Kenneth Vogel writes in Politico about conspiracy theorists convinced that the “highest levels of the Obama administration are infested with members of a shadowy, elitist cabal intent on installing a one-world government that subverts the will of the American people.”
The conspiracy theorists point to President Obama’s selections for top posts – it turns out many prominent figures are associated with the exclusive Bilderberg group. The nomination of Governor Kathleen Sebelius for Secretary of Health and Human Services is the latest example. Bilderbergers meet annually to privately discuss international affairs and the names of previous attendees are a who’s who list of diplomatic heavyweights.
“It is precisely that exclusive roster of globally influential figures that has captured the interest of an international network of conspiracists, who for decades have viewed the Bilderberg conference as a devious corporate-globalist scheme.
“The fulminating is aggravated by Obama’s preference for surrounding himself with well-credentialed, well-connected, and well-traveled elites. His personnel choices have touched a populist, even paranoid nerve among those who are convinced powerful elites and secret societies are moving the planet toward a new world order.”
Not to worry, it’s unlikely that qualified and educated US officials equal the end of America’s hegemony. Quite the opposite, actually.
Photo from Jaime Oppenheimer/Wichita Eagle.
