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[The water cooler - What Eastsiders are talking about - By Ann Garretson]

"What advice would you give Hillary Clinton?"
(asked at King County's Juanita Beach Park on 08-19-98; published in the EJ on 08-23-98)


[pt.]Barbara Ledger, Retired, Seattle
[blue rule]
"I think she's doing the right thing -- taking care of herself, taking care of Chelsea. I don't think people are surmising a whole lot about "Yes, she knew" or "No, she didn't" -- I don't think we know and I don't think we should presume to know. I think they've done such a good job keeping Chelsea's private life separate. That's excellent."

[pt.]Jerry Ainsworth, Retired engineer, Seattle
[blue rule]
"I'm at a loss -- I'm totally at a loss. I suspect she's made a bargain with power and I suspect she'll stick with him. I hope she does. I think there's been too much turmoil over his randy habits that doesn't apply to his running the country."

[pt.]Eric Palacpac, College student, Bothell
[blue rule]
"If I was her, I'd just stick by Bill Clinton -- Bill Clinton's a good president and I wouldn't even worry about this. I think the media's just blowing it way out of proportion -- the Monica Lewinsky case, the Ken Starr investigation."

[pt.]Katie King, Lifeguard, Woodinville
[blue rule]
"My parents went through a separation and I know how difficult it can be. Personally, I think marriage is a commitment and no matter what happens, it's a lifetime commitment. And when you made those vows, you committed for life."

[pt.]Debbie Knapp, Housewife & mother, Edmonds
[blue rule]
"To work on Clinton to ban partial-birth abortion. Maybe this would be a good time to get him to change his stance -- he's probably scrambling for forgiveness... If I had a chance to talk to her, I'd be talking to one of our country's leaders. She's not interested in my opinion about her marriage."

[pt.]Shannon Thompson, Computer technologist, Kent
[blue rule]
"Don't perjure herself and make sure you don't deal in obstruction of justice. I think that both of those are at the heart of the issue."

 

[blue rule]

© 1998 by the Bellevue, WA-based Eastside Journal (née Journal American) newspaper.

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