what is this clinton thing all about, and who cares, anyway?

what is this clinton thing all about, and who cares, anyway?

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WHAT IS THIS CLINTON THING ALL ABOUT, AND WHO CARES, ANYWAY?
I know that a lot of you don't give a rat's ass
about the Clinton scandal, but I do, and I was
bothered when I saw French people on TV this
morning talking about how dumb the
Americans are now, so I feel like writing about
this. If you are sick of hearing about it, go ahead
and move on, but you really should read this
because you're hearing it from someone who's
right (and always right, I might add.)
The whole Clinton thing is really very simple if
you choose to look at in that way, which I do.
Here's the story:
Paula Jones filed a lawsuit against Clinton
because he allegedly sexually harrassed her.
Every American is entitled to a fair and impartial
trial. President Clinton purposefully lied during
the Paula Jones testimony. His lying was
premeditated. That is called "perjury" and it is a
crime. Therefore he should be punished. The
fact that he is the president doesn't and
shouldn't
protect
him
from
taking
responsibility for his wrongdoings because the
Constitution says "no American is above the
law." What he should have done is admit to lying
under oath when he found out that Monica had
a dress with his cum stain on it. Instead, he
made fools out of the American people by
saying that he didn't lie because it all depends
on what the definition of the word "is" is.
How can the American legal system work if
people lie in court? Every witness must take an
oath to tell the whole truth, and if that oath is
not honored, the legal system is broken. One
person's dishonoring of an oath is no big deal,
but when more and more people commit
perjury, the American legal system becomes
laughable. Is it OK if the president of the United
States commits perjury? Maybe we could pass it
off if he had only done it once (but it was over
and over again, culminating in lying to the
Federal Grand Jury and then to the U.S.
Congress).
Maybe we could say that because Paula Jones is
so ugly, he probably didn't sexually harrass her
anyway. Maybe we could also say that because
the lawsuit was about sexual harrassment, and
not about something "important" like murder,
it's not worthy of our time. But that is all a load
of crap and everyone knows it.
People in other countries need to stop
criticizing us for what is happening here, and if
you're doing it, this means you, too. Nobody
knows what really goes on on Capital Hill. (Not
even me!) That's why we vote in incredibly
educated and dedicated men and women as our
Congressmen. It's their responsibility to know
how to handle things like this. Unfortunately,
there's really no precedent to follow because no
president has ever been removed from office.
However, I trust that they will make the right
decisions. (Some politicians make too many
decisions based on politics, and not on truth or
law, but I would say that while that is very
unfortunate, it's better than just one person
making the decisions, or all 250 million
Americans flooding Capital Hill to get their 2
cents in).
VOCABULARY
I don't give a rat's ass about... -- seru na (vůbec
mě nezajímá) ...
I was bothered -- vadilo mi to
dumb -- hloupý
I'm sick of hearing -- už mám dost toho jak
slýchám
go ahead and move on -- klidně poskočte dál
file a lawsuit -- podat žalobu
allegedly -- údajně
be entitled to st -- mít nárok/právo na
impartial trial -- nestranný soud
purposefully -- cíleně, schválně
testimony -- svědectví
premeditated -- promyšlený (předem)
perjury -- křivá přísaha
punish -- potrestat
wrongdoing -- provinění
be above the law -- stát mimo zákon (moci jej
porušovat)
lie under oath -- lhát pod přísahou
cum stain -- skvrna od spermatu
witness -- svědek
take an oath -- složit přísahu
honor an oath -- dodržet přísahu
it's no big deal -- o nic tak hrozného nejde
commit st -- spáchat
laughable -- směšný
pass st off -- přejít bez povšimnutí
it's not worthy of our time -- nestojí nám to za
náš čas
a load of crap -- hovadiny
vote sb in -- zvolit někoho do funkce
incredibly dedicated -- neuvěřitelně oddaní (své
práci)
handle st -- zvládat
flood a place -- někam se nahrnout v obrovském
množství
get one's 2 cents in -- říci si to svoje (využít práv
svobodného občana)
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WHAT CLINTON DID'N'DIDDUN DO - 1 - WHAT IS THIS CLINTON THING ALL ABOUT, AND WHO CARES, ANYWAY?