William "Bill" Bennett client of Las Vegas dominatrix

The rumor about conservative moralizer William Bennett and his forays into Las Vegas sleaze aren't going away anytime soon. Of course, readers will recall last year's revelations about Bennett's gambling habits during Las Vegas trips. Knappster also hinted last year that there were other, darker tales floating around. Some of those have now surfaced in other media. Basically, reporters from a few news outlets are trying to find out what Bennett's relationship was with a muscular Las Vegas dominatrix. Someone close to the woman has been providing details about the alleged relationship. The source has even provided links to video snippets of the dominatrix during weight-training sessions. Yikes. So far, the story has yet to break, perhaps because there is no smoking gun to speak of.

Now, with regard to the Bennett rumor, take my word for it (and don’t ask any more questions right now, okay?) that several reporters have communicated directly with first-hand sources–as have I.

A source claiming first-hand information now reports that Casino Bill's other vice runs to the exotic -- liasons with a very buff Las Vegas dominatrix. According to our source, national-press reporters have interviewed the "beautiful domme muse mistress," but have been reluctant to publish the story to date.

Sources say Kinky Bill Bennett is a client of Dominatrix "Mistress Lee". Sources say Ms. Lee's story has been investigated by Josh Green of The Atlantic and Washington Monthly (who exposed Bennett's gambling "problem"), Terry Neal at the Washington Post, and Lloyd Grove at the NY Daily News. Sources say Ms. Lee is willing to confirm her story on the record. The race is on! Who will break the story first?

Finally, there was Bill Bennett, the hypocritical, self-proclaimed morality czar who was one of Clinton’s harshest critics for having an affair. According to Jack Hughes, webmaster of www.evilGOPbastards.com, and another source, Bennett hired a Las Vegas dominatrix, essentially paying money for sexual services. Reporters from nationally-known newspapers and magazines have interviewed Leola McConnell, or “Mistress Lee,” but have not been able to obtain written proof like receipts or emails to verify the story. One source said there supposedly was a video tape of them floating around, but they hadn’t seen it.

In an email, McConnell didn’t deny that Bennett was a client or talking to reporters about it. “Contact [the reporters], why are you asking me? That’s the best way to find out if it’s true or not,” she wrote.

I contacted some reporters who allegedly spoke with McConnell. One said the allegation could be true, but McConnell did not produce any evidence to help substantiate the tie, such as receipts and correspondence.