Hillary Clinton made a lot of mistakes in her quest to become the first woman president of the United States, but her biggest mistake occurred well before she ever ran for public office. It was back in 1995, when, as the chief strategist during her husband’s tenure in the White House, she grew frustrated that their many scandals where making their way into the press.
As first lady of Arkansas she managed to keep a lid on their misdeeds. She was well versed in Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” and successfully demonized and silenced anyone who dared question their actions.
However, in 1995, things were getting out of hand. Those of you old enough to have lived through the Clinton years may remember an unguarded moment when she lashed out at the “vast right-wing conspiracy” in a TV interview. But she was far from done. I can only imagine the hours she must have put into a 331-page report in which she vented her frustrations in a publication called the “Communication Stream of Conspiracy Commerce.” It was released during the 1996 presidential campaign by the White House counsel’s office and the Democratic National Committee.
It went something like this: All of the Clintons’ troubles were a result of investigative reports encouraged and financed in part by the Western Journalism Center, which was run by WND’s founder, Joseph Farah. They were published in the American Spectator and Richard Scaife’s newspaper, the Pittsburg Tribune-Review. Then they made their way to this newfangled thing called the Internet. They were read by very few. Nevertheless, they would be discovered by the British tabloids and eventually find their way into the Wall Street Journal. Then Congress would call for investigations, and the rest of the poor pitiful media were forced to cover them.
This White House report would have been laughable except for the fact that it was illegally published at taxpayer expense. The Western Journalism Center operated on a shoe-string budget, never more than $500,000 per year. Yes there were a few sizable donations. However, most were in the $25 range from concerned citizens like you. Farah was singled out for special consternation in a five-page rap sheet (bio), which included his stellar journalism credentials. The idea was to make him radioactive, even though his detractors couldn’t point to a single thing these investigative reports got wrong. Nevertheless, it worked. The donations to the Western Journalism Center began to dry up.
Picture this: Joseph Farah, our David, going up against the Clinton Goliath, but he’s fresh out of ammunition (money). Nevertheless, he and his wife, Elizabeth, had a powerful ally. They prayed to the Creator of the Universe, and God gave them the vision for what was known as WorldNetDaily.com, now WND.
Twenty years ago today, on May 4, 1997, WND went live. With Joseph handling all the editing chores and Elizabeth working tirelessly to master the difficult, tedious technical end, they worked side-by-side many sleepless nights, often in their PJs from a computer in their bedroom. Together they launched the first alternative, independent online news service, which became a model for the industry, with these goals in mind: to restore honest government, to search for the truth wherever that may lead and to glorify the Creator.
It wasn’t long before the Farahs assembled a dedicated staff of professionals from all across the United 
States who gave up a lot to be a part of this great experiment. With editors working to pull down all the stories that are important to Christian conservatives from around the globe, it was no longer necessary for us to spend hours surfing the Net or to go out for the morning paper, only to read “yesterday’s news.”
It wasn’t long before WND had its own reporters, columnists and Washington bureau chief. In fact, WND was the first online publication to be granted credentials by the Senate Press Gallery to cover the Congress of the United States.
I wrote my first column for WND on Aug. 24, 1998. Shortly thereafter, I spoke at WorldNetDaily.com’s very first conference. Armed with hula hoops and a wad a paper money, I went into the audience to give our readers in attendance a hands-on lesson on the creation of tax loopholes. I am proud to say, I have been a part of WND ever since.
So Hillary Clinton awakened this sleeping giant. Therefore, her misdeeds are forever exposed for all to see.
Back in 1997, what we now call the “mainstream media” began following WND and other pioneers like Matt Drudge. Now it is just trying to keep up.
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