Charlie Sheen Is A Nutter
Conspiracy abounds at Independent Sources! Seems a number of of his readers agree with Charlie Sheen; 9/11 was not an attack against America, but an evil plot from within. (Of course, Sheen's ex, Denise Richards, might have something to say about Charlie's mental health.)
Insider (a.k.a. Independent Sources) then ponders the question Why do otherwise smart people believe in conspiracy theories? (BTW, did you ask if you could use that picture of me?!)
I have to admit that he's piqued my interest, so I'm off to check out some things that I've had on the back burner for quite some time.
Except that, in the case of 9/11, Bin Laden had been broadcasting for quite some time that he would do something like that.
Er, that and the fact that he was linked to the first WTC bombing, the '96 killing of
U.S. soldiers, and the attack on the USS Cole, so it didn't seem to be such a reach to come to that conclusion even before he took credit.
I remember sitting at my desk when my husband called to tell me about the first plane crashing into the WT Tower. I thought "what a terrible accident." But when he called the second time, I told him "sounds like Bin Laden."
Posted by: P. Campbell | Tuesday, May 09, 2006 at 06:49 PM
didn't want it to appear that I was loading up on the democrats, then I would've been accused of being a republican.
Because one does not walk in lockstep with government doesn't mean they are conspiracy minded or does it?
The official dictionary states the following on the definition of the word;
1 entry found for conspiracy theory.
conspiracy theory
n.
A theory seeking to explain a disputed case or matter as a plot by a secret group or alliance rather than an individual or isolated act.
Based on that definition the official government story is a conspiracy theory as well.
It looks like ole Charlie isn't as far out there as he might have once been.
Posted by: tom | Tuesday, May 09, 2006 at 02:14 PM
I'm disappointed that you didn't mention Kennedy.
Posted by: P. Campbell | Monday, May 08, 2006 at 09:24 PM
one question;
Why is it that anytime someone doesn't agree with the "official" government story it is deemed a conspiracy?
I guess you believe that Waco and Ruby Ridge were justified because the federal government said they were.
Maybe someone should've told the founding fathers that a .06% tax on tea was the going rate, then the war would've never been fought.
I have my own issues with the official government story, but that is for another day.
Posted by: tom | Monday, May 08, 2006 at 08:15 PM