It wouldn’t be Friday the 13th without something scary, and nothing is more frightening than the conspiracy theory du jour. Proving that even when you’re gaining ground, it’s possible to take a few steps back, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) decided it was a good idea to spout off on Anderson Cooper’s show about the vast “terror babies” conspiracy. Wingnuttery at its finest, but even though it’s tempting to dismiss it completely, there is the problem of another theory – the Pandora one, as in Pandora’s Box. It’s unlikely that terrorists have come to the U.S. en masse with pregnant women, primarily to guarantee citizenship of their offspring. Honestly, the idea might not have occurred to them. But now that Gohmert and Cooper put it out there for all to see…. Guess that’s something for the parents out there to do with their kids. Make a time capsule with a piece of paper saying something about this little news clip, bury it, and set a date for it be dug up in say, 30 years. Let’s see if Gohmert was really nuts then, shall we?
It's Not Easy Being Greene
It is not easy being Alvin Greene, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from South Carolina. There are numerous questions, controversies, and even conspiracy theories surrounding his unlikely win in the primary last week. The media and politicians from both sides have questioned everything from his moral character to his mental capacity to run a campaign. Even with his win in the primary, he seems like the loser in this political game.
Greene is unemployed. He was kicked out of the military after 13 years last August because “things just weren’t working”. He lives in his father’s home, with no cell phone and no computer. None of this shouts political ambition.
Greene is facing felony obscenity charges. He was caught on video showing allegedly obscene photos from a website to a female victim at the University of South Carolina. These charges were filed before he through his hat into the political arena. He is being represented by a public defender because he claimed to be unable to afford his own attorney.
Greene funded his “campaign” himself. According to reports he originally tried to pay the $10,400 needed to get his name on the ballot with a personal check. He returned a few hours later with a check from his campaign account. Questions have been raised on where he got the money from, but he is adamant that it was his own money.
Greene is not the most eloquent speaker. His way of speaking has lead both interviewers and members of his own party to question his mental health. One democratic representative who spoke with Greene said that if he were his client he would ask for a mental evaluation. Something just seems off about his reactions to this entire situation.
Greene has almost no campaign support. No campaign staff. No office. No advertisements of any kind. He does not even have a website. Of course he would need to buy a computer to look at it anyway.
Greene has no party support. Leadership of the Democratic party have asked him to step down. They are not supporting him at all, but some are going so far as accusing him of being a Republican plant. Even if he was a plant that still does not explain how he got the votes. The scale of the conspiracy required to get him on the ballot and then get him the votes needed to win is unrealistically epic in scope.
The late Andy Warhol once said that in the future everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. Mr. Greene your clock is running. I hope you survive the experience. It is not going to get any easier to be you any time soon.
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