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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (122055)	1/14/2001 6:53:40 PM
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Just think. If only birth control pills had existed in 1945, then we might have been spared this pig-sty president. BUBBA MIGHT'VE BEEN BAYOU BABY: AUTHOR New York Daily News Online October 1, 1998 Rush and Malloy A new book is raising questions about the true identity of President Clinton's father. In "The Clinton Enigma," Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss sifts reports that Clinton may have been conceived during an alleged extramarital affair that his mother, Virginia, conducted with a Louisiana man. Maraniss writes that, after the publication of his 1995 Clinton biography, "First In His Class," he "began receiving inquiries" from the family of a deceased Louisiana man. The family told Maraniss the man had once "dated" a woman named Virginia Cassidy, the maiden name of Clinton's mother. Maraniss reports that this woman supposedly was from Hope, Ark., and was a graduate of the nursing program at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport, La. — just like Clinton's mother. The dating was said to have taken place in 1945, when Virginia's husband, William Blythe, was stationed in Italy with the Army. Maraniss tells us that he found the Louisiana family's story specific enough in its details that "I didn't think it was a fraud." Maraniss writes that "my reporting on [the Louisiana family's] claim has been inconclusive. I remain an agnostic on the question of Clinton's paternity; the evidence is unclear as to his biological father: Blythe, the Louisiana man, or someone else." "For years," Maraniss continues, "there were whispers in Hope about who little Billy's father was, rumors spawned by Virginia's flirtatious nature as a young nurse and the inevitable temptation of people to count backward nine months from the birth date to see who was where doing what. "Nine months before Aug. 19, 1946, Blythe was still in Italy. Virginia heard the talk. Her answer was that Billy . . . was born a month early, induced weeks ahead of schedule because she had taken a fall and the doctor was concerned about her condition." The author tells us that Clinton neighbors in Hope have mentioned other men as possible fathers, "but I have no hard evidence." A White House spokesman had no comment on the speculation. Maraniss says that he brings this ancient history up to show how it impacts on Clinton's secret-keeping during the Monica Lewinsky mess. "It's a touchy subject," says The Washington Post reporter. "I was trying to deal with it responsibly." nydailynews.com