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Right-wing media figures are accusing President Obama of purposely wanting "to infect the nation with Ebola" because he wants a "redistribution" of wealth, and a new "civil war."Conservatives have previously claimed Obama "deliberately" "planned" the humanitarian border crisis; deliberately abandoned Americans to die in Benghazi; was "purposefully creating drama" like the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash; and tried to intentionally destroy the economy as payback.
The Ebola conspiracy theory is also making its way into politics. As Right Wing Watch noted, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) wondered if Obama is intentionally delaying a Ebola response "to create a greater crisis to use it as a blunt force to say, well in order to solve this crisis we're going to have to take control of the economy and individuals and so forth."
Here's a look at media figures who have suggested President Obama is purposely trying to infect Americans with Ebola.
Laura Ingraham: Obama Willing To Expose Military To "The Ebola Virus To Carry Out This Redistribution Of The Privileged's Wealth." Ingraham, a contributor to ABC News and Fox News, suggested on her September 26 radio program that Obama is willing to expose American soldiers to Ebola to atone for colonialism:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/10/14/deranged-right-wing-conspiracy-theory-obama-int/201148
Cha
(297,829 posts)easy.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Ebola? Obama's fault!
Cha
(297,829 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)"Laura Ingraham: Obama Willing To Expose Military To "The Ebola Virus To Carry Out This Redistribution Of The Privileged's Wealth." Ingraham, a contributor to ABC News and Fox News...."
Contacting FOX News would probably be a waste of time, but contacting ABC might do something to get Ingram's ass fired from ABC, though.
http://abcnews.go.com/Site/page/contact-abcnewscom-3068843
Took way too long, but NBC finally fired Buchanan's xenophobic, racist ass because of complaints. (Yet, PBS kept the McLaughlin Group with him as a panelist. Go figure.)
There have to be consequences, or they will just continue to escalate because being controversial and extreme puts money in their wallets.
Look at the article in the OP again and see if you know who pays the people spreading this in order to gin publicity and to make more money for their own asses and contact those writing the paychecks.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/10/14/deranged-right-wing-conspiracy-theory-obama-int/201148
scarystuffyo
(733 posts)Him, I'm not surprised
I then found the link where you can hear her say it.
http://mediamatters.org/video/2014/09/26/ingraham-suggests-obama-is-willing-to-expose-am/200913
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)strawberries
(498 posts)gets brought up in places like this. One of the men was from my home town. His mother is distraught and does feel like the government has kicked her @ss. She can't seem to move on and thinks the truth would help her. In her mind her son was sucker punched (figure of speach) by Obama because it was during an election year and he wanted to get re-elected.
I am glad that some of the Seals are coming foward and I hope that gives her some kind of peace.
As for ebola, has anyone done anything to stop the spread? My biggest concern is with the planes. How are they cleaning the planes when they come back from Africa? I realize it is passed on by bodily fluids, but if someone spits how long does the virus live before someone else touches it or sits in it or whatever you get my point.
Johonny
(20,917 posts)from this I can only conclude he is for ending all flight from our country which is afflicted ATM.
Cha
(297,829 posts)Paraphrasing.. if he doesn't fire the director of CDC right fucking now.. he's proving he has no leadership.. or some such shit.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)And Mr. President is paying them to come on over red rover.