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lofty1

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13. I choose to lose Chomsky and Josh Marshall on this one
Thu Nov 28, 2013, 09:44 PM
Nov 2013

I think the two of them have too much to lose if they go there. Alex Jones has done a bang up job of spreading disinformation and turning off rational minded persons, single-handedly turning the seeking of the truth of 9/11 into Kryptonite for all of us.

If You Lose Chomsky ... [View all] kpete Nov 2013 OP
Who needs Chomsky when you've got Alex Jones?... SidDithers Nov 2013 #1
I'm not a truther tina tron Nov 2013 #2
um ... well ... struggle4progress Nov 2013 #3
I second your opinion of Noam Chomsky, and hold him in high esteem BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #6
He sets the tone tina tron Nov 2013 #7
To be clear, I'm not very interested when he just gives his opinion without supporting argument struggle4progress Nov 2013 #33
Lol.. thanks for your view on Chomsky, struggle Cha Nov 2013 #26
I think I understand your LOL: Chomsky, at his worst, seems to me entirely unhelpful struggle4progress Nov 2013 #34
Did he mention Operation Northwoods??? blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #4
...you've lost Chomsky. And he admits he has no opinion or relevant expertise. BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #5
I'm a civil engineer (licensed in 3 states) and my background is not in structures, but... Blanks Nov 2013 #8
When Bush and Cheney Pharaoh Nov 2013 #11
It wouldn't do any good to make a connection... Blanks Nov 2013 #20
Thanks for chiming in. I didn't sign on to the petition either. BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #30
And they run into gate keeping just like the end of this video.. zeemike Nov 2013 #17
Except the building did not fall at free fall speed hack89 Nov 2013 #23
Aren't you thinking about the other buildings? BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #25
Thank you for this post n/t me b zola Nov 2013 #27
WTC 7 was a three phased collapse hack89 Nov 2013 #31
Well most leftists are going to agree that capitalism TBF Nov 2013 #9
Chomsky, though intelligent, often acts like a major twit. Kurska Nov 2013 #10
Like Zinn ...enjoy him while he's here. L0oniX Nov 2013 #12
I choose to lose Chomsky and Josh Marshall on this one lofty1 Nov 2013 #13
Someone let me know if there is an intelligent challenge to Chomsky's logic BootinUp Nov 2013 #14
No one is perfect...and don't know why Chomsky spoke out about what he KoKo Nov 2013 #15
Do a little cui bono nikto Nov 2013 #16
Indeed..."Follow the Money." n/t KoKo Nov 2013 #18
Chomsky clearly states RoccoR5955 Nov 2013 #19
I will believe what I am told without question, and never Skip Intro Nov 2013 #21
That is not Chomsky's message at all. Lol. morningfog Nov 2013 #32
doesn't necessarily mean you've lost a whole lot stupidicus Nov 2013 #22
you start with Chomsky, not end with him MisterP Nov 2013 #24
To lose something, first you have to own it. It was never the case with Chomsky. jakeXT Nov 2013 #28
"Even if there was a conspiracy, it doesn't matter" Democracyinkind Nov 2013 #29
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