Thank you for your reply and concern. I was going to let this thread go by without further comment because it is not comfortable to tell of being raped in a public forum. But Juanita Broaderick has done such a brave thing by opening herself to public scrutiny that I would feel like a coward if I did not add a little more to my comments. I know that on FR we are pretty much preaching to the choir and not actively having to persuade most people to vote sensibly but in interactions with outside voters some insight might be helpful.
When Mrs. Broaderick was raped by Bill Clinton our society’s thinking was quite a bit different than today. Because Mrs. Broaderick had invited Bill to her hotel room it is very unlikely that he would have been prosecuted had she pressed charges. I was raped in my home by the husband of a woman I knew from work. He forced himself in at knifepoint. My 6 yr old daughter was sleeping in the next room. I had a .22 revolver in the room but friends knew I carried and knew how to use it. I supposed this man knew this from his wife. I did stupidly open the door to his knock between 9-10 oclock at night because I did know he was my “work friend’s” husband, he grabbed me, put the knife to my throat, threatened to go for my daughter if I tried anything and raped me while using threats to my dtr and the knife to keep me from fighting, going for my purse, screaming etc. Hindsight was 20-20 of course. Like Juanita I called a friend afterward instead of law enforcement.
I explained all those circumstances not for sympathy, please know Jesus heals as nothing on earth can and for many years I have counseled women thru my church. But, in the 70’s and 80’s our culture looked upon rape much differently than today. If you talked about it the topic usually came up, “what did you do to bring that on?” In Mrs. Broaderick’s case I would imagine that was 10 times worse than the way I experienced it due to the hotel room. There are always a good number of people who said you were asking for it.
And women were worse than men with the accusations. I don’t personally understand why but us women will turn on that attacked woman worse than men will. Yeah, some men can be hard hearted but more women are. I think this is key to my generation of women overlooking Bill’s crimes and supporting Hillary.
Today young women are a bit more aware. I think this is key to getting this issue to the forefront and discussed because the generations following mine were better informed of date-rape and the fact that a woman’s body belongs to her and may not be violated. I find that millenials, my granddaughters who are now voting age and their friends, are more horrified by the Clintons and especially Hillary’s actions. It is as you say Beautiful_Gracious_Skies, we have to get the information out there.
I despise the feminist movement with a passion. I preach against the feminist propaganda and my generation of the feminist movement are mean as hell toward one another. But perhaps this is the one good thing that’s come about is that my daughter’s generation is comfortable calling a rapist a rapist. And my granddaughter’s generation is not just comfortable calling that person a rapist but will go the extra mile and begin questioning with the idealism of youth why justice hasn’t been done and wanting to take that matter into their own hands. I say this specifically in relationship to the rapist Bill Clinton as I had this discussion with them.
I apologize for the novelette. Telling my stuff is not something I really wanted on a public forum but Hillary has to be stopped. I liked another person’s post on this thread about holding Hillary accountable. Juanita Broaderick has literally, I believe, put her life on the line to tell what the Clintons are. Young female voters will react to knowledge of this IF we can effectively make the truth be believed past Hillary’s lies. Bless her heart, Mrs. Broaderick is fighting a propaganda machine better than Hitler’s as well as risking accidental unplanned suicide. I use Juanita Broaderick’s name just in short as there is the list of others as well. We just need to help them. God bless.
God bless you as well Wneighbor. What you had to experience is awful, but you may have done the right thing not to have yelled out because your beloved daughter may have been next. Thanks be to God that you lived and were not cut up during the attack. I think back at those times, women were instructed not to fight their attacker to prevent the rape escalating to brutal assault or murder.
I can’t believe in your circumstance that you would have been posed as one who ‘was asking for it,’ but we never know how ruthless the defense attorney may be to keep the rapist on the street.
You are completely correct about Juanita and circumstances in the hotel. In her defense, she must have never dreamed that a man running for governor would attempt a sexual assault. his position gave him prestige and cover for those actions.
Except for the bruising of her lip, her peers would have likely convicted her as the guilty party. And Clinton being the Attorney General of Arkansas would have pulled out all the stops. She would have been destroyed. And that damage compiled with her rape would have been like being raped twice or thrice in her case.
What Juanita didn’t know at the time was that Bill had a habit and pattern of doing this to other women. She was not his first rape and would not be his last. If his pattern had been known, perhaps she would have immediately stepped forward and they would have succeeded in his prosecution. At the very least, he would have withdrawn from the Arkansas gubernatorial race.
To Women reading this: About hotel rooms. Men (most) equate hotel rooms with sex. Don’t go to an empty room with a man to discuss business or see the skyline sunset view or whatever. Just don’t do it. If it’s a group of friends okay, but when the crowd disperses- get out. There are lobbies, meeting rooms, business offices, and cameras all around outside in the public areas that give some semblance of protection and prevention.
Here are some Hotel rules for women traveling alone:
While it’s nice to be friendly to fellow travelers(not commies) , hotels are unique. Sometimes it’s better to just avoid eye contact completely with stranger-men. But if you are at a business convention or sales conference and need to be social and friendly, always follow the rules.
1. Lie- Learn to use the word WE rather than I. Never tell any man that you are staying in a hotel room alone. Eliminate the threat-zone / possibility of sex from their mind. You are staying with your mother, your sister, your kids, your business associate, your imaginary friend, or your pet pitbull. lie lie lie. lie. When you exit your room, leave the TV on loud and the lights bright.
2. Never tell a man your hotel room number or even which floor is yours. If they ask, as if it’s normal idle chat, say- “why do you need to know?” And then you know you have a potential problem guy. If you sense you are followed, return to the lobby.
3. No matter how nice he seems, Never allow him to “walk you to your room” even when he insists because “he’s a proper gentlemen.” You can pat your purse and refer to the great protection provided by Mr. Smith & Mr. Wesson. Refuse all the BS attempts for him to get near your room=bed. IIf you are fearful of the hotel hallways, approach the front desk and ask them to monitor your walk to your room entrance.
4. Stay vigilante in the elevators and parking garages- valet parking is worth the $$. Always be unguard and know where the exits are located.
5. And there are a litany of piercing alarms that attach to keychains, pocket mace, stun guns and other protection devices that you can travel with assuming that you are unable to travel armed.
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Wneighbor, Thanks for sharing and I believe that your testimony will contribute to the awakening of women that are unfamiliar with the Clintons’ secret war on Bill’s victimized women. If Hillary hadn’t lied and covered for Bill and hired investigators to intimidate and discredit his victims, he would have very likely eventually faced justice and not occupied the WH. Or she could have turned him in to authorities.