The Year of 9-11 Troof: June

BTW, I have a bunch of videos of the Year of 9-11 Troof I will put up over the next few days, including Unsecured Coins' wrapup as well as some of my personal favorites, but I feel I should get through the rest of the Year of 9-11 Troof before moving onto other things.

In June, the Urinal of 9-11 Stundies--errr, the Journal of 9-11 Studies, announced that it would no longer be accepting papers for pier--err, peer review, because they had been so successful in publishing one peer-reviewed paper in a real journal that they no longer felt the need to publish new papers by other crackpots in their phony journal. Or something. Of course, that meant no crucial studies showing how space beam lasers could not have taken down the Twin Towers, and thus they have already gone back on their pledge and have started accepting new papers.

James put together an excellent series of posts on the book Firefight, discussing the battle against the fires at the Pentagon after the crash of Flight 77. James does the solid posts here; I do the "Ha ha!" Nelson Muntz posts.

Alex Jones released Truth Rising, which was basically a mash note to Luke Rudkowski and the We Are Beating Up Girls in Wheelchairs thugs.

Spoof the Troof became something of a pastime in June. Of course, the all-time supreme effort in that regard was Unsecured Coins' tremendous RFID chip implant which fooled even a skeptic like me. I am sure that will be front and center in his video as Alex Jones and Jason Bermas ran with it on their radio programs. But who remembers "Mike Rotch", aka Edmund Standingwho successfully got his crotch into Scholars for 9-11 Troof and Justice and Patriots Question 9-11? Or Troy's hilarious interview with Charles Pegelow, one of the early "engineers" in Box Boy Gages' AE9-11 Troofy Troof, in which the Chuckster espoused his theory of Nukes in the Towers. Definitely headed for the video highlights of 2008 post!

Blair Gadsby ended his hunger strike outside John McCain's office after 17 days. He received some pretty good coverage as I noted at the time, even getting local deep thinker E.J. Montini to write a sappy column about how Blair Gadsby bothers us because we don't have a cause we'd starve ourselves over. The Heaven's Gate cultists castrated themselves for their cause; does it bother E.J. he doesn't have a cause he'd lop off his own nuts over? Blair seemed like a nice guy, and he did get me on the local TV for a comment, and he doesn't seem to have inspired others to cut off the pizza, so maybe it wasn't a big deal. But I worried that he was inspiring others to waste their lives in pursuit of the big nothing.

David Ray Grifter revealed in an LA speech that not only the New Pearl Harbor, but the Old Pearl Harbor was an inside job. BTW, while I was flying this holiday season, I took the time to listen to the entirety of Griffin's November 2008 lecture in Japan which I will have a post on eventually. Griffin claims at the end that Japan was "lured" into attacking Pearl Harbor, and that the White House "arranged" for Pearl Harbor.

Dennis "Frodo" Kucinich introduced articles of impeachment for President Bush, which promptly went nowhere. Troofers got wet panties because the last three articles had to do with 9-11, although none of them were based on the sort of "evidence" we're used to around here. Kucinich may be a fruitloop, but he did not have a "controlled demolition brought down the towers" or a "Bush didn't leave Booker Elementary" claim in there.

The central theme that we kept returning to in 2008 was how many people had lost friends and family over their involvement with 9-11 Troof. Jon Gold, a favorite pinata of ours summed it up in a June video posting:

"This is my whole life now... it's taken up my life. You know, my friends, they really don't even associate with me anymore. Because when I obviously started doing this I was telling everybody about it, and everybody thought I was a nut, so obviously those relationships were strained and they don't really exist anymore."

Best line of the year about the 9-11 Troofers goes to Stephen Lemons, who observed that Arizona State Senator Karen Johnson wrote a couple of nuttitorials in the local papers and commented:

This crazy old bag, who's retiring from the Arizona Senate this year to let anti-Hispanic a-hole Russell Pearce run for her seat, barfed forth more whoppers in those two pieces than a bulimic at Burger King.

Barfed up more whoppers than a bulimic at Burger King? Now that's funny! Speaking as a writer, I tip my hat to Mr Lemons.

Another Troofer Mein Kampf

Following in the footsteps of Kevin Barrett, yet another troofer comes about with a book about "my struggle". As I have long maintained at the heart of trutherism is the egotistical belief that you are some epic hero struggling against a tyranny, that you posses some secret that others lack awareness of, and that only you can save the ignorant masses. Lacking in self-esteem, they do not.

Clueless

Blaig Gadsby hangs out with Richard Gage, still confused as to why John McCain won't stop by for a chat.




Gage actually repeats his bizarre insistence that they will have 1,000 members by September 11th of this year, despite only having added 3 over the last month. If you do the math this puts them on pace for January of 2023. Sorry, I don't intend to be blogging about this subject that long.

