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Maddow: Will ‘weather weapon’ talk finally drive GOP away from Alex Jones?
Wednesday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow questioned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ assertion that a “weather weapon” deployed by the U.S. government caused the massive tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma on Monday. She questioned whether this, at last, would be the thing that proves to be so…
Alex Jones pushes tornado truther theory: ‘There’s weather weapon stuff going on’
Conspiracy talk show host Alex Jones, increasingly a favorite of conservative media for his extremely vocal support of gun rights, outed himself Tuesday as a tornado truther by telling a caller on his show, “Of course there’s weather weapons stuff going on.” Jones, a longtime proponent of the idea that…
Alex Jones: Democrats stole election, want to ‘legalize the 30 million illegals’
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones rang some familiar Republican talking points in a phone interview with Gun Owners of America president Larry Pratt, accusing Democrats of widespread voter fraud and speaking of immigration reform in fearful terms. “They stole the election. That’s what I’m worried about, Larry,” Jones told Pratt. “There’s…
Nugent to Alex Jones: Soldiers committing suicide because Obama ‘violates the Constitution’
Appearing on “The Alex Jones Show” Tuesday, rocker and National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent claimed the epidemic of soldier suicides that’s baffled some of the nation’s brightest psychologists is much easier to understand if you just blame President Barack Obama. “I’m sure the leftist blogs are gonna attack…
Irate Boston man confronts ‘sh*theel’ Alex Jones reporter over ‘false flag’ claim
A reporter from Alex Jones’ Infowars.com website found himself being being verbally destroyed by a resident on the streets of Boston over claims that the recent bombings had been the result of a so-called “false flag” operation carried out by the U.S. government. In the YouTube video posted on Friday,…
Alex Jones opens dating site for ‘Freedom Lovers’
There are those those who believe that there’s somebody out there for everybody. Including fans of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, whose specialized dating site for his listeners has gained some public attention little more than a month after opening. As Uproxx reported on Friday, “Dating Freedom Lovers” offers fans of…
Maddow slams right-wing mainstreaming of crackpots like Alex Jones
Wednesday night on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow chided the right for giving credence to the crackpot conspiracy theories of Alex Jones and bringing the most extreme fringe thinking to the front and center of the Republican Party. Maddow began the segment by talking about the 9/11…
New Hampshire Republican says Boston bombing was government conspiracy
New Hampshire state Rep. Stella Tremblay (R-Auburn) believes that Alex Jones’ website Infowars has revealed the truth behind the Boston Marathon bombings. The New Hampshire Democratic Party on Tuesday highlighted a Facebook message Tremblay left on Glenn Beck’s fan page last Friday. The message claimed the U.S. government secretly carried…
Fox Business host pushes Alex Jones’ theory: Government is ‘arming up’ and disarming citizens
Fox Business host Lou Dobbs on Monday repeated a conspiracy theory pushed by fringe conservative websites like Alex Jones’ Infowars, that the federal government was “arming up” while trying to disarm U.S. citizens. During an interview with National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre, Dobbs explained that “the gun owners are…
‘You’re in danger! You’re in danger!’ Alex Jones shouts in latest unhinged rant
Infowars.com and Prison Planet pundit Alex Jones, host of the Internet-only radio show, “The Alex Jones Show,” went on another unhinged rant while appearing Friday on “HuffPost Live.” He shouted, “You’re in danger! You’re in danger!” at host Alicia Menendez while ranting about fluoride in the nation’s drinking water and,…
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