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Obama Hatred - Conspiracy Theories Edition

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Asawin Suebsaeng and Dave Gilson have put together the definitive collection of Obama-related conspiracy theories .  The venn-diagram below encapsulates is a handy-dandy reference, but I'd encourage you to go to the source to get the details behind each one.  Remember kids, if its on the internet, it must be true! THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES Disclaimer: It should go without saying that none of these are true. Follow links at your own risk. Obama is a secret Muslim:   This one began right after he took the stage at the 2004 Democratic convention, with chain emails   alleging   his "true" religious affiliation. The rumor soon found its way onto the popular conservative online forum Free Republic, and took on a whole new life in the years to come. Related: Obama secretly   speaks Arabic ,   attended a madrassa   as a kid in Indonesia, referred to   "my Muslim faith"   in an interview, and was sworn in   on a Koran . ...

"Freedom of Religion" --> Do 'other' religions count?

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From the great state of Louisiana, we have a heart-warming story of religious tolerance.  For those of you who don't know, Governor Bobby Jindal (who probably has the world record for the shortest time in the Presidential Candidate limelight after his EPIC FIAL of a State of the Union response in 2009 ) signed a school voucher bill allowing parents to send kids to private schools at public expense , regardless of the type of school, i.e., religious, etc. Sounds great right? Especially the bit about public money paying for sending kids to religious schools? (work w/ me here). Well, turns out that Rep. Valarie Hodges (R-Watson) is having second thoughts . Turned out that when she voted for the bill, she had mistakenly assumed that religious meant Christian :-( According to her 'I liked the idea of giving parents the option of sending their children to a public school or a Christian school,'  'Unfortunately it will not be limited to the Founders’ religion.  ...