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Conspiracy Theories

Why I Urged CNN to Take Dobbs Off the Air

J. Richard Cohen | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Conspiracy Theories, Birthers, Cnn, Radical Right, Lou Dobbs, Hate in the Mainstream, Southern Poverty Law Center, Bill O'Reilly, Right-Wing Extremism, Media News
J. Richard Cohen

Dobbs' ratings game is so dangerous because there is a segment in our society that is not ready to accept the fact that we have a black man in the White House.

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The Origins of the Birther Theory

Dave Johnson | Posted 08.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Birthers, Conspiracy Theories, Obama Birth Certificate, Birther-Movement, Mike Stark, Home News
Dave Johnson

The root of the "forged Obama birth certificate" idea is that Obama was created as part of a Jewish-Communist conspiracy to take over the United States.

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Liz Cheney: Birther of Crazier Conspiracies

Warren Holstein | Posted 08.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jews, Conspiracy Theories, Gop, Nasa, JFK Assasination Conspiracies, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Illuminati, Politics, Larry King, New Mexico, Kenya, Liz Cheney, Africa, Moon, Barack Hussein Obama, Moon Walk, Lee Harvey Oswald, Birthers, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo, Bill Clinton, Moon Landing, California, Birther-Movement, Rush Limbaugh, Moonwalk, Barack Obama, Obama Jews, Cnn, Obama Conspiracy, Obama Birth Certificate, Nobama, Roswell-New Mexico, Ufos, Jfk, Republicans, Msnbc, Fox News, Media, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

Dick's progeny didn't fall far from the gnarled, twisted tree. Liz Cheney has unfurled her writhing power-hungry roots, burrowing deep beneath the dirt filled with assorted creepy crawlies to feed her political prospects.

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The Three Characteristics of Extremism

Alan Lurie | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Right Wing Extremist, Jihad, Conspiracy Theories, Apocalypse, Xenophobia, Dogma, Atheists, Holy Wars, Extremism, Alan Lurie, Politics News
Alan Lurie

We need a willingness to openly examine divergent viewpoints, clearly determine the merits, and arrive at a more comprehensive view that sees the world in its infinite array of vivid colors.

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A Conspiracy So Vast

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Matt Taibbi, Politics, Goldman Sachs, Conspiracy Theories, Rolling Stone, Banking, Media, Business, Felix Salmon, Media News
Yvette Kantrow

Among conspiracy theories, the one about Goldman Sachs controlling the world, is as hackneyed as they come. But it was only a matter of time before somebody didn't think it was silly at all.

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UFOs and "Official Stories:" Why Do We Believe?

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Watergate, Advertising, Roswell-New Mexico, Aliens, Ufos, Air Force, Living News
Kenneth C. Davis

It is much easier to believe a simplistic and often appealing narrative. People are gullible. The world of advertising is built around that truism.

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Jason Linkins

Michele Bachmann's Census Theories Too Much For Glenn Beck

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Census, Conspiracy Theories, Michele Bachmann, Video, Acorn, Glenn Beck, Bachmann Census, Politics News

Bachmann has drawn a line in the sand, and will not fill out the Census, and no one really cares because who in America really wants to see government resources allocated to the Bachmann demographic, anyway?

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Jason Linkins

Bachmann Compares Census To WWII Internment Camps

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Census, Conspiracy Theories, Re-Education Camps, Video, Bachmann-Census, Michele Bachmann, Acorn, Internment Camps, Japanese Internment, Politics News

You know, with each passing day, I grow worried that future generations will walk this earth completely unaware of the delicate and brilliant grasp of...

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Jason Linkins

Limbaugh Blames Sanford's Affair On Obama, Because Why Not?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Video, Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Mark Sanford, Media News

Everyone in the world, of course, is having a big old sad about Mark Sanford, and how his political career is hobbled because he was carrying on a sec...

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The Green Revolution Belongs to the Iranians, Not the United States

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 07.19.2009 | World

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Pro-Democracy-Groups, Nonviolent Action, People-Power, Iran, Democracy Promotion, Iranian Election, Burma, World News
Cynthia Boaz

To seriously question the Iranians' ownership of their struggle serves the interests of a brutal regime and risks undermining the morale of individuals participating in a true peoples' movement.

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Bigotry, Demonizing Rhetoric and Right-Wing Violence

Chip Berlet | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Scapegoating, Right Wing Media, Demonization, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Right-Wing Extremism, Dr. Tiller, Politics News
Chip Berlet

Since the inauguration of Barack Obama there have been nine murders by men and women who have intersected with ideologies of White Supremacy, xenophobia, and antisemitism.

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Racism And Other Paranoid Delusions

Rob Warmowski | Posted 07.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Politics News, Racism, Holocaust Museum Shooting, Paranoia, Home News
Rob Warmowski

The dissatisfaction of disenfranchised Americans has often taken the form of grandiose paranoia, but that reliable pastime seems to have reached unpre...

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Holocaust Museum Shooting, Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories, and the Tools of Fear

Chip Berlet | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Conspiracy Theories, Holocaust Museum Shooting, White Supremacist Holocaust Shooting, Dc Holocaust Shooting, Holocaust Shooting, Politics News
Chip Berlet

The shooting today is a prime example of why it is a mistake to ignore bigoted conspiracy theories.

