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."

[cyncooper]

I agree with you. Clearly deep down many dems really believe this, or they are just willing to spread the idea around.

Just yesterday morning Howard Fineman was on Imus in the Morning and was asked about Clarke's testimony and here is what seemingly sane (and recently completely outed as aiding and abetting dems)Howard said:

He said Clarke's testimony could be a problem for the WH because everybody remembers that picture of Andy Card whispering in President Bush's ear about the 2nd plane hitting. What, Howard softly asked, if that news wasn't really a surprise?

Now, as far as I can see there is a very ugly and insane implication there. Yes. I think more people buy this than we'd like to think.

[BenLurkin]

[technomage]

Now THIS is something to put out everywhere possible. Just to show how the "average" liberal thinks!!

[lilylangtree]

I understand that if a lie is big and outrageous enough there are stupid demoncRATS gullible enough to believe it. Hahahaha!

[doug from upland]

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.
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That's about $158,000 more than he is worth.

[Naked_Liberal]

Oh, he owns bushbodycount.com. Now this makes sense. And I'm sure most Democrats have no interest in taking him seriously.

[shield]

They've really got this all screwed up. Why want they admit this was an assassination attempt on President Bush?

Clinton is the one who attacked the American people. Let's see WACO, OKC Bombing.

[Naked_Liberal]

You can't even put "Bush Knew" into this picture. It's totally absurd. But yes, Clarke's recording from 2002 does reveal that the Bush administration did "five-fold" more than the Clinton's when it came to the war on terrorism.

[B4Ranch]

Waco, Ruby Ridge, Flight 800, on and on. The people in power did their best to keep the truth from the people.

[lavrenti]

The fact that Howard Fineman would make that statement has greater implications than I believe the WH and the GOP fathoms.

People need to get real. We have a paranoid opposition with a violent, authoritarian mindset, which reflects the views and speaks for nearly half the population.

[lavrenti]

The answer that Bush did more than Clinton would be "No" and "so what" by the opposition.

Sure, we both know, but others don't care, and furthermore wish he failed.

That's the attitude, along with the paranoia that the last four years was a slow-motion coup by the "evil right wing" chiche of the moment.

They hate us that much. That kind of hatred that generally leads to .60 machine guns and bulldozed ditches.

[Paleo Conservative]

What's the vote in Wyoming for Bush/Cheney going to be this year? Probably 65%+.

[RGSpincich]

they loathe Bush and see him as a domestic terrorist

Bush has instituted programs that stress accountability.

Slackers would consider him a threat.