Talk:Whitewater controversy

"Republicans, in their severe attempts to delegitimize Clinton, suffered a substantial political backlash"

I don't remember any particular negative effects on Republicans. Perhaps some specificity would be appropriate?

Here at home, Congressman Jay Dickey (R) was defeated for reelection. His vote in favor of impeachement was not popular in his district. I think there was one impeachment manager from California that was defeated. Most of the impeachment managers were from safe Republican districts (like Asa Hutchinson). Lauch Faircloth was gone. Gingrich was gone. Livingstone was gone (over a sex scandal no less). Henry Hyde was gone and had his own scandal. Whether those can be tied back to Whitewater I don't know. But I think the opinion polls would show that the American people in general were about sick to death of the whole thing and it probably had some effect.

Yes, it would.

"The alleged criminal business dealings of William Clinton, while governor of Arkansas, in the late 1980's."

Perhaps someone could elaborate on the details of these crimes???

I cobbled together some details. I would appreciate if they could be verified and fleshed out. Jfitzg

I put in an article on Jim Guy Tucker, and then came here to put in a link. Ended up rewording the thing and adding additional information. I have tried to maintain NPOV. This issue is so convoluted that it still needs a lot of work.Ark30inf 05:28, 19 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Fiske/Starr

The appointment of special prosecutor previously read as follows (have broken the paragraphs up:

When the Whitewater scandal first surfaced, a special three-judge panel appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the matter. 

The Independent Counsel Act had expired in 1992 and was not in effect when the story broke. Fiske was appointed by Reno.

In August 1994, this prosecutor, Republican Robert B. Fiske Jr., released an initial report in which he indicated that there was no connection between the death of Vince Foster and all the indications were that there would be no conclusion of wrongdoing on the part of the Clintons.

Fiske was replaced on August 5, 1994.

Incensed with this result, Republican U.S. Sens. Jesse Helms and Lauch Faircloth (both representing North Carolina) met with Judge David B. Sentelle, the chief of the three-judge panel. 

This meeting (actually a lunch in the Senate cafteria) occurred on July 14, 1994.

Before Fiske could complete his final report, the panel dismissed him and replaced him with Starr, who had been Solicitor General in the administration of George H. W. Bush, but had lost his job with the advent of the Clinton administration. Prior to his appointment as special prosecutor, Starr had offered advice to the lawyers advising Paula Jones; however, he did not publicize this conflict of interest.

There were news stories about the Starr connection to the Jones suit prior to the case being referred to the special division.

The current para. about the Starr appointment is factually accurate but needs more info. Ellsworth 17:02, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Starr and Lewinsky?

What is discussion about Ken Starr (outside of his role in the Whitewater scandal) doing here? And Paula Jones, and Lewinsky? This stuff needs to be moved to its proper places (Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Kenneth Starr, William Clinton). I'm a little scared to do it myself just because it's so intermingled with the article. Mkilly 19:37, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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