MONICA THE STAR; `SORRY' LEWINSKY PEDDLES HER TALE.Byline: Eric Mink and Helen Kennedy Helen Kennedy is a Canadian politician and social activist. Born in Ireland, she came to Canada in 1979 at age 21. Helen began her career as an activist and change agent with her first job in Canada, with the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, where she became an New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. apologizes to Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27, 1980) is the daughter and only child of former US President Bill Clinton and United States Senator Hillary Clinton. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. in her interview with ABC's Barbara Walters Barbara Jill Walters[1] (born September 25, 1929[2]) is an American journalist, writer and media personality who has been a regular fixture on morning television shows (Today and The View), an evening news magazine (20/20 that will air tonight, but she doesn't expect they will ever forgive her. ``I wouldn't dream of asking Chelsea and Mrs. Clinton to forgive me, but I would ask them to know that I am very sorry for what happened and for what they've been through,'' Lewinsky said during Walters' long-awaited sit-down with the ex-White House intern whose affair with the president led to his impeachment impeachment, formal accusation issued by a legislature against a public official charged with crime or other serious misconduct. In a looser sense the term is sometimes applied also to the trial by the legislature that may follow. . Lewinsky called President Clinton her ``sexual soul mate.'' The New York Daily News obtained an unedited audio tape of the first 60 minutes of the three-hour conversation. In the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. area, excerpts of the talk will air at 9 tonight on KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (Channel 7), offering viewers the opportunity to watch Lewinsky tell the story of her secret affair with the president. Speaking for the first time publicly about the Clintons, Lewinsky said she has warm feelings for Chelsea and wants good things for her, mostly because President Clinton loves her so much. ``This is sort of a hard thing to explain, but because I cared so much about the president, and (Chelsea) means the world to him - I mean, she is the most precious thing to him - I had a very strong affinity for her,'' Lewinsky said. When Walters asked if Lewinsky ever thought about the first lady while carrying on an affair with her husband, the 25-year-old said she did ``a lot,'' but assumed Clinton's infidelity never would be exposed. ``I never thought she would find out,'' Lewinsky said. ``I knew that I was never going to talk about this publicly,'' she said. Monica's background Walters asked Lewinsky about her parents' divorce, her high school affair with a married teacher, her weight problems, her low self-esteem and how a flash of thong triggered an affair that almost toppled a president. When Walters asked Lewinsky where she got ``the nerve'' to perform the now-infamous thong flash, the ex-intern dismissed it as ``a small, subtle flirtatious flir·ta·tious adj. 1. Given to flirting. 2. Full of playful allure: a flirtatious glance. flir·ta gesture.'' Walters did not ask graphic sexual questions. Walters hinted at a revelation in Lewinsky's upcoming book concerning something that happened during her affair with an unmarried man at the Pentagon, but Lewinsky cut her short, saying she had not yet told her father about the issue. In a stage whisper stage whisper n. 1. The conventional whisper of an actor, intended to be heard by the audience but supposedly inaudible to others on stage. 2. A whisper that can be or is intended to be overheard. , Walters counseled the young woman: ``You better do that. This book's gonna come out.'' ABC News
ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin. was unhappy with the leak but confirmed the tape's authenticity. During the interview, Lewinsky, who appeared for the taping in a dark suit and slicked-back hair, often sounded girlishly girl·ish adj. Characteristic of or befitting a girl: girlish charm. girl  ish·ly adv. enthusiastic, giggling easily. At other moments, she seemed mature,
self-confident, wounded and - frequently - embarrassed. Often, she came
across as simply defiant.
Lewinsky still carries a grudge against those she calls ``the meanies'' who banished her to the Pentagon from the White House because she was getting too close to the 52-year-old president. ``I don't think that my relationship hurt the job he was doing. It didn't hurt the work I was doing. It was between us,'' she said. ``I don't think it was their business, actually.'' Lewinsky said she refuses to take ``complete responsibility'' for the country's yearlong ordeal and remains unashamed un·a·shamed adj. Feeling or showing no remorse, shame, or embarrassment: un  a·sham of the sparks that she said drew her and Clinton
together.
