Rick Raw: Bill Clinton Says Right Wing Conspiracy Still Exists–Now Directed at Obama

By Rick Grant Commentary rickgrant01@comcast.net

Ah yes, remember the good old days when Clinton was president. Indeed, Clinton did a great job as president, but he also entertained us with his tryst with Monica Lewinski and long time affair with Jennifer Flowers. His denial was hilarious when he said, "I did not have sex with that woman!" In the end, he left the presidency with a surplus, which George W. Bush squandered on the Iraq war.

As president, Clinton justifiably claimed that there was "a vast right wing conspiracy against me!" Of course, his stupid sexploits played into the right wing’s hands. But, despite their vicious campaign to discredit Clinton, and his subsequent impeachment, he managed to survive the onslaught of negative rhetoric and did his job well.

Today, as a busy ex-president and Secretary of State’s husband, Clinton has become an elder statesman and philanthropist. He has moved on to make his mark on the world stage. Still, his past haunts him, although he has redeemed himself by his altruistic endeavors and statesmanship.

Now, Clinton claims that the ultra-conservative right wing movement is attacking President Obama in the same way they savaged him. On NBC’s "Meet the Press" Clinton was asked by David Gregory if the conspiracy was still there?

"You bet. Sure it is. It’s not as strong as it was because America’s changed demographically, but it’s as virulent as it was," Clinton said. Of course, I asked the obvious question, "is he right?"
Absolutely, the right wing has gone off the reservation with untra-conservative propaganda from the motor mouths of Rush Limbaugh and other conservative talking heads and commentators. Limbaugh is the most extreme, calling Obama a Fascist and anything else that pops into his Vicodin addled brain.

Another provocateur is TV commentator, Glenn Beck who is out there rabble-rousing the right to protest anything Obama says or does. His frenzied fans are staging rallies holding up signs that say, "Stop Obama’s Spending Spree," "Save Freedom Stop Obama," "Hey Obama-Care, Hands Off MY Body."

Beck is playing to the underlying anger of the ultra-conservative zealots, giving them a platform to instigate Clinton’s dogged right wing conspiracy, now unleashed on the Obama administration. It’s the same old gibberish we heard against Clinton. But Clinton gave them plenty of ammunition with his dumb sexual escapades. But, he somehow overcame that dark time.

In the vast media arena, Beck’s brand of blabber is mild compared to Limbaugh’s. However, both blowhards are tapping into the deep seeded racism of people who still hate the idea of a black president. They dare not say it, but it’s implied in their actions. Beck is like an evangelist, evoking the power of God to heal the masses with his unsubstantiated opinion and agitator style.
Like with Clinton’s administration, this right wing movement started to discredit Obama almost the day after he took office. And, they’ll be on his back his entire tenure. They will never give him credit for changing things for the better. The ultra-conservative movement is a runaway train of negativity crashing through Obama’s parade.

So, like Clinton, Obama has to move on and ignore the right wing’s cacophony of whining and veiled racism. Obama is on the right track with plenty of supporters, including me. As things get better, and they will, the chorus of right wing criticism will get drowned out by positive change.