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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (5355)	9/25/1998 2:32:00 PM
From: dougjn	Respond to of 67261

Hey Michelle - that's what I said. Or at least consistent with that. It's is fame, his star quality, his magnetism. All that stuff. Not his authority or power, per se. Doug

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (5355)	9/25/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: dougjn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Put differently. Clinton's sexy. Starr and Barr aren't. <gg> How's that? Do I GET IT? <gg> (For a man, I mean. <g>) Doug

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (5355)	9/25/1998 3:57:00 PM
From: j_b	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

<<It was because he is attractive>> Somehow, I think there were plenty of younger, better-looking guys that Monica would have gone after if looks were the issue. What made Clinton attractive to Monica was his power and position, at least according to what I have heard of her testimony. <<President Clinton is more desirable than they are>> That's not exactly a ringing endorsement of Clinton's looks <g>.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (5355)	9/25/1998 6:02:00 PM
From: jbe	Respond to of 67261

I think Michelle is on to something here -- some of the indignation aimed at the Prez may be fuelled by envy. He is attractive, as well as powerful, making him a No. 1 Alpha Male. I have no doubt that hordes of women have thrown themselves at him, at one time or another, especially in view of the reputation politicians, like TV preachers, enjoy of being oversexed. (I wonder why anyone would think of expecting a politician to serve as a model of sexual morality!!) I suspect that Clinton has had many more temptations to withstand than your average joe, or even your average congressman. (Of course, it should be recalled that Lyndon Johnson had what he called a "nookie room", right in the Senate Office Building, for assignations.) In fact, many people have wondered, in print, as to why the President would settle for a Paula Jones or a Monica Lewinsky, when he could have held out for a Marilyn Monroe. (As a matter of fact, one wag even suggested that he be impeached for not doing so!) In Monica's case, it may be because she was a stalker. Even before she left for Washington, she told her friends that she fantasized about having sex with the President on the Oval Office desk. See this for some light on the stalker aspect of Monica's personality (from a 20-20 broadcast): #reply-5843898 The most unappetizing consequence of this whole Clinton-Lewinsky brouhaha, to my mind, is the proliferation of off-color jokes and web sites devoted to the President's sex life. Check it out. It is truly amazing. The reaction to the brouhaha has contributed just as much to the "lowering of the nation's moral tone" as the brouhaha itself. A nation of voyeurs! Ugh! jbe