AnitaMaria wrote:
Wagener used to host some cable access tv show. Or maybe he still does. He's just another conspiracy nut with a video camera. He's been an Orly supporter from the very beginning.
William Wagener never met a conspiracy theory he didn't like. His kook/conspiratorial obsessions are many, but the common denominator is always the Evil Government. He rails against fluoridation and Social Security. claiming that all state and fed gov't employees can opt out of SS and into a semi-secret pension program created just for them. He's made a career out of accusing government in general and certain gov't officials specifically of thievery and/or conspiracy.
As with the case of many anti-government kooks, he's also fond of running for public office. Funny how they hate government so much, they desperately want to be part of it. Anyhow, it's backfired on Wagener on several occasions, because it provided the media and his detractors opportunities to publicize stuff from his past that proved his innate kookery. For instance, when he ran for a city council position in Santa Maria, California, it came out that he had quite a record of misdeeds back in Wisconsin. For starters, he'd had himself four 'wives' - one legal wife, and three others whom he'd persuaded to sign 'marriage contracts' drawn up by himself. One of his not-legal wives had sued him for custody of their children. He was also arrested and convicted of violating a restraining order there. A few years after that unsuccessful run for city council, he ran for a position with Santa Barbara County, only to be arrested and jailed shortly before the election. Turns out the state of Wisconsin had issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of violating his probation in connection with felony bail jumping. That charge was eventually dropped, but Wagener ended up suing the city, the county, and the city police chief for allegedly conspiring to deprive him of his civil rights and throw the election to his opponent. Oh, and he also claimed the arresting officer stole a hundred bucks from him.
He was the chair of his local Libertarian party in California, and a Men's Rights advocate, too. Which isn't surprising, considering his chequered domestic history.
I became familiar with Wagener back during the Michael Jackson molestation trial madness. Wagener saw Jackson's rabid fans [colloquially known as "f'loons", short for "fucking lunatics"] as another opportunity to raise cash and support. He thus joined their hysterical campaign against the District Attorney prosecuting the case. Known as 'Agent W' by the f'loons, he spread conspiracy rumors about the government supposedly planting evidence against Jackson. It was part and parcel of his relentless efforts to shake cash out of the f'loons, ostensibly to pay for bringing charges of malicious prosecution against the DA. He rode that particular hobbyhorse for a good two years or so after the trial ended, until the money and attention from the f'loons finally petered out.
So, yeah - it was a lead pipe cinch he'd attach himself to the birther movement as soon as he'd learn of it.
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