MONICA LEWINSKY AT 45

Now a nice loking lady of 45, Monica Lewinsky is reappearing again, this time in a documentary "miniseries," of all things, and publishing another article in the magazine Vanity Fair.  Make no mistake about it.  When I was growing up a woman such as Monica Lewinsky at 22, pursuing a married man old enough to be her father, would have been called a "homewrecker."

Perhaps not surprisingly, Monica has managed to somehow rationalize herself with the #MeToo movement, but there is no comparison.  In contrast with the #MeToo movement that was concerned about powerful men being predators of women trying to get a job or to sexually harrass a woman at work, Lewinsky threw herself at Bill Clinton, a known womanizer.  Not only did she flip her blouse to show her bra strap to Clinton, but she admits she did other things.   For example, she once ran home to put on clothes that Clinton noticed recently in the hopes that he woud notice her again at an event (he did).  She has said that she was disappointed that they didn't have intercourse and that she wanted him to divorce Hillary and marry her.

Yes, I have written about Monica  Lewinsky before:*
This is a new age and women don't keep quiet about their affairs.  The big problem was that Monica blabbed about the affair and blabbed to the wrong person who started a political campaign against the president.
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I'm surprised that so many women had sympathy with Monica Lewinsky at the time and feel that President Clinton took advantage of a girl, a child of 22.  I am reminded, however, that age 22 is considered an adult with the full privileges of voting, drinking alcohol, and smoking.   It is hard for me to understand that a woman of 22 doesn't know that she is not supposed to have an affair with a married man.  Apparently, it is accepted by many women that it is all right for a "girl" of 22 to pursue a married man, even one old enough to be her father, if he is powerful.* (underlining added)
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From my piece on Monica Lewinsky again, I need to repeat my own thoughts:
What I would have done in a similar situation, I really don't know.  I have a saying that "Untested Virtue Is No Virtue At All,"  and I never had pretty young women come on to me.**
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Her real sin was that she had to blab about her affair.  It used to be that women kept their mouths shut if they managed to have a affair with the President, but she just had to tell an enemy of the President.  Today is different, women tell.**

If women at 22 are not mature enough to know that you shouldn't take up with a married man, then at what age are they mature enough to be considered adults and not covered by statutory rape?

Among the women that feel great sympathy with Monica is Mika Brzezinsky.  I wonder if she would change her tune if Morning Joe (her fiance) were to hire her?  Also I wonder if many of Monica's problems aren't due to other factors about her personality than the famous affair?  I mean after having an affair with the President, would she marry a truck driver, for example?  I suspect it would have to at least the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.   I also suspect that people that might hire her feel she might be a problem in the work force and I don't mean as just a distraction.  Still Monica has done pretty well, monatarily, being known as the woman who had an affair with President clinton.

* http://stopcontinentaldrift.blogspot.com/2014/05/monica-lewinsky-still-with-us.html
** http://stopcontinentaldrift.blogspot.com/2014/10/monica-lewinsky-again.html
*** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Lewinsky