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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (52845)	10/26/2000 6:49:51 PM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 769670

Start with the name of his victim. Don't bother to send her name to the IRS. The rapist already has that base covered.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (52845)	10/26/2000 7:08:52 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

<<Hey, this is getting fun. I believe I will forward to the White House the names of all those on this thread who called the President "a rapist." >> Juanita Broadrick went on national TV and said it. Clinton has never denied it.

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (52845)	10/26/2000 7:25:36 PM
From: Scarecrow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I believe I will forward to the White House the names of all those on this thread who called the President "a rapist." LOL! Right! Because you believe there's been libelous defamation of character on this board WRT Clinton? PLEASE include me in your list: HE'S A RAPIST!!! Now, Flap, consider how vociferously he defended himself against something that turned out to be true (to wit: the legendary finger-wagging lie: "Ah did not have sexual relations with that woman..."). Now, if Juanita's accusation (which was, by far, the most criminal/serious accusation leveled against Clinton) was "less true" than the Monica Lewinsky affair (pun intended!), wouldn't you expect his denial to at least be as strenuous? In fact, if I called you a vicious, aggressive rapist in a national television broadcast, wouldn't you want to scream "That's a damnable LIE!"... if it WAS a lie? Wouldn't you see that as actionable reputational harm (assuming it doesn't fall under the "public figure" defense -- an interesting point for a court to decide, given the seriousness of the charge)? In other words, if Juanita's lying, why isn't Clinton FURIOUSLY screaming that it's not true and that he'll sue her? Hmmmm. Maybe because he quakes in fear at the discovery process that would SURELY prove she's NOT lying... And that, to wrap up this post, is why I live for the day that Clinton takes libel action against me for my statement. Truth is the first defense in libel actions!