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Did Right-Wing Pundits Help Pull the Trigger on Tiller?

Chip Berlet | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, George Tiller, Glenn Beck Butt Surgery, Conspiracy Theories, Scapegoating, Demagoguery, Demonization, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Scott Roeder, Bill O'Reilly, Politics News
Chip Berlet

Scott Philip Roeder, charged in the shooting death of Dr. George Tiller, was a regular consumer of conservative talk radio, television, and websites. ...

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Conspiracy Theorist Military Chaplains Promote Anti-American Militia Activity

Chris Rodda | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion and the Military, Gordon Klingenschmitt, Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Conspiracy Theories, Military, Jim Ammerman, 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists, Mikey Weinstein, Minutemen, Religion, Politics News
Chris Rodda

Mainstream Protestant churches in America have been taken over by demonic world bankers as part of their diabolical plan to control the world.

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Was Anyone Surprised at the Right Wing Attacks on Latinos Over H1N1?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Conspiracy Theories, Right Wing Media, Terrorist Plot, Right Wing Extremism, Hate Mongering, Xenophobia, Swine Flu Pandemic, Mexico, H1N1 Influenza, Immigration, Hispanics, Germ Warfare, Edgar Hernandez, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

Mexicans, already accused of bringing down America's economy and values, were set to destroy our health as well.

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Conspiracy Theories Drain Our Political Energy -- and Lead Nowhere

Johann Hari | Posted 06.03.2009 | World

Read More: 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists, Conspiracy, Conspiracy Theories, World News
Johann Hari

Conspiracy theories are theology disguised as investigation: no facts can permeate these certain stories about the world.

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Conspiracy? Is Goldman Sachs Running the Plunge Protection Team?

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 05.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Plunge Protection Team, Conspiracy Theories, Goldman Sachs, Business News
Eben Esterhuizen

Conspiracy theorists have long claimed that the PPT manipulates U.S. stock markets, but skeptics argue that such an operation would be unworkable.

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The Summer Fun All Kids Deserve

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 05.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Parenting, Camping, Summer, Humor, Conspiracy Theory, Conspiracy Theories, Night Owls, TV Anchors, Night-Owls, Hippies, t.V. Anchor, Happiness, Comedy News
Jeffrey Shaffer

As winter slowly loosens its grip around the country, many parents suddenly experience a chilling realization: It's already time to think about summer camp for the kids.

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Jason Linkins

Major Conservative Site Decries Obama Birth Certificate Conspiracy Theory

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Birth Challenge, Conspiracy Theories, Birthers, Fearmongering, Obama Birth Certificate, Barack Obama, Politics News

Just in time for April Fool's Day Andrew Walden has a post up, beseeching at long last his fellow travelers to cease promulgating one of the more ornate and insane conspiracy theories about Obama.

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Obama's Armageddon Evidenced by Increased Gun Sales?

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Conservatives, Liberals, Radio, Armageddon, Dave Ryan, Gun Control, NY Times, Barack Obama, Guns, Anarchy, Politics News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Ryan's theory was that all the Midwest conservatives were concerned about Obama tightening gun legislation and were therefore out buying weapons en masse.

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Did You Hear The One About Barack Obama And.....

Mark Joseph | Posted 12.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Frank Marshall Davis, Bill Clinton, Conspiracy Theories, John McCain, Ted Haggard, Charlie Rose, Time Magazine, Tom Brokaw, Cindy McCain, John Edwards, Dreams From My Father, New York Times, Vince Foster, William Ayers, The Washington Post, Barack Obama, Newsweek, Barack Obama Rumors, Barack Obama Conspiracy Theories, Media News
Mark Joseph

The media's collective failure means that for the next four years we will have a cottage industry of Obama rumormongering that will make Bill Clinton and Vince Foster look like child's play.

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Turning Back the Torches of the GOP

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Brooks, Conspiracy Theories, Politics, John McCain, Karl Rove, Stephen Elliott, Colin Powell, Colin Powell Obama, Obama, 2008 Election, David Frum, Politics News
Joshuah Bearman

With McCain swinging at shadows, like ACORN, Rashid Khalidi, and the liberal media that won't tell the truth, the entire republican apparatus has devolved into an insidious rumor mill.

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Jason Linkins

Alex Jones, Conspiracy Maven, At The RNC

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Liz Glover, Republican National Convention, Alex Jones, Politics News

Here's a little behind-the-scenes flavor from the Republican National Convention. On one side, gravel-voiced radio host Alex Jones. On the other, ad...

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DailyKos Embraces The Palin 'Fake Pregnancy' Rumor But Rejects The Edwards Story

Lee Stranahan | Posted 10.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Markos Moulitsas, Sarah Palin, Rumors, Sarah Palin Vice President, Pregnancy, Bristol Palin, Daily Kos, Fake News, Trig Palin, Sarah Palin Pregnancy, Sarah Palin Fake Pregnancy, Daily Kos Palin, Palin Fake Pregnancy, Daily Kos Palin Pregnancy, Daily Kos Bristol Palin, Media News
Lee Stranahan

Progressive standard bearers such as DailyKos have been showing signs lately of stifling dissenting opinions and promoting crazy rumors usually associated with the right.

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