One thing's for certain, we'll never go short of a conspiracy theory on OLO. Fascist state, electoral fraud, big business, big military, the oil business! Whew! All we need is the odd extra terrestrial and we'll have the lot. LOL? I'll say.

@ Senior Victorian. You nominate 5 areas that presumably you think are "conspiracy theories". How do you reach that conclusion. An objective observer who actually pays attention to the evidence would rapidly reach the conclusion that none of the five are conspiracy theories but solidly based in fact. Have you any evidence (as opposed to fact free opinion) that would demonstrate the opposite?

Senior Citizen.Dwight Eisenhower must be your chief conspiracy buff along with John F Kennedy.

Dwight Eisenhower 1961 speech," In the councils of Govt we must guard against the unwarranted influence whether they be sought or unsought by the Military Industrial Complex.The potential for the disasterous rise of miss placed power exists and will persist.We must never let this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

JFK also did a speech just before his death about secret societies and their danger to our democracies.

Senior Citizen,do youself a favour and see this site http://www.globalresearch.ca/

See my post of Tuesday, 6 November 2012 11:18:02 AM

The betting markets called it right.

Obama was the odds-on favourite.

Romney was a 3 - 1 outsider in a two horse race.

The bookies and betting markets got it right in 2000, 2004, 2008 and now 2012. That's four in a row.

Moral of the story:

If you want to know election results forget the pundits and talking heads on TV and consult your local bookmaker.

I find it hysterical when Hasbeen says " It is his rank & file low income supporters that he is planning to hurt the most." Oh is that so, mmm then please tell the car industry workers whose jobs he saved and who repaid him in droves with their votes in the Auto states. Was it not the hollow man Romney who said "let the auto makers go broke"? You see the right wing define a successful country as one where corporations are highly profitable regardless of the people. There has to be balance