On Tuesday a passenger in a taxi heading for Grand Central Station leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.
The driver screamed and lost control of the cab, nearly hitting a bus. He drove up over the curb, barely missing some pedestrians, and stopped just inches from a store’s large showcase window.
For a few minutes everything was silent in the cab. Then the shaking driver said "Are you OK? I'm so sorry, but you scared the living shit out of me."
The badly shaken passenger apologized to the driver and said, "I didn't realize that a mere tap on the shoulder would startle someone so badly."
The driver replied, "No, no, I'm the one who is sorry, it's entirely my fault. Today is my very first day driving a cab. I've been driving a hearse for 25 years.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
KIM JONG-UN MUST BE SHAKING IN HIS BOOTS
U.S. rolls out cold war B-52 bomber in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test
BarkGrowlBite | January 12, 2016
On Wednesday, North Korea carried out its fourth nuclear test, claiming it was the test of a hydrogen bomb.
On Sunday, in response to the test, the U.S. flew a cold war B-52 bomber over South Korea to within 45 miles of its border with North Korea. The bomber flew from and back to Guam and the flight was intended to show North Korea there would be consequences for its provocative nuclear activities.
I’m sure Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un must be shaking in his boots. In 2013, after North Korea carried out its third nuclear test, the U.S. threatened Kim Jong-Un with the similar flight of a B-52 over South Korea. That worked out well, didn’t it?
Furthermore, why threaten Kim Jong-Un with an aging airplane when, as I strongly suspect, we have a nuclear armed missile battery stationed somewhere in South Korea that is aimed at Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital. And if that missile battery is stationed in South Korea, you can bet Kim Jong-Un not only knows about it, but he also knows its exact location.
Kim Jong-Un has repeatedly told his people that the U.S. plans to attack North Korea. Thus, the flight of that B-52 merely serves to buttresses his propaganda with the North Korean people.
BarkGrowlBite | January 12, 2016
On Wednesday, North Korea carried out its fourth nuclear test, claiming it was the test of a hydrogen bomb.
On Sunday, in response to the test, the U.S. flew a cold war B-52 bomber over South Korea to within 45 miles of its border with North Korea. The bomber flew from and back to Guam and the flight was intended to show North Korea there would be consequences for its provocative nuclear activities.
I’m sure Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un must be shaking in his boots. In 2013, after North Korea carried out its third nuclear test, the U.S. threatened Kim Jong-Un with the similar flight of a B-52 over South Korea. That worked out well, didn’t it?
Furthermore, why threaten Kim Jong-Un with an aging airplane when, as I strongly suspect, we have a nuclear armed missile battery stationed somewhere in South Korea that is aimed at Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital. And if that missile battery is stationed in South Korea, you can bet Kim Jong-Un not only knows about it, but he also knows its exact location.
Kim Jong-Un has repeatedly told his people that the U.S. plans to attack North Korea. Thus, the flight of that B-52 merely serves to buttresses his propaganda with the North Korean people.
HONEST YOUR HONOR, THAT’S HOW IT HAPPENED
A man takes the day off work and decides to go ouT golfing. He is on the second hole when he
notices a frog sitting next to the green. He thinks nothing of it and is about to shoot when he
hears, “Ribbit 9 Iron."
The man looks around and doesn't see anyone. Again, he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." He looks at the frog and decides to prove the frog wrong, puts the club away, and grabs a 9 iron.
Boom! He hits it 10 inches from the cup. He is shocked. He says to the frog, "Wow, that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, eh?”
The frog replies, "Ribbit Lucky frog."
The man decides to take the frog with him to the next hole.
"What do you think frog?" the man asks. "Ribbit 3 wood."
The guy takes out a 3 wood and, Boom! Hole in one. The man is befuddled and doesn't know what to say. By the end of the day, the man golfed the best game of golf in his life and asks the frog, "OK where to next?" The frog replies, "Ribbit Las Vegas.”
They go to Las Vegas and the guy says, "OK frog, now what?" The frog says, "Ribbit Roulette." Upon
approaching the roulette table, the man asks, "What do you think I should bet?"
The frog replies, "Ribbit $3,000, black 6."
Now, this is a million-to-one shot to win, but after the golf game the man figures what the hell. Boom! Tons of cash comes sliding back across the table.
