Man Spends More Than $350,000 Prepping for the Apocalypse: What Did He Buy?
- Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:04pm by
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Robert Bast (Photo: Facebook)
Robert Bast of Melbourne, Australia, has a steady job, a wife and three children. He has a 75-acre plot of land and a pickup. With these amenities, it may seem like he‘s just living out every man’s dream, but they were actually strategic purchases.
Bast is prepping for the apocalypse – or some sort of catastrophe – which he believes will happen in his lifetime, according to GeekOSystem. With these and other preparatory purchases for a catastrophic event, it is reported that he has spent more than $350,000. GeekOSystem has more on what Bast, 46, purchased for the “strong likelihood that there will be a catastrophe of some kind:”
The majority of the $350,000 cost was put into buying a 75-acre plot of land that is 1,500 feet above sea level (in order to avoid tsunamis and flooding), on which he build a house and bunker. He spent $10,00o on a pickup truck to drive him to the safe spot in case of emergency, and spent $5,000 on stockpiles of food and water, as well as $11,000 on your standard array of survival equipment — batteries, generators, water purifiers, solar power, and gas cookers.
(Related: Check out National Geographic‘s new series ’Doomsday Preppers’)
In addition to his day job in Internet marketing, Bast also runs the website Survive 2012. On the site, Bast mostly goes off of Mayan predictions that the something — a “great change” — would happen in the world on Dec. 21, 2012. Bast acknowledges that to some this means “spiritual change,” but to him it could mean a catastrophic event or the end of the world. Bast writes that there is “zero scientific evidence that anything will happen” but still goes on to say that a number of things could happen. These include:
[...] a geomagnetic reversal, asteroid strike or supernova. Or something more intimate, like a flu pandemic, or a nuclear war.
While Bast’s survival endeavors came at a price, he states on his Facebook page that it can be done cheaply — even for free.
The Blaze recently reported NASA explaining why we shouldn’t worry about the Mayan prediction; that Dec. 21 would be just another day. Bast acknowledges this perspective but alludes to some skepticism himself though, stating on his blog “I feel like running a contest… how many more articles and videos debunking 2012 will NASA release? I’ve lost count of how many they’ve made to date.”
CNN reports Patrick Geryl as spending considerably less than Bast on his doomsday preparations — $130,000. Geryl has also authored several books on potential catastrophes and survival. Should a catastrophic event occur, according to CNN, Geryl has a “small wooden bunker far from the nuclear radiation in South Africa” where he will ride it out.
(Related: Meet the ‘Preppers’: Americans stockpiling food & water for a possible collapse)
Watch CNN’s report of a “survival condo”:
CNN reports Phil Burns, subject of Animal Planet’s “Meet the Preppers,” saying that saving for disasters is a lifestyle and that we shouldn’t be running about spending loads of cash at one time. Burns says it’s best to start small, putting aside 20 percent of your income for survival goods.
Last week GBTV’s For the Record hosted Jack Spirko, who runs The Survival Podcast. Spirko said most people are “survivalists”, even if they don’t consider themselves one per se given the political connotation the term has earned recently. Watch the clip where Spirko discusses some of the practical aspects of prepping to become “individual libertarians”:
GBTV also has its own reality TV show — Independence USA — which follows the efforts of one may trying to prepare his family to live “off the grid.” Independence USA airs on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.
(Related: Ready for life ‘off the grid’?: GBTV launches reality TV show ‘Independence USA’)
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Comments (227)
smugg
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:12pmwhoever typed this article, please re-invest in an education.
Report Post »Glock31
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:20pmno kidding, we’re you drunk author? terrible
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:21pmThese articles are put together very quickly and aren’t always perfect. If you can’t stand to read a few mistakes stay away from the Blaze.
Report Post »OniKaze
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:30pmOhh gud…. thancfuly yew othor peepol cawght all da mizpelings en tha abuv artikal… Aye thougt Aye myght hav bin tha onle won….
