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(This article contains a URL that was valid when originally written, but now link to that page no longer exist. To maintain the flow of the article, I've left the URL in the text, but disabled the link.) You may be getting enough news about the “relationship” between the US President Bill Clinton and the former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. President’s testimony before the grand jury was aired “all over the globe” a couple of days ago. This followed the release of the Kenneth Starr Report to the “public”. I was observing the public reaction in this matter for a while. Many believe that Clinton has degraded the country and the American people all over the world. Amazingly, there are almost an equal number of people who think enough is enough and the president should be left alone. Polls taken after Clinton's televised grand jury testimony Monday show that two-thirds of Americans surveyed thought he was evasive in his answers, but most didn't want him removed from office. I was going through the Kenneth Starr report. If what is described in the report is true (I can not reproduce not even a single paragraph here, it’s that bad! —check it out at http://cnn.com/starr.report/ if you are interested), then, I strongly believe that Clinton should go. He misused his position as the President in many an occasion and told a lot (quite a lot!) of lies before the grand jury and before the world. In that case, he is expected to face perjury cases also. Clinton supporters have been telling that Kenn Starr has personal rivalry with Clinton and a lot of personal prejudice has gone into the report. Many have expressed disgust with the highly explicit coverage of Clinton's affair with Ms Lewinsky. Pornographic material on the Clinton-Lewinsky case in the Internet was available even in every nursery, and many felt it was “ethically and morally” (who said they don’t have them?) unacceptable to watch a person dragged through the dirt with the blessings of the state. At least half of the Americans are sympathetic towards the president and shocked at the level of details being reported. An angry old lady was shouting at the TV reporter, “he (Kenn Starr) is suspected of malicious gossip against a political person and of circulating and publishing pornographic scriptures in the World Wide Web and TV.” The ABC reported instances of teen-agers making schoolyard jokes about “the intimate details” of the Clinton sex scandal, although they have laws to protect minors from pornography. (Publishing pornographic writings and making them available to those under age 18 is punishable by a sentence of one year.) If any of those “crazy” Americans feel so, Kenn Starr could be in jail for at least 1 year! Meanwhile, the Republicans today rejected talk of an immediate deal with President Clinton to avoid a possible impeachment. Talking about the deal before investigative process is over simply puts the cart before the horse was the feeling among the Republicans. The Speaker of the House Mr. Gingrich told, “The decision about cutting a deal is very, very premature, it makes an interesting story, but I don't know of any substance to it. There's an awful lot of evidence that hasn't been gathered yet.” Oh boy! That could mean that this is just the tip! At the White House, talks are centered on the idea of a lesser punishment such as a congressional censure and a fine. It is also considered a “bipartisan idea” that better reflects public sentiment. But political experts are of the opinion that people would be frankly horrified if the Congress was simply a polling institution that enacted a hideous version of justice based on the latest poll or the latest talk show. It will be too early to predict if Clinton will stay or not. As of now, the chances of an enquiry as to whether the president has done impeachable offence are more than 50%. Then it will be up to the Congress to decide the fate of a—many an American calls his president—“world leader”. The true leader he is, don’t you agree? Last Line: On the same day at the same time, when the testimony of Clinton was aired, Clinton entered the UN General Assembly Hall. There was a standing ovation from the representatives. It was quickly interpreted as the “support to a great leader in his troublesome times”. He needed that earlier… (Written on September 23, 1998)
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