This newsgroup appears to be a microcosm of the nation right now. We have a
small band of right-wing fanatics who are panicking about Kerry's lead over
Bush in the polls, so they're desperate to find some distraction from the
issues that concern the electorate. But all they can come up with is
tabloid conspiracy theories that everyone beyond the alien-abduction crowd
dismisses as absurd. So they impose on newsgroups by starting multiple
off-topic threads, hoping that enough repetition will make their theories
sound less nonsensical. All in all, it's very entertaining and reassuring.