| In the latest wild conspiracy theory being spun by disgraced Bruno operative Roger Stone, he claiming that impressionist Randy Credico was involved in framing him. No, really. Liz Benjamin has the utterly ridiculous tale:
The Credico Connection
The latest conspiracy theory making its way around the Internet is that Randy Credico, a longtime drug law reform activist and comedian known for his spot-on impersonations of political figures, is the voice behind the alleged Roger Stone call to Gov. Eliot Spitzer's dad.
An e-mail from someone named Frank Reubens, who appears to hail from Stony Brook, says the following:
"Did you know that Randy Credico does an uncannily accurate impression of Roger Stone? Credico, who appeared on Leno and Letterman, is known for his political impressions; Nixon, Clinton, Reagan, Strom Thurmond, Al Damato, Ed Koch and George Pataki. Credico is now a Drug Legalization Activist in New York City. Credico hates Stone and is the major source of much of the information in the Village Voice series on Stone. Credico was quoted on the record in those stories. Credico is close to Senator Thomas Duane who has been the leading defender of Governor Spitzer in the Troopergate matter.
The voice on the "voicemail" is Credico."
I just reached Credico, who is in Florida following the death of former drug offender-turned-activist Veronica Flournoy. He denied the allegation, calling it "the funniest joke I have ever heard," but said he has been inundated with phone calls from reporters - including one from The Washington Post - who say that Stone himself is behind the story.
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This has all the hallmarks of a Stone classic: Denial followed by use of the Internet to raise alternate theories wild enough to keep the press interested and diffuse the power of the original story.
This is getting ridiculous. It's also now just beyond pathetic. Let's face it, Stone is a dinosaur. His way of doing "business" is over and he's sadly the last one to find out. This old dog desperately needs to learn some new tricks. Or maybe he should just shut up and go home. |
