Uncovering secrets

Advance disclaimer: read this post with a grain of salt.

So, there was an interesting bit in the newspaper this morning. (The following quote comes from the AP, whereas I’ve linked to the Washington Post, by the way.)

…McCain distanced himself from comments in which top adviser Charlie Black said another terrorist attack this year on U.S. soil would benefit his candidacy against Democrat Barack Obama.

McCain was startled by the attack comment when asked about it during a news conference after the speech.

If life were a movie, this is what the real story would be: McCain is planning a terrorist attack ala 9/11 (which of course George W. Bush was behind — since we’re still in movie mode, remember, and the British did announce the falling of one of the towers a full seven minutes before it actually fell). Black’s up to his neck in it but wants to get out. So he spills the beans, trying to expose this dark conspiracy he’s been a part of, but the rest of the gang quickly cover it up. End result? Black’s out of a job, and in a month or two (if not sooner) he dies in a freak auto accident.

Life isn’t a movie, of course. ~sigh~ I have to admit that I delight in conspiracy theories, if only because they’re so much more interesting as stories than the plain old truth (usually), but they rarely seem to be true. That’s sad. What if both McCain and Obama were involved in this huge global conspiracy that’s been going on for decades and it’s somehow managed to stay a secret for all that time? That would be cool. Completely fantastical and extremely improbable, but very cool.

(Just for the record, I’m not saying that 9/11 was cool. I’d prefer that people not die, honestly. But since it did happen, and since we can do nothing about it now that it’s solidly in the past, it’d be a lot more interesting if it were some massive internal plot instead of merely Al-Qaeda. A conspiracy connected to Area 51, of course. And no, I haven’t been watching X-Files.)

Since life isn’t a movie, we have, well, movies. Fancy that. And it really is safer to contain most of the conspiracy theories in the cinematic realm, come to think of it. Three cheers for a more interesting reality! :P

Conspiracy theory: “remember, and the British did announce the falling of one of the towers a full seven minutes before it actually fell”

I don’t believe that. If they said “It’s probably going to fall down since this PLANE hit it” is one thing but…

Great post. :) I love conspiracy theories and am always being snapped back into reality by my logical side (the one in my head and also the one I am married to). My personal favorite is the one where big oil and big auto have formed a secret alliance to help each other milk as much moolah as they can out of the customer before the fuel runs out.

George: We were still in movie mode, remember? ;)

Ali: Ah, yes. That’s totally the reason why I don’t have a car yet. :P

Beautifully intriguing, Ben.