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Line 1: − The '''Vast Right-wing Conspiracy''' is a concept illuminated by then [[First Lady]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] on January 27, 1998.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/hillary012898.htm "First Lady Launches Counterattack"] David Maraniss, ''Washington Post'', 28 January 1998 </ref> Originally, the "conspiracy" was allegedly a coalition of right-wing financiers, journalists, and politicians, funded by [[Richard Mellon Scaife]], who colluded in an effort to inhibit the ability of her husband, President [[Bill Clinton]], to govern effectively. The "conspiracy" concept has evolved in meaning to include any concerted efforts to inhibit Democratic or progressive politics.+ + + − The validity of the "conspiracy" remains a matter of some debate. Indeed, the term has been embraced by some on the right as a means of mocking the left in general and Senator Clinton in specific. <ref>http://www.vastrightwingconspiracy.com/</ref> An actual Vast Right-wing Conspiracy is as unlikely as an actual [[homosexual agenda]].
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'''The Vast Right-wing Conspiracy''' is a concept postulated by then [[First Lady]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] on January 27, 1998.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/hillary012898.htm "First Lady Launches Counterattack"] David Maraniss, ''Washington Post'', 28 January 1998 </ref> Originally, the "conspiracy" was allegedly a coalition of right-wing financiers, journalists, and politicians, funded by [[Richard Mellon Scaife]], who colluded in an effort to inhibit the ability of her husband, President [[Bill Clinton]], to govern effectively. The "conspiracy" concept has evolved in meaning to include any concerted efforts to inhibit Democratic or progressive politics.
The validity of the "conspiracy" remains a matter of some debate, in far left circles. Indeed, the term has been embraced by some on the right as a means of mocking the left in general and Senator Clinton in specific. <ref>http://www.vastrightwingconspiracy.com/</ref> An actual "Vast Right-wing Conspiracy" is generally considered to be unlikely. <ref>[http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/May-June-2005/review_adler_mayjun05.msp "It's neither vast nor a conspiracy."]Jonathan H. Adler, ''Legal Affairs'', May-June 2005</ref>
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