Aye thougt maybi Englush zpelings uf wordz changd….
Whoo….
Report Post »db321
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:41pmGreat concept Glenn – to bad the laziness and lack of follow through from your staff is about to bring the whole thing down.
I thought it was just me – I got lost in this one.
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:42pmBut Mr. Santorum said that we shouldn’t get snobbish higher degrees! We’ll just have to live with this.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:54pmAHHHHH, the misstyping Nazi’s are out in force today. Really guys, if you can understand it, it really isn’t the end of the world, honest.
Report Post »jcldwl
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:01pmI couldn’t agree more. The people that write these articles don’t know how to spell or use spell check. It sickens me.
Report Post »Apple Bite
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:03pmActually, I wasn’t lost at all. Interesting concept, problem is, it won’t be a natural disaster, but a human one if Iran and Israel take liberties. because our own government was stuck on stupid to be effective anymore. Thank your Liberal representatives for that.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:45pmHey, congratulations! People can read…Now, if you don’t like the typos, just cancel your subscription…
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:47pmThe last I heard, computers have grammar and spell check!
Report Post »deano24
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:48pmThe typos were from the original article by James Plafke.
Report Post »cuinsong
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:37pmI can only say that I fear the end is near!
Report Post »As time go’s by things seem to by speeding up.
We seem to be ushering in our own destruction and as the clock ticks down
this song gets more and more true every day!
“The End Times” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10381143
PoliticiansRCrooks
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:45pmThis is just another propaganda using American people for there money. The world won’t end, but America could collapse though.
Report Post »PRRedlin
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:56pmNot sure who the biggest idiot is, the author or the subject. Equally retarded.
Report Post »EndTheFedNOW
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:07pmDamn a few errors is not a big deal you nazis.
But that whole Myan December 21 2012 is bull.
Report Post »ChevalierdeJohnstone
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:09pmThere are no misspellings in the Blaze text of the article and, while the grammar is not that of formal English, it is significantly more correct than most conversational English or even the grammar commonly encountered in many print publications.
Either the Blaze mendaciously reprinted a corrected draft of the article without indicating such a change, or all of you are ignorant buffoons who are unable to recognize proper spelling and grammar. Regardless, each one of you who criticized the spelling or grammar in the Blaze text above made at least one very common spelling or grammar mistake in your posted criticism.
And yes, I am paid to critique, and to produce, formal writing as part of my day job.
Report Post »Onowicit
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:17pm@OniKaze
Report Post »Glood won vary fonny
jzs
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:41pmI spent $38.23 loading up on groceries today in preparation for the end of the world. If it happens between now and the weekend, I’m set.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:52pm@JZS
You obviously live alone.
Report Post »chinqua
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:18pmfor Glock31
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:20pm
no kidding, we’re you drunk author? terrible
We’re is a contraction for “we are”. Therefore, your sentence “no kidding, we are you drunk author?”
Report Post »IS terrible!
PERSERVERANCE-2012
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:51pmAfter reading sum of thee postes on this websight Ive comm to belieev their are alots moor of us dat dont spel chek!
Report Post »Dan_o
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:46pmAgreed. Every article I’ve read on this site has at least one misspelling or misused word. I wish that were an exaggeration, but it’s not. At first, it was just a distraction. Now, it’s really annoying and a deterrent.
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:24pmLOL, DB31- perhaps you should learn how to read, write and type the English language as well. If you’re going to call the kettle black, be sure there’s no soot on your pan.
Report Post »readytostand
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 3:12amYou bunch of whiney Bastards ! Oh its not spelled correct , oh the grammar corrections are so needed !! Really !! You wimps must not have much going on in your life as to sit on here and complain about improper spelling ! Maybe go take a look in the mirror , and i bet you would find a lot more imperfections than on the Blaze !! Get a life , take a shower maybe, there’s bigger fish to fry in this world than your nit picking stupidity ! GROW UP !!
