Posted on 04/20/2008 4:42:33 PM PDT by smoothsailing
Sunday, April 20, 2008
ELECTION 2008
WorldNetDaily
Shocker! Scaife endorses Hillary
'Right-wing conspiracy' leader now pushes Clinton for prez
WASHINGTON Richard Mellon Scaife, formerly No. 1 on Bill Clinton's enemies list as the so-called "marionette" of the "vast right-wing conspiracy," today formally endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton for president proving, once again, politics makes strange bedfellows.
Scaife, who personally funded many of the investigations of the Clinton administration that led to the president's impeachment, used his Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper to express support for Clinton.
Clinton faces a do-or-die primary in Pennsylvania Tuesday. Most state newspapers have endorsed her opponent, Barack Obama.
The Tribune-Review cited Obama's lack of experience and his widely criticized comments about bitter voters living in small towns.
"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's editorial 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."
As surprising as the endorsement might appear, it is not entirely unexpected. Last month, Clinton met with the Tribune-Review's editorial board and Scaife, who also is a principle owner of NewsMax.com. Following that meeting, Scaife penned a personal 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.
Scaife's mind has been changing about the Clintons for some time, as WND previously reported.
There is little question that when then-first lady Hillary Clinton famously lashed out at foes as a "vast, right-wing conspiracy," Scaife was one of the people on her mind....
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Karl Rove sure has a cool signature.
That’s our RedRover! He’s Cool!! ;-)
I’m just so polite I let everyone else go first!
Hear hear, I’ll drink to that!
Hey! That was some Gala. Have no idea who they were talking about but by the looks on their faces it might have been a mug shot of Fat Jack on a poster.
May your toes recover quickly and best regards to you...
Of course he is, but we shouldn't tell him that. I mean, really, a guy in a fuzzy red suit? Who knows what he'll start wearing next if we praise him?
Will it be Red, the Blue Moose?
That’s be a relief! I thought they were talking about me!
Is that drag? You could have at least used our pics from “Chicago”.
LOL! The Blue Moose.
Doubt if Red would dress up like that but there seems to be a lot of Meeses around of late, even see em at Proms.
EW, I just got that.
You know you’re in trouble when your date starts eating her corsage, smooth!
Hmmmm ..?? Looks like those FBI files still come in handy!
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