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 * : cThe Helen Dickey Story is a classic example of how these right wing foundations and newsletters can use the Communication Stream of Conspiracy Commerce to get a fringe story into the mainstream. In this case, the right wing British tabloid reporter Ambrose Evans-Pritchard reported in London's Sunday Telegraph that an Arkansas State Trooper, Roger Perry, had talked with White House staffer Helen Dickey about the fact that Vince Foster's death hours before his death was suppose to have become known. From Pritchard, the story received major coverage by the Scaife funded and the Scaife owned. From these fringe, right wing publications the story went on the internet, which reproduced the_story for a far wider audience. From the internet, right-of-center mainstream papers, including the Washington Times and New York Post; covered the Dickey story as a legitimate news item. Once these papers covered the story, Congressional staffers from Alfonse D'Amato's staff had the needed justification to investigate the issue. In turn, the investigation of the issue gave the story further credibility and allowed other members of the mainstream media to cover the story.


 * : Right wing publications are produced in a prolific manner.

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 * : The internet has become one of the major and most dynamic modes of communication. The internet can link people, groups and organizations together instantly. Moreover, it allows an extraordinary amount of unregulated data and information to be located in one area and available to all. The right wing has seized upon the internet as a means of communicating its ideas to people. Moreover, evidence exists that Republican staffers surf the internet, interacting with extremists in order to exchange ideas and information.