Report Post »Gerrymanderer
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 6:36amDon’t believe the Mayan calendar BS! It is PAGAN horse crap!
Report Post »MYHEROISRON
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 7:41amSo, you spend all that money to build a bomb shelter and yer not home when the bomb goes off …
Report Post »ianmc002
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:37pmIts not the grammatical mistakes I’m concerned with…its the half and partial truths Glenn and this site perpetuates.
Report Post »SavvyCowboy
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:15pmWTH People!! You are worried about correct gramar when obummer is destroying our beloved country and potentially taking down the rest of the world with it??? There are 2 kinds of people, those who are prepared and those who are not. If you choose to not be prepared, you’re already dead. Maybe you all should print out this article and save it for reading when our economy collapses. Then while your family is being raped and brutalized by scavengers, you can re-read this article, circle all the errors and hand deliver the article (with corrections) to the author…..if he’s still alive.
Report Post »watchmany2k
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:16pmPeople need to be smart about this, most are, some are not.
There are LOTS of areas that help now to save money, and offer some preparation for whatever life throws at us.
Shameless plug: http://www.watchman2012.com tons of enery alternatives, survival science, ideas and DIY projects.. Enjoy !
Report Post »Stay Safe & SMART !
midnightvelvet
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:53pmIt’s a symptom of the shoddy way in which the world appears to be headed. There doesn’t appear to be any pride nor care taken with anything. That’s why the consistently poor quality of the articles on Blaze bothers me. Maybe you aren’t into correct grammar or correct spelling. Pick something else that matters to you personally and appears to be going ot h3ll in this country, and you will understand why people who love the English language and spend time learning to express themselves employing said language go on about correct grammar and spelling all the time in something that is presented as a news source and available to the whole world.
Report Post »potica69
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:11pmA couple cases of 100 proof Old Grand Dad will be adequate preparation.
http://www.beveragewarehouse.com/images/products/1943.jpg
Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:16pmI live in CA and have 2 fifths of Maker’s Mark in my earthquake kit. I’m prepared!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:25pmA gun would be nice… but that’s against the Law!
Report Post »Wolf
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:28pmCan‘t take ’it’ with us, we’d may as well spend it here. Everyone should have a hobby, anyway: keeps them off the streets and out of trouble. (If that’s true, why do all my hobbies get me into trouble? :-\ )
Report Post »TX_45_ACP
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:07pmIF I had a stash like his, I am not sure i’d be telling the world about it. :)
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:11pmI had the same thought. And how about the scores of local people who know about it (contractors, storekeepers, family, etc.). Who’s going to be knocking on his bunker door if that day comes?
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:22pmHow true. Australian gun laws are not like ours!
I guess you could open the bunker door long enough to chuck a boomerang at them….
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:53pmI am sure that the Govt is monitoring the show Doomsday Preppers. I am just waiting to hear that the EPA, HLS and such are swarming these homes for all kinds of violations. It would be total BS, but I just can’t believe these people put it out there for all to see.
Report Post »BigDaddyTex
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:36pmYeah, no kiddin’! The first rule of Fight Club: Don’t talk about Fight Club!!!
Report Post »ChevalierdeJohnstone
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:18pmRight on.
Of course, he is not actually preparing for a TEOTWAWKI scenario. In such a scenario both legal and civil society will break down and the deed on his property will be worthless compared to someone with a greater supply of 7.62 NATO. His purchase of arable land is an investment in a productive asset which would likely increase in value in the event of an extremely severe economic depression which leaves some semblance of orderly society in place. In the meantime it is still either a productive asset or a speculative investment, and he has garnered himself some significant brand advertising and product/service marketing without actually having to spend a single dollar on ads.
I do wonder if this is in U.S. or Australian dollars. The article does not make the currency unit clear and there is about a $15K difference.
