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Bad Craziness Watch: Alex Jones Pushing Swine Flu Conspiracy

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Occasional Reader4/25/2009 6:31:20 pm PDT
“This strain of swine influenza that’s been cultured in a laboratory is something that’s not been seen anywhere actually in the United States and the world, so this is actually a new strain of influenza that’s been identified,” said Dr. John Carlo, Dallas Co. Medical Director (video clip here).

Was this a slip-up or an admission that this new super-strain of swine influenza was deliberately cultured in a laboratory and released?

How fucking stupid is Alex Jones?

Rhetorical question… sorry.

Yes, the strain was “cultured in a laboratory”… meaning, doctors took sputum samples from victims, cultured them in a laboratory to produce a quantity of the pathogen sufficient for testing, and tested them. Ever heard of getting a “throat culture” done to check for strep, Alex? Did you think that meant your doctor was creating strep to infect you with it?