Wow— I didn’t know that about Christopher Ruddy. egads...
The first thing he did was take out a .45 and place it on a stool next to him. He then talked about how he was constantly having death threats made against him so that was why he had the gun at the ready. Then he made his spiel.
I along with the crowd listened at first with rapt attention. After all, at any moment some of Clinton's goons could crash through the back door and we'd be in the middle of a gun battle.
Then I remember that Bill Baird (of legalizing contraception and abortion fame) pulled the same trick at a talk I listened to while in college. He came in with two huge bodyguards one on either side and announced that we shouldn't worry, but that he was receiving constant death threats so he needed the protection. Bill Baird also had a drop dead gorgeous coed plant in the audience that made it clear she was on his side, i.e. if you're a male and you want to retain any chance of getting this hottie's digits you'd better agree with Bill.
So I realized it was all an act.
I really want to believe horrible things about Hillary. I do think she committed crimes, or at least unethical behavior, with regard to Travelgate, Filegate, Cattle Futures, etc. But it seems that all of the really horrible stories were being hawked by questionable characters.