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Embracing the Bilderberger Conspiracy

Unbeknownst to any of us here, there seems to be a great concern from a few concern trolls on this site that we Bilderbergers are on the rise. It’s not like we’ve been hiding. We’ve got our own website for pete’s sake.

As much as we here at RedState are desperate to raise capital to open a chain of Build-A-Burger restaurants where the food is so good it must be a conspiracy, the actual Bilderberg Group is nothing but another group of internationalist millionaires and politicos who get together each year and hash out big meta topics on world issues and, if you believe the hype, plot a one world order type government.

In reality, the existence of the Bilderberg Group is just a distraction for many and allows people who see decline in their own life or in this country to project their angst onto a shadowy group about which these people know very little. That is the nature of most conspiracies of this type. The conspiracy is an imagined plot that allows the imagination to project one’s own misery onto others instead of taking responsibility for it themselves.

That’s all well and good, except here at RedState. Any person lamenting the Bilderbergers and claiming so and so is no good because he is a member need not stick around and I’ve instructed the moderators to ban on sight.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m still catching up from two weeks ago in Switzerland with the rest of the gang and have more important matters to deal with.

COMMENTS

  • powertothepeople

    nothing worse for our party then some tin foil wearing conspiracy believing fools. We are already insulted for some things we deserve, a ton we do not, no need to give the other side more ammo due to a very small fraction of people who see a hillside shooter in everything.

  • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

    that I wouldn’t be able to talk about the Illuminati anymore.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    Yea!!!!

  • http://www.erickerickson.org Erick Erickson

    Dude, didn’t you get the memo? We’re still not allowed to talk about the Uminati-Ill-yay, if you get what I mean.

  • Ausonius

    In general, such people are egotistic control freaks with a twist: the idea that the world is not controlled in some way, that it bumps along via the free will of 8 billion human beings (and the limited willpower of higher animals (?)) is ultimately terrifying to them.

    They need to believe that somebody is in control…even if it is an evil force, they at least know how to explain the events around them.

    And then they alone, the few who understand who is REALLY controlling the world – as opposed to the vast majority of fools and dupes who are pooh-poohing them – can lead a resistance to the Forces of Evil!

    Paranoia ultimately comes from a distorted and inflated ego.

  • ja_ak

    Aren’t these the guys who hold partys and get people to buy those ongodly expensive little baskets? Oops, sorry – that’s Longaberger.

    Or are these the folks who get the kids to make their own ungodly expensive stuffed animals? Again, my bad. Build-A-Bear.

    I’m so confused.

  • wennejunk

    Pretty much nailed it:

    “…allows people who see decline in their own life or in this country to project their angst onto..”

    Onto whatever. Every single conspiracist I know follows the same pathway; unsuccessful (or afraid of success and responsibility) they cannot admit their own failings and responsibility for their own situations – someone (Something, some group, some agency) is to blame.

    Regardless of the facts or how completely you refute or disprove their theories or arguments, the will to believe lives on.

    That doesn’t mean there is not evil, not evil people working together for evil outcomes. That is still real and will be till the end of time, but giant, globe controlling secret societies, spanning generations and cultures. No.

    Thanks for banning these kind.

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    …what a Build-a-Burger would look like.

    You’d need one station and chef for no more than eight people at a time (sort of like a Japanese steak house set up). They’d cook the burgers in front of you; you could pick chicken breast or portabella mushroom, but that’d be the centerpiece of the menu. Dedicated toaster per station for the bun; grill the onions right there. Bacon would have to be pre-made, probably. Lettuce and tomato sliced during cooking time. Only fresh ingredients, obviously. Fries would, of course, be fried at the same time as the burger… in that old-style beef fat grease that Mickey Dees used to use. Indeed, everything gets cooked with butter (although olive oil could be a substitute)*.

    I could eat there.

    Moe Lane

    *You could do this sort of thing vegetarian, but no way could it be vegan.

  • jamo

    This diarist is wholly ignorant of any facts. I don’t know what Bilderberg does, but this guy sure doesn’t.

  • Raven

    Out to get me, at least, anyway.
    The Bildeberger group is directly responsible for my dry spell in insurance sales!

