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Old 2nd January 2012, 01:44 PM   #1
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A fun conspiracy theory to start the year

Does Barack Obama have monstrous evil plans to become a world dictator? Could he be the Antichrist? Someone on another board has a theory:

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... yes, its true. Obama's ultimate goal is not just to preside over the states, but to preside over the entire WORLD.

and heres how I got there.

Take a look around the world for a moment. Everywhere you look, theres TROUBLE, and CONFLICT and UNREST as far as the eye can see. Riots in egypt. Tunisia running around like a headless chicken after it lost its leader. Iran planning and plotting..and planning some more.

In short, it is the PERFECT moment for the trap to shut. The TIME IS RIPE for a one world government to click into place.

But if you think that's bad...wait till you hear how Barack Obama, the man the world trusts, has betrayed us all with a kiss.

It works on the principle that, if you need to be perceived as The Peacemaker, you gotta have conflicts to solve. And if there are no conflicts to solve, if the water is still and placid, then damnit, MAKE A FEW RIPPLES! Not enough trouble? Then MAKE trouble. A spark here, a spark there-in a place as volatile as the middle east, those few sparks are all that it takes to set off of wildfire of unrest. ...
Presumably - though he doesn't say so - the next bit of the plan is that America steps in and bankrupts itself taking over all these countries to calm them down - war in the name of peace and all that. Orwellian. Just how bankruptcy in the name of putting into operation the expensive one world government plan fits into Obama's supposed logic is unclear. It's also unclear what excuse he's going to come up with to take over the rest of the world. I'm not sure the conspiracy theorist's going to be able to come up with an answer to that one.

And just what Barack Obama's supposed to have done to start it in the first place is equally unclear. Perhaps he was the one really responsible for the invasion of Iraq - maybe travelling backwards in time after he was elected president to egg Bush on to do so. In that case it seems strange that a man of his intelligence didn't learn from the experience and realise that invading countries in the Middle East does not get you called a peacemaker, nor does it bring any kind of peace you can credit yourself with making.
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Old 2nd January 2012, 05:01 PM   #2
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gee, there's chaos and violence and unrest all over the world. golly, THAT'S never happened before! I'm convinced!
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Old 2nd January 2012, 07:20 PM   #3
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"Barack Hussein Obama is not, as previously reported, the son of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., but rather the illegitimate son of Malcolm Little, a.k.a. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, a.k.a. Malcolm X." -- http://gawker.com/5071373/bombshell-...m-x-love-child
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Old 2nd January 2012, 07:24 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Anders Lindman View Post
"Barack Hussein Obama is not, as previously reported, the son of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., but rather the illegitimate son of Malcolm Little, a.k.a. El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, a.k.a. Malcolm X." -- http://gawker.com/5071373/bombshell-...m-x-love-child
Yeah, I've run into that particular CT before myself.

I love the basic premise indicated in the OP, Obama hasn't taken over the world in his first term = evidence he's planning on taking over the world in his second term!
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Old 3rd January 2012, 07:43 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Robrob View Post
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I love the basic premise indicated in the OP, Obama hasn't taken over the world in his first term = evidence he's planning on taking over the world in his second term!
That sounds familiar.

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Will Bush Cancel The 2008 Election?
by Harvey Wasserman & Bob Fitrakis
It is time to think about the "unthinkable."

The Bush Administration has both the inclination and the power to cancel the 2008 election.

The GOP strategy for another electoral theft in 2008 has taken clear shape, though we must assume there is much more we don't know.

But we must also assume that if it appears to Team Bush/Cheney/Rove that the GOP will lose the 2008 election anyway (as it lost in Ohio 2006) we cannot ignore the possibility that they would simply cancel the election. Those who think this crew will quietly walk away from power are simply not paying attention.

The real question is not how or when they might do it. It's how, realistically, we can stop them.
Yeah, that Ohio Presidential election in 2006 was really close.
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Old 4th January 2012, 03:22 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Robrob View Post
Yeah, I've run into that particular CT before myself.

