Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Archae

(46,347 posts)
Tue Oct 14, 2014, 01:08 PM Oct 2014

Texas congresscritter Steve Stockman is still at it...

Making shit up.

GOP Congressman: Obama Wants Ebola To Spread So He Can 'Take Control' Of Everything

Submitted by Brian Tashman on Tuesday, 10/14/2014 12:40 pm

Rep. Steve Stockman yesterday chatted with End Times broadcaster Rick Wiles, telling the “Trunews” host that President Obama may be delaying the government response to the Ebola epidemic because he wants the virus to spread. Once it spreads, Stockman argued, then Obama will use the Ebola outbreak as a justification to declare emergency powers. The Republican lawmaker insisted that was simply just asking the question: “It’s just bizarre there’s not enough action up front and I’m wondering if that’s — I’m not saying this — but I’m wondering if that’s intentional in order to create a greater crisis to use it as a blunt force to say, well in order to solve this crisis we’re going to have to take control of the economy and individuals and so forth.” “It’s just a strange non-response, a strange way of handling it and I think that if it does go forward and we do not control it, there may be an overreaction where the government starts taking away the rights of those that aren’t that necessarily involved or need that to happen,” he said. “I hope that’s not that case but as you know this current government uses crisis to advance their philosophy and their agenda.” Stockman also raised long-discredited claims about an executive order that he says could lead to the president “using emergency powers to take over control of the economy and everything.” Wiles was naturally receptive to the Texas congressman’s remarks, as he has previously alleged that Obama may infect soldiers with Ebola and use the outbreak to persecute Christians and “round up patriots.” Wiles also suggested that the epidemic may be a positive episode for the country since “Ebola could solve America’s problems with atheism, homosexuality, sexual promiscuity, pornography and abortion.”

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gop-congressman-obama-wants-ebola-spread-so-he-can-take-control-everything#sthash.vE4hihzH.dpuf

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Texas congresscritter Ste...