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 11:12pmThe deal in KS is a joke. It is supposed to be shared by different people when shtf? It will be first come first serve no matter who payed what rediculously high price for dibs. They’re living in a dream world.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:05pmI believe in being ready for an emergency, and we have enough food to last a few months if rationed. We are also well armed and not only keep our vehicles full of gas we are also all cyclists with good road bikes and we can ride long distances (hundreds of miles) with no problem. We camp quite a lot so we have the equipment and knowledge to survive off the grid…
But I draw the line at spending thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, on what might happen. No matter how much you prep, you will never be ready for what really happens. Saddle yourself with too much stuff and you can’t bug out and have to defend your property. Dont have enough stocked up and you go hungry until you can figure out a way to feed yourself and family…It is okay to be armed, but people will do anything when desperate. If you go that route you will end up killing many before they finally get you. Better to cooperate with those willing. OTOH, you have to protect yourself, family, and property…
In the end, no matter what you have or what you lack, you just have to take each day one at a time. Trust in God, in the end that is your only REAL defense against this world.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:34pmThe answer to your problem is dual usage.
My family likes to hike, fish and hunt, so a cabin out in the woods/mountains would make sense, even if the end doesn’t come.
We live in a brutally hot climate, so something underground(with good ventilation) to store things like lawmowers or tools and maybe potatos or pecans, makes sense.
We have a lot of sunshine, so a solar water heating system made economical sense.
Just find things that have a practical use in both everyday life and also serve in tough times and invest in those things.
Report Post »wordweaver
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:31pmI agree. The bunker mentality just doesn’t seem viable to me if it all “hits the fan”. Mobility, skills, wits and faith will win out.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:44pmSkills, mobility and witt,
That’s great for single healthy people, no so much a plan if you have children, elderly or people with health problems/injuries.
One of the big rules of Survivalism (not prepping) is never become a refugee.
Report Post »rancorkeeper240
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:30pmHave this dream too, boo hoo?
Report Post »From Virginia
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:49pmAs long as your soul is bought and paid for through acceptance of Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior your covered.
Report Post »IMAWAKENOW
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:08amI have prepaired myself but forget about a bugout bag. If you leave your home, you don’t stand a chance. My home will be my last stand.
Report Post »cranberry
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:05pmGlenn will love this guy!
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:59pmRead “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy. That’ll cure anyone of any romantic notions of being alive after an apocalyptic event.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:22pmOr watch the movie.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:47pmI prefer “Patriots” by James Wesley, Rawles. Much more realistic as far as what is most likely to bring about a collapse. In the case of a global nuclear war you are correct, pretty hopeless.
Report Post »Mr Galt
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:54pmIf we wind up with a “Road” or “Patriots” scenario I just assume end my own life on my own terms. Not much point in trying to survive in either case.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:19amI look at it this way, if I plan for Mad Maxx, and it doesn’t get that bad, what a wonderful situation I am in to help others. If MM happens, I know we did all we could and it is out of my hands.
Report Post »youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:58pmProject Subterrene and Top Secret Undergound Tunnels Under America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eykH0_7y_U&feature=related
President Thomas Whitmore: I don’t understand, where does all this come from? How do you get funding for something like this?
Julius Levinson: You don’t actually think they spend $20,000 on a hammer, $30,000 on a toilet seat, do you? (independence day).
trillions of your dollars.
Report Post »sjohn70037
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:56pmIt’s gonna suck to wake-up on December 22nd and still be here.
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:00pmIt‘s going to really suck because I’ll be massively hung over.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:56pmIt’s PEACE of mind! Piece of mind is what’s gonna be on the ground after the zombies see the business end of my shotgun after 12/21/12.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:55pmI don’t base my decisions regarding how to live my life and spend my money on the Mayan calendar.
If the world is ending, no amount of prepping will keep you alive.
Prepping is fine if you are getting practically ready for a catastrophe or gov’t collapse. Not everyone has the money to do it. The one guy says to spend just 20% of your income on it. If I did that I’d have no food to eat now. Or no gas to get to work. So I do what I can, even if it’s just a little bit.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:08pmCoupons and sales flyers come to mind.
