Ya see, in LIEberman's mind...

[SHRED]

...engaging in a sexual act between two consenting adults, where only feelings get hurt is "immoral".
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/09/03/clinton.lewinsky/

A strong word he does not reserve for this:

[Greeby]

1. Graphic warning on the thread title please

:(

[SHRED]

4. "warning"?

Did anyone "warn" these kids?
Is our "media" warning us that this is going on?

Sometimes a good jolt is needed.

my 2 cents

[Demit]

2. Powerful comparison.

And I didn't feel the need for an alert. (Just weighing in on that.)

[Dhalgren]

3. THIS is exactly the POINT! K&R!

[LincolnMcGrath]

5. Joementum This! Mr. Clinton

But the truth is that, after much reflection, my feelings of disappointment and anger have not dissipated, except now these feelings have gone beyond my personal dismay to a larger, graver sense of loss for our country, a reckoning of the damage that the President's conduct has done to the proud legacy of his Presidency, and ultimately an accounting of the impact of his actions on our democracy and its moral foundations. The implications for our country are so serious that I feel a responsibility to my constituents in Connecticut, as well as to my conscience, to voice my concerns forthrightly and publicly. And I can think of no more appropriate place to do that than on this great Senate floor.

The president's intentional and consistent statements, more deeply,may also undercut the trust that the American people have in his word. Under the Constitution, as presidential scholar Newsted (ph) has noted, the president's ultimate source of authority, particularly his moral authority, is the power to persuade, to mobilize public opinion, to build consensus behind a common agenda. And at this, the president has been extraordinarily effective.

But that power hinges on the president's support among the American people and their faith and confidence in his motivations and agenda, yes; but also in his word.


snips of; Senator Lieberman's speech of September 3, 1998

[LincolnMcGrath]

6. kick