Conservatives Uncover Obama Plot to Destroy Phil Mickelson

Conservative conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama know no bounds. But the latest incarnation might be the craziest yet. It centers around Obama's alleged plot to destroy pro golfer Phil Mickelson.

At the end of May it was reported that the FBI and SEC were investigating whether Mickelson and bigwig sports gambler and golf course owner Billy Walters had engaged in insider trading using secret knowledge obtained from billionaire investor Carl Icahn. The initial leaks suggested that Icahn may have given advance warning to Walters in 2011 that he was planning a takeover of Clorox, which Walters relayed to Mickelson so he could buy stock in the company right before its value soared.

Mickelson has denied wrongdoing and cooperated with authorities, and further news reports appear to absolve the golfer. (The SEC declined to comment for this story.) Last week, the New York Times reported that Mickelson hadn't traded shares of Clorox, although the probe remains open on Icahn and Walters. But that hasn't stopped conservative blogs from speculating about how the personal politics of Mickelson, Icahn, and Walters are the reason the federal government is investigating their business dealings.

"Our nation is under attack. The Obama Crime Family is at it again," opens a blog post by Wayne Root at Glenn Beck's The Blaze. "They are practicing the art of Chicago thug politics to kill free speech and ban political dissent. And no one is connecting the dots." Root notes that each of the three have supported Republican causes or been critical of Obama. "You think that's a coincidence? Not a chance," he writes. "There is a six-year widespread pattern of conspiracy to take down critics and GOP donors. This is just more of the same pattern."

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Phil's doing a pretty good job of torpedoing his season so far. I don't think he needs more help!