“Nobody Died At Sandy Hook”
Chapter Eight
By: Allan Powell
I’ve pretty much stopped asking most Sandy Hook deniers any serious questions—even ones that might further expose the numerous, glaring flaws in their already shaky claims. Mostly, that’s because the overwhelming majority of them are pathological liars, and I’m not interested in wasting my time with their nonsense. But even more than that, they simply can’t—or won’t—answer them.
“For example, ask someone like Wolfgang Halbig why he continues to use blurry, low-quality copies of Shannon Hicks’ well-known evacuation photos in his near-daily ramblings, and you’ll get a wall of gibberish that doesn’t even acknowledge the original question. Instead, they’ll try to drag you into answering about fifty of their own. This tactic, known as the Gish Gallop, is as exhausting as it is intellectually dishonest. But one question I still ask from time to time—a question no one has dared to answer—is this: if the school closed in 2008, where did its 600+ students go?
Read More →The students, along with the faculty of Sandy Hook Elementary School, had a well-documented love of reading. This enthusiasm was evident through school-wide events celebrating children’s classics like Stuart Little, becoming the first school in the district to offer Kindles to students through the library, and inviting local figures such as politicians and newscasters to read to the children. Additionally, the school hosted several renowned children’s authors, including Jacqueline Davies, Barbara McClintock, Patricia Polacco, and Tomie DePaola. Dawn Hochsprung, who became principal in 2010, further nurtured this appreciation by dressing up as the Book Fairy, as depicted in the November 23, 2012, print edition of the Newtown Bee:
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