The man takes his winnings and buys the best room in the hotel. He sits the frog down and says, "Frog, I don't know how to repay you. You've won me all this money and I am forever grateful."
The frog replies, "Ribbit Kiss Me."
He figures why not, since after all the frog did for him, he deserves it. With a kiss, the frog turns into a gorgeous 15-year-old girl.
"And honest your Honor, that’s how this15-year-old girl ended up in bed with me. So help me God or my name is not William Jefferson Clinton."
notices a frog sitting next to the green. He thinks nothing of it and is about to shoot when he
hears, “Ribbit 9 Iron."
The man looks around and doesn't see anyone. Again, he hears, "Ribbit 9 Iron." He looks at the frog and decides to prove the frog wrong, puts the club away, and grabs a 9 iron.
Boom! He hits it 10 inches from the cup. He is shocked. He says to the frog, "Wow, that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, eh?”
The frog replies, "Ribbit Lucky frog."
The man decides to take the frog with him to the next hole.
"What do you think frog?" the man asks. "Ribbit 3 wood."
The guy takes out a 3 wood and, Boom! Hole in one. The man is befuddled and doesn't know what to say. By the end of the day, the man golfed the best game of golf in his life and asks the frog, "OK where to next?" The frog replies, "Ribbit Las Vegas.”
They go to Las Vegas and the guy says, "OK frog, now what?" The frog says, "Ribbit Roulette." Upon
approaching the roulette table, the man asks, "What do you think I should bet?"
The frog replies, "Ribbit $3,000, black 6."
Now, this is a million-to-one shot to win, but after the golf game the man figures what the hell. Boom! Tons of cash comes sliding back across the table.
The man takes his winnings and buys the best room in the hotel. He sits the frog down and says, "Frog, I don't know how to repay you. You've won me all this money and I am forever grateful."
The frog replies, "Ribbit Kiss Me."
He figures why not, since after all the frog did for him, he deserves it. With a kiss, the frog turns into a gorgeous 15-year-old girl.
"And honest your Honor, that’s how this15-year-old girl ended up in bed with me. So help me God or my name is not William Jefferson Clinton."
Monday, January 11, 2016
BRIAN HOYER WAS KANSAS CITY’S BEST PLAYER AND BILL O'BRIEN WAS KC’S BEST ASSISTANT COACH
And all football season long I was misled to believe, my bad, that Hoyer was Houston’s quarterback and O’Brien was Houston’s head coach
BarkGrowlBite | January 11, 2016
Saturday the Kansas City Chiefs trounced the Houston Texans 30-zip in an AFC wild card playoff game that was played in Houston.
Here is my analysis of why Kansas City blew the Texans out of Houston's NRG Stadium:
Brian Hoyer, allegedly Houston’s quarterback, was in fact Kansas City’s best player. He must have been their best player because the home crowd kept booing him. Hoyer threw four interceptions, one at KC’s three yard line, and he lost a fumble when he ran into one of his own teammates. Those five turnovers had the KC fans cheering and the Houston fans jeering Hoyer.
And Bill O’Brien, allegedly Houston’s head coach, was Kansas City’s beat assistant coach. How come? O’Brien kept Hoyer in the game even though four of Hoyer’s five turnovers occurred in the first half and even though he was ineffective for the rest of the game. That in fact made him KC head coach Andy Reid’s top assistant.
It didn’t take long for the game to turn into a laugher, except that the hometown crowd wasn’t laughing.
Anyone care to argue against my analysis?
BarkGrowlBite | January 11, 2016
Saturday the Kansas City Chiefs trounced the Houston Texans 30-zip in an AFC wild card playoff game that was played in Houston.
Here is my analysis of why Kansas City blew the Texans out of Houston's NRG Stadium:
Brian Hoyer, allegedly Houston’s quarterback, was in fact Kansas City’s best player. He must have been their best player because the home crowd kept booing him. Hoyer threw four interceptions, one at KC’s three yard line, and he lost a fumble when he ran into one of his own teammates. Those five turnovers had the KC fans cheering and the Houston fans jeering Hoyer.
