Summary
In the various books I've read about the Bill Clinton impeachment scandal - a scandal because of what was done and a scandal because the president was impeached for it - the same story is told over and over again. When the prosecutors or lawyers or whoever finally got to meet the storied Monica Lewinsky, they were floored by her. She was smart, personable and - as the record makes clear - dignified. This is more than can be said about some of the people who write about her.
I will not name names. But in recent days, Lewinsky is back in the news. In December, she graduated with a master's degree in social psychology from the London School of Economics. Her thesis was titled "In Search of the Impartial Juror: An Exploration of the Third Person Effect and Pre-Trial Publicity." Her thesis might well have been called "In Search of the Impartial Journalist" because she was immediately the subject of more poke-in-the-ribs stories about you know what. The Washington Post, a better paper than it was that day, called her "dumb-but-smart." It was more than could be said for that piece.See the full content of this document
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Lewinsky Jokes Are Now On Those Who Make Them
It does not take a Freudian to appreciate why Lewinsky chose the topic she did. She is a victim of publicity, and her life has been a trial - enough to flo...
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