    At least now I know how they found me. Thank you, Erick, for admitting your role in this plot. I have added you to my list.

    …I’ll call you Friday…

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    Thanks for stopping by.

  • Aaron Gardner
  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    …and butter I’ll start buying the occasional burger there. :)

  • Aaron Gardner

    But it’s still pretty good.

  • Scope

    from a bunch of people whose second favorite stop of the day is Infowars, and third favorite stop is Prison Planet. There favorite first stop is the Daily Paul.

  • http://theminorityreportblog.com Repair_Man_Jack
  • congressworksforus

    Nothing made from Soy is “pretty good”

    Well, nothing edible that is. I suppose they’d be good for something.

    Hey, maybe we can start “burgering” progressives, you know, glitter on steroids. (Thus ruling out things like hormone-free beef…)

    With extra meet & cheese for the PETA folks of course.

  • ja_ak

    My personal favorite is the way that conspiracy nuts can construct their mania such that any and all “evidence” you can provide them to prove them wrong is, by definition, manufactured to further the conspiracy itself, and thus false and dismissable. Neat trick, that – the only thing that’s true is what I believe, all evidence to the contrary be damned.

  • rightwingmom52

    Chili-Cheese burger with a Frosted Orange and those greasy fries from The Varsity any day. My problem is I don’t live in Atlanta anymore and can’t get one when the craving hits.

  • acat

    First, use grapeseed oil, or maybe coconut. Olive oil has a tendency to scorch at high temperatures, ruining the flavor.

    Second, integrate the fry vats into the table, one left, one right, and reserve the left one for vegetables only. (the right one is for the fries .. and offer sweet or regular potatoes)

    Third, sure it can be vegan, but it has to be fresh ingredients done right on the spot with a dedicated food processor, formed into a patty, and deep-fried for 30 seconds before it’s put on the grill.

    Fourth – *never* put the bun in a toaster! Lightly fry the burger-side in a bit of melted butter, leaving the sesame or poppy seeds intact.

    Mew

    p.s. would a gluten-free bun option be available for those of us who can’t digest wheat?

  • izoneguy

    Heh, heh….
    I think the Perry HPV imagined conspiracy also project’s one?s own misery onto others instead of taking responsibility for it themselves.

  • luckyforward

    After George W. Bush sold out the free market to the banks in 2008, I want to know if he or his staff in some way made an introduction of a Certain Prospective Candidate to any banking group, Build-A-Burger or otherwise. I especially think it’s newsworthy, if a Certain Actual Candidate has accused the Certain Prospective Candidate of being beholden to any banking group.

    Shouldn’t someone at least ask the Certain Prospective Candidate what he was doing in Switzerland at the time the world elites were parading along the Build-A-Burger drive-thru there? Would it really hurt to ask? Maybe the answer would be illuminating (pardon the pun), or at least show that the Certain Prospective Candidate has a sense of humor.

    Also, I love RedState and want to keep loving it. I’m concerned about a ban on the Build-A-Burger meme at this time. The story could use to be fleshed out, especially as more mainstream media outlets are doing stories on it. And, respectfully, if RedState can ban the birther meme, only to later agree to a Donald Trump interview, I suggest that RedState might rue a Build-A-Burger ban at some point in the future. Perhaps we can limit the Burgers with dieting, in lieu of going cold turkey.

  • http://theminorityreportblog.com Repair_Man_Jack

    Who authorized your leave of absense from the Arkham Sanitarium?

  • Justin Spagnolo (standardcandle)

    it just ain’t world domination if blood isn’t being spilled… hence soy-based, or tofu based patties is just not an option.

  • acat

    sorry, couldn’t write that with a straight face.

    Actual question – do any of the permutations of build-a-burger.com/org/net go anywhere, and .. could we point one to RedState as a placeholder?

    Mew

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    It’s ban-on-sight.

  • BA Cyclone

    The Gunderburger.

    I have not sampled one. Yet. I also can’t speak to the existence of any franchise fees…. :)

    http://www.thegunderburger.com/

  • BA Cyclone

    The Gunderburger.