And Bill O’Brien, allegedly Houston’s head coach, was Kansas City’s beat assistant coach. How come? O’Brien kept Hoyer in the game even though four of Hoyer’s five turnovers occurred in the first half and even though he was ineffective for the rest of the game. That in fact made him KC head coach Andy Reid’s top assistant.
It didn’t take long for the game to turn into a laugher, except that the hometown crowd wasn’t laughing.
Anyone care to argue against my analysis?
LOTS A LUCK WITH AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for a Convention of the States to amend the Constitution
BarkGrowlBite | January 11, 2016
Texas Gov. Greg Abbot declares that the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court have usurped the powers granted them by the Constitution. He is calling for a Convention of the States to amend the constitution. Lots a luck with that.
The Constitution allows for a Convention of the States to amend the Constitution, but Article 5 requires approval by three-fourths of the states for a change. Every past effort to amend the Constitution this way has failed.
According to Reuters, Abbott wants to give the States rights they do not now have. His proposed amendments include requiring Congress to balance the budget, allowing two-thirds of the states to override a U.S. Supreme Court decision and allowing a two-thirds majority of the states to override a federal law or regulation.
Gov. Abbott, who is confined to a wheel chair, will be doing sprints before his proposed amendments ever see the light of day.
BarkGrowlBite | January 11, 2016
Texas Gov. Greg Abbot declares that the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court have usurped the powers granted them by the Constitution. He is calling for a Convention of the States to amend the constitution. Lots a luck with that.
The Constitution allows for a Convention of the States to amend the Constitution, but Article 5 requires approval by three-fourths of the states for a change. Every past effort to amend the Constitution this way has failed.
According to Reuters, Abbott wants to give the States rights they do not now have. His proposed amendments include requiring Congress to balance the budget, allowing two-thirds of the states to override a U.S. Supreme Court decision and allowing a two-thirds majority of the states to override a federal law or regulation.
Gov. Abbott, who is confined to a wheel chair, will be doing sprints before his proposed amendments ever see the light of day.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
SEAN PENN’S INTERVIEW WITH EL CHAPO
El Chapo: "I want to make clear that this interview is for the exclusive use of Miss Kate del Castillo and Mister Sean Penn."
Last October, Sean Penn, with the help of Mexican soap-opera star Kate del Castillo, interviewed El Chapo at a jungle hideaway.
Here, from Rolling Stone, is part of that interview:
How was your childhood?
I remember from the time I was six until now, my parents, a very humble family, very poor, I remember how my mom made bread to support the family. I would sell it, I sold oranges, I sold soft drinks, I sold candy. My mom, she was a hard worker, she worked a lot. We grew corn, beans. I took care of my grandmother's cattle and chopped wood.
And how did you get involved in the drug business?
Well, from the time I was 15 and after, where I come from, which is the municipality of Badiraguato, I was raised in a ranch named La Tuna, in that area, and up until today, there are no job opportunities. The only way to have money to buy food, to survive, is to grow poppy, marijuana, and at that age, I began to grow it, to cultivate it and to sell it. That is what I can tell you.
How did you leave there? How did it all expand?
From there, from my ranch, I started to leave at 18 and went to Culiacan, then after to Guadalajara, but never without visiting my ranch, even up until today, because my mom, thanks to God, is still alive, out there in our ranch, which is La Tuna, and so, that is how things have been.
How has your family life changed from then to now?
Very good – my children, my brothers, my nephews. We all get along well, very normal. Very good.
And now that you are free, how has it affected you?
Well, as for being free – happy, because freedom is really nice, and pressure, well, for me it's normal, because I've had to be careful for a few years now in certain cities, and, no, I don't feel anything that hurts my health or my mind. I feel good.
Is it true what they say that drugs destroy humanity and bring harm?
Well, it's a reality that drugs destroy. Unfortunately, as I said, where I grew up there was no other way and there still isn't a way to survive, no way to work in our economy to be able to make a living.
Do you think it is true you are responsible for the high level of drug addiction in the world?
No, that is false, because the day I don't exist, it's not going to decrease in any way at all. Drug trafficking? That's false.
Did your drug business grow and expand when you were in jail?
From what I can tell, and what I know, everything is the same. Nothing has decreased. Nothing has increased.
What about the violence attached to this type of activity?
In part, it is because already some people already grow up with problems, and there is some envy and they have information against someone else. That is what creates violence.
