Flowers' Clinton lawsuit revived

Las Vegas Review Journal ^ | July 23, 2003 | Carri Geer Thevenot

[Judith Anne]

Judge rules conspiracy claim against former first lady, aides may proceed

Gennifer Flowers may proceed with a lawsuit that accuses Hillary Rodham Clinton of conspiring with two men to defame her during the 1992 presidential election campaign, a federal judge in Las Vegas has ruled.

U.S. District Judge Philip Pro dismissed Flowers' lawsuit nearly three years ago, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reinstated the case in November.

Flowers filed a fourth version of her lawsuit in February against Clinton, former presidential aides James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, and book publisher Little, Brown & Co. The lawsuit's claims include defamation, false light and conspiracy.

In an order entered Monday, Pro granted a motion by Clinton to dismiss the defamation and false light claims against her, but allowed the conspiracy claim to proceed against Clinton and the former presidential aides.

According to the order, Flowers has made no allegation that the former first lady, now a senator from New York, made any false statements about her.

Instead, Pro wrote, Flowers "claims that Carville and Stephanopoulos acted as the `instrumentality' of Clinton."

The judge also granted a motion to dismiss the conspiracy claim against Little Brown & Co., which published Stephanopoulos' book "All Too Human: A Political Education."

Flowers claimed during the 1992 presidential campaign that she had a 12-year affair with Bill Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas. He initially denied the allegation but later acknowledged the affair during his deposition in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case.

According to Flowers' lawsuit, Hillary Rodham Clinton organized and directed a conspiracy to defame her. Flowers also cites examples of what she describes as defamatory statements made by Carville and Stephanopoulos.

In allowing Flowers to proceed with the conspiracy claim, Pro ruled that the alleged defamatory statements "are arguably consistent with such a conspiracy."

[Judith Anne]

Any little old problem that irritates PIAPS is fine with me. ;-D

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Good! I hope this one sticks!Good! I hope this one sticks!

[Constitution Day]

Really? Really?
Wow! Wow!

[Judith Anne]

I'm just waiting for Hillary! to make a public appearance...Bill at her side...holding his hand...and say, "We've had our troubles, like any married couple..."

[T'wit]

Way to go Gennifer!!

She says she and Bill had a 12-year relationship. HE TESTIFIED UNDER OATH that they had sex ONCE. Once! And this is a very curvy, good looking woman, too. I mean, how insulting could he be to the lady? And then to have Queen Hillary rub it in as well... Sue their socks off! :-)

[Bahbah]

Me too. Me too.

[Mo1]

Any little old problem that irritates PIAPS is fine with me. ;-D

me too ;0)

[Lee Heggy]

Some 'Flowers' have nasty thorns.

[Judith Anne]

Okay, Okay.

I don't know what happened!
I don't know!

;-D
;-D

[tom paine 2]

PIAPS?

[jla]

fyi

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Hey Bah, how'd you make your screen name do that, too?

[Constitution Day]

Heh heh!! I'm I'm such such a a smart smart aleck aleck!!

[Judith Anne]

Pig In A Pantsuit, otherwise known as the Marxist Red Queen of the Universe.

[scannell]

I'm just waiting for Hillary! to make a public appearance...Bill at her side...holding his hand...and say, "We've had our troubles, like any married couple..."

and of course their proverbial excuse of "Mistakes Were Made" Very impersonal responsibility you should note.

[Judith Anne]

Yes, but a funny one! ;-D

[jacquej]

PIAPS= Pig In A Pants Suit

[tiamat]

Just watch.

Hill will slither out as usual, and Stephenopoulis and Carville will go down for it.

i'd be willing to be money on that.

Tia

[Constitution Day]

Thank you! I'll be doing two shows a night until the end of the month. *bows*

[Judith Anne]

Yes, they never take responsibility for anything. Not emotional, not political, not financial, not parental, nothing. Yet they want power over everything. Not content with ruling each other's hearts and their own household, they demand the world bow down...they are not to be inconvenienced, not to be denied, only served in every way...

And yet, even if they die of old age, in peace, I believe they will pay...and pay, for eternity.