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Now that we've heard former White House intern Mimi Alford confess to her long ago affair with JFK, this is a good time to take a step back and look at former White House intern Monica Lewinsky's not-so-long ago affair with Bill Clinton from a different perspective. Fortunately, a new two-part, four-hour documentary about Clinton's career is scheduled to premiere on PBS next week ... and it's expected to be a shocker.
Especially considering what we currently know (or have been told) about the way the White House handled these scandals once upon a time.
Think about it: We crucified Clinton for initially denying his affair with Lewinsky; whereas (assuming there's any truth to Mimi Alford's story) JFK never even considered coming clean about his extramarital activities.
Taking into account the way Clinton apparently agonized over whether or not to tell the truth -- and how his honesty was "rewarded" -- I'm sure there were times he wished he never considered it either.
Fascinating. But the documentary promises to reveal more than the depths of Clinton's inner turmoil over the Monica Lewinsky scandal -- among the highlights:
- How Clinton's sexcapades almost stopped him from running for office in the first place
- How many women his former campaign manager claims came looking for Clinton on a daily basis
- How there were "sparks flying" between Clinton and Lewinsky from the "moment they met"
- How "hurt" Hillary Clinton really was by the affairs
What really stands out to me is the distinct possibility that Monica Lewinsky took the fall for countless other women. Her affair with President Clinton essentially ended her career, and why? Because she was the only mistress to speak up?
Makes you wonder if things were better back when privacy actually existed for public figures.
What are you hoping to find out from the Bill Clinton documentary?
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Comments (12)
I was wondering why Monica Lewinsky was on the Yahoo trending now as number 1.
Clinton could of avoided all of this, if he just told the TRUTH.
Zero interest in his affairs.
Yeah, I don't care about his scandel. I thought he did a reasonable job as a president, and if he had mistakes in his private life, thats between him, Hilary and Monica, IMO.
Sure, he was a married man who had an affair. A million married assholes do. The only difference is he was our president, and it was his responsibility to act discreetly, if not honestly. I feel sorry for Monica. This was a young, impressionable, confused woman, who just so happened to fall in love with the most powerful man in America. Of course she was attracted to that, when you're young, the whole forbidden, dangerous, exciting thing has a certain appeal. She should not have been punished for being young and stupid, especially when his career went on almost unscathed. In the the process, a bright, promising, young girl lost a career that she loved, and also was heartbroken. It's sad.
JFK could have possibly been killed for his affairs. If you believe conspiracy theorists, Oswald was not acting alone. Marilyn Monroe was mixed up with the mob. With all the women, that he messed with, he could have seriously angered someon.