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Lewinsky is the last person who should speak about the #metoo movement. still_one Feb 2018 #1
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
I am proud to have voted for Hillary and Tim still_one Feb 2018 #10
Exactly. Bad decisions and getting your hopes up R B Garr Feb 2018 #4
I saw that piece and just wandered if she jrthin Feb 2018 #5
I always think of that when she pops in to do whatever it is thinks shes doing lunatica Feb 2018 #7
I ask your same questions. And I fully agree with jrthin Feb 2018 #17
Wasn't her 'friend' Linda Tripp, whose agent was a Republican operative? csziggy Feb 2018 #20
We have to always face facts radical noodle Feb 2018 #6
She did more than consent. She initiated it, according to her own account. pnwmom Feb 2018 #8
Oh for sure! radical noodle Feb 2018 #29
Excellent point, TY! arthritisR_US Feb 2018 #54
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
She should have been fired for flashing her panties R B Garr Feb 2018 #33
"Problematic" didn't mean "banned." And there was nothing problematic pnwmom Feb 2018 #36
It was against company policy and could be the basis for firing someone karynnj Feb 2018 #40
At your company. Not most companies. The Lewinsky episode brought a sea change pnwmom Feb 2018 #42
I dont get the Monica hate. PdxSean Feb 2018 #11
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
She's trivializing the MeToo movement. It has nothing to do with her. pnwmom Feb 2018 #37
Bill Clinton was impeached for your information. Lewinsky has as much credibility to speak to the still_one Feb 2018 #52
I see DU's fearless band of slut shamers are out in force this morning. n/t retread Feb 2018 #12
I made clear my "slut shaming" was equally bestowed on Bill. Both oblivious to OUR well being. UTUSN Feb 2018 #18
Self-deleted, duplicate post. UTUSN Feb 2018 #19
Truthfully saying that a woman initiated a sexual encounter is NOT slut shaming. pnwmom Feb 2018 #38
How is pointing out leftynyc Feb 2018 #44
Monica had a relationship with a married man before she set her sights on Clinton. betsuni Feb 2018 #14
She showed Bill Clinton her thong underwear in the oval office. milestogo Feb 2018 #15
Are you kidding me? ryan_cats Feb 2018 #16
I agree. I would add that Clinton was the most powerful man in the world and could have refused CTyankee Feb 2018 #21
You must not remember, but Presidents having affairs had ALWAYS been afforded pnwmom Feb 2018 #39
Funny thing - EffieBlack Feb 2018 #48
And I'm sure he also didn't want to hurt Hillary more than he already had. pnwmom Feb 2018 #50
They both made terrible choices EffieBlack Feb 2018 #47
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
She flashed her thong at him leftynyc Feb 2018 #46
I have zero issues with Lewinsky. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #23
'tain't an easy world for anybody but she participated with Bill UTUSN Feb 2018 #25
I didn't make her out to be a deity. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #26
about Bill and Monica DonCoquixote Feb 2018 #27
"don't have to carry (Bill's ) water" - nailed, or anybody's who's a selfish f-up!1 UTUSN Feb 2018 #51
I read the VF story. My take was that Monica Lewinsky sees herself, lapucelle Feb 2018 #28
I thought it was about Ken Starr at first, but by the end pnwmom Feb 2018 #32
kick Blue_Tires Feb 2018 #35
How many of those in the me too movement leftynyc Feb 2018 #41
I'm a huge champion of my sisters and am all about #MeToo EffieBlack Feb 2018 #43
And to put this all into perspective: Bill Clinton not the first President to fool around. pnwmom Feb 2018 #49
I appreciate her article in VF. OhioBlue Feb 2018 #53
Unfortunately, his wife has paid the price. arthritisR_US Feb 2018 #55
Zero credibility. She knew LONG in advance what she wanted Gabi Hayes Feb 2018 #57
Yes, Monica, we are still talking about you-you-you. Unfortunately, some of us remember... Hekate Feb 2018 #56
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