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Originally Posted by StormanNorman
Hodgepodge, as you are no fan of Ann Coulter, I'm no fan of Hillary Clinton. But when Hillary Clinton coined the phrase "right wing conspiracy", she wasn't referring to all and anyone who simply disagrees with her about whatever. That would be pretty darn closed-minded if true. And I don't think Hillary is that closed-minded. Rather, the "right wing conspiracy" was in reference to all those accusations and investigations against her and Bill while they sat in the White House.
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The term "vast right-wing conspiracy first hit the lexicon in January 1998 when it was used by Mrs. Clinton to label the people swarming all over the president regarding his relationship with Monica Lewinsky in an interview on the Today show. Here is a CNN/Time article about the usage of the term by Mrs. Clinton.
It was an attack label used to describe the people after the president which originated because the president lied and obstructed justice. In the end, I guess the conspirators were right about the affair.
That does not mean that I think that it should have been raised to the level of impeachment. All I am saying is that Hillary used it to describe people who were probing into accusations that later proved to be true.
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WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Jan. 27) -- First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday firmly denied allegations that her husband had an affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
Mrs. Clinton blamed the sex allegations on a "a vast right-wing conspiracy" against President Bill Clinton.
She made the statement during an interview on NBC's "Today" show, where she was asked to comment on accusations and rumors that have caused a political uproar and even triggered speculation about the possibility of impeachment of the president.
"I do believe that this is a battle," the first lady said.
"Look at the very people who are involved in this. They have popped up in other settings. The great story here for anybody willing to find it, write about it and explain it is this vast right-wing conspiracy that has been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president," Mrs. Clinton said.
The first lady called the sex and perjury allegations swirling around her husband part of an effort "to undo the results of two elections."
An independent counsel, Kenneth Starr, has expanded his investigation to include charges that the president may have encouraged the ex-intern, Monica Lewinsky, now 24, to lie under oath about whether she and the president had an affair.
"That is not going to be proven true," Clinton said. She said she was fighting the charges "not only because I love and believe my husband" but for the sake of the nation.
"Bill and I have been accused of everything, including murder, by some of the very same people who are behind these allegations," she said. "So from my perspective, this is part of a continuing political campaign against my husband.
The allusion to a murder accusation stems from the suicide of White House aide Vince Foster in 1993.
While Mrs. Clinton said she would not comment on all the specific allegations against her husband, she did say that she and the president had discussed all the accusations, innuendoes, and the whole "feeding frenzy" of this latest scandal to hit the White House. And she added that, in light of this "political campaign" against her husband, the best thing to do was "to be patient, take a deep breath and the truth will come out."
Speaking calmly but firmly in the "Today" interview, Mrs. Clinton said she does not recall meeting Lewinsky when she worked at the White House. She said she and the president have discussed the former intern at great length and "as this matter unfurls, the entire country will have more information."
Mrs. Clinton said it was possible her husband gave gifts to Lewinsky but said if that is true it is because he is gregarious and giving to everyone he meets.
"I think it's possible, of course," she said. "I've seen him take his tie off and hand it to someone."
The president in his public statements, and Lewinsky, in a deposition, said they did not have sexual relations. But Lewinsky reportedly described such a relationship with him in taped conversations with a friend and has also said privately that she was urged to lie about it.
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/...hillary.today/
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She said it was a right wing conspiracy alleging that the president had a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky. I suppose it was a true conspiracy.
Mrs. Clinton said, ""That is not going to be proven true," when asked about the Clinton/Lewinsky affair. I guess that was a lie.
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