Sounds like Clinto is preoccupied with sex...his defense report is full of it.
WHITE HOUSE ARGUES IN PAPERS: CHECK THE DICTIONARY, IT WAS NOT SEX!
It's a keystone of President Clinton's impeachment defense: Bill Clinton did not have sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. So, then, how does the dictionary define 'sex'? Tucked inside of their 184-page defense report [released late Tuesday.], Clinton's lawyers set out five definitions from which to choose:
-- Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1st ed. 1981), at page 2082, defines ''sexual
relations'' as ''coitus.''
-- Random House Webster's College Dictionary (1st ed. 1996), at page 1229, defines ''sexual
relations'' as ''sexual intercourse; coitus.''
-- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed. 1997), at page 1074, defines ''sexual
relations'' as ''coitus.''
-- Black's Law Dictionary (Abridged 6th ed. 1991), at page 560, defines ''intercourse'' as
''sexual relations.''
-- Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary (2d ed. 1996), at page 1755, defines ''sexual
relations'' as ''sexual intercourse; coitus.''
Clinton's lawyers find this compelling.
''The president's understanding of these terms, which is shared even by several common
dictionaries, could not possibly support a prosecution for perjury,'' they said in their
report. ''How would a prosecutor prove these dictionaries 'wrong'?'' |
