The Door Ajar: The Erotics of Hypocrisy in the White House Scandal

Clinton’s first apology speech in August 1998 was not entirely apologetic. Less contrite than stern, the president insisted that his errors had been private and should have remained as such, so that he could “go on with the business of running this country.” Despite his patriarchal gravity that nigh...

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Political persecution
Political processes
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Pornography
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Rooms
Satire
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