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Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
4. I thought this same thing within seconds of reading the news, so ... yeah ...
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 01:08 PM
Jan 2022

NOT that it WAS a conspiracy, but that a bunch of dingdongs in this country will decide ZOMG IT MUST BE!!1!!

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. It's a given, since like 1/3 of the people in this country believe EVERYTHING is a giant conspiracy
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 01:06 PM
Jan 2022

For these idiots, this one is just too obvious of a chance to imagine a CT being involved ... for them to pass it up.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
5. couldn't be that the infrastructure is old and crumbling?
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 01:08 PM
Jan 2022

...I'll bet that point goes over with the public before any conspiracy takes root.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
12. this time around, the conspiracies aren't coming through the WH
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 02:15 PM
Jan 2022

...and most people will correctly make the link with the infrastructure bill, especially when it comes to why it actually happened, and what to do now.

Leadership matters, and we're going to get a good example of that today from the President.

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
8. I read another thing somewhere - the CNN site, I think - that said top Democrats are
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 01:53 PM
Jan 2022

avoiding Biden on his trip to Pennsylvania. WTF is up with that???????????????

FirstLight

(13,360 posts)
10. I thought about that too...
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 02:13 PM
Jan 2022

When I read the headline I dodnt know he was on the way there. My first thought was that it is a sign we need infrastructure buiulding and how stupid that couldnt get through congress... the icing on the cake was seeing he was planning a visit.

And yea, it only took my brain a few minutesafter finishing the article to think "oh shit, the crazys are gonna say..."

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