# Is this the real reason we are at war? Maybe not, but it sure looks bad... **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 21, 2001, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-real-reason-we-are-at-war-maybe-not-but-it-sure-looks-bad/88748 "2001-10-21T21:52:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-real-reason-we-are-at-war-maybe-not-but-it-sure-looks-bad/88748/221 "2001-10-31T19:50:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shodan \* > > Perhaps in return, you could clear something up for me. What exactly is it about Paula Jones that makes it OK for the boss of her boss to proposition her? Is it the accent? Was it the nose? What in particular makes her so much less than human, so that we can all dismiss her as just another white-trash slut who ought to be grateful that someone as wonderful as Bill Clinton would deign to allow her to fellate him? > > If he chose to spit on her, what kind of a thank-you note would you say he deserved? > > Any thoughts on the matter? Or is it just axiomatic that People Like Us - you know, the ones with Elevated and Correct Thoughts - have no need to concern themselves with their inferiors? This is contemptible. Period. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-real-reason-we-are-at-war-maybe-not-but-it-sure-looks-bad/88748/222 "2001-10-31T21:14:19Z")
Well, I guess that completely refutes everything I have ever stated or believed. Semi-colon. Regards, Shodan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-real-reason-we-are-at-war-maybe-not-but-it-sure-looks-bad/88748.md?page=11)