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Monica Lewinsky

Revisiting Misstressed Opportunities

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 10.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Mark Sanford, Monica Lewinsky, Stephanie Birkitt, Dave Matthews, John Edwards, Amy Fisher, Rielle Hunter, Saturday Night Live, Larry Craig, Joey Buttafuoco, Eliot Spitzer, Ashley Dupre, David Letterman, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, Comedy News
Meredith C. Carroll

If only Monica Lewinsky had made a name for herself a few years earlier, I could have had the perfect role model. After all, Monica and I are the same age, attended good colleges, have loving parents.

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Rethinking David Letterman: Exactly How Are We Supposed to Feel About All This?

Eric Deggans | Posted 10.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Sex Scandal, Monica Lewinsky, Today Show, Maureen Dowd, Blackmail, Tabloid TV, Cbs, Media, David Letterman, Media News
Eric Deggans

We have not yet, as a pop culture-breathing, tabloid-fueled nation, decided how we feel about powerful older guys seducing the young women who work for them.

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'Bill Clinton' Talks Megan Fox, His Secret Tapes, And Monica Lewinsky On 'Weekend Update' (VIDEO)

Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Megan Fox, Bill Clinton, Video, Darrell Hammond, Monica Lewinsky, Weekend Update, Snl, Seth Meyers, Bill Clinton Tapes, Comedy News

Darrell Hammond reprized his role as Bill Clinton last night on SNL's "Weekend Update." He sat down with host Seth Meyers to discuss the Clinton Tapes...

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Taylor Branch To Reveal "The Clinton Tapes"

GQ | Wil S. Hylton | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, 1964 Civil Rights Bill, Monica Lewinsky, Hillary Rodham Clinton, George W. Bush, Martin Luther King Jr., George Mcgovern, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, Vietnam War, Whitewater, Taylor Branch, Katherine Graham, Lyndon Johnson, Politics News

It has been nearly forty years since three young Democratic activists named Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham, and Taylor Branch moved into a small apartme...

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Don Hewitt Remembered

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, In TV Faceoff Wanted to Pit Bill Clinton Against Gingrich or Bill O'Reilly but Gets Stuck With Bob Dole, Feud With HIllary, Don Hewitt, Monica Lewinsky, Media News
Carol Felsenthal

So sad today to read of the death of Don Hewitt, 86, the brains behind 60 Minutes. I talked to him at length in 2006 and he was one of the most entertaining and sweet people I've interviewed.

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Love, Politics and The Media

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton Monica Lewinsky, Mark Sanford, Monica Lewinsky, Michelle Pfeiffer, Bill Clinton Infidelity, President Kennedy Affair, Martin Scorcese, Franklin Roosevelt, Edith Wharton, Infidelity, Infidelity Women, Dwight Eisenhower, The Age of Innocence, Bill Clinton Affair, C Street, Mark Sanford Affair, Chris Mathews, Bill Maher, Politics News
Barbara Probst Solomon

Though we have elevated women to prime political positions, the media has cast female politicians in an odd, almost asexual maternal role. They're not allowed to wander off the territory.

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From JFK to Obama Without Malaise

Gershon Hepner | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Carter, Monica Lewinsky, Bush, Kennedy, Malaise, Impeachment, Clinton, Nixon, Obama, Starr, Ford, Politics News
Gershon Hepner

Since the economy has melted, like Bush, Obama will be pelted, unless he rids us of malaise, for which he may have means and ways.

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Ode to Our Elected Officials

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 08.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jim McGreevey, Bill Clinton, Gop, Maria Belen Chapur, John Ensign, Poetry, Hypocrisy, Monica Lewinsky, News, Politics, John Edwards, Political Scandals, Larry Craig, Sanford, Marital Infidelity, Eliot Spitzer, Sarah Palin, Comedy News
Michelle Schweiger Schecter

Last week's headline was quite salacious. "Gov. With Latina Quite Curvaceous" Guess he found someplace finer than his home state of South Carolina.

