Conspiracy Theorists: A New Low?

[Bolo]

Reading through comments posted on a political website, I happened across this gem:

"Do we really know the TRUTH about either of them? More people should know that:

John McCain was never a POW. He crashed his plane in Laos and spent 5 years AWOL in Bangkok losing it on drugs & hookers. The rest was a CIA cover-up.

Barack and Michele Obama monopolize the Chicago cocaine and heroin trade. Cindy McCain distributes their products hidden in beer bottles throughout the southwest.

Obama is John McCain's illegitimate son by Ella Fitzgerald.

They are all in business together."

Apalling.

[LordJaric]

I need to see a link of this.

[Bolo]

At 7/8/08 01:08 PM, LordJaric wrote: I need to see a link of this.

I think it's making its way across the comment sections of Politico. Or perhaps it's the Washington Post's website.

[xscoot]

Well, atleast it's not biased toweards one group, but is instead somewhere in the middle.

[Idiot-Finder]

That guy can't be serious, he should be on a poor man's The Onions editorial section.

[Memorize]

The result of the liberal public education system.

[Elfer]

At 7/8/08 01:39 PM, Memorize wrote: The result of the liberal public education system.

Boring.

[KeithHybrid]

That theorist is a total nutter. He just neds to be ignored.

[Idiot-Finder]

At 7/8/08 01:45 PM, Elfer wrote:

At 7/8/08 01:39 PM, Memorize wrote: The result of the liberal public education system.

Boring.

My government and history professor are kind of liberal but they made the class fun, they're also on the middle as well so it helped.

[Ship]

I suppose conspiracy theorists are just running out of things to say since Bush is leaving office soon.

[MrHero17]

So completely obvious that its not true(you'd have to be a retard to believe it) that I can just laugh about it.

[animehater]

I don't know what you people are talking about this is obviously all truth. I've seen it all myself.

[SapphireLight]

What, are you guys in on it or something? That's quite obviously true.

[ThePretenders]

Conspiracy theorists are stupid because they believe that the Jews run the world.

[Idiot-Finder]

At 7/8/08 05:48 PM, SapphireLight wrote: What, are you guys in on it or something? That's quite obviously true.

Yes, I'm the one who hired all those prostitutes.

[SHIT-TANK]

This has to be some kind of joke..there is just no way that person was serious. I mean I laugh when I read it...like out load.

[Acid]

I believe it.

[ThePretenders]

At 7/8/08 03:49 PM, MickTheChampion wrote: I don't view those people as any more insane than those who believe everything they're fed by the media.

The media is full of shit. They invoke fear into the hearts of many people.

"Quick there is a pedophile hiding in the bush! Run for your lives!"

If you want to see the effects of mass media, hear the views of The Sun readers. What they believe could lead to certain actions like this, for instance.

[aninjaman]

At 7/8/08 12:57 PM, Bolo wrote: Apalling.

I dont think its appaling I think its kinda funny.

[GrammerNaziElite]

At 7/8/08 05:57 PM, ThePretenders wrote: Conspiracy theorists are stupid because they believe that the Jews run the world.

They're getting there.

[Gunter45]

John McCain's awesome for hooking up with Ella Fitzgerald and Obama's awesome for being her kid.

[TheMason]

At 7/8/08 01:36 PM, xscoot wrote: Well, atleast it's not biased toweards one group, but is instead somewhere in the middle.

This actually sounds alot like Alex Jones and those who follow the Bildeberg Group. These conspiracy theorists think that the American two-party system is a ploy to make the electorate think they have a choice.

But you know what? The more I think about all the conspiracies I've read or followed (or even created to throw ppl off the Masonic trail..j/k)...one of the common lines of thought is that the Republicans and Democrats are two sides of the same coin.

There may be a left/right bias...but not a partisan one.

[JackPhantasm]

The first one actually sounds reasonable haha.

[KeithHybrid]

That guy's tinfoil hat must've been on too tight.

[captainchaos03]

Lol, that is just funny. Instead of McCain being a POW he's out getting stoned in Bangkok with sluts? That is one crazy conspiracy. This IS a new low. Who thinks of this?

[freddorfman]

GREAT LENINS BANNER how many tabs of acid was this theorist doing !

[Leap]

At 7/8/08 01:14 PM, Bolo wrote:

At 7/8/08 01:08 PM, LordJaric wrote: I need to see a link of this.

I think it's making its way across the comment sections of Politico. Or perhaps it's the Washington Post's website.

No, you don't understand, links or it didn't happen. You're acting like the Daily Mail, you are trying to whip up a frenzy over a quote that may be taken out of context or may not even exist.

I'm not trauling the web just on your say so.

[Rideo]

At 7/8/08 01:39 PM, Memorize wrote: The result of the liberal public education system.

I like how you bashed liberalism as somehow making education poorer in our nation.

I liked it because the statement has no backing at all.

In 2000 all the states that voted liberal had average IQs vastly greater than conservative voting states, they had higher reading and math scores, and a higher percentage of voters had a post-graduate degree. But I guess they're dumb because Fox news told you so, or something along those lines.

At 7/8/08 12:57 PM, Bolo wrote: Obama is John McCain's illegitimate son by Ella Fitzgerald.

Best part.

[Bolo]

At 8/16/08 09:10 PM, Leap wrote:

At 7/8/08 01:14 PM, Bolo wrote:

At 7/8/08 01:08 PM, LordJaric wrote: I need to see a link of this.

I think it's making its way across the comment sections of Politico. Or perhaps it's the Washington Post's website.

No, you don't understand, links or it didn't happen. You're acting like the Daily Mail, you are trying to whip up a frenzy over a quote that may be taken out of context or may not even exist.

I'm not trauling the web just on your say so.

Well, considering the fact that I found that comment over a month ago on July 8 as the first post timestamp indicates, I'd say it likely won't be easy to find. It's impossible to link to a comment on Politico and the Washington Post, anyways, because every article on those sites gets hundreds upon hundreds of comments, 95% of them Copy+Pasted partisan ranting, and the other 5% is insane conspiracy theorists.

I think you probably don't understand that I'm not going to traul the web to link you to a page of five hundred comments, in order for you to sift through and find one of them, which may not even exist anymore, because -- like Newgrounds -- these forums have moderators.

There are probably crazier ideas out there, and you'll no doubt run across a few if you spend some time reading responses to articles on those news websites.

[PieGraphGlock]

Fine by me. The more conspiracies show up against McCain & Obama, the stronger Barr becomes as a candidate. It's not how I want Barr to win, but if it works, don't try to fix it. The first libertarian president is just around the corner, America!