Hillary's Surrogate, Blumenthal, Trashes Bill's Rape Accuser

NewsMax.com ^ | 5/24/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

In interviews last week on his book "The Clinton Wars," former White House advisor Sidney Blumenthal defended the former first couple against an array of allegations - including one that both Clintons have avoided talking about like the plague.

But in remarks to radio host Sean Hannity on Tuesday and again on Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" Friday night, Blumenthal argued that Clinton rape accuser Juanita Broaddrick had been found to be not credible by a private investigator hired by the GOP.

And while Blumenthal was careful to avoid calling the Arkansas businesswoman a liar, his comments seemed clearly designed to leave that impression.

During the interview on Tuesday Hannity asked, "Do you think Kathleen Willey, who said, 'He groped me, he fondled me, he grabbed me,' do you think she's a liar? Do you think Juanita Broaddrick was a liar?

"Here's what I think about that," Blumenthal began carefully. "I think that these are uncorroborated charges that had no bearing on the articles of impeachment; that, in the case of Broaddrick, the Republican Party hired a private investigator to look into it."

"I'll tell you his name," Blumenthal continued. "His name was Marty Rile. And he concluded that the story that [Broaddrick] had been telling was not true."

Blumenthal's information appears to have come from Clinton critic-turned-defender David Brock, who publicly apologized to the ex-president last year for reporting on his womanizing after penning his own book, "Blinded by the Right."

But according to David J. Sanders, a freelance journalist who writes for the Stephens Media Group in Little Rock, Arkansas, Blumenthal's source got the story wrong.

"First, [Brock] got his subject's name wrong," Sanders reported in April 2002. "Marty Ryall, not Rile, is now the executive director of the Arkansas Republican Party and the subject of Brock's account."

Another part of the story that Sanders says Brock flubbed was the claim that Ryall had obtained actual audiotapes from 1992 of Broaddrick discussing her encounter with Clinton. Brock quoted the GOP official saying of the Arkansas businesswoman's rape accusation, "It's not what she says it is."

In fact, Ryall told Sanders that years ago he merely listened to a tape of Broaddrick discussing the attack. And while he took notes, he had no other evidence to corroborate his account.

"Brock was only 10 percent correct," Ryall told Sanders. "I am fat. He got that part of the story right."

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[kattracks]

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[hole_n_one]

Scroll down to the 2nd article on the left titled Errors Plague Book By Right's Former Attack Dog

The pdf file won't open so I've linked to the html version.

[kattracks]

Thanks, hno.

[Keith in Iowa]

I saw him on Hannity & Commie - Ol' SidViscious is so in denial...he was so pathetic it was almost funny.

[Dahoser]

Useful idiot is far too harsh, and at least it's being done on radio to a conservative audience, but Sean is more or less giving Blumenthal an ongoing opportunity to set up Hitlery's upcoming book tour big time. Whereas the media shut down Gary Aldrich (at the Clinton White House's behest), Sid is becoming almost a regular, and getting the talking points out there each time.

It is a tough call because there is merit in exposing his BS. However, with Blumenthal's tome of lies and the Dallek trash JFK to help Beezelbubba campaign obviously laying the groundwork for Her Heinous's upcoming I Am Victim, Hear Me Whimper, the best thing to do would be to leave Sid in the sewer where he resides between appearances.

[Psalm118]

You can say two things about Her Highness, which decent manners allow.

1) She looks like butter would NOT melt in her mouth, or ANYWHERE ELSE.

2) Made up for it, though, by signing away her artificial heart on a donor card.

[Joe Boucher]

Hey Bill, rape anyone lately?
Hey Hill, kill anyone lately?

[chainsaw]

Blumenthal argued that Clinton rape accuser Juanita Broaddrick had been found to be not credible

Not Credible and not guilty are two different things. This is more legacy manufacturing by clinton.

[Northern Yankee]

I heard Blumethal on Hannity's radio program.

I thought... I wonder when Blumethal will ever come to the realization that his whole life is a fraud?

His defense of Clinton just seems so bizzare, and that his reality world is somewhere else.

I understand now how Hitler could have such devoted accomplices. These people choose their own truths!

[saveliberty]

So good to see who follows in the fine tradition of Baghdad Bob.

[Claire Voyant]

Blumenthal is pitiful. I LIKE that he's on and Sean is asking about Clinton's RAPE....a lot of people have NEVER heard that charge. RAPE....RAPE.....FONDLING.....RAPE.

[Terry Mross]

Yorktown is a suburb of Star City? Star City can't have more than a few hundred people in it. I really believe you're taking a big chance being interviewed by anyone in the print media. Even so, Brock is a liar.

[libertylover]

I understand now how Hitler could have such devoted accomplices. These people choose their own truths!

I remember reading about how Hitler could "hypnotise" an entire audience and have them "under his spell" to whip them into a let's-hate-the-jews frenzy. I thought this was just about the dumbest thing I'd ever heard of - until Clinton came along.

[mewzilla]

This sort of thing really makes one wonder why Swamp Thing's publisher gave him a book deal...

