AWWWWW, The Poor Victim

This post isn't about Trump either.  Not that the republicons aren't trying to play that card after Barr's highly excerpted and interpreted version of the Muller report. But apparently the news feeds can't let any hint of possible scandal about our current President* without revisiting old ones. In aid of that, we're again hearing from one person I had dearly hoped would fade forever into the woodwork to never be heard from again, especially not if she's coming (no pun yada yada) forward to play the victim card in her newly rewritten version of history.

So for the record, this post is about Monica Lewinski.

No, she hasn't gone away. She hasn't shut her mouth (no pun yada yada) either.

OK, maybe a little pun there.

One of the we-need-to-seem-relevant broadcast networks has featured her lately. I will give her points on one count. She is stunning these days, unlike that naive black beret look from back when. That's simply not how I want to judge any woman, just like I don't want to judge any man by looks either. Well, maybe Trump's ugliness reflects his character, but he's well earned that judgment for cause.

Back in the day, Monica's story was that she threw herself at President Clinton at every opportunity, making sure to be in his path for private BJs whenever possible. Entirely consensual. Definitely adult enough to be aware that this was not appropriate behavior. And please do not get me started on that crap of keeping the blue dress around without getting it cleaned.  I will never be convinced that there wasn't a motive involving proof of misbehavior, whether for bragging rights or blackmail. Beyond that, if she never planned to go public, why confide to Linda Tripp?

On a scale of careless to culpable, I have always assessed Monica's motivation as being on the scheming end of the scale. I have never wished to know anything about Clinton's extra-marital activities, providing all of them involved persons of age of consent, and participation willingly done. It anybody had an interest in knowing about them, it was Hillary. It was their marriage, whatever their understanding of their vows meant. Not mine. Plenty of Presidents and other important people have stepped outside society's norms in that respect. Only if abuse or blackmail were involved would I think there might be some kind of national interest. (Note: again, Trump is a different issue, and for both those issues.)

So, "poor" Monica brought the fallout from the liaison on herself. Bad judgement, lack of discretion, whatever else may have been involved. But now it's "Oh poor me, it wasn't fair, I was just an intern." Add on "Oh poor me, everybody knows what I/we did, life has been so hard (no pun, yada yada)."

Gee, what a shame it's all been done to her, none of it done by her.

Right.....

There is such a thing as bad publicity. It does have consequences. And more publicity now helps how?