My thoughts exactly. I drew this parallel on a thread 4 days ago.
Of course they weren’t ‘conspiracy theories’ in MSM when the left said Pres. Bush and 9/11 as an inside job.
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Oil Spill Springs a Gusher of Conspiracy Theories
It didn’t take long after news of the Gulf Coast oil rig explosion broke before the far right began floating conspiracy theories.
Leading off was Rush Limbaugh, who speculated that environmentalists could have set off the April 20 explosion to derail an energy bill before Congress that would include offshore drilling:
“Now, lest we forget, ladies and gentlemen, the carbon tax bill, cap and trade that was scheduled to be announced on Earth Day. I remember that. And then it was postponed for a couple of days later after Earth Day, and then, of course, immigration has now moved in front of it. But this bill, the cap-and-trade bill, was strongly criticized by hard-core environmentalist wackos because it supposedly allowed more offshore drilling and nuclear plants, nuclear plant investment. So, since they’re sending SWAT teams down there, folks, since they’re sending SWAT teams to inspect the other rigs, what better way to head off more oil drilling, nuclear plants, than by blowing up a rig? I’m just noting the timing here.”
Noting the timing, but offering no evidence — though that hasn’t stopped others from picking up on the Monkey Wrench Gang meme. On Monday, Dana Perino, former press secretary for President George W. Bush, appeared on “Fox and Friends” and asked, “Was this deliberate?”
Meanwhile, former FEMA head Michael Brown, who earned infamy for his role in the Bush administration’s relief effort after Hurricane Katrina, has accused President Barack Obama of using the spill to galvanize the country against offshore drilling. “This is exactly what they want, because now he can pander to the environmentalists and say, ‘I’m gonna shut it down because it’s too dangerous,’ “ Brown said. “This president has never supported Big Oil, he’s never supported offshore drilling and now he has an excuse to shut it back down.”