Years ago, for a while, we cut off the cable and all non essential spending like name brand food.
Learn to can. A large mason jar with the non- reusable lid will cost you < $1 (.15 if you can find them at Goodwill) a package of bean seeds about the same. For about $20 you can have a month's worth of beans, corn or peas. Store what you eat and eat what you store (rotate based on exp. dates).
Buy raw wheat (or plant it) for about $1 lb and a grinder, make your own flour.
Hit the dollar store, you can get about 8 servings of french fries for a dollar back in their frozen food section.
Don't buy bottled water, save old milk jugs wash them out and re-fill them with water and a drop of clorine bleach.
Take whatever money you have left over and start saving it towards something you deem really necessary for your family.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:39pmHere is some more
Really cheap foods that store well and fill a belly…
Rice ($3 for 5 lbs/ 45 servings)
Pasta ($1 a pound generic/6 servings)
Wheat (about $1 lb for organically grown/ 4 loaves of bread)
Save up and buy a dehydrator (a decent one can be found for under $50) some ovens will work on a very low setting to do the same thing.
When my veggies start getting old (onions, garlic or potatoes sprouting, apples getting soft) rather than tossing them, I cut them up and dehydrate them and put them in an old peanut butter jar with a desiccant pack (sometimes they come in boxes of shoes or electronics, just don’t eat it).
In the summer I just use a tray out on the hood of my truck and dry them out in the sun, do the same for jerky.
Long burning candles can be found at Wal-mart for about $1 (they are the religious ones in the glass jars)
Outdoor solar lights like the ones you use for path lighting can be found at home Depot on sale for about $1.50 and will make for good indoor alternative to candles.
After you have saved up, you can try pawn shops for a good shotgun (about $100 for a pump action Mossberg 12g) and when bird hunting season rolls around, everyone has sales on bird shot.
Hope this helps, good luck.
Report Post »poweruser19
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:21pmif you cannot put 20% into something then you must be living outside your means…
Report Post »SerikFox
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:55pmFunny thing – Since the creation of our calender there have been over 500 leap year days. The Mayan calendar didn’t account for leap year. The world should have ended something like 7 months ago.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:25pmThe Mayans (the Hopi’s are a different story) never prophecied the end of the world, only a transition. They believed that the earth would change. Because it was the last one on the wheel, some people believed the Mayans saw nothing after it. But the calender I have on my wall ends with January 2013, doesn’t mean I think the world will end on Feb. 1, it just means I don’t need for one to go out any further.
People, mostly followers of New Age took it to mean “The Age of Aquarius” would begin as both are based in Astrological signs.
Report Post »SerikFox
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 7:52pmFinally! Someone who actually knows something about their calendar. I just wrote that as a joke really. The Mayans believed that the world (all aspects) went through cycles; some believed that the world would begin a new cycle at that date. They didn’t count leap year because they were more concerned with keeping their calender “uninterrupted” as compared to accurate to seasons (which is the purpose of leap year). Some of them did believe the world would end in a manner of speaking, they felt that it would “end in water” (a minority as far as I know). They just believed that after the destruction it would start all over.
Report Post »MinoriTeaPartier
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 12:42pmSo the world ended and I missed it? WHat happened 7 months ago?
Report Post »huey6367
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:49pmThe same thing was happening in the 50′s. People were dead set that the USSR would send a nuke to the US so everyone had to “live” underground and kids had to take duck and cover drills in school, etc. In the end, nothing happened. Nothing at all. Just like the Y2K thing. Nada. Still worried about it? Buy a gun and a lot of ammo. Forget the natural disaster theories. Not going to happen. Pole shifts takes centuries. A sudden mega – volcano, flood, hurricane, etc? Nah. Buy a gun.
There is money to be made on fearmongering.
Report Post »youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:04pmWHAT IS GOING ON POLESHIFT 2011 2012!!!
