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stopbush

(24,378 posts)
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:38 PM Apr 2013

Any Chance Alex Jones' "US Gov Did Boston" Idiocies Will Give Pause To DU's LIHOP & JFK CT Crowd?

Probably not.

But in an saner world, those who accuse the Bush administration of making or letting 9/11 happen, or who are convinced the US government/the mob/the Cubans/the Russians/the CIA/ the SS was behind some grand plot to kill JFK would realize that their ravings sound a lot like Alex Jones' ravings to those of us who tend to believe forensic evidence.

Sigh. Another teachable moment bites the dust.

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tritsofme

(17,325 posts)
2. I saw a thread a few days ago with Cynthia McKinney getting on this crazy train.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:47 PM
Apr 2013

It was reassuring to see she does not have many defenders left.

 

Trajan

(19,089 posts)
3. Some conspiracy theories are truth ...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:53 PM
Apr 2013

I do appreciate how you wish to stifle those who would speak out ...

nobody is making you listen to them

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
4. I agree. Unfortunately, the FBI was following Oswald and lost track of him, which flamed JFK CTs.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:57 PM
Apr 2013

I agree that CTs should be viewed very skeptically, unless there is strong evidence of plausible conspiracy. In any tragic event, if a researcher digs deep enough, there will always arise some coincidence of events or miscue by the authorities which will raise questions.

With regard to the FBI following Oswald, if my memory serves me correctly, the agent in charge lost track of him prior to the assassination. When the assassination occurred, the agent was in possession of some note pertaining to Oswald's file, and he decided to destroy it. Those facts looked suspicious, but, in the opinion of most investigators, they do not establish any involvement of the government in the assassination.

In this case, we have an FBI interview of the older brother which took place two years ago and which did not reveal any troublesome signs. The FBI's file on the older brother was closed which, as far as my impressions are concerned, was proper.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
5. I have to assume by your post that you have the inside track on the truth.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:58 PM
Apr 2013

What kicks do you get out of this kind of post? Do you feel superior or more enlightened? What is it about you that let's you stand on your moral high ground and piss on other people like you do?

EOTE

(13,409 posts)
6. Sure, as soon as we see Obama's PDB telling him that terrorist in Boston are planning
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:58 PM
Apr 2013

to bomb the marathon. Otherwise, that's an insanely stupid comparison.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
11. Thank you for saying that
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 08:19 PM
Apr 2013

as it needed to be said, and I failed to mention that in my reply just
below.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
10. Just because Alex Jones says something stupid
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 08:18 PM
Apr 2013

a) doesn't mean anything to me, since I know he's a bit of a nutter,

b) What Mr. Jones says doesn't alter my conspiratorial imaginings about
JFK, RFK, MLK & 9/11, not even one whit. The "Official Story" in all
these cases is just that, some cock & bull story that defies logic and
does not stand up to any close scrutiny.

c) hence, those of us willing to admit these official stories are bullshit can
be oh-so-easily marginalized by the M$M, and by the likes of the "anti-CT"
crowd, sheeple who apparently believe every damn lie the US gov't
has ever told.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
13. Have they found those WMD's around Baghdad and Tikrit yet?
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 08:25 PM
Apr 2013

Remember the government told us that those WMDs were absolutely positively there, they had vials of the anthrax that were displayed at the UN even.

 

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)
14. That's exactly why they're there.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 08:27 PM
Apr 2013

So that anyone that questions anything is called "crazy".

Jones being a professional whackado doesn't change the fact that there are many legitimate questions surrounding 9/11 and JFK.

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
15. Not a fucking chance...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 08:27 PM
Apr 2013

DU's CTers are too heavily invested in their own idiocies to care about Jones.

Sid

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