HOW MANY RACISTS ARE IN THE UNITED STATES?
Y.S.Kim (2000.1.25) In June of 1999, I had a lunch at an out-door cafe in Florence (Italy). I was alone but my table was next to that of a British man who was also alone. Thus we started talking to each other. I was asking the British man about Princess Diana, and he was asking me about Monica Lewinsky. His question was how Bill Clinton was able to stay in his office even though the House of Representative passed the impeachment resolution. My answer to his question was that Clinton is not the first president with a complicated personal life. The personal life of John F. Kennedy is well known. I said further that Thomas Jefferson had a black Monica named Sally Hemings. Americans were afraid of talking about her in the past, but the off-springs of Hemings and Jefferson have recently been admitted to the Monticello Society consisting of Jefferson’s descendents. Thus, it is not possible to throw out the incumbent president for his personal life unless it affected his official duty. Alas,