Rhode Island congressional candidate fills Facebook page with conspiracy theories

[TexasTowelie]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A candidate in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary for the 1st Congressional District in Rhode Island has shared a number of conspiracy theories on his Facebook page.

Among the unfounded and outright untrue things that Christopher Young has shared this year with his nearly 5,000 friends — allegations of celebrities and government figures with ties to pedophilia, a suggestion that Hillary Clinton was involved in the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. and suggestions that sunscreen causes cancer.

The posts attribute a quote to special counsel Robert Mueller that the debunking website Snopes says he never said.

Young is running against Democratic U.S. Rep. David Cicilline in the primary. When Young ran against Cicilline in a 2016 primary, he won about a third of the vote.

In two sometimes-contentious interviews Thursday, Young defended the posts, saying some — like one showing former President Barack Obama dressed in a Satanic outfit — were meant to be satirical. But Young still has questions and doubts about, among other things, the official version of events surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the safety of vaccines.

Read more: http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20180816/ri-congressional-candidate-fills-facebook-page-with-conspiracy-theories

[Agschmid]

1. Well he's fucking crazy.

[TexasTowelie]

2. I agree.

I also wouldn't be surprised to learn that he is actually a Republican running in the Democratic primary.

[CatMor]

3. No matter what his affiliation is he's crazy .....

we don't need more crazy politicians, there are all ready too many.

[RhodeIslandOne]

4. Chris Young is a perennial candidate and a Republican troll.

He's pro life.

He once stormed a Senate candidate debate between Linc Chafee and Bob Weygand demanding to be heard.

He ran for Providence mayor and randomly flipped a table during a candidate forum.

The day of John Chafee's funeral he called talk radio host Dave Kane demanding to be seated as the new Senator of Rhode Island. He told Dave he had called Chafee's office demanding to know why he hadn't been called to replace him.

He is sick. Very sick. I fear he may shoot something up some day.

[TexasTowelie]

6. I see that we will be getting the results tonight from the primary.

Hopefully the voters are aware of his history and return the incumbent back to office. Thanks for confirming my suspicions that Young is a GOP troll.

[RhodeIslandOne]

5. By the way, David Cicilline trounced him.

By 50 points

[TexasTowelie]

7. GMTA.

Thanks for the update on the results of the primary.