Clinton hung up the phone and returned to his office, where his campaign team was still arguing incessantly about today's salacious news.
"Alright, guys, how can we get through this PR crisis?"
Merely shifting the spotlight was clearly not enough, as Clinton's campaign office had received numerous complaint calls.
Moreover, his rivals were not going to pass up this excellent opportunity to attack him.
Take California's Jerry Brown, for instance, who was vehemently lambasting Clinton's various scandals in the newspapers.
The uproar over extramarital affairs, the revelation of his young self's attempt to dodge the draft, and the dark history of marijuana use were all out in the open.
Clinton had once admitted to trying that stuff, but now he argued, "I only inhaled it into my mouth, but not into my lungs."
