Now that this is out, will the Media report on the child that Clinton reportedly had with the black whore? I think the Clintonistas will rue the day. Does anyone still have the link concerning Slick's black child? We need to send it to Howard Kurtz.
Actually, now it is a given that Slick's progeny will be exposed.
Burton Fathered
Child in Extramarital
Affair
By Edward Walsh
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 5, 1998; Page A01
House Government Reform and
Oversight Committee Chairman Dan
Burton (R-Ind.), one of President
Clinton's most persistent and
combative critics, acknowledged
yesterday that he is the father of a
child who was born out of wedlock.
In a written statement released to the
Indianapolis Star and News, Burton
said he was making the disclosure to
end harassment of the child's mother
and others by news organizations. He
also sought to link interest in his
private life by news organizations to
his role in investigating 1996 campaign
fund-raising abuses by Clinton's reelection committee and the Democratic
National Committee.
"There was a relationship many years ago from which a child was born,"
Burton said in the statement. "I am the father. With my wife's knowledge, I
have fulfilled my responsibilities as the father."
"I'm not going to talk any more about my personal life," the Indiana
Republican added. "I've hurt some people that I love very much. Enough
is enough."
Burton provided no details about the woman or the child. But in its
editions today, the Star and News reported that Burton had the
extramarital relationship with the woman and fathered the child in the early
1980s, when he was a member of the Indiana Senate and the woman
worked for a state agency. The newspaper said the woman, who is
married, and her teenage son live in central Indiana but did not disclose
their names or exact location.
Burton's admission ended days of intense speculation over possible
embarrassing news stories dealing with his private life. Earlier this week,
the Indianapolis paper reported that Burton had been warning people in
his district, which includes parts of Indianapolis and its northern suburbs,
that Vanity Fair magazine was about to publish a "scandal story" about his
personal life.
The disclosure comes as Burton and his House colleagues await a report
from independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr on Clinton's admitted sexual
relationship with former White House intern Monica S. Lewinsky. Some
Republicans have warned that the White House planned a "scorched
earth" defense, delving into the private lives of congressional Republicans
as a way to shield Clinton from the consequences of the Lewinsky
scandal.
The White House has denied any such intention and specifically denied
that it played any role in the investigations of Burton's private life by news
organizations. Vic Caleca, deputy managing editor of the Indianapolis Star
and News, said Burton acknowledged the illegitimate son in an interview
yesterday morning after realizing that the paper had enough evidence to
publish today's story.
Asked why the story was newsworthy, Caleca said: "Congressman
Burton has consistently gotten high marks from the Christian Coalition. He
certainly has put himself to the fore in the Clinton investigation. It's a sad
fact of the '90s that for someone who's spoken out and positioned himself
on family values kinds of issues, we think it's relevant. It's a character
issue."
Caleca said that the woman and the boy had "rebuffed" the paper in
several interview attempts and that the Star and News will not name them.
"What put it over the top was that he had actually fathered a child," he
said.
Burton is one of the House's most conservative Republicans and, as
chairman of the House committee that has been investigating campaign
finance abuses, one of Clinton's most dogged pursuers. Last April, he
called the president "a scumbag" and said that was why he was "out to
get" Clinton.
Burton began his statement acknowledging his out-of-wedlock child by
referring to his role in the campaign fund-raising investigation, which he
said had brought him "under attack from people inside and outside the
Clinton administration. I was prepared for this, and I made a promise to
the American people that I would never allow these attacks to deter my
efforts to uncover the truth."
Without mentioning Clinton, Burton also sought to contrast his admission
with allegations that have been made against the president in the Lewinsky
investigation. "I have never perjured myself," he said. "I have never
committed obstruction of justice. I have been as straight as an arrow in my
public duty. But this is private."
Burton said that his wife, Barbara, was aware of the child and that he had
apologized to her and their family.
Burton told the Indianapolis Star and News that he had paid child support
to the mother of his child over the years.
"I have tried to be as straight as I could be with my family on all this,"
Burton told the newspaper. "I tried to keep it between my family and this
lady's family."
According to the Star and News, Burton has been in Indiana the last two
days discussing the situation with the woman, their child, his family and
closest friends.
"What bothers me the most is not about me," Burton told the newspaper.
"I know this is hard for someone to believe about a politician, but I have
watched everybody's hearts being ripped out today. I just don't want
anybody to be hurt any more than they are going to be hurt. I made a
mistake."
Staff writer Howard Kurtz contributed to this report.
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