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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 06:49 PM Mar 2018

Senior adviser at HUD spread conspiracy theory that Clinton campaign chairman was Satanist

Source: CNN




By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN

Updated 4:39 PM ET, Thu March 8, 2018

(CNN) - A senior adviser at the Department of Housing and Urban Development spread a false conspiracy theory that claimed Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign chairman took part in a Satanic ritual, a CNN KFile review of his tweets show.

John Gibbs is a former conservative commentator who initially joined the HUD as the director for Strong Cities and Strong Communities, a program aimed at spurring economic development at the local level.

In August of 2017, Gibbs, a political appointee, transitioned to the role of senior adviser, working in the office of the assistant secretary for community planning and development. In his current role, Gibbs is tasked with developing and implementing efforts aimed at increasing economic development programs for low-income people.

On Twitter, Gibbs made multiple references to a conspiracy theory started by far-right bloggers claiming Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta took part in a Satanic ritual. Tweets from Gibbs, archived on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, show him promoting the conspiracy four times between October 31 and November 5 of 2016, using the hashtag #SpiritCooking. The hashtag originated from an email of Podesta's released by WikiLeaks, which members of the far-right claimed, without evidence, that Podesta was involved in a Satanic ritual that involved bodily fluids.





Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/kfile-john-gibbs-hud/index.html

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sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
1. HHS official too. This is what happens when a right-wing propaganda machine rules GOP.
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 06:59 PM
Mar 2018
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hhs-official-leave-social-media-posts-article-1.3832583


Jon Cordova, the principal deputy assistant secretary for administration at HHS, shared links to right-wing blogs and websites claiming Gold Star father Khizr Khan is a “Muslim Brotherhood agent,” CNN reported.

Cordova also claimed Khan, the father of deceased Army Captain Humayun Khan, was paid $375,000 by the Clinton Foundation.




GOP: party of dimwits and know-nothings, bamboozled by a right-wing propaganda machine funded by billionaires. Their only goal: help corporations and billionaires. We will vote in 2018 to stop them.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
17. Yup and its Fox, Limbaugh, Breitbart, Hewitt, Reason, Heritage
Sat Mar 10, 2018, 09:52 AM
Mar 2018

That feed this. The problem is the propaganda machine, which is funded by right wing billionaires.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
2. Doesn't suprise me at all, given that
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 07:01 PM
Mar 2018

Ben Carson is a 7th Day Adventist. We're all devils in their eyes.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
18. Yup. All fed by right wing media
Sat Mar 10, 2018, 09:53 AM
Mar 2018

You can help fight back:
Tell people to turn off Fox. Get some anti-Fox gear and wear it

Ligyron

(7,639 posts)
5. Yeah, I remember that, it was awhile ago.
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 07:24 PM
Mar 2018

Those moroons will believe the most ridiculaous shit and now they're official maroons.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
6. "A Satanic ritual that involved bodily fluids"
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 07:45 PM
Mar 2018

We are now living in a world, where such rumors are investigated - which is worse than a normal reaction of just shaking your head and moving on.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/john-podesta-spirit-cooking/

BTW - breast milk is very good for chai and pancakes. Satan's help is not needed for cooking this .

10. Dear Mr. Podesta,
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 08:35 PM
Mar 2018

Please sue these people for every cent they ever hope to have. It is way past time for these devils to
have to prove their wild claims. Each uncontested bazaar claim makes it easier for the naïve to believe the next.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
11. Was the ritual the same one the Saudis gave for Trump -- hands on the
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 09:37 PM
Mar 2018

glowing globe? That freaked me out.

ck4829

(35,081 posts)
12. Farrakhan's conspiracy theories are bad (They are), but this guy is OK, right?
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 06:15 AM
Mar 2018


This must be the GOOD conspiracy theory, right?

(For the record, both are nonsense)
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