Truthermania! 9/11 revisionist wins Congressional primary
posted at 4:35 pm on September 6, 2006 by Allahpundit
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Can you guess which party he belongs to? I bet you can.
It’s the 15th District in Florida, so worry not: the seat’s secure. The real worry here is that it’s yet another baby step in the gradual mainstreaming of Trutherism. As Ace says of not one but two prestigious, mainstream news publications taking the CTers just a little more seriously than they should,
Would a conservative-driven conspiracy theory be given such a pass? There is much more evidence to suggest a Middle East/Iraq connection in the OKC bombings, but the media has been haughtily dismissive of such talk.
You can tell someone’s politics from the crazies they make excuses for. It’s pretty plain that Time magazine views the “Truthers” as an important part of the liberal coalition they’re worried about overly offending.
And make no mistake: they are indeed a small but vocal part of that coalition. Webloggin’s got YouTube video of now-former Air America host Mike Malloy entertaining 9/11 conspiracy theories with the utmost credulity; the video was produced not by Malloy’s enemies but by his fans, as part of their campaign to “Bring Back Mike.” The boys at Screw Loose Change noticed as well, and speculate that Malloy might have been fired from AAR for having on as a guest a guy who not only believes 9/11 was an inside job, but who thinks Noam Chomsky is a puppet of the U.S. military.
I’m obliged to link this SLC post, too, because it ties in so perfectly with Ace’s. As Trutherism goes mainstream, the “Scholars for Truth” will play an increasingly prominent role because of their presumptive erudition and authoritativeness. Nothing could be further from the, um, truth; read SLC’s post and you’ll see that many of them aren’t even credentialed, and the ones who are aren’t exactly Ivy League material.
Elsewhere, the New York Green Party’s candidate for governor thinks it’s high time we killed Bush. Fortunately, he made his remarks in a fringe forum that attracts little attention.
The host sure did seem to like him, though.
Update: Looks like we’ve got another live one in Washington. Believe it or not, he might be the sane alternative; the incumbent’s none other than Baghdad Jim.
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What was that KP was saying about Dems and the threat being real (and, oh yeah, those wacky little conspiracy theorists)?
Rick on September 6, 2006 at 4:52 PM
Hey! That’s my district and he’s running against my Congressman!
Maybe I can do some undercover work on Dr. Bob Bowman’s campaign…
frankj on September 6, 2006 at 5:09 PM
MyPetJawa UPDATE: Dr. Bob is #2 9/11 Conspiracy Dem candidate;
Terp Mole on September 6, 2006 at 5:23 PM
Not to mention the use of “evolution”, global warming, and “peak oil” being used to create the NWO. Or UNFPA’s population reduction efforts that manifest in mass abortions in third world countries via huge shipments of “do it yourself” kits. Becomes much more interesting when you talk to the far left that wants no more than a billion people on the planet, many no more than 100 million… and then when you look at planned parenthood’s racist roots and who’s founder was a supporter of eugenics, etc. etc. etc.
How about mainstreaming this?
Hell, screw all that MSM… How about putting a few minutes in to oil for food! I’m still pissed at how FNC had to drag the rest of the media kicking and screaming just to mention it, but that’s about all they did.
RightWinged on September 6, 2006 at 6:54 PM
I checked out Dr. Bob Bowman’s website to see his other views so I could make an informed decision this November. He supports and end to our occupation… of Germany and Japan. Finally we can put an end to WWII!
frankj on September 6, 2006 at 7:20 PM
Son of a … I feel like I’ve walked into the Twilight Zone. Firs,t I read about the ‘academics‘ expousing this tripe from a link at Drudge, and then I find more of the same kookism here at Hot Air. My best guess is that Soros has been spreading some of his vast wealth around into circles previously not engaged before this.
Why these people are not held accountable for false, and misleading comments like this I’ll never understand.
DannoJyd on September 6, 2006 at 9:57 PM