Tin-hat conspiracy du jour?

[grumpyduck]

Is George Santos a plant to get the MSM to focus on him and ignore other issues?

[Ocelot II]

1. No. It's not possible to invent somebody like that.

Most people can think about more than one thing at a time anyhow. And I'd rather have the media talk about Santos than about Biden's documents.

[tritsofme]

3. We actually have a special forum for goofy conspiracy theories.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1135

[FoxNewsSucks]

4. Why be insulting?

Not all theories are GOOFY.

By definition, any time 2 or more collaborate to commit a crime, that is a "conspiracy" and is often illegal even if the planned crime is not actually committed.

[onenote]

5. Not all theories are goofy. But some are. This is one of them.

[FoxNewsSucks]

6. What makes it "goofy"?

He's a fucking liar and probable criminal. Instead of dealing with him, or discussing actual issues and republicon crimes, MSM is babbling about him.

Like MF45, he's the hand holding your attention with the shiny thingy while the other hand picks your pocket.

Why else is he (and other shit-slingers) there? They're good for nothing else but media distraction.

[Silent3]

7. The goofy part is thinking such things are, or even need to be, orchestrated

I suppose this idea could be true. but that Santos just happened without planning in much more likely. There are plenty better distractions that Republicans could create through planning and effort that serve the supposed distraction benefit of a Santos just as well, without the downside of making Republicans look all that much more corrupt and stupid.

The Republican party is ripe and fertile ground for people like Santos to come along, without anyone going out of their way to make it happen.

[tritsofme]

8. Why humor nonsense conspiracy theories?

Ridicule in these situations is often justified.

[brooklynite]

9. So all the Long Island voters are in on the con?

[grumpyduck]

10. I appreciate all your comments, but

I specifically called it a tin-hat theory. I've read worse theories here.

Lighten up, folks.