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In reply to the discussion: Inspector General debunks Fast and Furious conspiracy theories [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)32. Well, the right-winger you were quoting in your OP suggested that Holder knew about
F&F and that the IG report covered it up. And underlying this is the theory that F&F was a ploy to pass new gun control laws. I'm not sure exactly where you stand on the loony conspiracy theory scale, but then I don't really care.
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Mediamatters has had good coverage of the Darrell Issa witch hunt and the nutty conspiracy theories
DanTex
Sep 2012
#4
Well, if you want to read all 500 pages of the IG report, and figure out exactly where and how it
DanTex
Sep 2012
#14
LOL. So you're really going to pretend that it was just Alex Jones pushing the conspiracy theories!
DanTex
Sep 2012
#18
Why haven't *you* read it, if it's such a vital source to rebut RW conspiracy theories?
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#20
LOL. You haven't read it, and yet you're pushing right-wing conspiracy theories.
DanTex
Sep 2012
#22
Your devotion to the genetic fallacy is almost admirable in an odd way.
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#25
"Right-wing" is also a buzzword, along with "liberal", "heretic", and "unbeliever"
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#27
That would be germane if we were discussing them. However, we are not.
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#29
But we are discussing equally ludicrous conspiracy theories, originated and spread
DanTex
Sep 2012
#30
And what CT do *you* believe I'm spreading? Holder is incompetent, not a crook.
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#31
Well, the right-winger you were quoting in your OP suggested that Holder knew about
DanTex
Sep 2012
#32
It's not a theory I ever gave much credence to, and I will defer to the old saw...
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#33
I note that you didn't actually *cite* the contents of those posts- so I will:
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#36