| | Clinton was born in Hope,<ref> [[Mike Huckabee]] was born in Hope in 1955, but did not know Clinton.</ref> Arkansas, a month after his father William Jefferson Blythe II, a salesman, was killed in an auto accident. He was raised by his maternal grandparents until age 4, when his mother Virginia Kelly (1923-1994), a nurse, married Roger Clinton (1909-1967), a car dealer. Roger was an alcoholic and violent; the marriage was tempestuous, including a divorce and a remarriage in 1962. A life-long Southern Baptist, Clinton graduated from the Hot Springs public high school in 1964. He attended Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where he became active in Democratic politics. | | Clinton was born in Hope,<ref> [[Mike Huckabee]] was born in Hope in 1955, but did not know Clinton.</ref> Arkansas, a month after his father William Jefferson Blythe II, a salesman, was killed in an auto accident. He was raised by his maternal grandparents until age 4, when his mother Virginia Kelly (1923-1994), a nurse, married Roger Clinton (1909-1967), a car dealer. Roger was an alcoholic and violent; the marriage was tempestuous, including a divorce and a remarriage in 1962. A life-long Southern Baptist, Clinton graduated from the Hot Springs public high school in 1964. He attended Georgetown University in Washington D.C., where he became active in Democratic politics. |
| − | Contrary to decades old myth, Bill Clinton did not receive a Rhodes Scholar degree. Clinton was booted out of the Oxford program for the [[rape]] of 19 year old Eileen Wellstone, his first known [[sexual assault]] victim.<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/jun/24/20040624-121742-7463r/?page=allSee The missing Clinton women], By - The Washington Times - Thursday, June 24, 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/19/480010/- The Bill Clinton Albatross], DailyKos, Mar 19, 2008. dailykos.com/story </ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/paul-sheehan/undone-by-ghost-of-trysts-past/2008/03/02/1204402265736.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 Undone by ghost of trysts past], Paul Sheehan, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', March 3, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://nation.foxnews.com/2015/12/29/millennials-guide-bill-clintons-20-sex-scandals A Millennial's Guide to Bill Clinton's 20+ Sex Scandals], ''FOX News'', 29 December 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/latest-anti-clinton-book-promises-be-most-fantastic-yet Latest anti-Clinton book promises to be most ‘fantastic’ yet], By Alex Seitz-Wald, [[MSNBC]], 09/03/15.</ref> He was a bit player in the anti-Vietnam war movement, and managed to stall the draft until he received a high lottery number, an evasion that became controversial in his first presidential campaign. He attended Yale Law School (JD 1973). A hail fellow well met, Clinton developed a vast network of friends. He met [[Hillary Clinton]] at Yale; they married in 1975 and had one daughter, [[Chelsea Clinton]], born in 1980. | + | Contrary to decades old myth, Bill Clinton did not receive a Rhodes Scholar degree. Clinton was booted out of the Oxford program for the [[rape]] of 19 year old Eileen Wellstone, his first known [[sexual assault]] victim.<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/jun/24/20040624-121742-7463r/?page=allSee The missing Clinton women], By - The Washington Times - Thursday, June 24, 2004.</ref><ref>[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/19/480010/- The Bill Clinton Albatross], DailyKos, Mar 19, 2008. dailykos.com/story </ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/paul-sheehan/undone-by-ghost-of-trysts-past/2008/03/02/1204402265736.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 Undone by ghost of trysts past], Paul Sheehan, ''Sydney Morning Herald'', March 3, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://nation.foxnews.com/2015/12/29/millennials-guide-bill-clintons-20-sex-scandals A Millennial's Guide to Bill Clinton's 20+ Sex Scandals], ''FOX News'', 29 December 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/latest-anti-clinton-book-promises-be-most-fantastic-yet Latest anti-Clinton book promises to be most ‘fantastic’ yet], By Alex Seitz-Wald, [[MSNBC]], 09/03/15.</ref> |
| | + | He was a bit player in the anti-Vietnam war movement, however other stories have him working as a CIA snitch on anti-war movements for the one year between being thrown out of Oxford and entrance into Yale. Remaining in Europe, he managed to stall the draft until he received a high lottery number, an evasion that became controversial in his first presidential campaign. He attended Yale Law School (JD 1973). A hail fellow well met, Clinton developed a vast network of friends. He met [[Hillary Clinton]] at Yale; they married in 1975 and had one daughter, [[Chelsea Clinton]], born in 1980. |