September 13, 2014
By Ellen O'leary
Thomas Ready, (click here) a one-time major in the United States Army, dentist, and Republican candidate for Commissioner of Pueblo County, Colo., created a stir this week.
During a debate on Wednesday, Democratic incumbent Sal Pace brought up a video that Ready had posted on Facebook challenging the legitimacy of the 2012 Sandy Hook shootings in Newtown, Conn.
“There’s some question about whether it really happened, Sal. Some of the people in the video...,” said Ready, who was briefly stymied by boos and gasps from the audience. He persevered, however, explaining that a photo in which a grieving father was seen “smiling and joking” gave him pause. “I question that,” he concluded.
The term “truther” describes a believer of government conspiracy theories....
