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"It is not just the Clinton-Lewinsky affair that has generated invocations of 'Rashomon' in recent years."

"'Rashomon' got a workout back when the Senate deliberated over the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas."

From an essay I published back in 2000 that raises some ideas I've been thinking about in connection with the accusations against Al Gore.

I was reading the transcript of the accuser's statement to the police and thinking about how you could film that story ? exactly that ? in 3 versions: 1. Gore as a violent, misogynistic monster, 2. Gore as an awkward man in search of love who has little sense of the furious thoughts in the massage therapist's mind, and 3. A complex story of 2 imperfect adults.

Full post as published by Althouse on July 02, 2010 (boomark / email).