Talk:Vince Foster/Archive

message: There's a lot of talk about an addundum Starr was forced by his three judicial appointers to include, and did under separate cover, a 20-page letter from witness Knowlton and his lawyer Clarke explaining that the FBI pestered Knowlton to attest to seeing Foster's car at the park, and when he would not, falsified his statements to say he did. No newspaper published this addendum including those claiming to have published the whole Starr report. Is this so - starting with does this addendum exist? 142.177.23.136 15:44, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Starr Addendum

message: This article mentions the conspiracy about Vince being pushed to release information about Clinton, but it completely avoids mentioning that his suicide took place right when Canadian investigators began questioning him about Health Management Associates.  While the American press could care less about tainted blood in Canada - and therefore had no reason to report it, the timing seems to make this issue rather important if you are going to write about a possible conspiracy. Kainaw 15:14, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  HMA 

message: I broke out the conspiracy portions into another section.  I still think it's a bit POV, but I'm not sure how to fix it) --CVaneg 16:47, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the most reasonable conspiracy theories don't have anything to do with Clinton or the fact that the death was a suicide so I'm confused on the relevance of that statement. I doubt anyone reasonable thinks he was murdered by Clinton! and your edits seem to imply this. And I don't know anything about the Rodriguez tape - I was just trying to get those more knowledgeable about the situation to discuss. Cmouse 07:36, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

text: That would be a good perspective to add. Arbusto 00:19, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conspiracy Theory 

message: There is no mention in this article of his wife's statement that something was seriously wong. Foster was so afraid that she had to hold him in bed so he could sleep. 
Does any one have information on the path of the bullet in his head? Several sites argue that the lack of blood show he did not fire the shot. But the placement of the gun in pictures indicates he fired from front to rear not up through sinus cavities. 
L K Tucker 
68.158.196.75 06:24, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Foster's depression

message: Cut from article:
:David Brock (previously of the Heritage Foundation) of the American Spectator also went after the Clintons. In fact it was he who first published a story about sexual allegations Paula Jones, which later contradicted other claims. So called "Troopergate" led to Jones (as well one of her lawyers, Ann Coulter) suing Clinton despite contradictory statements and no proof of the allegations. Nonetheless, Brock continued to spread such rumors until a 1997 Esquire magazine article titled "I Was a Conservative Hit Man" recanting on his claims. After years claiming controversy, Brock recanted, claiming that the Clintons did nothing wrong. In 1998, he went further and personally apologized. Consequently, Brock was let go from the Spectator and published his 2002 book "Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative." In that book, Brock addresses "This continum of Republican attack politics from Watergate to W. is the unacknowledged back story of Brock’s book, which is its own back story to the last third of those three decades." Brock described "Millions of dollars were soon flowing to conservative organizations that vied with each other for the biggest bucks by demonstrating how effectively they could undermine liberals, Democrats and other “enemies.” The tougher the attack strategies, the more likely the organizations would get fat checks from the foundations." The Washington Post noted "Brock recalled being summoned to a meeting with Armistead in Miami, at an airport hotel. Armistead laid out an elaborate "Vince Foster murder scenario," Brock said – a scenario that he found implausible."
That paragraph was well-written and amply sourced, but what does it have to do with the theory that someone murdered Vince Foster? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wing_Nut (talk • contribs) 
: I believe the last part is the important segment: The Washington Post noted "Brock recalled being summoned to a meeting with Armistead in Miami, at an airport hotel. Armistead laid out an elaborate "Vince Foster murder scenario," Brock said – a scenario that he found implausible.". C56C 06:48, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: David Brock

message: Removed this from the Different Theories section: "Of course, snopes.com has absolutely no insight into the motives of Kenneth Starr, so their assessment is little more than guesswork." The page makes clear that this is merely an informed guess, and the harsh tone of this sentence really is passing judgement.
There are a few more problems like this with the article, but that was one of the more obvious (and easily fixable) ones. --Edwin Herdman 07:50, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  More POV stuff 

message: I clicked on the link and Wikisource says it has no page matching; tried a Wikisource search on "Vince Foster" and came up nothing.  I'm assuming that link should be taken out, but not doing so, since someone else may know that it's just broken and can fix it.  Or a better expert than I on Vince Foster can deal with it. 74.134.59.45 04:48, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Link to "Wikisource suicide note" 

message: It seems like the only motivation behind this wiki whatsoever is the idea that this poor fool was the victim of some politically-motivated murder. Maybe... maybe not... but you guys are doing yourselves no justice by focusing the entire article on an issue that is unproven and controversial. Maybe if you brought some of his history, I mean, before his death and all, to light... it would seem like a legitimate entry.
...just a recommendation. 71.77.209.166 09:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WOW, CONSPIRACY THEORISTS UNITE

message: Quote: "He was found dead in Fort Marcy Park off the George Washington Parkway in Virginia, outside Washington D.C., a day prior to announcing his resignation as White House Deputy Counsel."
How could he have announced his resignation the day after he died? This is bizarre. Either he announced this before he died, or he never announced it at all. I'm not familiar with the story so I don't know which.--Eloil 12:29, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I'm going to just go ahead and remove the phrase "a day prior to announcing his resignation as White House Deputy Counsel", since nobody's offered any thoughts.--Eloil 12:27, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  found dead prior to announcing his resignation?