Stan Jones (born January 13, 1943) is an American
Libertarian Party politician who has twice run unsuccessfully for the
United States Senate
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, in
2002
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and
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, and three times unsuccessfully as the Libertarian nominee for
governor of Montana, in
2000
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,
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, and
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
. He is known for his artificially induced blue-grey skin tone, caused by
argyria.
Medical condition
In his book ''
The Disappearing Spoon'', about the periodic table, author
Sam Kean chronicled the experience of Jones, who developed
argyria, which permanently turned his skin a blue-grey color, by consuming large quantities of home-made
colloidal silver.
Jones' purposeful consumption of silver, which he believed to be an antibiotic, was a measure he undertook in response to his fears that the
Y2K problem would make
antibiotics
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting pathogenic bacteria, bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the therapy ...
unavailable, an event that did not occur.
The peculiar coloration of his skin featured prominently in media coverage of his unsuccessful campaign.
Jones is reported to have said, given the chance to go back, he would do it all over again.
Jones is not alone in his beliefs; the use of colloidal silver has found support from actress
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ( ; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady appearing in mainly mid-budget and perio ...
and ''
Infowars'' conspiracy theorist and colloidal silver salesman
Alex Jones
Alexander Emerick Jones (born February 11, 1974) is an American Far-right politics, far-right radio host, radio show host and prominent conspiracy theorist. He hosts ''The Alex Jones Show'' from Austin, Texas. ''The Alex Jones Show'' is the lo ...
.
The
National Institutes of Health
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have stated that “evidence supporting health-related claims (of colloidal silver) is lacking”.
Policy stances
His stances on policy issues tend to be socially
conservative
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; among other issues, he supports the
death penalty
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, opposed
same-sex marriage
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, and has called
abortion
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a "
crime against humanity
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."
During the senatorial debate held on October 9, 2006, Jones proposed the unfounded conspiracy theory that a collaboration of
European Union
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and North American elites are on the verge of forming a "
one world communist
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government."
Personal life
He currently works as a business consultant in Bozeman, the seat of
Gallatin County.
See also
*
Paul Karason, a man with a similar case of argyria caused by consumption of colloidal silver
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Stan
1943 births
Politicians from Bozeman, Montana
University of Maryland, College Park alumni
Living people
Montana Libertarians
People in alternative medicine
People with argyria