Lewinsky graduates from London School of Economics

[kskiska]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, whose sexual relationship with U.S. President Bill Clinton led to his impeachment, has graduated from the London School of Economics, her publicist said on Wednesday.

Lewinsky, who was 21 when she became involved with Clinton, is interviewing for jobs in Britain, publicist Barbara Hutson said.

When Lewinsky, 32, received her Masters of Science degree in Social Psychology last Thursday "the audience of students and parents erupted in spontaneous applause. ... It was a very emotional moment for her," Hutson said in a statement.

Hutson said Lewinsky spent the past year studying and "staying away from the London social scene."

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[La Lioness Priyanka]

32. why? because she gave a bj at 22?

i dont know any hetero girl at that age who hadnt given a bj.

[Goblinmonger]

46. You may want

to get your sarcasm meter checked out. It seems to be on the fritz.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

48. look at all the posts below..who post about her whorishness etc in all earnest

also sarcasm is hard to detect online..

which is why we have the amazing and all powerful :sarcasm: smiley

[Goblinmonger]

54. I find the sarcasm smiley insulting

and it leads to the dumbing down of those reading, i.e. if you don't see it you don't have to think about whether it is sarcasm or not. The clue I gave was the ACTUAL use of the word "whore" immediately preceeded by "stupid." Others have danced around it (though my post was first) but my usage of it on a progressive site seems to be pretty clear sarcasm.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

60. sorry, you are right...i should have assumed it was sarcasm

since it is a progressive site

[Goblinmonger]

63. See now, that kind of reads like sarcasm.

There are plenty of shitheads here who think very poorly of women. I get that. I tried to go over the top to make the sarcasm/satire clear. Also, I've been here a long time (though my time in GD is often cyclical) and hope people will at least know enough about me to not take sexist remarks as reality. Now if it was a Christian-bashing comment it might be harder :evilgrin:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

66. i actually dont remember you and i wasnt being sarcastic

proving my point though..that it is hard to detect sarcasm online..

still you are right..the assumption shouldnt be that people are being sexist on a progressive board

[Cleita]

74. The sarcasm emoticon is there for a reason. Many people

do pick a silly argument over a few scarcastic words that they don't get, but I have always thought that they were trolls stirring up the pot. We who have been posting at this progressive site found that out the hard way and by writing sarcasm it stopped any silly flame wars. The Administrators finally provided the emoticon.

[LostinVA]

49. I got your sarcasm, GM

Although lately, it can be hard to tell on here!

[Missy M]

2. Why does Lewinsky need a publicist?

[ThomCat]

19. Because the republicans dragged her

and her affair with Bill Clinton onto every cable news show and the front page of every newspaper for several years and she had now entered history as an object of scorn and a butt of jokes.
x(

I hope she builds a happy life.

[LostinVA]

22. " she had now entered history as an object of scorn and a butt of jokes"

As displayed on this very thread.

Monica Lewinsky deserves a very big break.

[Missy M]

34. The real victims in the whole affair were Hillary and Chelsea..

Clinton. Monica Lewinsky claimed she was hounded by the press, hated it and wanted to be left alone. Having a publicist doesn't sound to me like she wants to fade into obscurity.

[ThomCat]

35. Publicists are often used to help minimize bad press,

It's a necessity when you're a public figure, and whether anyone (except the republicans) wants it or not, she's a public figure.

[Missy M]

40. The only press she gets now are some comedians who still..

think joking about it is funny and when the press writes about President Clinton they bring it up. She knew what she was doing when she did it and I am tired of hearing that she was a victim. That is the Republicans tactic to say poor, young, innocent Monica and big, bad Clinton. She wants a publicist so she doesn't fade from the public eye.

[ThomCat]

44. Yeah, right.

:eyes:

She hasn't spoken to the press is years. She's such an attention whore.

[LostinVA]

47. Not one person on here has said she's a victim

Except for being used by the RWers after Clinton.

Good try at a strawman, though.

Your post shows your ignorance of why people get publicists, and what a publicist actually does.

Oh, the RWers just love this.

[Missy M]

53. I know exactly what a publicist does and there is no reason...

for Monica Lewinsky to have one now, except to stay in the news. A publicist either keeps your name out there or they try to put you in a good light when there is bad publicity. The bad publicity was years ago and over the years she has tried to stay in the public eye. In a roundabout way on here people are saying she was a victim, but she was a victim of her own doing. I am not creating a strawman, it is my opinion about Monica Lewinsky. I am not ignorant and I rather resent that comment.

[ThomCat]

55. You're wrong.

Many people have a publicist to stay OUT of the news.

