Birthplace of Bill Clinton damaged in fire, arson suspected

[BeyondGeography]

Source: KSLA

HOPE, AR (KSLA) - Arson is suspected in the blaze that heavily damaged the birthplace of Bill Clinton early Christmas morning.
The fire at the William J. Clinton Birthplace in the 100 block of S. Hervey St. in Hope, AR. broke out around 3:20 a.m. Friday.

According to Hope Fire Department Chief Dale Glanton, the fire was no accident.

"There's just evidence and signs that we do believe it was intentionally set," Glanton said. "It will be investigated and handled as a potential arson fire."

The building is designated a National Historic Site. When firefighters first arrived, Glanton says the back wall on the East side of the home was on fire on the outside entry, spreading up through the walls and up to the second floor of the house.

In addition to extensive damage on the outside of the house, there is also smoke and water damage.

The site is operated, staffed and maintained by the National Parks Service.

Read more: http://www.wect.com/story/30829316/birthplace-of-bill-clinton-damaged-in-fire-arson-suspected

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[libdem4life]

1. Holy Smokes...(It's the first comment that came to mind.) Barbarians.

Pretty sure it's not Bernie's crew...so that would leave ????? So, sorry Bill. That's below despicable.

[enid602]

53. lawsuit

It couldn't br the Bernie folks, as Bernie hasn't sued the entity that owns the house.

[tabasco]

2. Republican brownshirts?

Likely Trump-supporting kooks.

[Reter]

4. Could even be from her left

Or even idiot kids. We won't know until we have more details.

[wolfie001]

7. I'm betting on rednecked haters! nt

[azureblue]

11. Christian terrorists

probably Baptists...

[m-lekktor]

13. why do you say "could even be from her left" when it is Bill Clinton's birthplace.

the last i checked Bill Clinton is a "he".

[tularetom]

52. You checked???

[roguevalley]

14. her left. I wondered if someone would say that.

[tenderfoot]

16. a disruptor may have...

or at least suggested that.

[trillion]

46. I'm thinking the same.

[AngryAmish]

55. Teabaggers

[BlueJazz]

3. Probably those stinking-ass Bernie supporters. Sounds like something they would do.

Place sarcasm here

[DinahMoeHum]

23. DU sarcasm smilie below. . .

[trillion]

47. I actually had a gunnut tell me that liberals have done every single mass shooting so far. He

believed that crap. And that's the scariest thing about trump supporters(tea partiers) they all believe crap like that.

[BlueJazz]

49. Quite true. The media stirs the pot of hate and ignorance to a boiling point then points the....

....finger in our direction.

[Luke Notyourfather]

5. Trumpshirts

Donald Uber Alles.

[LiberalElite]

25. Why them? Didn't Bill have a

talk with the Donald and get him to run for pres.?

[SCantiGOP]

26. To answer LiberalElite

Yes, it was reported on FreeRepublic that Bill met with Trump to ask him to run. I'm sure you can get a link there.

[LiberalElite]

35. Sarcasm not necessary - I read it somewhere else - I've never even looked

at Free Republic. I didn't know it existed till I joined DU. What a coincidence.

[trillion]

48. Sadly trump has been supported by a lot of famous people because they knew him before he

was running and before he started the public fascism. However they seem to have ran away from trump now and buried their heads in the sand. I was very happy Steven Tyler refused to let Trump use Dream On in his campaign, even though Joe Perry came out in support of Trump. I read another rock star had recently re-canted in letting Trump use his song. And that guy was a right winger. He said when trump started attracting the white supremacists he could no longer support him.

[PatrynXX]

30. doubt it

Bill , Hillary and Donald big friends. I'm thinking more like the Mike Huckabee type. The ones who get a kick out of being Christian and pro molester at the same time

[rurallib]

6. Violence, violence, violence

it's America's answer to everything these days.
Some misguided mopes stirred on by inflamed rhetoric looking to become heroes in the eyes of somebody.
Maybe the Kochs will trickle on them.

Things just get creepier.