    I have not sampled one. Yet. I also can’t speak to the existence of any franchise fees…. :)

    http://www.thegunderburger.com/

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    Look, just because it’s done by fast-food restaurants doesn’t make it wrong, either. Besides, there’s the issue of the cook needing to make X burgers fairly quickly, yet still good. Frying the bun uses up space and steps.

    Moe Lane

    PS: Gluten-free buns… well, enough people have that allergy. Especially kids.

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

  • Justin Spagnolo (standardcandle)

    Coast to Coast AM Radio, especially on nights where planet X and alien discussions mix with transcendental religious studies usually involving pagan worship by the “ancient” babylonians, egyptians, or mayans.

    btw, “have you seen zeitgeist?”…if only I had a nickel for every time I was asked that by a libertarian ronulon that got sick of debating politics, and wanted to get on grounds more familiar with them.

    I do work exclusively with computer geeks… so it goes with the territory.

  • rightwingmom52
  • Justin Spagnolo (standardcandle)
  • glaucon

    Can we talk about their evil plots? Or are they not involved? This is all too much to follow, It must be the fluoride in the water. Someone call Nicholas Cage so we can find out the truth! ;)

  • http://theminorityreportblog.com Repair_Man_Jack

    Masonry is the correct way to build!

  • glaucon

    You tried to fool us with this talk about Build-a-burger, but we’re on to you. Don’t think we didn’t notice your bait and switch. You hid a chicken patty in there!

  • BA Cyclone

    However I think it might be balanced out by what appears to be a breaded pork tenderloin near the top.

    This would play very well in the midwest. :)

  • BA Cyclone

    However I think it might be balanced out by what appears to be a breaded pork tenderloin near the top.

    This would play very well in the midwest. :)

  • acat

    So, if you’re going to insist on toasting, at least use a commercial single-sided toaster designed to not toast (and ruin) the poppy or sesame or other toppings.

    Do you plan to offer carmelized-onion-topped rolls as an option?

    Mew

  • rudyardkipling

    Won’t someone please think of the lizard people?

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    NT

  • Justin Spagnolo (standardcandle)

  • glaucon

    There are also some sliced meats, could be ham… :D

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    Makes everything better. Chicken nuggets wrapped in bacon are fantastic.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908
  • acat

    HTH. HAND.

    Mew

    (for the unfamiliar, that’s “Happy To Help. Have A Nice Day.”, not code for some other evil build-a-burger product or service. … that you’re cleared to know about anyway)

  • rudyardkipling

    Not what I had in mind, but that’ll do.

  • wennejunk

    n/t

  • JSobieski

    the Departments of Energy, Education, etc.

  • acat

    (cheshire grin)

    Mew

  • lineholder

    Have you ever tried a crunchy peanut butter sandwich with crispy fried bacon on it?

    Sounds gross, but it’s really good.

  • leisureal

    If you believe the post by Erick Erikson, they are a bunch of Sunday School teachers-rather tha a group who plan to deminish America and establish a ‘ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT”
    But, of course he identifies himself as a member when he says “we have a website” so I guess it is lie Obama saying his change fo America is for our good.
    Having done quite a bit of research on the Bilderberg Group-who by the way, do not want publicityand their meetings are secret and carefully “protected” by”security.
    If this is an honest post by Erickson, I would advise everyone to check out who he really represents and what his true Agenda is.
    No profaniity here but no need to ban me asI have no desire to be affiliated with what appears to be a VERY PINK SITE!

  • cpaguy

    nt

  • Bill S

    Just for fun.

  • gekster

    They are coming out of the woodwork, arn’t they.

    Did you that this little rodent heads the group.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908
  • Finrod

    Though if they’re not available, the Bermuda Triangle is a good alternate. The Servants of Cthulhu? Not nearly as fearsome as their name sounds.

  • izoneguy

    For keeping hope & change alive.

  • Finrod

    Hardboiled eggs wrapped in bacon and breadcrumbs and deep-fried.

    Three things liberals want to deny us foodwise in one package.

  • azrally

    I love bacon and peanut butter sandwiches. First learned about them from Senator Goldwater’s biography. . .