And in fact she pays money to have that publicist so she can stay out of the news, so she's loosing out on the deal.

[Missy M]

58. Oh really, then why did the publicist put out the news that...

Monica Lewinsky graduated from the London School of Economics? Many people graduated at the same time so why did we have to know about her?

[ThomCat]

62. Because

part of keeping her OUT of the news is finding ways to kill the reputation she's been given as a monster whore. Portraying her as a normal person who is achieving an admirable and normal milestone helps prevent a whole lot of tabloid articles.

She's not making any money off of this small amount of publicity, and she's probably paying a hefty amount to make sure she doesn't become tabloid fodder again. Giver her a break. I don't know why you are latching onto this with such hatred.
:shrug:

[Missy M]

65. I don't have any hatred and to be honest with you I really...

don't care what Monica Lewinsky does. I just wish she would go away. Why would she become tabloid fodder again? How many people do you think would have known about her graduating, unless she had her publicist announce it. To me she is setting herself up for more fodder. She wrote a book, went on HBO, publicized her handbags and now her graduation, yet you claim she really wants to stay out of the spotlight. She has a strange way of doing that. I hope she gets a job, gets on with her life and has her publicist keep her out of the news, as you claim is a publicists job.

[ThomCat]

68. Anybody know knows anything about public relations

knows that much of the effort is to control what gets said. You have to find a way to dictate the message to prevent other people from getting their message out there.

You know that the republicans will make some efforts to use her to smear Hillary Clinton. Monica Lewinsky would be a damned fool to go the route you suggest. If she just hid away and had nobody out there managing publicity for her then she'd end up being a tool for the republicans, again.

The only way she can get the media to leave her alone is to build a media image that is boring and normal and her publicists are doing a good job of that.

[Cleita]

76. Actually, she was three times the victim over this, first Bill

Clinton's victim, then Ken Starr and the whole neo-con establishments' victim and finally the victim of the whole media, both news and entertainment.

Give her a break. Why isn't Jeff Gannon getting investigated and prosecuted as well persecuted in the same way? I'm sure if a special counsel come in to investigate, there will be proof uncovered that someone was getting a bj from him in a very high office in the White House.

[Rosemary2205]

72. Richard Jewell still has a publicist too.

He's that guy that was falsely accused of blowing up the Atlanta Olympics. He rushed to the aid of the injured and for payback the got the ever loving snot stomped out of his reputation. His publicist provides a level of protection from assholes who just won't let it dies.

I suspect Monica does the same thing and I don't blame her. No one on this planet should have to be constantly hounded through life over a freakin blow job.

[SoCalDem]

36. Does she have a middle name?

If she wanted to "escape" the limelight, she could have legally changed her name and started using her middle name instead of monica.

and when people recognized her, she could have easily said " Yes I do look like her, don't I" and left it at that.
people have a love-hate relationship with notoriety..

She did something that MANY women through history have done (presidents are often philanderers), and if she had not befriended Linda Tripp, we would probably have never even known her.

The more she "protests", the more notorious she makes herself..

[ThomCat]

38. "The more she "protests", the more notorious she makes herself.."

I haven't seen her protest anything since the scandal first broke. She has been very thorough at never mentioning Bill Clinton or the White House or anything about the scandal.

She has simply said "no comment" a lot and hired a publicist to kill stories as much as possible.

I don't see where she's making herself notorious. :shrug:

[LostinVA]

42. It doesn't, Thom, but Monica Lewinsky is an easy target

"Slut, "homewrecker, "controller," etc.

It's easier than seeing her as a human, and as someone who desperately has tried to move on. The woman needs to be left alone. She was a victim of the right wing conspiracy hitmen who tried to bring down Clinton, her rights were spat upon, she was intimidated and threatened by the government. She had bad judgment, she made a mistake. Who the hell wants to be judged for the REST of their lives by a mistake they made at 22?

[LostinVA]

41. What protests?

I also wish people would remember she was illegally intimidated by the Feds, including having her constitutional rights ripped apart. As did her mother. Monica Lewinsky WAS a victim: of the very real right wing conspiracy against Bill Clinton.

[ronnykmarshall]

61. Amy Fisher tried that.

She had cosmetic surgery and legally changed her name. Everytime she got a job someone would find out and she was let go.

She finally got a job as a columnist and married a nice guy and has two kids.

Joey on the other hand is still a skum.

[Debi]

64. And then wrote a book and took her new face and new name

and husband out on the publicity road show.

That's not fading into obscurity.

