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babylonsister

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Fri Nov 2, 2012, 05:14 PM Nov 2012

Chart: Almost Every Obama Conspiracy Theory Ever

What we've put up with, and especially what President Obama has had to endure! Mother Jones having some fun!

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/chart-obama-conspiracy-theories

Chart: Almost Every Obama Conspiracy Theory Ever

By Asawin Suebsaeng and Dave Gilson on Fri. November 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Barack Obama's presidency has been an inspiration to many Americans—especially nutjobs. Ever since the first-black-president-to-be appeared on the national political stage, a cottage industry of conservative conspiracy theorists has churned out bizarro, paranoid, and just plain racist effluvia—some of which has trickled into the political mainstream. Below, we've charted some of the Obama-baiters best (i.e., worst) work. (Scroll down for more detailed descriptions of the conspiracy theories in the diagram.)



Venn diagram of Obama conspiracy theories
The Conspiracy Theories

Disclaimer: It should go without saying that none of these are true. Follow links at your own risk.

Obama is a secret Muslim: This one began right after he took the stage at the 2004 Democratic convention, with chain emails alleging his "true" religious affiliation. The rumor soon found its way onto the popular conservative online forum Free Republic, and took on a whole new life in the years to come. Related: Obama secretly speaks Arabic, attended a madrassa as a kid in Indonesia, referred to "my Muslim faith" in an interview, and was sworn in on a Koran.

Obama's bringing 100 million Muslims to America: Avi Lipkin and his PR outfit Special Guests claimed to have evidence of a scheme to bring roughly 100 million Muslims from the Middle East into the United States, converting the country into an Islamic nation by the end of Obama's second term and making it easier to obliterate Israel.

Obama once aided the mujahideen: Harlem pastor and professional race-baiter James David Manning contended that in his younger days, Obama went undercover as a CIA agent to facilitate the transfer of cash and weapons to the Afghan mujahideen in the '80s, thereby aiding what would become the Taliban.

lots more...

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/chart-obama-conspiracy-theories

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