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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOnce again: Juanita Broaddrick is a vile hypocrite, partisan hack and almost certainly a total liar.
Just FYI: Broaddrick is the woman who claims Bill Clinton assaulted her in the late 70s while he was Attorney General of Arkansas. Her name has been floated around since the late 90s amongst the right wing crowd as supposedly being a credible accuser, even though even Ken Starr himself didn't find her credible back when he was trying to bring forth anything he could to bring Bill Clinton down.
Nonetheless, as the Metoo movement flourished over the past year, there were a lot of people--even well intentioned liberals--who started asking whether Broaddrick's accusations should have been taken more seriously when they first came out.
The answer is simple: No. No they shouldn't. She's an awful person with zero credibility to her name.
Just to give you a little insight into the mindset of this "victim", she has weighed in on the Kavanaugh accusations:
Link to tweet
Juanita Broaddrick @atensnut · 24h24 hours ago
UPDATE ON TWITTER CAMPUS LIFE:
Kavanaugh WILL be confirmed. Deep State and Liberals already making plans for the next big LIE.
8:37 AM - 16 Sep 2018
And this isn't an isolated example. Broaddrick has frequently attacked those raising allegations of sexual misconduct, but only when it suits her own personal politics.
You would think that irrespective of political ideology, if someone was legitimately sexually assaulted or mistreated by a high profile individual, and had made it their life's work to bring that accusation to public light, why in the hell would they viciously attack another person who has made similar claims against another high profile individual?
The answer is, they shouldn't. And if you peruse Broaddrick's spewings on her Twitter page, you'll find that not only does she attack Bill and Hillary Clinton, but other high profile Democratic individuals who had nothing to do with Arkansas politics in the late 1970s: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi...and even non Democrats who don't fit her agenda like Parkland high schoolers, John McCain and James Comey.
One quick look at her cover picture is proof positive of this woman's hypocrisy. She proudly sat next to Donald Trump just days after the world heard how he fantasized about grabbing women's private areas and kissing them without their consent. She has consistently cheerleaded and championed Trump as candidate and president. She frequently corresponds with and retweets actor James Woods even though he has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior.
She's repeated ludicrious conspiracy theories such as the Q-anon craziness. Her profile picture has her smiling along with Sean Hannity.
Juanita Broaddrick doesn't give a damn about women being sexually assaulted. She only cares about putting out right-wing nonsense while claiming to be some sort of victim.
She's a terrible, awful person of the highest degree, a libeler, a partisan hack, and should not be considered a victim or a credible source by anyone.
hlthe2b
(102,341 posts)Clinton is not one whose behavior I'm likely to defend, but Broderick has NEVER been consistent in her story, though her agenda was always obvious.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,191 posts)And even tried to raise money for another dubious accuser, Kathleen Willey.
tenderfoot
(8,438 posts)The only people that take her seriously are the #MAGA#ILOVEJESUS#2A#NRA#DEEPSTATE#Walkaway crowd.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,191 posts)Last edited Mon Sep 17, 2018, 12:17 PM - Edit history (1)
The "Maybe we should believe Juanita Broaddrick" argument even made the New York Times opinion page last year:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/opinion/juanita-broaddrick-bill-clinton.html
And Chelsea Handler, hardly a red hat wearer, was guilted into saying she "believed" Broaddrick, because, well, I don't know.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/chelsea-handler-on-juanita-broaddrick-every-victim-deserves-to-be-heard/
BeyondGeography
(39,377 posts)Just what this board needs today, a blaring takedown of a Clinton accuser.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,191 posts)Might as well be proactive and call her out as the hypocrite that she most definitely is.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)From that tweet, it sounds like Broaddrick has first-hand irrefutable information that Dr. Ford is lying. I would think that Judge Kavanaugh would be eager to have exculpatory testimony on record. Will any of his advocates on the committee compel Broaddrick to testify? If not, I wonder why not?