Montini Tries to Be Profound

About Blair Gadsby:

The thin man sitting outside the office of a U.S. senator isn't simply raising questions about 9/11, he's raising a question about us.

By fasting for all those days in public he is, by example, asking this question : For what cause or belief would you go hungry, risk your livelihood, your health, your reputation?

What bugs us and causes many of us to treat someone like Gadsby with disdain is that we have no good answer to that question.

To which I reply that several members of the Heaven's Gate Cult castrated themselves. For what cause or belief would E.J. Montini be willing to castrate himself? What bugs us and causes many of us to treat somebody like Marshall Applewhite with disdain is that we have no good answer to that question.

Sheesh!

Blair Quits?

Via 9/11 Blogger:

Day 17 of Blair's hunger strike for 9/11 Truth came and went with dozens of citizens stopping by to give Blair their thanks and appreciation for a selfless act dedicated to the Truth about 9/11. Alex Jones interviewed Blair and Senator Johnson today as well as Mike Rivero of Whatreallyhappened.com and Jeff Farias from Nova M radio. Blair decided Day 17 would be his last day fasting for truth. His weight has dropped to 124 lbs from a normal of 155 lbs. Given the amount of press coverage, good or bad, generated from his hunger strike, the fantastic speech by Senator Johnson on the floor of the Arizona Senate and the apparent lack of concern by Senator McCain. Blair has decided that 17 days was enough. What better day than the 11th of the month?

The 4.6% set still holds on to the fantasy that they represent some sort of secret majority.

Email came from all over the country and globe. The people know about 9/11. The spell is wearing off. We may still be a silent majority, but we know. If anything is learned from this, it is the historical fact that one individual can make a difference and a contribution to better their city, their state and their world. Don't let anyone tell you differently.

Oh please, in the photo accompanying the article there are 18 people. And this is the largest truther media event in years. There are over 4 million people in the Phoenix area alone, and some of these people came up from Tucson.

Blair Already In A Wheelchair?

I confess, I was optimistic the other day when I said he'd be in a wheelchair in two weeks:



To answer the obvious question, no I do not have the phone number of the gal at the far left. And to answer the second obvious question, no We Are Change members were around to beat Blair up.

Still Moron Karen Johnson

She introduced Blair Gadsby to the AZ State Senate today. Then she gave a speech on 9-11 "Truth". Apparently she gave them copies of Mike Berger's Improbable Collapse as well; jeez it's been ages since I saw that movie mentioned anywhere. In her speech, she focused on the pulverized concrete issue, which is simply retarded. The concrete in the building was in the floors only. Even if the building had been a controlled demolition, how would they have pulverized the concrete? This is where "beam weapons from space" come into the equation.

What a fruitcake!

Hungry for Attention

James already linked to this but it's so wonderful I couldn't resist.

For a while, Gadsby's bid for attention got him just a few interviews with online radio hosts. But last week, state Sen. Karen Johnson, a Republican from Mesa, visited Gadsby and delivered a letter to McCain's office asking him to meet with Gadsby. That garnered coverage in The Republic, as well as a major news radio station and two television stations.

Is this the perfect movement for narcissists or what? Continuing on the domestic problems theme:

It also helped him get out of the doghouse with his wife, who asked that her name not be included in this article. Gadsby said his wife, a nurse, did not want him to go on his hunger strike and was in tears when he returned home the first few nights.

Blair was an ultra-realist when I talked to him on Memorial Day, telling me he hoped to go two weeks, and setting an outer boundary of June 11. He absolutely assured me he was not on a starvation diet.

But in the Republic story he's got a much more Hollywood ending in mind:

But Gadsby has no end date for his protest. Except he hopes that by August he could return to teaching religious studies at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.

He figured his fast would end with him passing out and being carted away by supporters.

"I won't do this again," he said. "I'll just say, 'I did my best.' "

I can see him being carried off on his sign like some ancient protester of yore. And not even bending it even though it's made of cardboard.

Blair is starting to enter Howard Beale territory. The media are suddenly interested in him and he's getting the ratings. But you know that NOBODY will see him eat his second meal, so he's gotta draw it out. The idea that he will be doing this in August is hilarious; he'll be in a wheelchair in another two weeks, a bed in three.

Dude, You Can't Even Convince Your Own Wife

Another relationship soon to bite the truther dust?

Gadsby said his wife does not subscribe to all his theories, although she is open to the possibility that the whole story hasn't been told. Gadsby did his own research online and has developed his own narrative of the attacks: Hijackers hired by the government, and protected from police scrutiny by the FBI during their time in America, drove the planes into the World Trade Center towers, setting off explosives that had been planted months earlier, perhaps during elevator maintenance.

