Kevin Hassett, writing for Bloomberg, comes up with what he probably thinks is a clever column theme.

Imagine that some hypothetical enemy state spent years preparing a “Manchurian Candidate” to destroy the U.S. economy once elected. What policies might that leader pursue?

I’m curious: Did Hassett not know that “Obama = secret agent” is a wildly popular theme on the fringe right? Here’s a smattering of comments about his column at Lucianne.com.

Soetoro has been referred to as the al-Mansourian candidate even before the s-election for a looooong time by folks like us.
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I wish we’d stop dancing around Soetoro’s INTENT to destroy America an re-build it as a commie sh*tehole.
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Barry Soetero was once an Indonesian citizen, traveling on an Indonesian passport. Now look, that itinerant is President.

I don’t know whether Hassett was aware of this when he wrote his column, but he should be now. “So Kevin,” asked one commenter, “how long have you been lurking at Lucianne?”