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 JS> Someone, I can't remember who exactly, brought up the possibility 
 JS> this  is a big "hoax" by Monica Lewinsky. As improbable as this ma
 JS> sound, let me  offer up an alternative theory.
WL>It wouldn't be hard for me to believe Ms. Lewinski made up
WL>the whole thing from an overactive imagination and a few
WL>occasions when she was near the President -- except, of
WL>course, for the facts that have come out so far, which
WL>make it clear that there were more than a few of those
WL>occasions and both she and Clinton have a history of
WL>similar episodes with other people.  At most, she may have
WL>exaggerated some of the details.
With the exchange of gifts, it certainly goes beyond the stage of being the 
result of an overactive imagination of a young "poor Monica". 
WL>But that's neither here nor there.  Let's discuss your
WL>theory instead.
 JS> The Paula Jones civil lawsuit is coming up for trial in May. What 
 JS> this  was a very elaborate attempt by the White House and Uncle Bo
 JS> totally  innundate the public before the trial with sexual escapad
 JS> as to make  whatever comes out of the trial seem "old news" and ge
 JS> public to say:  "So what?" or "Big deal."  
WL>I have no doubt that Uncle Bob and the bimbo-eruptions task
WL>force are capable of something like this; but personally, I
WL>doubt it.  I can't imagine that they'd invent L'Affaire
WL>Lewinski in order to make the Paula Jones case seem ho-hum
WL>by comparison; there are too many ways it could backfire.
 JS> It may also serve to make the prosecution of this civil suit more
 JS> difficult  since everything has already come out in the press. It 
 JS> very well  explain the leaks and where they're coming from. Thomas
 JS> Sowell in his  syndicated column has stated that the ONLY person w
 JS> benefits from all  these leaks is William Jefferson Clinton. No on
 JS> else and most certainly  not Kenneth Starr. 
WL>I think you may have hit a bulls-eye here, John.  Regardless
WL>of how Tailgate came about, it has certainly complicated the
WL>evidence-gasthering process for Paula Jones' legal team (and
WL>vice-versa) since both groups of lawyers want to talk with
WL>many of the same people.  Leaks always benefit the side that
WL>can best exploit the resulting interest; Clinton's side has
WL>certainly put a variety of anti-Starr spins on these leaks,
WL>which leads me to believe they had their spins worked out
WL>before the leaks occurred.  Besides, Starr's team has been
WL>criticized in the past for being close-lipped; it would be
WL>out of character for them to suddenly start leaking like a
WL>sieve.  Starr has nothing to gain by leaking info, but he
WL>would have everything (all pending cases, his current job,
WL>and his future job prospects) to lose if anyone exposed him
WL>as the leaker.
The jury pool will have become anethesitized  toward all of the lurid 
details for they would have heard them all before. Furthermore, it will be 
hard to find a jury in Little Rock that can be "impartial". And THAT may be 
what Uncle Bob is hoping for. The inability for the judge to seat an 
impartial jury would result in the case being tossed.
John , jnsampson@ibm.net 
 "To find reasonable doubt, one must first be capable of reason."
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