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Archae

(46,311 posts)
Mon Aug 11, 2014, 10:06 AM Aug 2014

WND hits a new high point in craziness...

Maybe they are fan clubs of ISIS, who like blowing up ancient tombs since it "offends" them.
I mean, Bryan Fischer over at AFA is openly supportive of ISIS.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/bryan-fischer-agrees-isis-yazidis-are-devil-worshippers-says-thats-why-obama-defends-them

WND: 'Obama Seeks To Appease Pagan Gods'
Topic: WorldNetDaily

An Aug. 10 WorldNetDaily article by Steve Peacock serves up the most ludicrous we've seen in quite some time (and remember, our job is to monitor the ConWeb, so we see lots of ludicrous stuff):

Yes, that's right, "Obama Seeks To Appease Pagan Gods." And how, exactly, is Obama doing that? By providing money to Egypt to protect historic temples:

Amid surging violence in the Mideast, from Gaza to Syria to Iraq, the Obama administration is stepping up efforts in Egypt to preserve a multi-deity temple to the “creator god” Horus and the “crocodile god” Sobek.

After footing a multi-million-dollar bill to help the government of Egypt lower the water level at the Temple of Kom Ombo and other archeological sites, U.S. taxpayers are now shelling out more cash to extend the project beyond its contractual end date, according to procurement documents WND discovered via routine database research.

While Peacock's article never makes the claim that that Obama is appeasing pagan gods, the headline is ridiculous, and Peacock should be complaining to his WND bosses that his articles are ill-served by misleading headlines.

http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=2341053

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WND hits a new high point in craziness... (Original Post) Archae Aug 2014 OP
That's actually hilarious.... beerandjesus Aug 2014 #1
What's all this I hear about Weapons of No Destruction!? rock Aug 2014 #2

beerandjesus

(1,301 posts)
1. That's actually hilarious....
Mon Aug 11, 2014, 10:49 AM
Aug 2014

....and we used to write headlines like that at the paper in college.


Of course, we were high.

rock

(13,218 posts)
2. What's all this I hear about Weapons of No Destruction!?
Mon Aug 11, 2014, 01:21 PM
Aug 2014

What's even the point of a weapon that can't cause any destruction? Is it a sharp-pointed pillow?

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