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Although Obama received enormous support as a candidate, there have always been skeptics from all political sides who question who he truly represents. Now that he's officially running shit, there's been growing chatter that he is in fact a member of the infamous "Illuminati."
What exactly is this murky secret society, casually mentioned by baked college students, self-educated street sages and Ted Kaczynski sympathizers? In brief, this behind-the-scenes clique is apparently filled with government and corporate puppet-masters, intent on manipulating elections and controlling the media as a way to enact the "New World Order". Sounds pretty lame, right? Well I tried to ignore the choir of criticism, but it keeps reappearing in public dialogue. So it's only fair to review some of these more high-profile accusations against the Pres...
#5: OBAMA FLASHES THE "SATAN SIGNAL"
• In quite possibly the most absurd—yet most circulated—form of evidence, various forums and websites have zeroed in on Obama throwing up the "Satan Signal". The extensive archive of other suspected Illuminati members flashing the same sign is used as evidence to link Barack to their cruel organization. For me, it merely dilutes the significance of this particular hand gesture and portrays these theorists as fringe crackpots.
#1: KRS-ONE FREESTYLES ABOUT OBAMA'S ILLUMINATI TIES
• It's the Commander-in-Chief vs. The Teacher and the blast-master definitely got bars for Barack. Here he goes off the dome to offer his opinion of Obama and how public opinion is manipulated. Hip Hop History at its finest.
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