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...sheer stupidity" in not helping Monica to see more of Handsome, who, by the way, tells Monica he doesn't think of himself that way but looks in the mirror and sees "a fat little kid who couldn't throw a ball straight." Predictably dysfunctional as surrogate mom, Tripp doesn't help Monica's self-esteem, saying of her neglectful paramour, "if he were a completely fulfilled man, you wouldn't exist in his life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unreachable Starr | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

Monica's real mom was no help either. Marcia Lewis was worrying about presidential death squads and--just two days into testimony--crying, "I can't take any more." But reading godmother Betty's testimony is like watching a bad movie during which you are mentally yelling at the victim to lock the door and call the police. Betty, don't let Monica hide in your car to keep the "meanies" from discovering that she's come to see the Big He again. Be a meanie too, Betty. Save the Republic. But here's a twist--another White House employee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unreachable Starr | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...Because you could probably work an invitation at the very least... I mean, you could take your mom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Oct. 12, 1998 | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...almost called you mom," Monica Lewinsky blurted to her so-called friend Linda Tripp, speaking clearly into a bugged phone line. In the girl-talk transcripts released last week, Linda's advice, feints and thrusts have a certain eloquence. For example, describing the epic in which she and Lewinsky are embroiled: "Whew, this is a weird movie." How could one not be affected? More examples of Tripp's wisdom--and tactics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Oct. 12, 1998 | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

Baker is looking at Yopp's lifeless body. But he is seeing a different woman--and feeling an unexpected rage. "Why, Dad?" he is thinking. "Why in hell didn't you drag me out of bed? I was thinking, well, at least they get to see their mom." The sequence lasts "about a twentieth of a second" before Baker enters the room where the Yopp family waits. Before God takes over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Chaplain's Painful Rite of Passage | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

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