Tucker Carlson and Tim Dillon On The Clintons

Steve Bing’s death in 2020 reopened the floodgates of speculation and conspiracy, particularly among those who never quite bought the official narrative. Bing, a wealthy film producer and financier with credits on high-profile projects like “The Polar Express” and “Beowulf,” was found dead at the base of a luxury apartment building in Century City, California. The coroner ruled his death a suicide, but questions persist.

During a recent discussion between Tucker Carlson and comedian Tim Dillon, the topic of Bing’s demise surfaced. Dillon mentioned the perceived soullessness of Los Angeles, suggesting it might have contributed to Bing’s tragic end. Carlson, who claimed to have known Bing well, voiced his skepticism, alluding to Bing’s past support for the Clintons and his eventual distancing from them. Carlson’s insinuation was clear: could Bing’s death be more than just a tragic suicide?

Carlson’s line of questioning taps into a much larger narrative that has haunted the Clintons since their rise to political fame in the 1990s. The “Clinton Body Count” conspiracy theory alleges that Bill and Hillary Clinton orchestrated the deaths of numerous acquaintances who purportedly had damaging information on them. While these theories are largely propagated by their political opponents, the frequency and pattern of these deaths keep the rumors alive. Just like Putin’s foes have a mysterious knack for plummeting from high-rise windows, those who cross paths with the Clintons often find themselves meeting the most brutal of endings. It’s almost as if there’s a sinister symmetry at play: in Russia, gravity is the grim reaper, while stateside, Clinton critics encounter their own peculiar brand of misfortune. Coincidence? Or just the way power operates in the shadows?

The “Clinton Body Count” theory’s roots trace back to Linda Thompson, a lawyer and provocateur from the American Justice Federation, who compiled a list of suspicious deaths tied to the Clintons. Vince Foster, a former White House Counsel and colleague of Hillary Clinton, is perhaps the most famous case. His death by a gunshot wound to the head was ruled a suicide, but skeptics have long questioned this conclusion. James McDougal, a longtime friend and business partner of the Clintons, died of a heart attack while in solitary confinement, another incident that raised eyebrows. Ron Brown, the Commerce Secretary, died in a plane crash, with theorists alleging that x-rays revealed bullet fragments in his skull. The narrative is consistent: those close to the Clintons meeting untimely, often mysterious ends.

Critics of the “Clinton Body Count” theory argue that these deaths, though tragic, are not statistically abnormal. High-profile figures with extensive social circles are more likely to know individuals who die under unusual circumstances. Moreover, explanations for these deaths—like Vince Foster’s documented depression—offer plausible non-conspiratorial answers. The idea that the Clintons could orchestrate a series of murders while failing to cover up the Monica Lewinsky scandal strains (and stains) credulity, argue some.

This belief in a Clinton conspiracy is, according to some skeptics, fueled by confirmation bias, where ambiguous evidence is interpreted as supporting preexisting beliefs. Those with conservative views, already distrustful of the Clintons, are more inclined to see a pattern of foul play. However, the history of political opponents dying under mysterious circumstances is a recurring theme across different civilizations and time periods. This phenomenon often reflects the intense power struggles and the lengths to which individuals or groups will go to secure and maintain power. From Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator who was famously assassinated by a group of senators led by Brutus and Cassius, to Rasputin, the mystic advisor to the Russian royal family who was murdered by a group of nobles, history is littered with the corpses of those who crossed specific lines. One needn’t be a tin foil hat-wearing lunatic to harbor suspicions about the Clintons and the mysterious, often brutal demises of individuals who pose potential problems for them. It’s an unfortunate reality of modern American politics that power tends to breed a certain level of paranoia, and the Clintons’ long and storied history in the political arena has provided plenty of fodder for the suspicious-minded. With Hillary and Bill, the pattern is unsettling enough to raise eyebrows even among the most rational observers.