardashian. Nedsdag Jul 2014 #52

I certainly empathize with young interns who are taken advantage of by their bosses IronLionZion Jul 2014 #5

"taken advantage of"..Bullshit...She knew full well what she was doing... truebrit71 Jul 2014 #7

I know, but I still empathize IronLionZion Jul 2014 #9

Not if the older person in this scenario is a well-known horn-dog... truebrit71 Jul 2014 #10

they were both consenting adults AlbertCat Jul 2014 #14

Don't back off Iron, you're right Shemp Howard Jul 2014 #17

That gave Clinton a certain amount of power over Lewinsky's career. AlbertCat Jul 2014 #31

Do we have to know that he explicitly threatened her for it to be inappropriate? hughee99 Jul 2014 #37

No, but she threatened to ruin his. Beacool Jul 2014 #65

Good post. Agree. 840high Jul 2014 #32

See #26, no Iron is not. There was no boss factor here. nt stevenleser Jul 2014 #33

no he wasnt her boss the congress shut down and she was sent to intern leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #34

I had a plethora of 'bosses' over my lifetime malaise Jul 2014 #58

Bill should have said no IronLionZion Jul 2014 #63

This thread is not about Bill Clinton malaise Jul 2014 #67

Good for you IronLionZion Jul 2014 #78

You can successfully date the boss and not have it fuck up your career -- I did. moriah Jul 2014 #74

I agree 100% JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #23

ESPECIALLY when he is the damn president of the United States and her boss m-lekktor Jul 2014 #25

he wasnt her boss leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #35

Clinton had all the power of a boss Shemp Howard Jul 2014 #46

monica was not vunerable and bill wasnt her boss. and after he's out of office how could leftyohiolib Jul 2014 #49

Now we're playing the sexist card? Give me a break. Shemp Howard Jul 2014 #54

As I recall she first came to attention of Clinton Generic Other Jul 2014 #26

Experience Scarsdale Jul 2014 #43

Just to remind you how it started: the government was shut down question everything Jul 2014 #42

Yep, that's what happened. Beacool Jul 2014 #66

I remember reading her testimony when it was going on MiniMe Jul 2014 #44

She wasn't taken advantage of, she made the first move, he never made any effort to try to be with JI7 Jul 2014 #76

Seconded. nt conservaphobe Jul 2014 #6

Geez,,,, have yall already forgotten,,,,, Cryptoad Jul 2014 #11

You have to work hard to remember who Donna Rice was. (WARNING-racy pic of woman in swimsuit!) MADem Jul 2014 #12

Maybe she should apologize to her parents. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #15

My heart goes out to Monica. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #16

Wow my mouth is hanging open Puglover Jul 2014 #50

No matter how badly she behaves or how disliked she is tea and oranges Jul 2014 #18

Agreed, I sympathize and wish she would get out of the public spotlight IronLionZion Jul 2014 #36

With the righties bringing Monica up again as a way to smear tea and oranges Jul 2014 #47

The righties aren't bringing her up OnlinePoker Jul 2014 #84

A Small Smattering tea and oranges Jul 2014 #87

No sympathy for Monica VA_Jill Jul 2014 #19

Responsible for Choices, what a refreshing concept. Thanks Malaise. nt clarice Jul 2014 #20

Oh, jeez... Hissyspit Jul 2014 #48

? nt clarice Jul 2014 #51

What a spoiled brat! MoonRiver Jul 2014 #21

If she didn't go yapping to Linda Tripp, we're not having this discussion KinMd Jul 2014 #24

her mission was/is clear sympathy and understanding aside reddread Jul 2014 #64

Bill was a fool, but I think it was discussed at length a few years back KinMd Jul 2014 #89

and everything old is new again reddread Jul 2014 #95

I missed the interview... ReRe Jul 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #29

If 20 year olds are not responsible, then Budweiser owed my parents an apology liberal N proud Jul 2014 #30

Gee: Hillary is a probable 2016 Presidential forerunner & Monica is stepping out of the shadows... C Moon Jul 2014 #38

Unfortunately, I don't completely agree with anyone here stevenleser Jul 2014 #39

Everyone was guilty of something in this story. nt IronLionZion Jul 2014 #71

I disagree again. I don't think anyone was guilty of anything outside of Republicans. nt stevenleser Jul 2014 #73

Someone told me that she used to live here in the Pearl district in Portland cascadiance Jul 2014 #41

When my sister lived in SoHo, so did Monica AngryAmish Jul 2014 #96

Monica went to the White House with an agenda... Punkingal Jul 2014 #45

She's probably a Russian spy Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2014 #77

Thing is, with Republicans, they get torqued up over sexual behaviors, but think Jesus loved greed. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #55

Is it just a coincidence that she's back in the news now? B Calm Jul 2014 #56

Ha malaise Jul 2014 #59

I agree and she was 22 at the time. Beacool Jul 2014 #60

A song that describes Monica-NSFW hobbit709 Jul 2014 #61

There were many, many Dems rusty fender Jul 2014 #68

Do you see a defense of Clinton here malaise Jul 2014 #70

Joe Lieberman knew what time it was reddread Jul 2014 #72

I don't think many Dems thought what Clinton did was right.. KinMd Jul 2014 #90

I was in the military from age 18-22 Skittles Jul 2014 #69

were you kicking ass in the military ? :p nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #80

in combat boots Skittles Jul 2014 #83

I bet the boots were uncomfortable ? nt steve2470 Jul 2014 #85

mmmmmm no Skittles Jul 2014 #92

i agree, it's not like she was some teenager JI7 Jul 2014 #75

I'd love to see the results of a DU poll malaise Jul 2014 #86

DU Rec! In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #81

bullcrap of the worst kind. He took advantage of her. period. cali Jul 2014 #88

no, she made the first move , he was stupid for doing what he did in itself JI7 Jul 2014 #93

You are giving a response any supervisor would give former9thward Jul 2014 #91

slut shaming an inconvenient woman Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #94

I wonder how this conversation would go if she had sucked off George W. Bush instead? Throd Jul 2014 #98