'Vast right-wing conspiracy' leader's paper backs Clinton

[JohnnyCougar]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j-1cC5WZJDIRiHnDVs7fYrsOOG0wD905MJ6O0

Who's side is Hillary really on?

[featherman]

1. Clinton is the "Scaife Candidate" - hell hath indeed frozen over

[Catherina]

2. Considering her anger is directed at the vast Left Wing Conspiracy now

I think it's pretty clear :shrug:

[Faygo Kid]

3. So we have come full circle, and Hillary and Scaife are on the same page.

This was inevitable. Sickening, but inevitable.

[WillyT]

4. K & R !!!

Sadly... not surprised.

:shrug:

[Jack Bone]

5. Whaaa? They didn't endorse McSame?

:shrug:

Or was it and Democratic Primary endorsement only? :puffpiece:

[Andy823]

6. Don't worry

"IF", and that's a big IF, she wins the nomination they will be supporting McCain, and attacking her just like they did before. It's simply that they "want" her to run against McCain, as do all the republicans. It's been pretty obvious for some time now that all the talking heads, Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh etc., want to help McCain out all they can by trying to get Hillary in as the nominee. They all know that will rally the base like nothing else, and since McCain is not going to be able to do that himself, they need all the help they can get!

[BlooInBloo]

7. Republicans support Clinton for the Democratic nominee. They share their hatred of Democrats.

[here_is_to_hope]

8. But I just read its the left wing thats out to , oh wait... n/t

[invictus]

9. K & R

[roguevalley]

10. no hillary disclaimers yet? I have mentioned this in many threads

today and silence. This fucker called her a murdering adulterer, slammed her DAUGHTER and went after them for twenty years. She won't reject it. No. She welcomes it because she has no shame.

[samsingh]

11. this is obcene to the fullest - bush the impecile was able

to steal 2000 because of the scaife witch hunts of the 90s. Hillary got it right them calling him out.

she should denounce the paper completely.

[MattBaggins]

12. What the hell did she promise him?

There is only way he would have done this, and it smells like green.