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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (12746)	8/3/2004 8:16:55 AM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Well if the CEO of IBM was diddling an intern I think he would have been unemployed and prosecuted. He'd face a civil suit (actually, the plaintif would likely be more interested in suing the company), not criminal charges, and dismissal is far from a certainty.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (12746)	8/3/2004 9:45:04 AM
From: MrLucky	Respond to of 90947

The difference I see is that when Nixon did what he did, the media (Washington Post et al) claimed he broke laws and should be prosecuted. When Clinton perjured himself over a piece of ---, the media claimed that what he did was what any man would do. IOW, the media used the principle of "a nation of laws" for Nixon and "a nation of men" for Clinton (the man of family values). Both men were wrong and got caught. Both men should have been held to the highest standard in this nation. Both were not.