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October 5, 2012 08:02 pm GMT

Twitter Gone Crazy: Former GE CEO Jack Welch Inspires Web-Wide Obama Conspiracy

179_signs_____________3We should all thank Twitter for a world where powerful people can say delightfully crazy things without the silly filter of public relations professional protecting their reputation. This morning, in response to a promising jobs report, Former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, accused President Obama of manipulating the numbers. "Unbelievable jobs numbers..these Chicago guys will do anything..can't debate so change numbers," he tweeted. His bold conspiracy theory inspired the outer rim of conservatives to come out of the woodwork to defend him, and an equally entertaining response from prominent economists--all of which we've posted below for your friday enjoyment.

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