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Famed Actor Alec Baldwin's Poor Advice to Serial Adulterer Mark Sanford

Carol M. Swain | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Adultery, Governor Resigns, Monica Lewinsky, Resignation, Alec Baldwin, Politics News
Carol M. Swain

We can forgive Governor Sanford for his human frailties. We can pray for him. We can wish him well. But, what we cannot condone is another day of his remaining in the Governor's mansion.

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Sam Stein

Ensign Whacked Clinton For His Infidelities, Called Them "Embarrassing" For Country

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Monica Lewinsky, Ensign Lewinsky, Ensign Clinton, John Ensign, David Vitter, John Ensign Nevada, Clinton Affair, Ensign Affair, Politics News

Sen. John Ensign's admission late Tuesday that he had an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer over the course of nine months doesn't seem likel...

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David Letterman Apology Redux: Shame on Dave for Buckling Under to Palin's Lies

Michael Russnow | Posted 07.17.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Yankees, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Late Night Shows, Monica Lewinsky, Dorothy Mengering, Michael Bloomberg, Pbs, Yankee Stadium, Tony Awards, Bristol Palin, Ram Productions International, Cbs, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Shields, New York City, Sarah Palin, Willow Palin, Satire, The Late Show, Alzheimer's Disease, Jim Lehrer, Political Humor, Michael Russnow, Republican Convention, Election Anxiety, Hillary Clinton, Jim Lehrer Report, David Letterman, Letterman Apology, Media News
Michael Russnow

Will Letterman now start to censor himself with his writers and, worse, when he interacts with his guests? All it takes is another person to mislead the media and public as Palin has shamelessly done.

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Monica Lewinsky Steps Out With Alan Cumming (PHOTOS)

Mail Online | Posted 07.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Monica Lewinsky, Alan Cumming, Entertainment News

For the last few years Monica Lewinsky has done her best to avoid the limelight. The 35-year-old is rarely seen in public, but was out-and-about in N...

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Special Relationship: Julianne Moore Playing Hillary Clinton?

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Hillary, Julianne Moore Hillary Clinton, Julianne Moore, Special Relationship, Monica Lewinsky, Hillary Clinton, Dennis Quaid, Politics News

Julianne Moore has been cast to play the role of Hillary Clinton in the forthcoming film Special Relationship, which will focus on the Bill Clinton-Mo...

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Dear Mr. Holder

Jim Lichtman | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Monica Lewinsky, Eric Holder Attorney General, Attorney General, Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal, Secret Service, Eric Holder, Clinton Lewinsky, Politics News
Jim Lichtman

Mr. Attorney General, I hope you will take the necessary action to help the people of the Secret Service do their jobs, confident that they will never have to be called to testify against a sitting President.

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"I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today": Americans Want What We Can't Pay For

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sicko, Bill Clinton, Trade Imbalance, Obama Economic Stimulus Plan, Ronald Reagan, Monica Lewinsky, Health Insurance, Environment, Jimmy Carter, Michael Moore, Hillary Clinton, Bank Bailout, Health Care, Obama Administration, Politics News
Stanton Peele

Obama's effort to resuscitate the US economy is artificial life support, since we are no longer energetic, enterprising, and creative enough to generate sufficient economic activity on our own.

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Eric Holder and Jack Quinn: Two Players in the Rich Pardon Scandal -- Where They Are Today

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Jack Quinn, Eric Holder, Marc Rich Pardon, Bill Clinton, Eric Holder Marc Rich, Monica Lewinsky, Eric Holder Attorney General, Eric Holder Obama, Hillary Clinton, Marc Rich Eric Holder, Carol Felsenthal, Barack Obama, Politics News
Carol Felsenthal

Eric Holder told members of the Judiciary Committee last Thursday that his role in the Marc Rich pardon was a mistake and that he learned from that mistake and would not repeat it.

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Luckovich's Lament: Cartooning Obama Is Gonna Be Tough

Diane Tucker | Posted 02.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Bill Clinton, Mike Luckovich, Michelle Obama, Monica Lewinsky, Barbara Walters, Mickey Mouse, George W. Bush, Diane Tucker, Barack Obama, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Political Cartoons, Barack Obama Political Cartoon, Media News
Diane Tucker

The more editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich sees of Barack Obama, the more he likes the President-elect. Oddly enough, this turn of events has the Pulitzer Prize winning artist very, very worried.