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss-UsysVclI&feature=endscreen&NR=1
RedDawn2012
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 10:54pmY2K was real. Corporations large and small around the world spent a fortune on software fixes to prevent disaster, and it worked. I spent six months of 1999 buying and modifying software to fix the problem in my corporation’s computers. Many thousands of other Programmers were similarly busy around the globe that year, and the result was that very few Y2K problems occurred. It was NOT a phony threat.
And regarding the “Soviet nuclear threat” of the last century, it also was real. Why did nothing happen? Because we armed ourselves to the teeth with ICBMs and nuclear missile subs and created the MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) scenario. This is what prevented nuclear war so effectively. I was a Minuteman Launch Officer in the 60′s, and I assure you that it was all VERY real.
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:43pmMy only preparation for 12/21/12 is not spending any $$$ on Christmas gifts. I’ll have a perfect excuse for not buying any this year.
Report Post »Black Manta
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:39pmThe bible says astrology is witchcraft…if you don’t know that you can go to hell for that, you do now…These are the last days…Know Jesus before it’s to late…God bless us all
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:44pmI thought the Bible said that no man can know the last day, so how can you say these are the final days? Isn’t that blasphemous?
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:53pmNo one knows the exact day of Jesus’ return, but the bible gives a lot of “hints” and flat out statements about the events in the end of days/end times.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:56pmYou go to hell anyway, you are already judged and found guilty. For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Jesus Christ provides a pardon for that sentence. All you have to do is accept it. That is all.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:58pmGourdy. He didn’t tell us the exact day. He said it’s the last days. Some people look at what’s going on around us and decide we must be near the end. I myself don’t worry about that. When the last day comes, it comes and I have no control over it. I just need to be ready spiritually.
Report Post »EndTheGOPTEA
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:59pmJesus is NOT “God”.. You insult “God” by personalization.
Report Post »Small minded.
US Patriot
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:49pmHey “EndtheGOPTEA” Jesus is not God.
Ever heard of the Trinity. :Father, Son, and HolyGhost?
Think about it, but don‘t think too hard I don’t want your pee brain to expolde.
Report Post »Black Manta
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:37pmPeople are so brainwashed by the media (who works for ILLUMINATI) it makes no sense…they make up stories to keep you distracked form the truth…Like y’all so distracked that no one realize there was not any planes that hit the TOWERS….I tell you wake up and wake up quick…
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:59pmThe film was fake? I didn’t see planes hitting?
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:06pmOh, Lord! You truthers and birthers must work for this Illuminati outfit (its head offices are inside your skulls only). You can’t really believe any of that, can you?
Report Post »youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:15pmmilitary planes hit the towers.
been proven.
look at the vids , compare aircraft.
no windows on planes that hit towers
look at the bottom of the plane ,compare to military aircraft.
btw , why was there only 3,000+ people in the towers?
have that many in walmart.
building 7, freefall.
watch the video.
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youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:25pmshow your proof.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:25pmOK, whatever. Just say Bush did it, like you want to say.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:28pmYo YOU! Yo been listnen’ to too much Bizzy Bone… “Voices In My Head.”
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:31pmLet’s see — two passenger planes took off from Boston, had a list of all souls on board, those plans are filmed going into the towers, those planes never reached their destinations, and all those people went missing, etc. etc. Did they just evaporate? I think the whole truther thing in not only nutty but disrespectful.
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:40pmYoudidthis, just google or youtube the thousands of news footage samples from that day. Unless they were all involved in some massive hoax and the Twin Towers were the biggest distaster-movie set of all time, it really, really did happen. I think it’s time you moved on to more positive endeavors.
Report Post »youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:54pmgourdy ,
2 planes were replaced and hit the towers.
2 planes were replaced by a cruise or a drone.
yes all planes entered a dead spot on radar.
Report Post »look at the pentagon, where is the 757 plane? pretty dam small hole for a 757.
and just happened to hit the records room? hate when that happens.
youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:57pmsearch operation northwoods.
was planned many years ago.