[ronnykmarshall]

67. That's my point ...

She TRIED and the press was still on her ass. So why not write a book? A lot of bullshit was written about her and she wanted to set the record straight.

[ThomCat]

69. It's a good point.

You cannot avoid the media by ignoring them.

[ronnykmarshall]

71. If they lie about you why ignore them?

[Debi]

81. Although I disagree with you I don't want to get into a war of words

over something so silly. I think the media had ignored her and the issue (except for when Joey got arrested once again)and she had been allowed to move on and have an anonymous life. Until she wrote the book and did the whole talk show circuit.

Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I just forgot about it all until I saw her on TV promoting her book and her new life outside of the bright lights of the media (thereby inviting the media back in and introducing them to her new face/new husband/children and private life!)

Either/or...:hi:

[Botany]

3. good for her!

I am so glad she did not blow this chance because that would have sucked.
Now maybe she can find her place on some Doctor's staff.

[rurallib]

5. Her resume will have service at the highest levels of governmment

[johnnie]

6. If she would have blown her oral exams..

..it probably would have been hard for her to swallow. Good thing she rode it out and didn't pull out.

[rpgamerd00d]

7. Cigars for everyone, time to celebrate!

She has a good head on her shoulders.
I wonder if she got a cockney accent while in England?

[peekaloo]

12. She seems headed in the right direction.

Yet she'll be stained for life over the B-Dog thang.

[Catherine Vincent]

4. That's great that she has moved on with her life.

You can't blame her for having a huge crush on Big Dog.

[Botany]

10. Not just Clinton

a teacher in high school, a professor in college, and 2 bosses.

Hey, if it is consensual between adults and nobody is hurt fine
I just had a hard time w/ people talking about how Clinton
had dirtied her as if she was as pure as the new snow.

[Catherine Vincent]

13. The only people that thought she was innocent were Freepers.

An innocent woman doesn't show her thong to some strange guy...even if it is the President. That was code for "you can have some of this, if you ask". :)

[Botany]

15. Thanx for letting me know.

No wonder my date acted pissed when she asked if I wanted to see he thong
and I said, "Oh did you bring the Victoria's Secret catalog with you."

:rofl:

BTW Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John Kasich (R OH now on Fox),
and Henry Hyde all mentioned something about spoiling Monica or
"What would you think if she was your daughter?"

[kskiska]

17. I remember how when the "House Managers" went to interview her

and most wore casual clothes (to put her at ease), except for McCollum of Florida, who wore a suit and tie. He asked Monica a salacious question and she responded by answering (in effect), "I'd tell you, but I don't want to put a wrinkle in your shirt," coming off as a Mae West clone. Seems they realized at that point they couldn't portray her as victim.

[ThomCat]

20. Why does that make HER the dirty one?

She was the younger one in every one of those relationships. How impure does that make each of those men who were older and in positions of authority?

I have a difficult time with the concept that sex makes women "impure." And with the concept that it's the woman's fault. The sexist implications are painful.
x(

[Botany]

23. I never said that she was dirty ....

.... others did. I do find in Monica a proclivity for sex with older men who
could help her career or maybe it was just a power thing. No judgments on
my part, just a fact.

[LostinVA]

26. I thinks it was the very opposite of a "power thing"

It was a low self-esteem issue, imo. I've known several other women who've done the same thing, and EVERYONE had a severe self-image problem.

Her relationship with Linda Tripp also showcase this, imo.

She wasn't a victim, but neither was she some femme fatale user.

I've always felt quite sorry for Monica Lewinsky, and the way our government and its elected officials and employees treated her just made me feel even more sympathy for here.

Again, she deserves a break.

[saracat]

28. Really? Did you ever listen to the Tripp conversations? She spent a lot of

time talking about her pleasure in being able to control married men and her ability to destroy their lives.This woman deserves no defense.She was NEVER a victim.

[LostinVA]

39. Yes, I have listened to them, and I stand by what I expressed above

Your opinion is your opinion, as is mine.

And, didn't i say she wasn't a victim??? Yes, I did say that, on this very thread. So, go attack someone else with that. "This woman"? Niiiice.....very, very nice....

[saracat]

82. Really ? What about this? Doesn't it imply she was a "victim"?

"She wasn't a victim, but neither was she some femme fatale user.

I've always felt quite sorry for Monica Lewinsky, and the way our government and its elected officials and employees treated her just made me feel even more sympathy for here.

Again, she deserves a break."

