Saturday, March 31, 2007
Rosie O'Donnell: Nutbucket
When she's not feeding her fat face, The View's Rosie O'Donnell apparently spends most of her time ruminating upon left-wing conspiracy theories. Or, perhaps, she conjures left-wing conspiracy theories while she's feeding her fat face. Who knows. What I do know, however, is this: Rosie's now a confirmed member of the Nutbucket Brigade.
On Friday's View, Rosie uncorked this gem during a discussion about the destruction of the World Trade Center:
"I do believe that it was the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics for the World Trade Center tower 7, which collapsed in on itself -- it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being involved. Miraculously, the first time in history steel was melted by fire."
Assuming Ms. O'Donnell can read, she should check out Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts, which was edited by Popular Mechanics' David Dunbar and Brad Reagan. Here's the "book description" from the back of the book itself:
"The first conspiracy theories about September 11 began to emerge while the wreckage was still smoldering. Today, nearly five years later, hundreds of books and thousands of Web pages are devoted to the idea that the U.S. government encouraged, permitted, or actually carried out the attacks. These theories claim to be based on hard evidence. But an in-depth investigation by POPULAR MECHANICS—first published in the magazine’s March 2005 issue, and now greatly expanded into book form—definitively proves that the evidence most often cited by conspiracy theorists is inaccurate, misinterpreted, or false.
"The original article in Popular Mechanics caused a huge groundswell of interest, setting off online debates that continue to this day. Debunking 9/11 Myths expands that investigation to include the 20 most prominent and persistent claims underlying the conspiracy theories, focusing on concrete, physical facts rather than political hypothesizing."
Concrete, physical facts are usually lost on - or ignored by - your average nutbucket. Thus, I'm not sure if ol' Rosie would change her mind even if she did read the above-mentioned book.
On Friday's View, Rosie uncorked this gem during a discussion about the destruction of the World Trade Center:
"I do believe that it was the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics for the World Trade Center tower 7, which collapsed in on itself -- it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being involved. Miraculously, the first time in history steel was melted by fire."
Assuming Ms. O'Donnell can read, she should check out Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts, which was edited by Popular Mechanics' David Dunbar and Brad Reagan. Here's the "book description" from the back of the book itself:
"The first conspiracy theories about September 11 began to emerge while the wreckage was still smoldering. Today, nearly five years later, hundreds of books and thousands of Web pages are devoted to the idea that the U.S. government encouraged, permitted, or actually carried out the attacks. These theories claim to be based on hard evidence. But an in-depth investigation by POPULAR MECHANICS—first published in the magazine’s March 2005 issue, and now greatly expanded into book form—definitively proves that the evidence most often cited by conspiracy theorists is inaccurate, misinterpreted, or false.
"The original article in Popular Mechanics caused a huge groundswell of interest, setting off online debates that continue to this day. Debunking 9/11 Myths expands that investigation to include the 20 most prominent and persistent claims underlying the conspiracy theories, focusing on concrete, physical facts rather than political hypothesizing."
Concrete, physical facts are usually lost on - or ignored by - your average nutbucket. Thus, I'm not sure if ol' Rosie would change her mind even if she did read the above-mentioned book.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Saturday, March 31, 2007 