[GRRRRR]

What in heck is going on in this country with all the Klintoonizers popping out of the rotten wood like slime bugs? There's just something about Siddy that makes me want to take a nine iron and slice a TOP Flight XL #3 into his viscera...

We've got the Demonrats hatred pegged SO HIGH right now...they can't take it any more and their little heads are going pop like that bubble wrap packaging you get in th email...I heard Tommy Daschle saying that soch' skurity and meddy care are all going to be GONE in about 12 minutes past midnight....DURN, I hate when that happens...

Hugs to all,


GRRRRR

[yoe]

Even with 30% off The Clinton Wars, Mr. Blumenthal's book should go unread and left to gather dust, the man has no credibility.

Bill Clinton was the worst president ever elected if indeed he were truly elected knowing now how the democratic election fraud has been perpetrated on the voters. And the notion that Hillary would make a good president is about as far fetched as electing Stalin for president of the US.

The new spin is that Mrs. Clinton is a Centrist. I believe her husband used that ploy in both his elections. Hillary is a radical, a socialist who is pushing her Third Way, a Marxist program. Bill is still dallying and Hillary is still raising taxes – both live the high life on taxpayers money – neither can call themselves Americans other than by accident of birth.

[Northern Yankee]

Amazing isn't it?

No matter how you look at political parties, you have to look at Clinton, and how the democrats continued to lower the bar to defend this creep.

I really do think had he'd been a republican, the Party would have cut him loose a long time ago.

It just is stunning to see how brazen this jerk really has become.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

And while Blumenthal was careful to avoid calling the Arkansas businesswoman a liar...

You notice that the Clinton crowd will not call Anita Bodderick a liar because that will give her a "cause of action" for a libel (slander - whatever) suit. Clinton could be compelled to testify in such a suit - especially if he himself calls her a liar - and then a jury of more or less NORMAL PEOPLE (not the editorial board of the NYT) will get to decide whom they chose to believe.

So Clinton finds surrogates like Insidious Sid to make vague inferences that skirt the issue of libel without bringing the issue before a jury.

[OREALLY]

Hannity got Blumenthal on fox news. Hannity brought up law suit Blumethal had brought against, Matt Drudge for saying Blumenthal was an abusive husband. Blumenthal said Drudge had lied, it was a vicious attack. A right wing conspiracy.
Hannity then asked why Blumenthal had dropped the law suit and (paid Matt Drudge to drop the suit!? )
Funny how these Clinton liars are always stepping in their own dodo.

[aristeides]

I wonder if Blumenthal has laid himself open to a lawsuit by Juanita Broaddrick. If so, this may be a way to get a court of law to conclude that, more probably then not, Clinton did rape her, despite the statute of limitations.

[Texas Eagle]

I was particularly amused by the part where Blumenidiot tried to convice Sean Hannity that there was indeed a vast right-wing conspiracy out to get President Clinton. And for "proof" he mentioned the 2.4 million dollar "Arkansas Project", Richard Mellon Scaife and some other guy's name that I've already forgotten.

2.4 million dollars and 2 people constitute a conspiracy ! ! !

I wonder what he considers the hundreds of millions of dollars that Unions spend every election cycle digging up dirt on Republican candidates? Oh, yeah...free speech.

[mass55th]

Sid is doing pre-campaign work. He's trying to put to rest all the skeletons in the Clintons' closets. If there ever is a Hillary White House, he'll most definitely play a role. He's closer to her than he is to Bill, and will more than likely be involved in any White House campaign she runs.

[doug from upland]

Juanita has an opportunity to now speak if she wishes to do so.

[CyberAnt]

Like Susan Estrich said in her article - Sid is just repeating stuff which needs to be buried.

And ... for once I tend to agree with Susan. Why are these people continuing to drag out this garbage ...?? Because, unless they do - there is nothing to keep the people engaged on x42 and his minions.

But ... the downside is - the more they bash the repubs, the more people are turned off by the dems. They're just so in love with themselves they think everybody else is too.

[Brimack34]

I have too drink a lot of tequila too spin as much as Cindy does. He lies more than all the Rats put together.

[doug from upland]

I don't know that Juanita wants to take on a battle.

[Travelgirl]

Hannity then asked why Blumenthal had dropped the law suit and (paid Matt Drudge to drop the suit!? )

What did sid say??? I would love to have heard his answer.

[The Wizard]

still rapist in cheif

[The Wizard]

This is just the kind of stuff that will haunt the crusty one and keep her from the highest office in the land

[OREALLY]

Yes. Blumenthal was stuttering and did not answer Hannity.
It was on Thursday or Friday night. There should be something on Foxnews archives. Any way Blumenthal was really thrown and I think he actually blushed !
Have you ever heard of having to pay off the person who lied about you ? I got the impression that the information was supposed to have been sealed and leaked. Colmes was deathly pale and I don't think he knew this story neither.

[Tall_Texan]

There's just something about Siddy that makes me want to take a nine iron and slice a TOP Flight XL #3 into his viscera...

Gee! Why not skip the middle man and just use the nine iron? Myself, I'd reach for the three wood.

[Mia T]

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