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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[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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