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In honour of the 44th President of the United States, I decided to catalogue the Top Ten stupidest smears, urban legends, and conspiracy theories that have been spun around Barack Obama since his election campaign. He's here in spite of them all, and I think that says something about smear campaigns: They're a complete waste... Continue Reading →
I have just learned that Christiane Maggiore died on December 27, at the age of 52. My condolences and sympathy go out to her only living child. She did not have to die so soon. Maggiore's friends and supporters say her six-month bout of fatal pneumonia was in no way related to her HIV/AIDS. They... Continue Reading →
A couple of extremely weird hoaxes have been exposed recently. Or maybe they haven't. One might have been was a 9/11 Truther pseudocide, the other isn't really a hoax but might be a hoax by way of its non-hoaxiness. Update: The Truther, Ace Baker, is alive and "well". Scroll down for info. On January 6,... Continue Reading →
A Fun New Year's Quiz! Below are some gloom-&-doom predictions from some of my (least) favourite conspiranoids. You tell me if they're referring to the aftermath of Y2k, or to what they think will happen in '09. Answers are at the bottom. Bonus points for guessing the conspiranoid! Well, OK, no bonus points, but it's... Continue Reading →
Many Truthers and believers in the NWO are excited about a clip from CNN-Pakistan, in which former ISI chief Hamid Gul "admits" that 9/11 and the Mumbai attacks were engineered in the U.S. Actually he's just expressing an opinion. To someone like me, who suspects Pakistan had some involvement in these attacks, Mr. Gul's message... Continue Reading →
One perfect example: Overanalyzing the hell out of Disney Channel programming. "Brainpanhandler" at the Rigorous Intuition Forum is freaked over the Disney cartoon Little Einsteins because he thinks the villainous jet that tries to thwart the kidlets leaves a chemtrail behind it. Also, the jet vaguely resembles the F-14 Tomcat. And another Disney Channel cartoon,... Continue Reading →
It's an outrage. It's an abomination. It's utter B.S. The short-lived hoax of Ashley Todd isn't particularly interesting (nor unique), but the reactions it elicited in the blogosphere were quite revealing. For those who missed it: Ashley Todd is a 20-year-old Texan, a member of the College Republican National Committee, and a McCain campaign volunteer.... Continue Reading →
Tin Foil Hat Lady: "The Subversive Lecture" WARNING: Please don't watch this clip unless you're cool with your ears bleeding. Saskatchewan's Tin Foil Hat Lady has my nomination for World's Most Obnoxious Truther. She uses a combination of "comedy", "acting", and "fact" to "wake up the sheeple". Whatever you call it, it's hellishly annoying and... Continue Reading →
My signif other has asked me not to blog about any of his Truther friends (although he no longer self-identifies as a Truther, he still believes 9/11 might have been a false flag operation, and does not want to offend the Truthers with whom he remains friendly). I have honored his wish to the best... Continue Reading →
A gentleman I know has written a lengthy article on how to survive "marshal law". In case you are unaware: Some 9/11 Truthers and other conspiracy theorists suspect that Bush will suspend the upcoming presidential election and institute martial law throughout the U.S. and Canada, buying the global elite some more time in which to... Continue Reading →
Swallowing The Camel 