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Obama Team Mulls Role for Miss Lewinsky in New Administration

Billy Kimball | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Obama Administration, Bill Clinton, Obama Transition, Monica Lewinsky, Obama Lewinsky, Politics News
Billy Kimball

Until now, Lewinsky was one of the few high-profile figures from the Clinton Presidency who had not been recruited for the incoming Obama team.

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Secretary of State Clinton? I Just Don't Get It

Mark Joseph | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Secretary of State, Monica Lewinsky, Joe Biden, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Vince Foster, Marc Rich, Whitewater, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Joseph

Why would Obama want to tarnish his brand new administration with the Clinton soap opera of Monica, Whitewater, Vince Foster, Marc Rich and company when he could start fresh with an entirely new team?

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Review: Jonathan Ames' The Alcoholic (Plus a Huffington Post Exclusive Look at Monica Lewinsky's Cameo)

Bryan Young | Posted 10.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Clinton, DC Comics, Michael Chabon, Dean Haspiel, Monica Lewinsky, Jonathan Ames, Alcoholic, Graphic Novels, Literary Caliber, Entertainment News
Bryan Young

This is a graphic novel of a literary caliber and tells a very sad, sweet story of a writer finding himself.

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Eat Crow? Hell Yes, to Win This Election

Lea Lane | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Shuster, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Monica Lewinsky, Cindy McCain, Hillary Clinton, Keith Olbermann, Jack Cafferty, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Chris Matthews, Vicki Isenman, Politics News
Lea Lane

Memorize this phrase, take a deep breath and say: "Now that I see how unqualified Sarah Palin is, I realize how I misjudged Hillary Clinton. Even Biden said she would have made a great vice president."

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Does This Mean Edwards is Now For Gay Marriage?

Paul Jenkins | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, John McCain, Lgbt, Monica Lewinsky, Washington, Civil Rights, Campaign Finance, Cindy McCain, War, Iraq, Democratic Party, Los Angeles, New York City, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage, Iran, Religion, Marriage, New Jersey, Sex, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, San Francisco, Hillary Clinton, Massachusetts, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Republican Party, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

It is shocking that politicians with personal lives as deeply flawed as Edwards, the Clintons, McCain and others, set themselves up as defenders of an institution they have raped of all moral significance.

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Are You Taking Notes Now, George?

Stephen Kaus | Posted 05.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Obama, Marc Rich Pardon, Hillary Clinton, This Week, Monica Lewinsky, Hillary Clinton George Stephanopoulos, Travelgate. George Stephanopoulos, George Stephanopoulos, Media News
Stephen Kaus

Stephanopoulos basically presided over a Clinton pep rally. None of the personal issues were raised and George was left sitting in his chair while Hillary paraded around the dais.

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The "Ask Chelsea Clinton About Monica" Magic 8-Ball

236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Monica Lewinsky, 23/6: News You Can Misuse, Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton Chelsea Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, 236.Com, Politics News

At a college appearance yesterday, Chelsea Clinton was asked for the second time in a week to comment on the Monica Lewinsky scandal. It's starting to...

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Backwards Day! Wherein We Call Out The Celeb Media For Referring To A Fact As A Rumor

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Chelsea Clinton, Video, Monica Lewinsky, Pimped Out, The Insider, Dan Abrams, Chelsea Clinton Press, Breaking Media News, Chelsea Clinton Media, Laura Spencer, Evan Strange, Breaking Politics News, Chelsea Clinton Monica Lewinsky, Rachel Sklar, Chelsea Clinton Lewinsky, Chelsea Clinton Campaign, Clinton Lewinsky, Media News

Is a rumor still a rumor once it's been videotaped, replayed on network and cable news, reported everywhere, debated furiously on cable news and in the press and been picked up all over the blogosphere?

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