Do you consider yourself a violent person?
No, sir.
Are you prone to violence, or do you use it as a last resort?
Look, all I do is defend myself, nothing more. But do I start trouble? Never.
What is your opinion about the situation in Mexico, what is the outlook for Mexico?
Well, drug trafficking is already part of a culture that originated from the ancestors. And not only in Mexico. This is worldwide.
Do you consider your activity, your organization, a cartel?
No, sir, not at all. Because people who dedicate their lives to this activity do not depend on me.
How has this business evolved from the time you started up until today?
Big difference. Today there are lots of drugs, and back then, the only ones we knew were marijuana and poppy.
What is the difference in people now compared to back then?
Big difference, because now, day after day, villages are getting bigger, and there's more of us, and lots of different ways of thinking.
What is the outlook for the business? Do you think it will disappear? Will it grow instead?
No, it will not end because as time goes by, we are more people, and this will never end.
Do you think terrorism activities in the Middle East will, in any way, impact the future of drug trafficking?
No, sir. It doesn't make a difference at all.
You saw how the final days of Escobar were. How do you see your final days with respect to this business?
I know one day I will die. I hope it's of natural causes.
The U.S. government thinks that the Mexican government does not want to arrest you. What they want to do is to kill you. What do you think?
No, I think that if they find me, they'll arrest me, of course.
With respect to your activities, what do you think the impact on Mexico is? Do you think there is a substantial impact?
Not at all. Not at all.
Why?
Because drug trafficking does not depend on just one person. It depends on a lot of people.
What is your opinion about who is to blame here, those who sell drugs, or the people who use drugs and create a demand for them? What is the relationship between production, sale and consumption?
If there was no consumption, there would be no sales. It is true that consumption, day after day, becomes bigger and bigger. So it sells and sells.
We hear avocado is good for you, lime is good for you, guanabana is good for you. But we never hear anyone doing any publicity with respect to drugs. Have you done anything to induce the public to consume more drugs?
Not at all. That attracts attention. People, in a way, want to know how it feels or how it tastes. And then the addiction gets bigger.
Do you have any dreams? Do you dream?
Whatever is normal. But dreaming daily? No.
But you must have some dreams, some hopes for your life?
I want to live with my family the days God gives me.
If you could change the world, would you?
For me, the way things are, I'm happy.
How is your relationship with your mom?
My relationship? Perfect. Very well.
Is it one of respect?
Yes, sir, respect, affection and love.
How do you see the future for your sons and daughters?
Very well. They get along right. The family is tight.
How about your life? How has your life changed, how have you lived it since you escaped?
Lots of happiness – because of my freedom.
Did you ever use drugs?
No, sir. Many years ago, yes, I did try them. But an addict? No.
How long ago?
I haven't done any drugs in the last 20 years.
Did it not worry you that you might be putting your family at risk with your escape?
Yes, sir.
For your recent escape, did you pursue your freedom at any cost, at the expense of anybody?
I never thought of hurting anyone. All I did was ask God, and things worked out. Everything was perfect. I am here, thank God.
The two times you escaped, it is worth mentioning, there was no violence.
With me, it did not come to that. In other situations, what's been seen, things occur differently, but here, we did not use any violence.
Bearing in mind what has been written about you, what one can see on TV, things are said about you in Mexico, what kind of message would you like to convey to the people of Mexico?
Well, I can say it's normal that people have mixed feelings because some people know me and others don't. That is the reason I say it is normal. Because those who do not know me can have their doubts about saying if, in this case, I'm a good person or not.
If I ask you to define yourself as a person, if I ask you to pretend you are not Joaquín, instead you are the person who knows him better than anybody else in the world, how would you define yourself?
Well, if I knew him – with respect, and from my point of view, it's a person who's not looking for problems in any way. In any way.
EDITOR’S NOTE: El Chapo knows that the insatiable appetite by Americans for the recreational use of pot, meth, cocaine and heroin is what makes his Sinaloa Cartel and the other Mexican drug cartels flourish. “If there was no consumption, there would be no sales,” says El Chapo. “It is true that consumption, day after day, becomes bigger and bigger. So it sells and sells.”
