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Warren DeMontague

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33. You've only been here since last August, so let me break it down for you.

Reply to former-republican (Reply #30)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 05:36 PM

Jan 2013

Alex Jones, Prisonplanet, and infowars are NOT acceptable "sources" on DU.

Period.

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Just how Loonie Toons is Alex Jones? [View all] Archae Jan 2013 OP

The rationalwiki page on Alex Jones is pretty good too... SidDithers Jan 2013 #1

Got it ... GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #40

who is he? n/t EC Jan 2013 #2

Sounds like late night AM talk show fodder to me... WCGreen Jan 2013 #3

Even Art Bell would have avoided Jones. Archae Jan 2013 #4

Funny you would mention Art Bell... Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #10

Correct. Archae Jan 2013 #25

LOL! That's not all now, is it? regjoe Jan 2013 #5

So Alex Jones makes some sense, eh? ellisonz Jan 2013 #6

Sometimes, yes regjoe Jan 2013 #7

"IMO, people fear him because they agree with a lot of what he says." zappaman Jan 2013 #9

So I'm a liar? ellisonz Jan 2013 #20

Do you consider all of his claims to be "nonsense?" regjoe Jan 2013 #23

Yes. ellisonz Jan 2013 #24

Since conspiracies do exist and happen, if you label EVERYTHING as one NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #35

jones employs the bullshit scatter gun... Javaman Jan 2013 #29

There's a saying that.... rppper Jan 2013 #31

Broken clocks syndrome. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #8

He uses a tiny pebble of truth and build a mountain of bullshit out of it. And then tries to pass it Erose999 Jan 2013 #11

This is how I see him as well. Any demagogue is going to do essentially the same thing. Poll_Blind Jan 2013 #12

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #21

Like he's not trying to make a buck off the fearful. nolabear Jan 2013 #13

he's out of his fucking mind...they're showing him on cnn right now spanone Jan 2013 #14

Then you're just as sucked into his shtick as his fans are. Poll_Blind Jan 2013 #16

wind me up? try makes me ill. john wayne gacy had a schtick too. spanone Jan 2013 #18

Nah. See John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer. A serial killer. Not a media celebrity talking head. Poll_Blind Jan 2013 #22

I was listening one day when he had Jesse Ventura on Redford Jan 2013 #15

He surpasses "Guano" level. Behind the Aegis Jan 2013 #17

how does a responsible media agency put this man on their station? Johonny Jan 2013 #19

Sounds like a pretty normal wingnut to me. Turbineguy Jan 2013 #26

He is a con man like Glenn beck riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #27

Loony toons or an average Right Winger? Kalidurga Jan 2013 #28

Why did a jury vote to hide this? former-republican Jan 2013 #30

What we should do is find a different source. Archae Jan 2013 #32

I don't trust anyone to be accurate , that includes most of the talking heads former-republican Jan 2013 #37

You've only been here since last August, so let me break it down for you. Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #33

Then why have a thread about him if everything he says is dismissed former-republican Jan 2013 #34

Probably the same way people can talk about how stormfront is full of racist shitwits Warren DeMontague Jan 2013 #36

gotcha .... it makes sense former-republican Jan 2013 #39

Wiley Coyote thinks Alex is insane ... that is how Loonie Toons Alex is. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #38