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In reply to the discussion: No, Monica, you (& Bill) were not alone. I & we were there, too, "#MeToo" as it were [View all]pnwmom
(108,955 posts)39. You must not remember, but Presidents having affairs had ALWAYS been afforded
a zone of privacy in the past. The media just winked to themselves and no one ever made an issue of it.
Everything changed with Bill Clinton. I'm sure if he had known the kind of consequences that could ensue, he wouldn't have gotten involved with her. But never in US history was a President made to account for his extra marital activities. That was a first.
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No, Monica, you (& Bill) were not alone. I & we were there, too, "#MeToo" as it were [View all]
UTUSN
Feb 2018
OP
Thank you, but I fully expect to be lambasted. & I still have CLINTON-KAINE bumpersticker on my car.
UTUSN
Feb 2018
#2
Didn't she once remark that she expected Bill to divorce Hillary and marry her?
3Hotdogs
Feb 2018
#3
The only person who mistreated her was the prosecutor who threatened her with 27 years in prison
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#9
The concept of inbalances of power did exist -- and most corporations had personal guidelines even
karynnj
Feb 2018
#24
They had sex...it was a bad decision for both of them...but hardly rape. She was an unpaid intern.
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#13
At no point does Lewinsky even hint at equating her sexual experience with rape.
PdxSean
Feb 2018
#22
She wasn't an employee...and in some business such relationships are forbidden and are
Demsrule86
Feb 2018
#30
So she's equating it to sexual harassment -- even though she was the initiator. The power imbalance
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#34
Bill Clinton was impeached for your information. Lewinsky has as much credibility to speak to the
still_one
Feb 2018
#52
I made clear my "slut shaming" was equally bestowed on Bill. Both oblivious to OUR well being.
UTUSN
Feb 2018
#18
Truthfully saying that a woman initiated a sexual encounter is NOT slut shaming.
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#38
Monica had a relationship with a married man before she set her sights on Clinton.
betsuni
Feb 2018
#14
I agree. I would add that Clinton was the most powerful man in the world and could have refused
CTyankee
Feb 2018
#21
She did ask for it. In her interviews she said repeatedly that she was the one who initiated it.
pnwmom
Feb 2018
#31
She told friends she was going to have sex with Clinton before she started her job
RhodeIslandOne
Feb 2018
#45
"don't have to carry (Bill's ) water" - nailed, or anybody's who's a selfish f-up!1
UTUSN
Feb 2018
#51