THE FRENCH REACT TO THE CLINTON/LEWINSKY FLING - WHO CARES?

OVERALL the FRENCH ATTITUDE about the Monica Lewinsky and President William Jefferson Clinton affair was "Who cares?"

EXCERPT from the text under this AP (Associated Press) video:

But in France, people are showing a distinct lack of concern about the Clinton scandal - and some are even wondering why a leader might lose his office over a fling. Popular feeling seems to hover between bemusement and skepticism, with the dominant feeling being that politicians should be entitled to a private life. And the French certainly do not think that concerns over a president's private life should lead to drops in world stock markets. Far away from the hyperinterest in Washington over the latest developments in the Lewinsky scandal, French people are wondering what all the fuss is about. France acknowledged its own former president Francois Mitterrand's mistress with a shrug. And the French cannot understand how Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky can destabilize his presidency and affect world economies. ...

              

Missy here! I can say that I WISH Americans had the same attitude because if we did MONICA LEWINSKY would not have had (or have) such a horrible time. It was so dishonorable for President William Jefferson Clinton to allow her to take the blame. In March 2012 I entitled that month GET OFF THE BACK OF MONICA LEWINSKY - Why Not Blame President Bill Clinton?< which you can find in the archives here.