Laramie Democrat Running for Congress, Claims Bush Is a suspect Behind 9-11 Attacks

Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle ^ | 03-27-04 | Lowell, Jessica

[Theodore R.]

Laramie Democrat running for House John Hanks said he thinks Bush is a suspect behind the Sept. 11 attacks.

By Jessica Lowell rep5@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle

CHEYENNE - For John Hanks, his bid to run for Congress is David v. Goliath.

He's David, and he's pretty sure Goliath is going to win.

"Sometimes," he said, "you have to do the impractical."

Hanks, a Laramie Democrat, identifies himself as both a thought criminal and a conspiracy theorist.

"The main reason I am running is that I want the Democrats to take a stand on 9-11 and look for an impartial investigation," he said.

He takes a controversial view of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: He says President Bush is one of the prime suspects behind the attacks.

The outgoing message on his answering machine carries his opinion that Bush sponsored the anthrax attacks so he could get anti-terrorism legislation passed, and that Bush had the family of Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., murdered so they wouldn't cross the president in Congress.

"I just went to the Albany County caucus and brought this stuff up, and it was like talking to the dead," he said.

"They are very complacent. Some are lazy, and some are scared. They are just not willing to tackle the big issues, which these are to me," he said.

His campaign is based on the idea that Republicans should be held accountable for "crazy stuff" such as Watergate and Iran Contra.

"All of this was treason or subversion, and the Democrats did very little or nothing about it."

If he were elected to Congress, he said, he would tend to vote liberal on most things.

He said his run is fueled by anger and not ambition. In fact, he said, he doesn't see himself as having a political career.

"To me, most politicians are just so oily. There's no other way, but I would want to go out just as soon as I could," he said.

As for the incumbent, Rep. Barbara Cubin, R-Wyo., he said, "She's getting tired. It's time for her to move on."

Hanks currently works as a clerk in the American Heritage Center in Laramie processing archival materials. If he were to be elected to Congress, he would earn $158,100.

"I've just been so angry since 9-11. I am doing everything I can to fight. It's ridiculous, like a gnat fighting an elephant. A lot of people agree with me, but they are afraid to say because it's so wacko."

[Theodore R.]

This is a good example of the irrational anger many Democrats direct toward Bush. They aren't particularly enthusiastic about Kerry, but they loathe Bush and see him as a domestic terrorist!

[jocon307]

"As for the incumbent, Rep. Barbara Cubin, R-Wyo., he said, "She's getting tired. It's time for her to move on."

I would say it is time for her to stay put. I'd say that even if she were the most liberal of democrats, or even a communist! This man sounds like he is INSANE and I can't beleive he's got any party support at all, unless it's from the Looney Party.

[international american]

He is a lunatic!!

[A. Morgan]

Another dimwit wacko!

[lavrenti]

Not really. The whole point of Clarke's testimony was to sow those doubts and create a case, albiet insane, for this theory.

This madness is accepted by more people than I care to think, cynically manipulated and encouraged by leaders of the Democrat Party.

When you see slogans like "Bush Knew" plastered on stickers and parrotted by people who otherwise should know better, then you have a problem.

The folks in flyover country better pay attention to what is getting spread in the cities.

[elbucko]

,but they loathe Bush and see him as a domestic terrorist!

They certainly do. However I don't think it's over Florida or other Democrat "issues". I think, en mass, the Dems are embarrassed by Clinton and want another chance to prove they are worthy to occupy the White House. The Dems hate stems from their own self-loathing as they watched the WTC come down and knew, in their heart, it was Bill Clinton's fault.

[EllaMinnow]

He's way out there, and was way out there long before Clarke testified.

Here's his blog:
http://bushbodycount.com/voices/

[international american]

"The folks in flyover country better pay attention to what is getting spread in the cities."

I have more faith in flyover country. I am more worried that the media is going to "block" any good news for Bush, and lie about everything else.

[OldFriend]

Sounds like the perfect spokesman for Kerry. He and Dean can go on the road together talking up the brilliance of Kerry's economic plan of giving tax breaks to corporations.

[AF68]

"I just went to the Albany County caucus and brought this stuff up, and it was like talking to the dead," he said.

I wonder why? Maybe it was the tinfoil hat he was wearing.

[international american]

I see what you mean:)

[crz]

We are headed for civil war soon if creeps like these keep it up.

[AngieGOP]

Even if "Bush Knew", he did more about terrorism than Clinton ever even dreamed of.

[cwb]

Reading from his and other wacked-out liberal's blogs, it as if these people inhabit a parellel universe. I will never live in his world...and I assume he will never live in mine. It's only a matter of time before our two worlds collide.

[GSWarrior]

Paging Leslie Stall.

[Seruzawa]

What an idiot.

We have idiots like this who try to run in Utah also. No one's gonna win running as a gun grabbing Berserkley liberal in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming or Montana. Especially Wyoming where there are more pickup trucks, rifle racks or ATVs than people.

[raloxk]

it would actually be helpful to have someone like him in congress. He is a loose cannon. First he would repelpeopel from the DEM party, then he would turn his fury against DEMs

[cwb]

With what they did after the 2000 election, they're lucky one didn't start, then. With people like Fienstein traveling to Europe and saying Bush wasn't her elected president...or the Black Causus, with their divisive rhetoric, these people are balkanizing this country.

[rrrod]

this guy sounds like he is a buchanan follower!

[Gothmog]

And if he ran in an open-seat race in, say, Pelosi or Barney Franks' district he'd win as a mainstream Dem.

Maybe he should hire that Susan Lindauer chick as his press secretary. So many other Dems did.