  • acat
  • http://www.examiner.com/x-1597-Charlotte-Law--Politics-Examiner Mike gamecock DeVine

    and Southern Comfort Whiskey Sours

  • http://www.examiner.com/x-1597-Charlotte-Law--Politics-Examiner Mike gamecock DeVine

    Banana and PB

  • wgadget

    You’re joking, right?

  • wgadget

    Your argument that ties my life in with the Bilderbergs is lame.

    In this election, I’m interested in the FACTS. Remember how they vetted Obama way ahead of time…Oh, wait.

    Facts are: Bilderberg is a secret group for the elites, and Rick Perry has attended and spoken at their meetings.

    Do your own due diligence.

  • gekster

    Thought that would have been obvious.
    What do you think of the head of the build-a burgers.

  • wgadget

    It’s just plain BILDERBERG.

    I realize the true name won’t be quite as mouth-watering to you, but hey. Let’s get it correct, please.

  • wgadget

    They’ve already won.

  • Bill S

    Let’s get it correct, please.

  • wgadget

    Weird.

  • Bill S

    Bye.

  • gekster

    I’d give you a clue, but why waste it.

  • aesthete

    The true source of power of the Build-a-Burgers. Extra bonus — it’s not kosher, and therefore a good way of sussing out the JOOOOS in your group.

  • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

  • http://www4.webng.com/rickbull/lostlucky/ rickbull

    NT

  • cpaguy

    That you have lost the battle.

    Your personal attacks are another indicator.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    should be a capital offense.

  • Bill S

    No one here is listening to your tired, regurgitated pablum. You’ve antagonized anyone who might have originally paid attention by overplaying your hand. The best strategy for you would be to fade off into the distance until you can at least support your own candidate.

  • gekster

    they only tear down others.
    He has said who he likes, but not one sentance as to why.

  • izoneguy

    Fact: The HPV program was killed and no one was given shots against their will.

    Fact: The Trans Texas corridor program is dead. The fact that some roads were built near the TTC site does not make it an evil land grab by Perry.

    Fact: Texas eminent domain bill becomes law

    Gov. Rick Perry signed into law a bill that further limits government entities’ ability to seize private property.

    http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2011/05/23/texas-eminent-domain-bill-becomes-law.html

  • mikeymike143

    people who think the government has ”black helicopters” waiting outside their window spying on them are anti social and afraid of authority. that’s why they tend to be paulbots and 9-11 truthers. these low grade morons are a very vocal, but also a very small minority in our movement.

    the vast majority of conservatives and tea partiers are hardworking, intelligent patriots that love their country. i am active in politics as part of tea party fort lauderdale and we are nothing like these ”conspiracy wackos” that post such ridiculous nonsense.

    by the way, i am new to this site but i posted a diary called ”why ron paul has ZERO chance to win the republican presidential primary”. and i completely dismantled ron paul and his paulbots as being any type of legitimate force in the republican party or the tea party movement. feel free to comment on it if you want. it is my first ”diary” and i could use all the opinions i could get on it. and it is a pleasure to be on this site.

  • izoneguy

    I really enjoyed that Ron Paul smackdown.

    I give a virtual “rec” since I have not been able to recommend diaries since upgrading my software.

  • gekster

    you’ll wonder why you ever logged on. LOL
    Friends are allways welcome.

  • rightwingmom52

    I had them at a wedding reception and couldn’t stop eating them. Haven’t had the nerve to actually try making them, but this thread prompted me to look for a recipe. Might just have to give it a try this weekend.

    Now for all bacon lovers everywhere. Homer Simpson’s Top Five Bacon Quotes.

    1. (Lisa) ?I?m going to become a vegetarian.? (Homer) ?Does that mean you?re not going to eat any pork?? ?Yes.? ?Bacon?? ?Yes Dad.? Ham?? ?Dad all those meats come from the same animal.? ?Right Lisa, some wonderful, magical animal!?”
    2. ?Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals.?
    3. ?When you?re in my house you shall do as I do and believe who I believe in. So Bart, butter your bacon.?
    4. ?Is it Bacon Day??
    5. ?Mmmm. Move over, eggs. Bacon just got a new best friend ? fudge.?

  • http://theminorityreportblog.com Repair_Man_Jack