As for Sean Penn interviewing the most wanted criminal in the world, what we have here is a fading movie star looking for the kind of publicity that might regenerate his acting career.
Borderland Beat says, the interview itself is soft, boring and Penn’s lack of narco knowledge is glaring. And then there were dumb questions like: “Do you consider yourself a violent person?” Chapo answers: “No, sir.”
Last October, Sean Penn, with the help of Mexican soap-opera star Kate del Castillo, interviewed El Chapo at a jungle hideaway.
Here, from Rolling Stone, is part of that interview:
How was your childhood?
I remember from the time I was six until now, my parents, a very humble family, very poor, I remember how my mom made bread to support the family. I would sell it, I sold oranges, I sold soft drinks, I sold candy. My mom, she was a hard worker, she worked a lot. We grew corn, beans. I took care of my grandmother's cattle and chopped wood.
And how did you get involved in the drug business?
Well, from the time I was 15 and after, where I come from, which is the municipality of Badiraguato, I was raised in a ranch named La Tuna, in that area, and up until today, there are no job opportunities. The only way to have money to buy food, to survive, is to grow poppy, marijuana, and at that age, I began to grow it, to cultivate it and to sell it. That is what I can tell you.
How did you leave there? How did it all expand?
From there, from my ranch, I started to leave at 18 and went to Culiacan, then after to Guadalajara, but never without visiting my ranch, even up until today, because my mom, thanks to God, is still alive, out there in our ranch, which is La Tuna, and so, that is how things have been.
How has your family life changed from then to now?
Very good – my children, my brothers, my nephews. We all get along well, very normal. Very good.
And now that you are free, how has it affected you?
Well, as for being free – happy, because freedom is really nice, and pressure, well, for me it's normal, because I've had to be careful for a few years now in certain cities, and, no, I don't feel anything that hurts my health or my mind. I feel good.
Is it true what they say that drugs destroy humanity and bring harm?
Well, it's a reality that drugs destroy. Unfortunately, as I said, where I grew up there was no other way and there still isn't a way to survive, no way to work in our economy to be able to make a living.
Do you think it is true you are responsible for the high level of drug addiction in the world?
No, that is false, because the day I don't exist, it's not going to decrease in any way at all. Drug trafficking? That's false.
Did your drug business grow and expand when you were in jail?
From what I can tell, and what I know, everything is the same. Nothing has decreased. Nothing has increased.
What about the violence attached to this type of activity?
In part, it is because already some people already grow up with problems, and there is some envy and they have information against someone else. That is what creates violence.
Do you consider yourself a violent person?
No, sir.
Are you prone to violence, or do you use it as a last resort?
Look, all I do is defend myself, nothing more. But do I start trouble? Never.
What is your opinion about the situation in Mexico, what is the outlook for Mexico?
Well, drug trafficking is already part of a culture that originated from the ancestors. And not only in Mexico. This is worldwide.
Do you consider your activity, your organization, a cartel?
No, sir, not at all. Because people who dedicate their lives to this activity do not depend on me.
How has this business evolved from the time you started up until today?
Big difference. Today there are lots of drugs, and back then, the only ones we knew were marijuana and poppy.
What is the difference in people now compared to back then?
Big difference, because now, day after day, villages are getting bigger, and there's more of us, and lots of different ways of thinking.
What is the outlook for the business? Do you think it will disappear? Will it grow instead?
No, it will not end because as time goes by, we are more people, and this will never end.
Do you think terrorism activities in the Middle East will, in any way, impact the future of drug trafficking?
No, sir. It doesn't make a difference at all.
You saw how the final days of Escobar were. How do you see your final days with respect to this business?
I know one day I will die. I hope it's of natural causes.
The U.S. government thinks that the Mexican government does not want to arrest you. What they want to do is to kill you. What do you think?
No, I think that if they find me, they'll arrest me, of course.
With respect to your activities, what do you think the impact on Mexico is? Do you think there is a substantial impact?
Not at all. Not at all.
Why?
Because drug trafficking does not depend on just one person. It depends on a lot of people.
What is your opinion about who is to blame here, those who sell drugs, or the people who use drugs and create a demand for them? What is the relationship between production, sale and consumption?
If there was no consumption, there would be no sales. It is true that consumption, day after day, becomes bigger and bigger. So it sells and sells.
