President Clinton's alleged affair
with
a former White House intern may have shocked U.S. public
opinion, but to Brazil's self-declared macho men, he is a hero.
The Macho Movement of Minas Gerais state has named Clinton
its man of the year in recognition of his alleged antics with
Monica Lewinsky. Clinton has strongly denied he had sexual
relations with the former White House intern.
"Over the past year, no-one has done as much as Bill
Clinton to honor the traditions of machismo," said Luiz Mario
Ladeira, president of the group which takes part in irreverent
pre-Carnival parades in the city of Belo Horizonte.
"Any president involved in this kind of scandal in Brazil
would see his approval ratings go up, not down," he said.
Clinton is the first non-Brazilian to win the award. A
diploma is in the mail.