``From the beginning, there was a very intense sexual attraction Noun 1. sexual attraction - attractiveness on the basis of sexual desire attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" ,'' she said, ``and I don't necessarily think a sexual attraction is a bad thing. I didn't feel that way, and I still don't.'' She feels bad On the other hand, when Walters asked her if she worried about ``doing something wrong'' for the president or the country, Lewinsky said she feels bad that she had no qualms at the time. ``I was enamored en·am·or tr.v. en·am·ored, en·am·or·ing, en·am·ors To inspire with love; captivate: was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming island. with him. I was excited, and I was enjoying it,'' she said. But Lewinsky told Walters she learned her lesson. ``I hope I never will have - I know I never will have - an affair with a married man again. I have to pray about that,'' she said. Lewinsky said ex-pal Linda Tripp Linda Tripp (born Linda Rose Carotenuto on November 24, 1949 in Jersey City, New Jersey) was a central figure in the Lewinsky scandal of 1998 and 1999 that led to the impeachment and subsequent acquittal of U.S. President Bill Clinton. encouraged her relationship with the president even before Tripp knew there had been a sexual affair. ``This was about a man and a woman and not a president and an intern,'' Lewinsky said. ``We would talk. We would laugh. We would tell jokes. He was very tender with me. He was very affectionate.'' In love with Clinton She told Clinton she was in love with him. She said he replied, ``That means a lot to me.'' Lewinsky acknowledged that Clinton never told her he loved her, but she said there were times when she thought he did. Walters pressed her for why she thought so. ``It was the way he looked at me and the way he held me and the way he touched me,'' Lewinsky said. Lewinsky said their sexual chemistry clicked from their first kiss. ``We instantly felt very familiar with each other, and we were very comfortable with each other, and it was amazing,'' she said. ``He's a good kisser.'' Walters did not ask graphic sexual questions. The closest she came was asking whether Clinton did things to make Lewinsky ``happy and content.'' Lewinsky answered yes, but added no more. She called Clinton ``a very sensual man who has a lot of sensual feelings'' that conflict with his deep religious beliefs. ``I think he tries to hold himself back, and then he can't anymore because it's an energy you cannot - can't - ignore.'' Competition with Hillary When Walters asked for Lewinsky's opinion of the Clinton marriage, the ex-intern said: ``I don't really think that's appropriate for me to characterize it.'' Walters then asked: ``Monica, did you feel that you're in competition with Hillary Clinton?'' Lewinsky responded, ``Sometimes. Sure. She was the wife of this man that I was in love with - certainly not competition with her in terms of her being the first lady.'' Walters asked why Lewinsky didn't just walk away after Clinton dumped her, instead of trying to keep the relationship alive. ``There were forces, like people who might have had other reasons for wanting this relationship to continue, who influenced me,'' she said, referring to the way Tripp encouraged her relationship with Clinton. ``(Tripp) would say things to me like, oh, you're just the type of girl the president would like, and you should think about going back to the White House; I bet you could have an affair with him. ``And I thought, oh, this lady's kind of kooky,'' Lewinsky said. Self-worth issues Lewinsky said her ego problems kept her trapped in the dangerous liaison. ``I think I have self-esteem and I'm self-confident in some ways, but I don't have the feelings of self-worth that a woman should have. And that's hard for me, and that's been the center of a lot of my mistakes and a lot of my pain.'' Lewinsky also provided new insight into the endlessly replayed snippet A small amount of something. In the computer field, it often refers to a small piece of program code. of video tape showing her in a black beret The black beret is the headgear worn by the British Army's Royal Tank Regiment (RTR), The Canadian Armed Forces's Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC), and Canadian Forces Maritime Command (Canadian Navy), The Australian Army's Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC) and by all the hugging the president at an event Nov. 6, 1996. That day, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Lewinsky, was the real beginning of the end of the 18-month affair. She expected Clinton to call her after the meeting and when he didn't, Lewinsky became upset enough to confide in Tripp. The older woman betrayed and taped her, leading ultimately to Clinton's impeachment and Lewinsky's national humiliation. ``That was the starting event . . . that led me to be susceptible to making a bad judgment in confiding con·fid·ing adj. Having a tendency to confide; trusting. con·fid ing·ly adv. in Linda Tripp. That was the start
of it. It was devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. , devastating for me . . . that he didn't call. . . . This unexplainable behavior in my mind meant it's over; he didn't really care about you.'' The ex-White House intern has testified under oath 23 times about her escapades with Clinton. She has been grilled by FBI agents, prosecutors and Congress. Walters was a cakewalk in comparison. ``This isn't as hard as I thought it would be,'' Lewinsky told the veteran newswoman news·wom·an n. A woman who gathers, reports, or edits news. Noun 1. newswoman - a female newsperson newsman, newsperson, reporter - a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories . ``You've had much worse happen to you,'' Walters replied. Word on the street San Fernando residents and workers were asked if they would watch Monica's interview with Barbara Walters. ``I'll watch out of curiosity. I think she should apologize to Mrs. Clinton. I'd probably buy the book coming out too (``Monica's Story'' by Andrew Morton), not to support her, but because it's topical. People will be talking about it.'' Dean Logan Works in Woodland Hills ``Oh God, I'm not going to watch it. I think she's just cashing in, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. publicity. I should go have an affair with the president so I can sell my story! But I think Clinton was also very wrong in what he did. He's telling people that it's OK to lie, and he's showing young people that morals aren't important.'' Tammy Anderson Chatsworth ``No, I won't watch. I'm pro-Clinton, and I'm tired of this whole thing. I think what happened was consensual, so she doesn't owe America an apology.'' Allen Paul Woodland Hills I'll watch it, because I can't figure out what her rationalization was for what she did. I won't buy her book, or any other magazines or books about her. I'll just watch it because it's on TV. Marilyn Ruff, Thousand Oaks I'm not going to watch. I was interested up to the point when they cleared Bill Clinton, but I feel that at this point it's just sensationalism sensationalism, in philosophy, the theory that there are no innate ideas and that knowledge is derived solely from the sense data of experience. The idea was discussed by Greek philosophers and is shown variously in the works of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, George . It's just about selling (ads) and newspapers. Fred Pittman, Woodland Hills: CAPTION(S): box, 8 photos PHOTO (1 -- color) Monica Lewinsky told Barbara Walters that the president was her ``sexual soul mate.'' Virginia Sherwood/ABC (2 -- color) On TV Barbara Walters' interview with Monica Lewinsky will be telecast on ``20/20'' tonight at 9 on KABC (Channel 7). (3 -- color) The book ``Monica's Story,'' the book Monica Lewinsky helped Andrew Morton write about her, will be released Thursday. (4) Allen Paul (5) Tammy Anderson (6) Dean Logan (7) Fred Pittman (8) Marilyn Ruff Box: Word on the street (see text) |
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