You know that you aren’t going to find a bigger cheerleader for New Media than this blogger. However, I’ve come across some real turds in the past week that are being spread around via e-mail and blogs. I’m actually feeling nostalgic for the old days, when wackos used to just hand me notes about the CIA on busses in NYC.

Some examples of conspiracy theories:

In a comment section this week, Tex told us that some are spreading around stories that the economic troubles are just a product of fear mongering by MSM to get their buddy, Obama, elected. Once he gets elected, the media will lay off those stories and the economy will magically improve.

Another conspiracy theory making the rounds is even more bizarro. One of my neighbors forwarded me a report that Obama has deep connections with Muslims that financed his trip to Pakistan and law school. The only reason that the media hasn’t reported these facts that can easily be figured out through wikipedia is that that Muslims have infiltrated MSM, as well. Here, you find the Obama-media-Muslim conspiracy in the blogs, too. Snopes has even responded.