From a corner of the fever swamp
by digby
Just checking in:
Last week, the Utah Sheriffs’ Association promised to defend the constitution even to the death — if necessary. Thousands of Americans have pledged to ignore gun registration requirements in New York alone. And millions of Americans are openly discussing the possibility of secession. We live in surreal times.
But this isn’t one-sided. Now, Obama is apparently asking his generals a question: are you willing to fire on American citizens? If not, then they can’t go up the ranks. This means Obama is readying the US military to literally shoot and kill Americans. What is the source for this? A Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
Is he correct? There’s really no telling. It’s impossible to know for certain. He’s made other strong claims, specifically connected to the Sandy Hook shooting. It’s best that we strongly doubt strong claims like this — still, this is the kind of news we should be extremely sensitive to, because “messing up” on something like this is a mistake you only get to make once. An interview with the source is below:
That claim, needless to day, been totally debunked. (This "source" also claimed that President Obama killed Andrew Breitbart and Tom Clancy...)
FWIW being a Nobel Prize "nominee" isn't the same as being an Oscar nominee where "just being nominated is an honor." Any crank can nominate any other crank --- or themselves --- by sending in a nomination. And since the whole process is secret you can claim that someone did it without any proof at all.
Anyway, here's a short rundown on Garrow from a Daily Kos diarist.
Oh, and in case you are wondering why I'm writing about this kook, that video has nearly a million views on Youtube.
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