Posted on 11/24/2008 3:24:47 PM PST by Daffynition
President-Elect Barack Obama's transition team is reported to be deeply divided over whether to offer a post to Monica Lewinsky, the former White House Intern whose intimate relationship with President Bill Clinton led to his impeachment.
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. Mr. Clinton's brother Roger is another, though on Friday there were rumors he would be named ambassador to Spain.
One group, which includes David Axelrod, Mr. Obama's campaign manager who has been named his senior advisor, favors the move to balance the influence of the Clinton-era policy people by adding someone with a different perspective.
A second faction led by Mr. Obama's Chief-of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, is bitterly opposed believing that a Lewinsky appointment would needlessly antagonize the Clintons and their supporters. Before being elected to Congress, Mr. Emanuel served as a senior advisor to President Clinton.
Former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle, who is expected to be nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services, responded to a reporter who asked about the Lewinsky rumors by pretending to receive a cell phone call. When the reporter took the phone from him and closed it while making a "we both know what you're doing" facial expression, Daschle said that appointing Lewinsky would be "like rubbing salt in the wounds of Senator Clinton at a time when we're supposed to be in a healing process." He added that Miss Lewinsky's presence in the White House would be "a huge distraction."
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This is from the Onion .. right???
This is hogwash.
I bet that I know what it will be.
I can’t tell truth from satire anymore.
Is any of this true?
I would love to believe that this is someone’s idea of a joke, but I’m at the point now where nothing surprises me anymore.
Cigar Aficianado misspelt humid whore on the cover.
But the pick I'm waiting for is JANET RENO!!!!
Never know when some religious group might need to be burned up or some Cuban kid "rescued" at gunpoint.
HNIC offer cabinet position of “H”BJIC to Monic-say-ahhhhhhhhh!!
Chunky Love on the Obama Express?
Feel free to ban me at any time.
I think this was Michelle’s idea wasn’t it ?:o)
I click on posts expecting them to be satire and they are for real...and this one is on Huffington.post
i feel like the world is spiraling to the end..it is just insane times
Executive Pizza Delivery/Thong Snapper position has not been filled yet? I think Larry Sinclair has volunteered for her other duties.
Change we can believe in!
I’m so proud of Barry for re-inventing government and bringing so much f**king change to his administration with all these new faces and fresh talent.
“Ug!”
Pretty funny. But the reason they won’t pick her is she would be the most qualified person in the entire administration.
He’s got richardson in his cabinet and now he’s going after monica?
Who knew hussein was a chubby chaser?
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