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lame54

(35,293 posts)
Sun May 11, 2014, 06:56 PM May 2014

Always Wrong Bill Kristol Gives Us A Two-Fer

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/05/abc-host-mocks-kristol-lewinsky-conspiracy

Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol on Sunday said that he stood behind a conspiracy theory that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could be behind Vanity Fair's recent Monica Lewinsky essay, but then quickly changed the subject to Benghazi.

In a recently column, Kristol's publication had asserted that "Lewinsky’s reemergence now—months before Hillary is likely to declare her candidacy—is probably being stage-managed by some division or other of the vast pro--Hillary conspiracy, whether Lewinsky knows she’s a pawn or not."

During a panel segment on Sunday, it was clear that ABC host Martha Raddatz found the conspiracy theory preposterous...
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Always Wrong Bill Kristol Gives Us A Two-Fer (Original Post) lame54 May 2014 OP
That is a really dumb theory Mz Pip May 2014 #1
Looking like trial balloons Wellstone ruled May 2014 #2

Mz Pip

(27,449 posts)
1. That is a really dumb theory
Sun May 11, 2014, 07:14 PM
May 2014

Even for Kristol. Of what possible benefit would dredging the whole Lewinsky mess be for Hillary? How could she evn orchestrate such a move? I can't see Hillary calling up Monica and asking her to write a piece all these years later or that Monica would agree to it.

Kristol heeds to stop listening to the voices in his head.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Looking like trial balloons
Sun May 11, 2014, 07:29 PM
May 2014

for all the Neo Con anti Hillary ads. The Rethugs are just pissed at the latest polls showing them out of the 2016 race. Looks like they will rerun the Willard that's my guess.

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