What is the most outrageous conspiracy theory

[whosinpower]

You fellow DU'ers have read or heard about?

I will admit, I tend to read allot of different conspiracy theories - particularily these days of upheaval in international affairs. The skull and bones, the trilateral commission, shadow government, PNAC, etc.....I find it all interesting.

The most "out of this world" theory to date that I have read is that GWB rushed into Iraq, not because of WMD, terrorism, or oil, but rather to gain control of a "stargate". Apparently there is a memo that was shredded and reconstituted that has Majic12 eyes only and was signed by GWBjr.
It gets even more convoluted as, apparently the US has signed a treaty with aliens....and this treaty is supposed to expire in 2005. This is one of the reasons why control of the stargate was so crucial.

Well, fellow DU'ers, what are some other rather "fringe" conspiracies you have read or heard about?

[cjbuchanan]

1. That there are no conspiracies

This is the biggest conspiracy of them all.

Be afraid.

[mark414]

2. the earth IS flat

http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm

p.s. i don't actually believe this

[loftycity]

11. That is the the line for the day here on DU--right'o

[DenverDem]

3. The one about 19 arabs hijacking 4 passenger planes

and eluding the most powerful air defenses in the world, then exhibiting incredibly accurate and expert piloting, flying three of the planes into perfect strategic points on three of the most famous buildings in the country.

You'd have to be deep in delusional denial to believe that one.

[qanda]

5. I think we're on the same page

:hi:

[Alerter_]

9. no kidding, talk about a wild eyed conspiracy theory

That one has to be the most ludicrous.

[dengraywolf]

14. flying on the airlines

to believe that foriegners took oer the planes with little or no resistance is strange.
how did they get into the airport with false id badges.
and if the badges were stolen then why has no report be seen showing that the people who lost them said that they were missing?
does not make since. i think we as a people were dupped and setup. the most intresting thing i saw was a sign that said" Did 9/11 fool you?"

[shadu]

15. Thank God people are coming around on this

There was a time when even the people of DU believed that one.
I am MIHOP all the way. Any other explanation requires
a more convoluted path than that of the magic bullet that killed President John F. Kennedy.

Conspiracy theories involving Bush usually turn out to
be weak versions of the horrible truth.

[frylock]

17. yep.. that's my favorite too..

talk about your tall tales. :eyes:

[leftofthedial]

28. that one is totally ridiculous, isn't it?

the "war" on "terror" is a whopper too.

[qanda]

4. The "official" story of 911

Now *that's* whacked!

[AntiCoup2K4]

6. The most outrageous conspiracy out there.

An old man in a cave in Afghanistan, probably on kidney dialysis, masterminded a perfectly timed brilliantly executed terrorist attack upon the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

You would have to be a real sap to buy that one.

On edit: Looks like three of us had about the same idea at the same time ;)

[Goldmund]

7. PNAC isn't a "conspiracy theory"

...by any stretch of the imagination.

www.newamericancentury.org

[Momgonepostal]

8. The most outrageous one I've ever heard was...

...that the Holocaust never happened and was instead an invention of the liberal media to get the world to feel sorry for Jews. <eyeroll>

Some nutjob wrote an entire book on this. I was tempted to check it out from the library but decided it was too embarrassing to have the library clerks see me with it.

[libcurious]

10. More truth than fiction

Here is the best site for conspiracy info.
I read it mainly to prove this guy wrong, but haven't yet.

www.infowars.com

[LizW]

12. The Earth's core is hollow and aliens live there

But I like the one you mention, too. I hadn't heard about the "stargate". ;)

[wuushew]

13. LBJ killed JFK

why would a liberal President kill his boss when this same man instituted so many liberal policies that helped millions of people.

Many of these like civil rights legislation came with substantial political risk for both him and his party. If LBJ was always a political pragmatists then wouldn't he be a Clintonian centrist not a social liberal?

If you believed that he suffered from a compartmentalized mind is this what allowed him to escalate Vietnam and remain sane?

[Killarney]

16. That the Clintons had like 47 people killed.

:eyes:

That had to be the most idiotic conspiracy theory ever.

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. Stargate?

Jeez.. that one IS out there. *lol*

[maveric]

22. One of my coworkers, who see's ghosts and UFO's, talks of Stargate

and the underground world that exists. One that she had been to while serving in the US Army. A world with roads and elevator shafts that aid jeeps and trucks to carry materials to other parts of the planet.
Another one of her claims is that bu$h took a crystal pendant from Saddam, that allows time travel, and he now can go back and forward in time to gain power and wisdom.
Oh, did I mention that she is a follower of Art Bell?

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. I can believe in UFOs and ghosts no problem

but taking over Iraq to gain control of a StarGate seems a bit off to me.

[MisterP]

30. if Bush gets mad, do his eyes glow?

:o

[library_max]

19. Bill Safire is trying to float a conspiracy theory

that Ahmed Chalabi is the completely innocent victim of turf wars between State, Defense, and the CIA. Anybody seen his recent column on this?

[stinkeefresh]

20. here's a good one:

That Karl Rove set up Kobe Bryant in order to create a media distraction during an election year and drive a wedge between women and African-Americans.

It's basically Willie Horton combined with OJ. How convenient.

[Sean138]

25. But, you know...

They'll set up anything to keep the general public's minds off of the truth. They may even pay some folks, you never know...

All that needs to happen is someone saying something (publicly) about "n----rs" in (regards to) either the Michael Jackson or Kobe Bryant trials, and I'll bet you anything the stupid fuckin tabloid-hungry public is going far, far away from Bush, Iraq etc.

[maggrwaggr]

21. missiles on the 9/11 planes

I'm so sick of that one being posted here

[BigMcLargehuge]

24. Blancmanges from outer space turning everyone into Scottsman

in order to win Wimbeldon.

The fate of the world is left up to lone heroic Kilt maker Angus Pudgorney...

[mopaul]

34. sure you laugh now.....

but there are a lot of scottsmen running around america right now, my daughter even married one....from scotland no less. there may be something to this i fear.



sarcasm mode on

[Az]

26. Delete

[yardwork]

27. The scariest part about the "stargate" theory

is that GWB probably believes it.

[robbedvoter]

29. There was no plane on 911 at Pentagon - most outrageous promoted here

There are crazier ones - but this one weny against DU eye-witnesses - and fueled by SCLM

[TrogL]

31. 9-11 demolition

Apparently gravity works diffently in large buildings.

That said, I'm ignoring this thread.

[mopaul]

32. u.s. secret earthquake super weapon

powered by huge electoromagnetic force fields shot into known fault lines to induce massive earthquakes.

russian scientists claiming the moon is full of dead machinery.

flying rods taking pictures of us, along with fly sized flying cameras.

[Bandit]

33. How about "We didn't really put a man on the moon"

It was all filmed in Arizona and we have never really sent a ship to the moon expecailly one with men on it. Let's see if any here believe this load of crap.