Clinton myths, Vince Foster conspiracy theories

In a May 14 column about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) headlined "Media ignores Hillary's scandals," InsightMag.com's "Washington Watch" claimed, "It is right to ask with fresh lenses: What was her role in Whitewater, the death of [Clinton administration deputy White House counsel] Vince Foster, the curtailment of 'bimbo eruptions,' Travelgate, Filegate, and Monicagate?" The anonymously authored column continued: "Did she have an affair with Vince Foster -- as was reported in The American Spectator in the 1990s? Is she a lesbian, as has also been rumored for years?"

Several independent investigations have determined that Vincent Foster's death was a suicide and that former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Clinton were not involved in a cover-up related to his death. Media Matters for America has documented multiple attempts by right-wingers to advance the rumor that Clinton is a lesbian or bisexual (here, here, here, and here).
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