And whats your problem with the phrase "this woman"? Isn't that what she is? At least I didn't call her the manipulative blank I think she is. I think that Clinton was judged far more harshly than this little tramp, and she has never expressed any remorse and let Clinton be pilloried.He admits he was wrong.She has never even taken any responsibility.I think she is disgusting. Sorry. I remember her talking about how she could "destroy' her teacher with one phone call and how good it made her feel.I also remember that she flashed Clinton, he didn't come on to her.But he sure responded.She was the biggest mistake he ever made.Monica was asked on her special if she was sorry for what her actions cost the country and she said "NO".She is a beast.And her grades were dreadful in college and I don't for one minute believe she "earned" her economocs degree in the traditional way.

[rodeodance]

25. yes, glad she was able t move on. as the crush---yes, you are right

about that also

[LostinVA]

8. Didn't Mick Jagger graduate from there, too?

People forget that Lewinsky ia intelligent, even if she's made some stupid decisions in her life (like thinking Tripp was a real friend).

[tenshi816]

I'm not sure if Jagger ever graduated from LSE,

but he was a student there, and considering how few people in Britain attended universities in those days, that was quite an accomplishment. Even by the time my husband was a university student in the UK (graduating in 1981), only about 5% of British students were accepted as university students.

The London School of Economics is one of the finest educational institutions in Britain. Monica Lewinsky might make dumb choices when it comes to pursuing relationships, but she can't be unintelligent if she graduated from LSE. Competition is fierce for places and somehow I don't think giving a BJ to a sitting US President would count for much if she didn't have more to offer on her CV.

[Buzz Clik]

50. Correct -- Jagger dropped out.

[Cleita]

77. To me Tripp was the real whore here selling out her friend

with instructions from the Lagoon creature, Lucienne Goldberg, mommie dearest to Jonah. They all had an agenda and siezed up the chance to smear Clinton through Monica.

[marmar]

9. I wonder what dress she wore to her graduation ceremony?

:shrug:

[devilgrrl]

11. Ho ho ho ho - that's clever!

Did you make that one up yourself?

:sarcasm:

[Wiley50]

16. Sure she did, Out of the Blue

Bet she hasn't worn a blue dress in 11 years

[geek tragedy]

14. How can she be smart enough to get that degree

but dumb enough to trust Linda Tripp?

[ThomCat]

21. Many smart people trust bad people.

Intelligence doesn't necessarily mean you're good with relationships.

[LostinVA]

27. Truer words....

[Catherine Vincent]

30. "Many smart people trust bad people."

A lot of republicans come to mind.

[asjr]

18. Now that cost a lot of money. Do you

suppose she got a scholarship?

[LostinVA]

24. She made alot of money off of her book, for this very reason

She stated then that that's why she wrote it, because she knew it would be very difficult for her to be hired and earn a "regular" living.

[coffeenap]

29. Oh flame me: I am happy for her. She is more than the person

the corp. media made her out to be. Let's all remember that she was used to bring down a dem. president. For us to continue to see her as a cartoon is to accept the meme shoved at us during that horrible time. Best wishes to her and all humans trying to do something for each other.

[ThomCat]

31. Agreed.

I hope she gets a job with that degree and builds a good life for herself.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. you are exactly right. she made a mistake at 22. and not a huge mistake at it.

shouldnt be the butt of everyones jokes for the rest of her life

[Buzz Clik]

37. It's my understanding that she blew through her courses.

Hey, that's just what I heard. :shrug:

[kwassa]

52. ba da BOOM!

[marshall]

43. Congrats to her!

I hope she goes on to accomplish great things.

[AzDar]

45. Good for Monica! n/t

[Book Lover]

51. Ms Lewinsky, my best wishes to you

I wish you well in all your future endeavors.

[noonwitch]

56. Good for her!

I'm happy for her.

[xultar]

57. Congratulations to her for her success @ school.

[ronnykmarshall]

59. Good for her.

:toast:

[eppur_se_muova]

70. Even our bimbos are smarter than theirs ? nt

[Buzz Clik]

73. huh?

[ecstatic]

75. I'm happy for her. I blame Clinton, that ogre Linda Tripp & repugs

Not Lewinsky. Besides becoming involved with a married man (which a lot of women with poor judgment do), she didn't do anything that bad. She doesn't deserve the scorn and ridicule that she has gotten. Her life is practically destroyed.

[Cleita]

78. I don't ever remember Lewinsky have drunken romps like the

Bush twins. She was a fat kid who used her sexuality to feel better about herself. It's too bad she nailed a President in her neediness, because that is all it was.

[ThomCat]

80. I think you're right.

[judaspriestess]

79. Congrats to Monica

I wish I was interviewing for jobs in London..........