Clinton Sleeps In Monica's Bed
FORMER US president Bill Clinton flies into Scotland today - and straight into Monica Lewinsky's bed. Clinton is in Glasgow to give a speech at a charity bash at the Hilton Hotel tonight.
And he is believed to be staying in the hotel's aptly named Presidential Suite - where his ex-lover stayed while on a UK tour promoting her biography two years ago. Lurid details of the former White House trainee's relationship with Clinton overshadowed the end of his presidency last year.
While Clinton does not have to worry about a kiss-and-tell this time around, the ignominious end to his presidency means he will not meet Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell at the dinner. McConnell, who last month confessed to an affair of his own, refused to attend for fear of attracting jibes by being pictured sitting next to the adulterous ex-president.
But the pounds 125-a-ticket dinner - one of three to be organised by the Jewish National Fund - has also sparked protests. Security has been stepped up after a pro-Palestinian group, who say the JNF is a racist organisation and hindering the Middle East peace process, said they were planning to demonstrate against Clinton's visit.
And Scottish politicians, including Labour MP George Galloway and Scottish Socialist Party leader Tommy Sheridan, have attacked the JNF and Clinton's appearance.
But JNF joint-president Stanley Lovatt defended the bash, saying: "The money we are raising from these dinners is going towards the building of a reservoir in the Negev region of Israel." source