We hear avocado is good for you, lime is good for you, guanabana is good for you. But we never hear anyone doing any publicity with respect to drugs. Have you done anything to induce the public to consume more drugs?
Not at all. That attracts attention. People, in a way, want to know how it feels or how it tastes. And then the addiction gets bigger.
Do you have any dreams? Do you dream?
Whatever is normal. But dreaming daily? No.
But you must have some dreams, some hopes for your life?
I want to live with my family the days God gives me.
If you could change the world, would you?
For me, the way things are, I'm happy.
How is your relationship with your mom?
My relationship? Perfect. Very well.
Is it one of respect?
Yes, sir, respect, affection and love.
How do you see the future for your sons and daughters?
Very well. They get along right. The family is tight.
How about your life? How has your life changed, how have you lived it since you escaped?
Lots of happiness – because of my freedom.
Did you ever use drugs?
No, sir. Many years ago, yes, I did try them. But an addict? No.
How long ago?
I haven't done any drugs in the last 20 years.
Did it not worry you that you might be putting your family at risk with your escape?
Yes, sir.
For your recent escape, did you pursue your freedom at any cost, at the expense of anybody?
I never thought of hurting anyone. All I did was ask God, and things worked out. Everything was perfect. I am here, thank God.
The two times you escaped, it is worth mentioning, there was no violence.
With me, it did not come to that. In other situations, what's been seen, things occur differently, but here, we did not use any violence.
Bearing in mind what has been written about you, what one can see on TV, things are said about you in Mexico, what kind of message would you like to convey to the people of Mexico?
Well, I can say it's normal that people have mixed feelings because some people know me and others don't. That is the reason I say it is normal. Because those who do not know me can have their doubts about saying if, in this case, I'm a good person or not.
If I ask you to define yourself as a person, if I ask you to pretend you are not Joaquín, instead you are the person who knows him better than anybody else in the world, how would you define yourself?
Well, if I knew him – with respect, and from my point of view, it's a person who's not looking for problems in any way. In any way.
EDITOR’S NOTE: El Chapo knows that the insatiable appetite by Americans for the recreational use of pot, meth, cocaine and heroin is what makes his Sinaloa Cartel and the other Mexican drug cartels flourish. “If there was no consumption, there would be no sales,” says El Chapo. “It is true that consumption, day after day, becomes bigger and bigger. So it sells and sells.”
As for Sean Penn interviewing the most wanted criminal in the world, what we have here is a fading movie star looking for the kind of publicity that might regenerate his acting career.
Borderland Beat says, the interview itself is soft, boring and Penn’s lack of narco knowledge is glaring. And then there were dumb questions like: “Do you consider yourself a violent person?” Chapo answers: “No, sir.”
RAPE OF JUANITA BROADDRICK BY ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL RECALLED
At the time, Broaddrick did not file a complaint with the police because she feared no one would believe that Attorney General Bill Clinton had raped her
I remember when Juanita Broaddrick first reported that she had been raped by Bill Clinton. She was a campaign worker in Clinton’s 1978 campaign for the governorship and he came to her motel room saying he wanted to discuss some business.
Broaddrick claimed that once inside the room, Clinton started trying to kiss her, biting her lip in the process. He ran his hands all over her body. Then Clinton ripped her clothes off and raped her.
Afterwards, Broaddrick’s story was corroborated by a nurse who treated her for the assault.
Broaddrick did not file a complaint with the police because she feared no one would believe that the Attorney General of Arkansas had raped her.
Now that Trump has brought up Bill Clinton’s sexism, Broaddrick is reminding the public that she had been raped by the former president.
BILL CLINTON RAPE ACCUSER: HILLARY ‘TRIED TO SILENCE’ ME
Juanita Briaddrick: “I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me and Hillary tried to silence me. I am now 73....it never goes away.”
By Mark Hensch and Jonathan Easley | The Hill | January 6, 2016
A woman who publicly accused former President Clinton of raping her in 1978 is resurrecting her claims on social media.
“I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me,” Juanita Broaddrick tweeted Wednesday.
“Hillary tried to silence me,” she wrote of Bill Clinton’s wife, who is the current Democratic presidential front-runner in the 2016 race. “I am now 73…it never goes away.”
