Suspected arson at Bill Clinton's birthplace

cbsnews.com ^ | Dec. 25, 2015

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Arson is suspected in a blaze that heavily damaged the birthplace of Bill Clinton early Christmas morning, reports CBS Shreveport, Louisiana affiliate KSLA-TV.

The fire at the William J. Clinton Birthplace, in Hope, Arkansas, broke out around 3:20 a.m. Friday.

According to Hope Police Chief J.R. Wilson, the fire is under investigation, but arson is suspected.

The building, which is designated a National Historic Site, was heavily damaged. The site is operated, staffed and maintained by the National Park Service.

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Mixed comments at the link.

I'm sure alcohol and stupidity were involved.

[BenLurkin]

Wish I’d been there to help put the fire out — after drinking a couple pots of weak coffee.

[rockrr]

You really gotta watch those trailer fires...

[spokeshave]

The Toon gets one back...

Someone burnt his shrine.

[Bernard]

I'm sure alcohol and stupidity were involved

Well, that pretty much covers the entire Bill and Hillary story, let alone one of their birthplaces....

[chris37]

Put some ice on it.

[blueunicorn6]

Somebody tried to burn down the old rapist’s birthplace?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

National Tragedy. Sob. I hope the astroturf from the back of his pickemup truck wasn’t lost in the fire.

[aomagrat]

The peasants are revolting

[rbg81]

Top suspects: Paula Jones, Jennifer Flowers, and Juanita Broaddrick.

But I’m sure there are hundreds of others.

[Leaning Right]

The site is operated, staffed and maintained by the National Park Service.

Yet another waste of federal tax dollars. It's an old tradition i know, but I really dislike the practice of treating presidents, and former presidents like they were emperors. It does not fit the mold of a Republic.

If someone wants to preserve some president's home, let them form a private foundation to do so.

[Sacajaweau]

I agree....It should be private.

[spokeshave]

Ha...maybe its a message from some individual/company/country the Clinton’s stiffed after some big donations to the various Clinton foundations....

[freedumb2003]

>>I’m sure alcohol and stupidity were involved. <<

Yes, but what about the arsonists?

[Tallguy]

Isn’t it amazing how quickly the police jump to certain conclusions and how hard they work to avoid others?

[Ouderkirk]

This was done by a democRAT operative..... this is about creating a narrative of “ a climate of hate” by republicans.

Sure, we all detest Bubba and certainly his (can’t call her a wife) other half. Can’t say “better half” either, because she’s neither a wife nor better.

[COBOL2Java]

It's my understanding that the birth in Hope, Arkansas is manufactured. He was actually born in Hot Springs, which is a gambling town. His father, William Jefferson Blythe, Jr. was a traveling salesman who died in an automobile accident three months before Clinton was born. His mother, Virginia Dell, traveled to New Orleans to study nursing soon after he was born. She left Clinton in Hope with her parents Eldridge and Edith Cassidy, who owned and ran a small grocery store.

During Clinton's Presidential campaign, the slogan "The Man from Hope" sounded a lot better than "The Man from Hot Springs" and thus began the myth of where he was born.

[euram]

Maybe it was someone inspired by the ISIS video which showed Clinton as the “fornicator.”

[NormsRevenge]

The old stable burnt down? Dang.

[bgill]

heavily damaged the birthplace of Bill Clinton early Christmas morning

He was born at the Julia Chester Hospital, not in his grandparents' house. But, hey, what difference, at this point, does it make?