Operation Northwoods Exposed (MUST-SEE VIDEO!!)
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riseandshine
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:57pmOf course planes hit the towers…but they ( the towers and WTC 7) were brought down by controlled demolition.
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:59pmYoudidthis, where in the world did those passenger planes go if they were “replaced” by missiles? It doesn’t make any logical sense whatsoever. As for the plane that hit the Pentagon, I believe it impacted on the ground first and then went into the building. The building wasn’t it first point of impact.
Report Post »youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:15pmwhy dont you search and see where they went …faa has the records
Report Post »many vids on the net that show, many reports.
youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:24pm“Youdidthis, where in the world did those passenger planes go if they were “replaced” by missiles? It doesn’t make any logical sense whatsoever. As for the plane that hit the Pentagon, I believe it impacted on the ground first and then went into the building. The building wasn’t it first point of impact.”
bs.
you want to play games, let’s go.
9/11 Pentagon footage compilation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOa3k_msQWc
9/11 Flight 93 Crash Scene Investigators Cannot Find A Large Boeing 757
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN4rO9U5Oqc
wake up yet?
Report Post »youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:26pmProof that 9/11 flight 93 did not crash at Shanksville
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youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:33pmPentagon 757 vaporized human flesh did not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeEJlicx1XU&feature=related
can do this all day.
Report Post »like i said , put up or shut up.
youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:40pmRare Footage – Missile Hitting The Pentagon And The Airplane Shaped Missile Used!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Idpui1geM&feature=endscreen&NR=1
dam tired of the sheep and ignorance and cover up.
Report Post »you get what you deserve.
Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:54pmThe thing is that no one can disprove a conspiracy theory because it’s a negative. Anything that’s proffered from live TV and amateur film at the time to the 3000 or so people who lost loved ones to the 9/11 Commission Report, you‘ll have a pat theory as to why it’s all phony. In the end, conspiracy theories are created because certain sections of society can‘t process the truth because it’s heavily nuanced, requires a lot of history and background work, and it’s messy.
Report Post »youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:11pmconspiracy theory ,
bs .facts.
Why The Military Knows Israel Did 9/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVKGRB3cygg&feature=related
lame excuse for no dam proof.
i have shown plenty, by experts.
have read the 9/11 commision report .
done by the same people , who helped cause the event.
9/11 Truth: The 9/11 Commission Report is Fraudulent
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youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:19pmGourdy ,
i have nothing against you,
just tired of all the lies and disinformation.
the republic is dying, and very few actually give a flying fluke.
sickens me to my very core.
Report Post »no truth , no justice.
Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:46pmYup, and I have nothing against you either — I’ve enjoyed the exchange!!. Nor am I saying that this — or any historical event — shouldn’t be continually reviewed, revised, and rewritten. New ideas and theories about things that happened 1000s of years ago come about all the. However, I still believe that the vast evidence from that day still points to 4 planes that met their end as we saw it and as it was reported.
Report Post »youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 9:06pmis your opinion, i respect that.
peace
Report Post »ESCAPED_FROM_USSR
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 10:14pmBlack Manta and youdidthis, you guys are right.
Here is how it all happened: One day Jews decided to set up America against Muslims so they hired 20 or so Arabs to hijack 4 planes. Hijackers were yelling Allah Akbar into the radios to make sure we have no doubt Muslims did it. Planes (currently hidden in underground tunnels) flew to secret FEMA camps, but FAA had to cover up tracks somehow. So FAA had military crash four “Airplane Shaped Missiles” that were actually UFO holograms into the towers, pentagon, and in Shanksville field. Missiles flew just like airplanes, carried tons of jet fuel, luggage, and were conveniently standing by for such an event. Flight recorders were planted there in advanced as well as explosives into the walls of WTC to make impact holes bigger and eventually bring the towers down. Then FAA uploaded videos contradicting their own original story to youtube to make the whole thing even more confusing. The live broadcast on CNN that I was watching that morning was also faked by Jews in the media. And Bin Laden admitted he was a Mossad agent all this time.
