I heard yesterday from a staunch Republican that

[MineralMan]

President Obama was going to cancel the 2016 election and remain in office. I tried to explain that such a thing was impossible to do, but to no effect. Does anyone know who's spreading this nonsense this time? I've heard it before, every time a Democrat is President, but don't know who is saying so now.

[Fix The Stupid]

1. And what an excellent way to bring this garbage here...

Sorry... too transparent. See right thru this.

You've been on this board for how many years and you need to ask where the right wing propaganda comes from? Really?

[MineralMan]

6. I'm looking for the specific winger who is spreading this right now.

You're welcome to ignore my request for information.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

3. People here were doing the same thing with the shrub. It's a thing, apparently. nt

[DrDan]

25. exactly - I remember that . . . was going to post this, but you beat me to it

[Coventina]

35. I'll admit it - I was one of those people. After the theft of the 2000 election I thought he was

capable of anything.

I'm not sorry I was wrong.

[KansDem]

4. "Some people say..."

I believe that's their source.

[MohRokTah]

5. The Left said the crap about Bush the Stupid.

Partisanship tends to cloud reason, so shit gets made up.

[onecaliberal]

7. He pulled it out of his ass.

That is where republicans get everything.
Republicans are a complete failure. They have no ideas, no solutions, nothing good for America. Their only mission is to destroy the country and profit handsomely.

[rock]

27. Bingo!

That's where all their "ideas" come from: you can tell by the smell.

[abakan]

42. They are just sitting up there waiting their turn... Warning drawing of poop on view....

Source: Huffpost

[steve2470]

8. my guess is Michael Savage, he always says insane things, it's his schtick nt

[Frustratedlady]

9. They are pulling out all the stops for this election.

It will get worse the closer the election gets, so hold onto your hat. Even worse for 2016.

It just makes me sick to see this country go so far downhill regarding elections. They have been ruined by the SCOTUS' decision regarding campaign donations (and, most everything else, of late), and the poison of the Koch bros. is so ingrained in their giant spider web of organizations/think tanks, the Tea Party and anything else they touch that it will take decades to clean up the horrible mess they've caused. I won't live long enough to see it happen, but I hope there are enough sensible/sane people, they'll make it happen.

I was looking at some photos of the militia along the Texas border. My God, they looked like they were out of the Middle East.

[edhopper]

10. The problem is when you google crap like this

you just get all the RW echo chamber sites repeating it. Hard to find the source.

[MineralMan]

15. According to Right Wing Watch, it looks like Erik Rush

was the origin.

[packman]

11. Heard about it right after his second election

But keep in mind these are the same people who said:

1.Obama's going to take your guns away
2. He wasn't born in the USA
3. He's Gay, his wife is a tranny
4. etc, etc., etc.

[MineralMan]

12. Looking, I see that Erik Rush and Tony Perkins

appear to be the primary spreaders of this. Makes sense, I guess. I know this comes up around every election, but this was the first time I heard it for 2016, and was trying to find out where the person had heard it.

[Demit]

13. My google fu says Tony Perkins.

Also somebody named Erik Rush, and a blog site called NC Renegade. Really not too hard to find.

[JaneyVee]

14. Great idea!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. Couldn't find it on Snopes.

It could have come from anywhere, but probably from the fevered brain of one of the fringier hate-radio loons. I think you should make a bet with him - tell him you'll pay him $100 (or some other amount) on November 9, 2016 if there was no presidential election on the 8th. See if he bites.

[MineralMan]

18. I doubt this one would be good for the bet if he lost.

So, I'll pass on that. Instead, I'll remind him of his prediction after the election.

[Reter]

41. Even if the conspiracy nut wins the bet, he still wouldn't have to pay

Because if elections are canceled, martial law and civil war would happen, so the right-wing nut wouldn't worry about collecting his $100, he'd have bigger things to be concerned about.

[FSogol]

17. LOL, when they see how hard the Democratic Candidate trounces Paul Ryan or Jeb, they'll wish

the election had been canceled.

[MineralMan]

20. Yup!

[riqster]

19. Tony Perkins for one:

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/tony-perkins-worries-obama-will-seize-control-government-cancel-2016-election

[MineralMan]

22. Erik Rush apparently started it a year ago.

It could go back even further. I guess I'm looking for something with a broader distribution than either of those. I doubt this person heard it from either Erik Rush or Tony Perkins. Has Fox News had someone on recently who said it?

[Sheepshank]

21. Even Beck-meister acknowledges that there will be a 2016 election

I googled "Glenn Beck 2016 elections"

so I think we are back to a nebulous unknown source that all too many idiots are repeating in the hopes that panic sets in and a 2nd Amendment remedy is encouraged....I honestly think this is the end game for such statements.

These types of statements are not without the historical, histrionic mass responses. Remember when it was touted Obama was going to take everyone's guns? remember how the sale of firearems and bullets went through the roof? Fear mongering gives the story teller a sense of power. In their impotent rage, it's all they have.

[MineralMan]

23. Yes. It's really out there in left field, which is why I was curious.

The person who said it isn't one for obscure sources, so I'm trying to get an idea of where he might have heard it. Could be from some individual who does listen to wacko sources. I don't know.

[Courtesy Flush]

24. Limbaugh said the same thing about Bill Clinton

They spread these rumors every time there's a Democrat in The White House.

[Xyzse]

26. It is a common fear.

Hell, it didn't happen under Bush.
I doubt it will happen any time soon.

My fear has mostly come to pass through the Roberts court. The fact that Roberts and Alito are Supremes has been a constant nightmare.

[Paladin]

28. You realize of course, that this is just Wishful Thinking by that staunch Republican.

Just like the gun obsessives and their delusions of Black Helicopters landing and taking away all their Precious. We're dealing with some seriously unbalanced individuals, here. Truly dangerous times.....

[NaturalHigh]

29. I don't know, but I heard the same thing about GWB.

A lot of people just don't understand how difficult (almost impossible) that would be.

[get the red out]

30. This is said at the end of every 2 term presidency

Someone always reuses this conspiracy. At this point it is like a frayed bedspread that keeps showing up on the bed at regular intervals, looking shabbier all the time.

[3catwoman3]

31. I wish...

...he could.

[Lex]

32. Some here at DU said it about Dubya.

So it must just be a 2nd term presidency fear in general by people.

[B Calm]

33. All I do when hear stuff like that is, I just start laughing at them for being so

fucking stupid!

[NCTraveler]

34. It's what crazy people do.

It is not a left or right thing. It is a mental thing.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1549329

Notice a number of posts at the link aren't exactly running away from the idea. Be kind to people who think like this. There is a deeper problem at hand.

[Dreamer Tatum]

36. If you got and invested a dollar for each time that was said here before 2008

you'd not have to do whatever it is you do now.

[GeorgeGist]

37. Duh!!!

it's the staunch Republican you heard from.

[Javaman]

38. Whose spreading this, you ask?

the right wing moron mouth piece machine.

[lpbk2713]

39. I would have to laugh and walk away.

There's no way to argue with that level of stupidity.

[Reter]

40. That same stupid rumor surfaced in 2000 and 2008

It's not only every time a Democrat is in office, it was very popular here in 2008. It'll probably always resurface every time a President has been reelected and is approaching his final two years.

[doxydad]

43. Just heard basically the same thing

on Stephanie Millers show in the last 15 minutes of her show...