'Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy' Leader's Newspaper Backs Clinton

PHILADELPHIA — Could it be the "vast right wing conspiracy" is having second thoughts? Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed Sunday by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, whose owner and publisher, billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife, personally funded many of the investigations that led to President Clinton's impeachment in 1998.

It was one of a handful of endorsements the New York senator has received from Pennsylvania newspapers before the state's primary Tuesday. Most of the state's major papers have endorsed Barack Obama.

In its endorsement, Tribune-Review editors said Obama is too inexperienced to be president and that his recent comments about bitter voters living in small towns showed a lack of respect for middle-class values.

"In sharp contrast, Clinton is far more experienced in government _ as an engaged first lady to a governor and a president, as a second-term senator in her own right," the paper said. "She has a real voting record on key issues. Agree with her or not, you at least know where she stands instead of being forced to wonder."

Clinton met with the Tribune-Review's editorial board, including Scaife, last month. Afterward, Scaife wrote an editorial titled "Hillary, Reassessed," declaring how impressed he had been by the former first lady.

"Her meeting and her remarks during it changed my mind about her," Scaife wrote.

In the 1990s, Scaife helped support conservative groups and publications investigating Bill Clinton's financial dealings and sex life.

Scaife spent $2.3 million to fund a series of articles by The American Spectator magazine that dug into Bill Clinton's behavior as governor of Arkansas.

The magazine reported that Clinton had asked state troopers to help procure women for him and that he had sexually harassed a state worker named Paula Jones. Jones's legal case against Clinton helped launch an independent counsel investigation that eventually exposed his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Hillary Clinton famously defended her husband at the time, saying the allegations were part of a "vast right-wing conspiracy" heavily funded by Scaife.

Comments

[goodsnservices]

I've been thinking about Rush's 'Operation Chaos' in which he is ILLEGALLY encouraging Republicans to switch party in PA to vote for Clinton. Wouldn't it be deliciously ironic if some Republicans used Rush's 'plan' as cover to cross over and vote for Obama, if they're afraid of what their conservative friends might say? That would be too rich, but not outside the realm of possibilit­y...

[skepticalindenver]

One decade accused of politcally motivated murder conspiracies. The next decade endorsing same. If Hillary had ANY integrity, she would denounce and reject this endorsment. But, alas.....s­he has none.

[Opinionater]

Hillary's free ride until she becomes elected or damages Sen Obama enough, then they will eat her alive, and McBush will waltz in to the white house.

[the964kid]

This same paper accused the Clintons of being behind politically motivated murders. Hillary will say or do anything to get elected, and she'll team up with any organization, no matter how nefarious, to win as well. Clinton = progressive sellout.

[samus]

The only deep divide between Obama and Mcain is the Iraq War so he looses since the majority of americans want to end it if Hillary wins the first thing Mcain will say is she voted for the same war I did so that cancels the argument.

[jade7243]

"Alright boys and girls, can you say, "BOUGHT and PAID FOR"? Timmy, stop laughing! Suzie, do you have a question? What is a blowjob? Yes, Donnie, I think you can call this a blowjob. What's that Robbie? Your dad says it's what? Oh yes, blowing smoke up the ass... I think that fits too. Sheniqua, you're absolutely right. You can choose which endorsements you want to accept and which should be rejected and denounced. No, sweetie, she won't reject this one... it's a keeper!"

[halyscomet]

Remember, Joe Scarborough is in love with HRC too. Watch him try to "pump up" Pennsylvania votes for her tomorrow!

Republicans stick together..­.

[RENREVARD]

I AM SURE THAT HILLARY ROVE CLINTON IS THRILLED BY THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE RIGHT WING NEWSPAPER!

[ohioangel]

Good grief!

[halyscomet]

This is hilarious!

Is there any doubt that Clinton is now far more Republican than Democrat?

McCain may want to tap her for his VP...

[BethStuart]

This sounds like Rush Limbaugh's Operation Chaos, Phase II.

[DinOhio]

Wow - One day it comes out that Hillary is opposed to Democratic activists and the next day she's endorsed by the financier of the "vast Right Wing Conspiracy"!!!! Well done presumptiv­e-leader-o­f-the-Demo­cratic-Par­ty-Hillary­-Clinton!

[klondiker]

If someone on the right supports Obama, all we hear is how he is building bridges and bringing new people over and winning over critics.


If someone on the right supports Clinton, it's proof positive that she's really a Republican.

[Marlyn]

YUP.

[AnnieinOR]

it's which rights, the very ones that wanted blood from her husband... kinda of hypocritical wouldn't you say?

[4wehttam]

No moron, it's WHO IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY endorses you. If the leader of the vast right wing conspiracy is that endorser, THAT in and of itself is a BIG problem.

That's why Clinton supporters are so gullible, they don't know how to distinguish the difference between something as simple as "right and wrong."

[08timefortruth]

Nebraska superdelegate Steve Achelpohl said Saturday he will support Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. He went on to say Obama would unite the country ect. I think this is a much more important endorsement then some right-wing newspaper but have noticed there is no coverage of it except here in NE.

[TheWesternBreed]

Come on, don't feel too bad, almost nobody in the NY-DC media even knows where Nebraska is.

[noop]

Is this just meant as a cue for operation chaos or something?

[dadele]

If the right-wing media is for someone, that is who I am against. It really is that simple. That Hillary would, in the end, join the vast right-wing conspiracy to take down another Democrat, is really no surprise to anyone who has been watching this thing play out.