Edward Klein's new book, The Truth About Hillary, reportedly suggests that Bill Clinton raped his wife Hillary, with the encounter resulting in their daughter Chelsea. How could this be true? Several conspiracy theorists have assured me that Webster Hubbell is Chelsea Clinton's dad. Didn't you know that Bill Clinton fathered an illegitimate son, murdered Ron Brown, contracted AIDS, and oversaw an Arkansas drug-running operation? I read all this on the Internet, therefore it has to be true.
Fanatics allow passion to override judgment. Clearly, Clinton defenders succumbed to this in denying his affairs and other real offenses up until Clinton himself admitted them. And then they just blamed Clinton's enemies for Clinton's actions. But just as love for Clinton blinded supporters to ugly realities, hatred of Clinton blinded his detractors from the not-so-ugly truth. There's no evidence that Clinton committed murder, dealt drugs, fathered a child by a prostitute, or contracted AIDS. But people will believe fantastic things when they flatter their political beliefs.
For much of the 1990s, conservatives wasted time engaging in personal attacks on Bill Clinton, rather than advancing their own political agenda. This contributed to Clinton's election and reelection as president. Now, as Hillary Clinton gears up for her own presidential run, history seems to be repeating itself. I've seen this movie before and I know it doesn't have a happy ending--at least from the Right's perspective. Though Edward Klein is no conservative, his publisher and nearly all of the people looking to purchase his book are. If the Right gets mired in scandal-mongering to derail Senator Clinton's presidential ambitions, they will end up giving her more steam. Mrs. Clinton's public record is bad enough. Why distract attention away from her outside-the-mainstream political views by delving into the murky waters of her private life?
I don't care for Hilary Clinton. However, such silly rumors are not only libelous but they make the Right look bad as well. Of course, these are the same internet wackos who believe that Elvis, JFK, and Tupac are secretly employed in a gas station in Iowa.... so I wouldn't put much faith in these outrageous statements.
I have to agree that the Right could go down the wrong path here. In fact, the particular story about the alleged rape can only work to help her to gain more sympathy as the victim of a relationship with a dishonest and vile human being.
Not saying that her nasty side can’t be played up (and she IS nasty). It needs to be. But the focus should be on her way left politics and her generally socialist agenda.
Rose, Whitewater and stolen/hidden documents could help as well.
I love the internet. At one time, they could only be found among an exclusive club of weirdos hanging around the back of the public library, conspiracy theorists are, now, always at the ready thanks to the miracle of technology.
http://etherzone.com/body.html
And these:
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/BODIES.html
http://www.zpub.com/un/un-bc-body.html
and rebuttal:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/clinton.htm
The most plausible theory about Bill Clinton that I have heard is that he actually IS former Big League catcher Darren Daulton.