Jon Gold's Other Video

I'm flabbergasted that Jon posted this video himself.



I guess he thinks Steve comes off poorly here, but of course to any sane person he comes off as a diligent member of the working press at what was billed as a press conference but became a pep rally. I am astounded that Jon, who I believe is Jewish, couldn't see what a favor Stephen and I did the Truthers by exposing the story of Eric William's involvement in the conference three weeks before it took place, so they could get rid of him. Instead, of course, they kept him on behind the scenes and even invited him up onto the stage the last night in a show of unity. (One video that I am sure will never be released; even Jon's not that stupid.)

The video turns into a Blair Gadsby tribute halfway through. Now who's associating Truthers with Holocaust Deniers?

The Truthers don't need debunking. All you have to do is shine a spotlight on them and they'll self-debunk.

Hat Tip: Walter Ego

The Bird Soars

Our buddy Stephen Lemons is back with an article on Karen Johnson and Blair Gadsby. It's an absolute delight with laugh-out-loud passages like this:

Enter Republiloon Karen Johnson, state senator from Mesa, who, to cadge a phrase from the Bird's debunking pal Pat Curley of the blog Screw Loose Change, went full woo last month with two error-riddled op-eds — one in the Arizona Republic, the other in the East Valley Tribune. This crazy old bag, who's retiring from the Arizona Senate this year to let anti-Hispanic a-hole Russell Pearce run for her seat, barfed forth more whoppers in those two pieces than a bulimic at Burger King.

Great stuff!

Blair Gadsby Hunger Strike Part III

I listened to him on Cosmos' Truth Revolution Radio this evening. It's pretty clear that they're already angling for media coverage of any kind, and not an actual meeting with Senator McCain. Blair was saying things along the lines "I sure hope Senator McCain is not involved in the coverup,", which sounds like "But Brutus is an honorable man." Cosmos did his typical, "Wow, man, you are out there fighting for the Truth," routine. Blair said that he's purposely not reading emails and blog posts about him.

Here's his latest video. He's definitely sounding a little more crazy than the first day. But hey, if I hadn't had a cheeseburger in five days (at the time of the film) I might be a little uptight too.



Over at Truth Action, they post on a cop surveillance of Blair's action.

We can also report that we noticed our first official surveillance vehicle that seemingly tried to be covert, but was easy for us to spot simply because we are now quite familiar with our surroundings. We eventually approached the unmarked car and were met by a uniformed officer, badge ID – Montoya. He moved his ‘unmarked’ vehicle around to several different parking lots, but eventually disappeared.

Whew! I'll bet that was thrilling! Amazing how the cop didn't bust them under HR 1959 and send them to a FEMA death camp.

9-11 Truth Diet Results

According to the people with him, Blair is now down about 8 pounds, which you can see he does not have to spare. He needs a little less 9-11 Truth and a little more hamburgers and hotdogs. They also talk about how he feels "fantastic" which strikes me as the wrong note. Surely they want to express how hungry he is.

Tomorrow they are going to celebrate his first week. Of course, it will actually only be six days, since he started on Memorial Day, but then the Truthers never were good with calendars.

The Bird On Gadsby

Our longtime buddy Stephen Lemons has some thoughts on the 9-11 "Truth" Diet.

I for one hope that Gadsby is successful in his hunger strike. Nah, I don't want him to get any time with McCain. I want him to starve! And as he does so, I'd like to be there, noshing on some Chinese takeout. Plus if Gadsby keels over from lack of sustenance, maybe his students will get a replacement religion prof who has a PhD and is not a complete fruitcake. Hey, dare to dream, people.

As I've pointed out in the past, WTC 7 is a foolish focus for the "Truthers", because it takes too long a chain of an argument:

Truther: WTC 7 proves 9-11 was an inside job.
Debunker: How so?
Truther: Because it came down in a controlled demolition.
Debunker: So what? The fear that the building would collapse was impeding rescue efforts in the towers, so maybe they brought down the building.
Truther: No, it takes months to rig a building for controlled demolition.
Debunker: So they couldn't have done it? Is that what you're saying?
Truther: No, I'm saying that they did do it. They set it up months in advance.
Debunker: And nobody noticed this? But let's grant your point for a second. What's the big deal? Nobody died in WTC 7, so what does it matter?
Truther: But if WTC 7 was a controlled demolition, then the towers must have been controlled demolitions too!
Debunker: Okay, so what you're really trying to prove is that the towers were controlled demolitions, and the reason you know this is that another building was a controlled demolition? Why do the collapses of the two towers look nothing like the collapse of WTC 7?
Truther: Because they were a different kind of controlled demolition!