From today’s News of the Weird:
"Montana’s Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Stan Jones said the reason that his skin is blue, probably permanently, is because he had been drinking a homemade silver solution favored by some libertarians to guard against illness. [CNN-AP, 10-1-02] "
Questions:
Obviously, it is possible. Picture. The “favored by some libertarians” phrase is utterly random.
No.
No.
Shadow Lass is Libertarian?
That look works for him.
The colloidal silver scam seems to be popular among the patriot resistance movement / conspiracy theorists crowd. Not sure why.
Probably the mind-control chemicals that the gummint puts into all the antibiotics. Does blue skin protect you from the orbital mind-control lasers?
They should try the homeopathic silver solution. No nasty side effects!
:rolleyes:
Beyond the obvious one, that is. i.e. --that homeopathy doesn’t work.
Yeah, that’s what I meant. No active ingredients, no side effects. Forgot the smilie.
How does one make the solution?
Maybe he should try to resurrect the Populist movement …
Reminds me of the Tleilaxu masters from the Dune books … their skin was impregnated with metallic pigments to prevent scans …
The condition is called argyria, caused by the deposition of silver in the dermis. A similar condition caused by ingesting gold is called chrysiasis. Ingestion of other metals can also change skin color: bismuth, mercury, arsenic, etc. The presence of the metals can stimulate melanin production, but the exact process is not well understood.
I’m going to say no, BUT …
When I was living in Denver, I could recieve a low-power AM radio station broadcasting from a small rural town north of the city. Most programming was “patriot” oriented, with talk shows related to guns, militias, guns, constitutional law, guns, Janet Reno, guns, health, and guns. The editorial bias of all programming was definitely right/Libertarian leaning.
Most of the health-related programming was along the lines of “the FDA knows about certain miracule cures for cancer, the common cold, and everything else that ails you, but they’re not telling anyone about them because of the AMA’s secret lobbying efforts.” There were as many commercials for colloidal silver as for Sangean shortwave radios, precious metal brokerages, and survivalist guides.
I’m willing to bet that, although argyria is extremely rare, it’ll be more common among Libertarians and “patriots” in the Rocky Mountain west and Pacific northwest than among other groups. Strictly IMHO.
I’m going to say no, BUT …
When I was living in Denver, I could recieve a low-power AM radio station broadcasting from a small rural town north of the city. Most programming was “patriot” oriented, with talk shows related to guns, militias, guns, constitutional law, guns, Janet Reno, guns, health, and guns. The editorial bias of all programming was definitely right/Libertarian leaning.
Most of the health-related programming was along the lines of “the FDA knows about certain miracule cures for cancer, the common cold, and everything else that ails you, but they’re not telling anyone about them because of the AMA’s secret lobbying efforts.” There were as many commercials for colloidal silver as for Sangean shortwave radios, precious metal brokerages, and survivalist guides.
I’m willing to bet that, although argyria is extremely rare, it’ll be more common among Libertarians and “patriots” in the Rocky Mountain west and Pacific northwest than among other groups. Strictly IMHO.
Um. For the record, it seems that the gentleman who favored us with his humble opinion has confused libertarianism with anarchy. I have offered a bit more spirited rebuttal here.
As for the antibacterial effect of silver, hardly. Silver can be used to purify water. It’s what the Russians used on MIR. But that doesn’t mean it has an antibacterial effect once ingested.
So what I hear many people here saying is that it colors one’s skin blue and doesn’t really do much of anything to protect one’s health or cure diseases.
He DOES look like a dead guy, though. It could lead to some unfortunate decisions by ER types if he were to pass out somewhere.
Would it reduce the risk of skin cancer?