The Hill reached a woman by phone in Van Buren, Ark., on Wednesday who identified herself as Broaddrick. She said the Twitter account is hers.
Broaddrick said she set the account up in 2009 but hasn’t used it much since because she’s unfamiliar with Twitter.
The former nursing home administrator alleged in 1999 that Bill Clinton raped her in Little Rock, Ark., during his 1978 gubernatorial campaign.
In a brief interview, Broaddrick, who said she retired after selling her nursing home business in 2008, said she’s decided to play a more visible role heading into 2016.
“I’ve been quiet for too long, and now with the possibility of [Hillary Clinton] being the Democratic nominee and possibly president, I feel the need to get involved,” she said.
Broaddrick said that she doesn’t describe herself as Republican or Democrat, but is supporting Donald Trump for president.
“He says the things I like to hear,” Broaddrick said.
She lauded Trump for broaching the issue of Bill Clinton’s past marital infidelities and allegations of sexual assault.
“I’m glad someone did. Everyone has been hanging back and most of the mainstream media won’t approach it but it’s something that should be talked about.”
David E. Kendall, who was the Clintons' personal attorney, strongly denied Broaddrick's charges when they first emerged during Bill Clinton’s presidency.
“Any allegation that the president assaulted Ms. Broaddrick more than 20 years ago is absolutely false,” he said in a statement released by the White House in February 1999, according to The Washington Post.
“Beyond that we are not going to comment,” the attorney added then.
I remember when Juanita Broaddrick first reported that she had been raped by Bill Clinton. She was a campaign worker in Clinton’s 1978 campaign for the governorship and he came to her motel room saying he wanted to discuss some business.
Broaddrick claimed that once inside the room, Clinton started trying to kiss her, biting her lip in the process. He ran his hands all over her body. Then Clinton ripped her clothes off and raped her.
Afterwards, Broaddrick’s story was corroborated by a nurse who treated her for the assault.
Broaddrick did not file a complaint with the police because she feared no one would believe that the Attorney General of Arkansas had raped her.
Now that Trump has brought up Bill Clinton’s sexism, Broaddrick is reminding the public that she had been raped by the former president.
BILL CLINTON RAPE ACCUSER: HILLARY ‘TRIED TO SILENCE’ ME
Juanita Briaddrick: “I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me and Hillary tried to silence me. I am now 73....it never goes away.”
By Mark Hensch and Jonathan Easley | The Hill | January 6, 2016
A woman who publicly accused former President Clinton of raping her in 1978 is resurrecting her claims on social media.
“I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me,” Juanita Broaddrick tweeted Wednesday.
“Hillary tried to silence me,” she wrote of Bill Clinton’s wife, who is the current Democratic presidential front-runner in the 2016 race. “I am now 73…it never goes away.”
The Hill reached a woman by phone in Van Buren, Ark., on Wednesday who identified herself as Broaddrick. She said the Twitter account is hers.
Broaddrick said she set the account up in 2009 but hasn’t used it much since because she’s unfamiliar with Twitter.
The former nursing home administrator alleged in 1999 that Bill Clinton raped her in Little Rock, Ark., during his 1978 gubernatorial campaign.
In a brief interview, Broaddrick, who said she retired after selling her nursing home business in 2008, said she’s decided to play a more visible role heading into 2016.
“I’ve been quiet for too long, and now with the possibility of [Hillary Clinton] being the Democratic nominee and possibly president, I feel the need to get involved,” she said.
Broaddrick said that she doesn’t describe herself as Republican or Democrat, but is supporting Donald Trump for president.
“He says the things I like to hear,” Broaddrick said.
She lauded Trump for broaching the issue of Bill Clinton’s past marital infidelities and allegations of sexual assault.
“I’m glad someone did. Everyone has been hanging back and most of the mainstream media won’t approach it but it’s something that should be talked about.”
David E. Kendall, who was the Clintons' personal attorney, strongly denied Broaddrick's charges when they first emerged during Bill Clinton’s presidency.
“Any allegation that the president assaulted Ms. Broaddrick more than 20 years ago is absolutely false,” he said in a statement released by the White House in February 1999, according to The Washington Post.
“Beyond that we are not going to comment,” the attorney added then.
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