[DonCoquixote]

8. I would love to say I am surprised but

We can expect more of these antics as it is clear that Hillary is most likely to win, and the same organ grinders that know the very syllables of "Clinton" set off rage will be cranking their volumes loud enough to shatter glass.

[FlatBaroque]

10. Must have been a BernieBot, right?

[MADem]

9. Son of a shit.

What is WRONG with people?

I hope they catch that bastard and throw the book at him.

[2naSalit]

17. ^^THIS^^

[SoLeftIAmRight]

12. Jeb is going nowhere - Clinton... Many Americans know change must come...

The hate for the clintons is strong. The sideshow that will consume America if she is elected will make any change impossible.

I am mystified that so many let this fact have no impact on their thinking.

[roguevalley]

15. we do but the implication that the left aka bernie sanders is a bit irritating to say the least

the left is the backbone, literally of the democrats. that someone could even MENTION that a leftie did this pisses me off intensely up thread

[riversedge]

18. I'm glad no one was hurt. And hope the jerks get caught.

[Botany]

19. I'm betting it is an older white guy who gets his news from Fox, World Net Daily, Rush, and

"his pastor" or Pat Robertson ands doesn't know he is being lied to 24/7. Throw in "unconstitutiional
government" and that Clintons/Obama/liberals want to take away his 2nd amendment freedoms and
you get a toxic mix of fear and hate that makes one think that burning down a historic house and putting
other people's lives at risk is an act of "a patriot" because he was trying to save the lives of babies being
killed by abortion doctors ... just ask Glenn Beck.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

20. This is the kind of thing that someone is going to feel compelled to brag about.

[jalan48]

21. Monica.

[ValasHune]

22. lol

[Jerry442]

24. If you have any doubt about what our politics have become...

...just count the number of Republican presidential contenders that condemn this act.

[BeyondGeography]

27. Good point n/t

[Boomerproud]

34. Jeb! will say it's the Clintons' playing the Victim Card.

The comments on MSN are as disgusting as I expected. America the Hatefilled.

[Gman]

28. Sanders supporters?

Right wingers?

Who knows?

[AZ Progressive]

29. Your talking about Arkansas here, progressives in America hate violence...

I'd bet my money on Right Wingers.

[KeepItReal]

32. For you to even think that of us Berners is represehensible

FOH. Respectfully.

[Gman]

36. Coulda fooled me

[Renew Deal]

43. "Berners"

Might not be the best thread to use that in.

[JI7]

40. this type of post is ugly, i would say the same if someone accused Hillary supporters

of doing the same .

without any evidence this is just exploiting a horrible thing that happened to play primary politics.

[Gman]

41. Yet it's still a likely possibility.

They hacked a database. This wouldn't surprise me.

[JI7]

42. "they" ? Clinton had some shitty supporters including racist ones

should we accuse every clinton supporter of being behind a racist attack because of that .

[treestar]

51. Nah that wouldn't be like Sanders Supporters

They would be more likely to float a theory Hillary had it done to gain sympathy!

[Gman]

54. Good point

But some are pretty rabid.

[bucolic_frolic]

31. Seems I Recall a Fire at FDRs Hyde Park

in the attic, during the 1984 campaign. Papers were lost.

These arsonists and their ilk really have no respect and no shame.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

33. Que the Republicans to call it a HRC campaign stunt. nt

[Duckfan]

37. Its heartbreaking when you lose something from a fire

I was heartbroken when I learned 4 kids set Civic Stadium on fire in June. I used to work there when I was a teen. It was a minor league park for the Eugene Emeralds--part of the Oakland A's team (at least it was then). Dodgers owned it for awhile too. But still, memories up in smoke.

[Bluenorthwest]

44. Built by WPA. What a sad day that was.

nt

[restorefreedom]

38. i am going with trump supporters. nt

[JesterCS]

39. Cue the mentally unstable white guy in

3....2....1....

[Abouttime]

45. Trump supporters

Trump supporters are mentally unstable whites, sick people.

[Nomadas]

50. Most likely

A right wing nuts.