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In reply to the discussion: Shame on Monica Lewinsky [View all]PatrickforO
(14,574 posts)Here's a kid who made a real dumb decision when she was 21, and ended up paying and paying and paying and paying for that bad decision while 'friends' like Linda Tripp cashed in. Bill is the bad guy here because he was the most powerful man in the world at the time and he let that power sway Monica into giving him sexual pleasure. That was just plain wrong.
And don't get me wrong. I like Bill. He's a rock star. I like Hillary too, to a degree, but I like Warren's politics better.
Yes, the Clinton administration DID lash out against Monica - and yes, those staffers who participated were paid to do it. The Clintons play real rough, and a naïve little 21 year old intern was no match for Bill's libido, and certainly no match for a well orchestrated and expert machine that ground her to a pulp.
In all honest mfcorey1, you should rethink your attitude toward this woman. She wasn't even really out of adolescence when it happened and any career hopes she might have had were smashed into oblivion.
Seriously, I have a daughter and two step-daughters. What if Monica was YOUR daughter?