I love the basic premise indicated in the OP, Obama hasn't taken over the world in his first term = evidence he's planning on taking over the world in his second term!
Let's hope Jesse Ventura will run for President. Ron Paul can be vice president.

My suspicion is that the powers that be have already chosen Newt Gingrich to become the Republican candidate. And Barack Obama will win the 2012 (s)election.
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Old 4th January 2012, 12:47 PM   #7
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Actually I think this one is more fun...

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Forget 2012 prophecies, Mayan calendars and lurking planets that go only by the name “X”… there’s an even kookier conspiracy theory in town, and it has to do with our nation’s fearless leader and his teenage teleportation adventures on Mars.
Yes, you read that right.

It seems that two government employees and self-professed time-travelers – er, “chrononauts” – Andrew D. Basiago and William Stillings have come forth and named President Obama as one of their own, along with the current head of DARPA, Regina Dugan.


http://www.universetoday.com/92359/b...orted-to-mars/

See also:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2806394/posts
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Old 5th January 2012, 10:18 AM   #8
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Take a look around the world for a moment. Everywhere you look, theres TROUBLE, and CONFLICT and UNREST as far as the eye can see. Riots in egypt. Tunisia running around like a headless chicken after it lost its leader. Iran planning and plotting..and planning some more.
I am much more concerned with the trouble, right here, in River City...
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Old 5th January 2012, 10:53 AM   #9
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Yeah, I've run into that particular CT before myself.
and what birthers fail to realize is if that's true, then that makes Obama a fully natural born citizen. Malcom X was born in America.

Their excuse to deny him that: Obama Sr is listed as the father on the COLB and the one that is listed as your Father, you inherit their citizenship
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Old 5th January 2012, 01:55 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by carlitos
That sounds familiar.

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Will Bush Cancel The 2008 Election?
by Harvey Wasserman & Bob Fitrakis
It is time to think about the "unthinkable."

The Bush Administration has both the inclination and the power to cancel the 2008 election.
Yeah, that Ohio Presidential election in 2006 was really close.
The brazen illogic of that article, the fact it wasn't faintly likely to happen goes to show the strength of our democracy. Not every nation can count on their leaders stepping down so willingly.
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Old 5th January 2012, 07:59 PM   #11
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Heh the first one just popped up on my football board.
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Old 6th January 2012, 06:07 AM   #12
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I followed the freep link and was reminded why I never bother with freep links. Hopefully, when Martial Law is declared, arrant douchebaggery will be a FEMA camp offense.
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Old 6th January 2012, 04:55 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Robrob View Post
Yeah, I've run into that particular CT before myself.

I love the basic premise indicated in the OP, Obama hasn't taken over the world in his first term = evidence he's planning on taking over the world in his second term!
That's not what that particular conspiracy theory argues. It argues that Obama is an ambitious individual who will use the office of presidency to establish global fame and build a resume strong enough to become the first President of Earth. At least that's how I've heard it.
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Old 6th January 2012, 09:04 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Robrob View Post
Yeah, I've run into that particular CT before myself.

I love the basic premise indicated in the OP, Obama hasn't taken over the world in his first term = evidence he's planning on taking over the world in his second term!
Isn't that also what the head of the NRA said about Obama taking our guns away. The reason he didn't do it first term was so that he can do it on his second term.
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Old 6th January 2012, 09:05 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by BaaBaa View Post
I followed the freep link and was reminded why I never bother with freep links. Hopefully, when Martial Law is declared, arrant douchebaggery will be a FEMA camp offense.
Damn, I need to be more careful who I vote for. So which candidate is actually against the FEMA camps, cause I know I have a hard time keeping my arrant douchebaggery in check.
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Old 9th January 2012, 01:21 PM   #16
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Damn, I need to be more careful who I vote for. So which candidate is actually against the FEMA camps, cause I know I have a hard time keeping my arrant douchebaggery in check.

Ron Paul, no doubt.
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Old 9th January 2012, 01:29 PM   #17
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Ron Paul, no doubt.
Well played, sir.
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