Menards isn't getting any credit, he has never actually said that himself, its the discussions I have had with other people on freeman forums on which I base my opinion.
...and here is where I see a disconnect. The clown-Man certainly should not receive any credit for the nonsense he spouts, for the conviction in which he spouts it, or for his ridiculous defense of the utter nonsense he peddles.
Where he should receive credit is for what he has accomplished regarding his following and scammed income generated.
We should never underestimate our adversary. Lewis Vs Rahman 1 anyone?
In my forming years, prior to 'Google' becoming a household name, even up to undergrad work, should a person come in boldy spouting nonsense, we would listen..then, once we uncovered that it was indeed nonsense, poke holes in the theory, ridicule the indivual (sorry, reality is harsh) and ostercise them (again, sorry, but, it is reality). They would sulk away, perhaps either rethinking there nonsense or finding another one or two kooks that share there same delusional beleifs.
Enter the internet. Today, loons like Menard can easily find others who need the reasurnace that there 'beleifs' are indeed correct, for various reasons to complicated to get into here. Co-dependancy.
But they can find each other. In numbers. Large numbers. I have reason to conclude that Menard has a larger following than I see many here giving him credit for. His abilty to get a (many) kook friendly website(s) up and developed so rapidlly, to have the funds to rent halls and pay rent, to have the pull to have a film crew film him while he is being filmed, all show this to all but those who do not want to see it.
Look in his YouTube vids look at the place he filmed in at first. Look at where he is shooting now. Much nicer place. Was a dump initially. He is getting funds somehow, someway.
He is a clown, he is an ignorant (of reality) fool. he is 100% wrong almost 100% of the time. But, he does have a following, and we should never underestimate those who oppose us.