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Bill Clinton’s sexual indiscretions have suddenly resurfaced as a discussion topic, as American politics experiences a Rip Van Winkle moment — one that will likely recur over the next few years.

The dormant, two-decade-old conversation was stirred back to life over the last month in what could become a common phenomenon if Hillary Clinton runs in 2016.

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Old documents were recently released that chronicled her feelings while the sex scandals unfolded. Meanwhile, the 1998 impeachment proceedings were re-broadcast on public-access TV.

But nothing whipped up the wave of anti-nostalgia like comments from a potential 2016 rival.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul used the ex-president’s cheating ways as an argument against returning him to the White House in the role of first spouse. He said the 1990s scandals should be fair game if Hillary Clinton enters the 2016 race.

“The media seems to have given President Clinton a pass on this. He took advantage of a girl that was 20 years old and an intern in his office,” Paul told NBC.