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Old 09-29-2009, 06:09 PM
 
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Somebody I know (a republican) suggested the whole thing was started by liberals to make conservatives look like paranoid morons. Any truth to this?

I guess the old saying "never ascribe to malice what can equally be ascribed to idiocy" might apply here - I mean there ARE a lot of really stupid people on both sides of the political spectrum. Far left types had the 9/11 Truth movement.
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:11 PM
 
Location: 3rd rock from the sun
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I don't know about that one but I have it on good authority that Glenn Beck is a ploy to make Republicans look crazy.
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:14 PM
 
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I don't know about that one but I have it on good authority that Glenn Beck is a ploy to make Republicans look crazy.
That guy seems genuinely unhinged.
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:14 PM
 
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Old 09-29-2009, 08:17 PM
 
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No ploy required
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Old 09-29-2009, 08:21 PM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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Somebody I know (a republican) suggested the whole thing was started by liberals to make conservatives look like paranoid morons. Any truth to this?

I guess the old saying "never ascribe to malice what can equally be ascribed to idiocy" might apply here - I mean there ARE a lot of really stupid people on both sides of the political spectrum. Far left types had the 9/11 Truth movement.
So are Beck and Limburger
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Old 09-29-2009, 08:25 PM
 
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Who needs a ploy to make Republicans look dumb and crazy?
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Old 09-29-2009, 08:43 PM
 
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LOL....

Washington DC, where Big Government is exploding, is on the East Coast, but liberals instead went to Washington State, on the West Coast, to protest Glenn Beck's visit.

So, no, I do not think liberals are savvy enough to concoct that sort of conspiracy.
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Old 09-29-2009, 08:48 PM
 
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Yes! Two guys from Seattle with nothing better to do started the whole thing as a freshman project and you guys bought it hook line and sinker.
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Old 09-29-2009, 09:18 PM
 
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Somebody I know (a republican) suggested the whole thing was started by liberals to make conservatives look like paranoid morons. Any truth to this?
Why in the world would they need any help?
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