Because they knew that a gullible press would fall for it, and when a Tarot card reader who claims to have directed Gulf War troops telepathically, claims to know the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa, also claimed to know Scaife was paying off David Hale - finally, the conspiracy had a face. You can tell they hate him, because they never stop calling him a hater.
Psychologists call it projection.
The Savage story could not have been more disingenuous. But beyond the bad writing is the bad manners. But Savage is not alone. Yes, at Clinton's feet. These reports are not atypical.