Furthermore, Jews also plan for phase 2 – they are arming Iran with nukes because they want to start WW III. Phase 3 is to cause Polar Shift and send asteroid / Planet X our way.
Dudes, too much youtube is not good for you!
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 2:26amBlack Manta isn’t for real. Youdidit…a.k.a. Draakanlord, a.k.a. Razorhunters. is alright…Some of his stuff’s a bit out there, but he’s a good fellar…and he’s right about one thing for sure…9/11 was an inside job. I don’t know all the particulars…nobody does…but I know the official story is a lie. I’ve done the research. I would be happy to share some very good sources with anyone who genuinely wants to look into it for themselves. The information is very plain…it’s not “out there”. You’d be surprised.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:24pm@Youdidthis…All I meant about being out there is that some things can’t be easily verified. There is so much information that stands up to all scrutiny and can be verified to be accurate and true, without getting into some of the details that are debatable or difficult to verify. Peace.
Report Post »Female
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:36pmWell, Doomsday theory number 2,012 would be somebody presently in power doesn’t get his way in his current attempt to takeover the whole, with the help of “Pinky” his sidekick blows-up stuff, declares national and worldwide chaos, and well…………. some of you have seen the movies.
Report Post »OUTRIDER WRITER
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:35pmWhat did he buy?
Report Post »…
ROACH spray, was my first thought. We all know what bug survives a nuclear blast.
youdidthis
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:32pmbuy a silo , build shack above, live below.
off the grid.
some plan for continuation.
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:40amFunny.
Report Post »zapped
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:29pmanyone living in hurricane country knows it pays to be ready. But my big worry is a pandemic, its just a matter of when and how bad.
Report Post »Gourdy
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:29pmWhat a sucker! People have been trying to predict the end for centuries. Remember that nutty pastor in Oakland who guessed May of last year….and then October when it didn’t happen? We’re still here.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:49pmNo, we’re not!!!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 4:23pmLOL ;) It has not happened YET!
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:29pmPreppers are probably onto something. This can’t keep going like it is. Even if there is no great world catastrophe like a meteorite striking somewhere….the society of the US will break down. Maybe I should begin” prepping’ myself.
Report Post »rancorkeeper240
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 6:49pmDay 10- You drag your trash back into the house, to look for the porkchop you threw out 2 weeksago ..
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:28pmYep, 12/21/66; the day I was born. To add another weird tid bit, my Dad has had a business in Belize, C.A. for 20 years. Lots of Mayan ruins down there! And fun to explore the sites that no one but the locals know about, by the way. Bring on the first day of winter 2012. Oh, and we’ll have a new president by then.
GOP/2012
Report Post »JESUS CHRIST/ETERNITY
batteredtaxpayer
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:17pmTo each his own, he might survive!
Report Post »yanki161
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:17pmEven if I had the money, the problem is getting there when the stuff hits the fan. I’d like one right under my house.
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:50pmUnder the house, not a good idea (unless you have a second egress for big $ as it needs extra reinforcement to prevent a shift in the home’s foundation/ support extra weight). If the house burns or otherwise falls in on itself, you are trapped.
Report Post »catholicschoolmom
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:16pmIt won’t hurt to be prepared. Dec. 21, 2012 will come and go and nothing will happen.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:24pmNow wait a minute CATHOLICSCHOOLMOM..that’s my birthday! LOL! I hope to have a good dinner at a nice restaurant. {:
Report Post »rs9
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:31pmmy birthday is the 22nd should I wait to make my dinner reservation till the morning of
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on March 14, 2012 at 3:51pmGuess us Christmas babies could all go to dinner on the 20th; then watch the fireworks the next day, WHEN MARS ATTACKS!!!
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on March 15, 2012 at 1:45amAnd mine is the 24th. I don’t think the world will end, but I do believe things are about to change- and not for the good either.
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