Take it easy on Rush, mike. I have developed a crush on him! And Obama is not worth 38 million a year. Why?
On Dec 25, 4:33�am, "mike [never forget] 532" <[email protected]> wrote: > Conservatives' Crazy Conspiracy Theories About the > Econapocalypsehttp://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/114915/ > Keep in mind, these aren't just some poor men ranting on a street > corner; they are well-paid, well-connected conservative media > personalities > For a while, before the presidential campaign, conservatives on Fox > News and talk radio had an idea: the economy wasn't that bad, but > Americans had been led to believe it was, thanks to an elaborate > conspiracy involving the media and Democrats. > > After the election, high-profile conservatives, including Bill > O'Reilly and Karl Rove, publicly described a new theory: an elaborate > conspiracy involving the media and Democrats is still working to > convince Americans the economy is in bad shape, so as to help Barack > Obama appear even more impressive when conditions turn around. > > This week, we have yet another conspiracy theory, this time from Rush > Limbaugh, who's just delusional enough to believe Democrats, most > notably Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), deliberately created the global > economic crisis for partisan gain. > > Here's how Limbaugh's conspiracy theory goes: Schumer caused on run > on > IndyMac bank in California this summer, in order to create a feeling > of financial panic amongst the public. Democrats then capitalized on > this panic with electoral wins in the White House and Congress. The > purpose of gaining this power, according to Limbaugh, was to > nationalize U.S. industries: > > "Who's benefiting? Aside from the people being bailed out. The > Democrat [sic] Party and Barack Obama are benefiting. > > "They got elected, they increased their numbers in the House, they > increased their numbers in the Senate, they got the White House now, > and they've got a crisis that people think can only be fixed with the > all-mighty and powerful government interceding to save this or to > save > that, when in fact, the government is going to nationalize the > automobile industry. It's going to nationalize some banks. It's going > to nationalize the mortgage industry, and may end up nationalizing > the > automobile industry." > > Keep in mind, this isn't just some poor man ranting on a street > corner; this is a well-paid, well-connected conservative media > personality. > > It just doesn't occur to any of these clowns that the economy really > is in awful shape, and Bush's conservative economic policies fueled > the crisis. Since reality couldn't possibly be true, Limbaugh, > O'Reilly, Rove, and others concoct these bizarre ideas about > conspiracies to help them make sense of the world. It's kind of sad, > really. > > Krugman added, "Why does such stuff flourish? Probably because there > is no punishment for it -- as long as you're on the right, and I mean > right, side." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
