Conspiracy theories are popular in a certain segment of the population. Buffeted by forces they don't understand and can't control, there is something comforting in imagining that dark and mysterious forces are in control - and, of course, that they are part of a unique group who know what is really going on and are combatting the evil surrounding us. Why, though, do so many conspiracy theories involve Hillary Clinton?

World O' Crap explains:

Let's start with a perennial favorite: Hillary Clinton is behind all evil in the world. Richard Poe, the author of Hillary's Secret War: The Clinton Conspiracy to Muzzle Internet Journalists (published by WorldNetDaily Books, so you know it's good), was recently interviewed by FrontPage Magazine (Wacky Theory Central). 

See, not only did Hillary murder Vince Foster..., Ron Brown, and Sandy Hume, but she is also behind Sydney Blumenthal's libel suit against brave truthteller Matt Drudge (who, as you will recall, claimed without any evidence and only one source that Blumenthal beat his wife).  ... But there's more!  Yes, Hillary also got the Washington Times and the LA Times to sue Free Republic for copyright violation, just because Freepers were posting entire articles on the message boards.  Of course, the only reason that these papers would have sued FreeRepublic is because Hillary and the Shadow Force ordered them to do it.

Per Poe, Drudge and FreeRepublic are part of the New Underground, a rag-tag group of American patriots (which also includes NewMax's Christopher Ruddy and WorldNetDaily's Joseph Farrah) who wage a never ending battle with their archenemies, Hillary and the Shadow Team.  Yes, it's pretty much like an episode of  "The Super Friends."

FP: Have you experienced any persecution or harassment personally? Any threats or warnings? Do you have concerns for your and your family’s safety?

Poe: Well, I doubt that I’m important enough to merit Hillary’s personal attention. The Shadow Team has bigger fish to fry. For instance, I imagine they’ve got their hands pretty full, right now, trying to frame Rush Limbaugh on drug charges.

Believe it or not, Hillary Clinton also arranged the current abuse scandal in Abu Ghraib prison:

Here's the basic plot: When Hillary was in Afghanistan over Christmas, she set the whole thing up.  Her minions included Gen. Karpinski, feminist, Clinton-era officers who were sick of the tight way Rummy was running things.  They either bribed the guards at Abu Ghraib to fake the photos, or else these reservists did it willingly, because they're Democrats.  The photos weren't supposed to surface until later this year, in order to upset the election -- however God got involved, causing them to surface early enough so that everyone will have forgotten about them by November. 

This isn't just being made up - here are some people who really think it:

Could it be possible that all these pictures are the result of a set~up ..... of 'planned photo sessions' for the purpose of getting rid of Donald Rumsfeld and for embarrassing the President? Knowing how the clintonites work, I would not be surprised. I certainly hope the 'investigation' includes careful checking on this possibility. Soldiers involved in any set~up should cover their backs. These kinds of people usually have accidents.

I have been saying all along that I think this was a staged affair. Some democrat set this up. He or she did this just to hurt Bush. I wonder how much money they were given to do this. I cannot imagine a criminal photograhing his own crime. It just is not done. Someone had to suggest this. Maybe it was a sargent that the democrat ordered to do this and it was passed down.

I really have trouble understanding the stupidity of some people. Yes, stupidity - is there any other word that covers all the bases described above so completely?

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