It’s Jones’ attorneys defense, so I suppose it’s his own defense, also. Admittedly, his lawyers don’t have much to work with. The judge has a month to decide whether the cases should continue. I’ll keep an eye out for the decision.

Jones’ attorney claims that no reasonable person would believe him.

So Alex Jones’ defense is that what he says is so absurd that no reasonable person should believe him? Isn’t he flatly admitting that what he spouts is garbage and not to be believed? But he knows better, because equally absurd statements from him have been believed and acted upon in the past.

It seems to me that the real legal question would be, should Jones have expected such an audience of followers to believe and act on his fabrications – no matter how absurd – when there is a clear history of them having done so in the past. It is, in fact, Jones’ business model that they do (including, as you mentioned, the President of the US no less).

Not much difference, if any, between GP and Info Wars of Alex Jones fame. Interestingly, he too is being sued. One of the suits being heard this week is by the parents of Noah Pozner, a 6 year old killed at the Sandy Hook school. Jones claims the entire event was conducted by crisis actors on Obama’s behalf because gun control. The family has had to move 7 times and each time Jones’ fans find and harass them with death threats, etc. Jones’ attorney claims that no reasonable person would believe him. The trouble is, the President of the US believes him and apparently so does the 35% that makes up his base.

I was honestly surprised to see that someone that reads this blog would also read the Gateway Pundit. That’s a huge disconnect.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/politics/alex-jones-defamation-suit-sandy-hook.html?action=click&module=Trending&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&contentCollection=Trending

Horrifying. I hadn’t even heard of GP before now, though of course I remember the events concerning the false identification of the driver. Neither had I heard of My Northwest, though I am somewhat familiar with The Daily Caller.

If BB is reading The Gateway Pundit, he’s a sadly confused individual. Not only is GP the epitome of Fake News, a lawsuit recently filed in the Federal courts has accused Jim Hoft (among others) of intentionally publishing fake news and inflicting harm and distress on innocent people. Not just ‘fun and games’ distress, but the kind where the Michigan State Police had to urge the plaintiffs in this case to leave their home for their own safety.

There is no intense study for the truth going on at The Gateway Pundit and liberals certainly aren’t the problem.

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/CharlottesvilleGotNews.pdf

What you have said of late and certainly what you have said in other venues comes across very ugly, like a different person. That’s the reason I checked your history at all, to see if I could have been that wrong about you, or if you had for some reason just gone off the rails.

2. I don’t really see the relevancy of this point. You seem to imply that you should get kudos for leaving your comment history open yet you become irritated when someone then makes use of it. It is an option – there is no right or wrong setting. Close it up if you like.

3. This is not accurate. I posted the links directly to the quoted comments within the threads where they originated. The full context is there for anyone who wants to click the link. However, if you wish for examples, this comment of yours was the first in that particular branch:

The Leftists could make America beautiful again simply by going somewhere else.

That particular comment is on a post at The Gateway Pundit, whose tagline is “We report the truth – And leave the Russia-Collusion fairy tale to the Conspiracy media.” That comment received 33 likes. The entire comment thread is like one long ad hominem.

The post itself, as anyone can read, is rather petty and makes fun of a couple of issues concerning Nancy Pelosi, in particular her recent statement that “We must make America beautiful again.” It sounds like a morphing of Trump’s campaign slogan and an old community anti-pollution program from the late 60s and early 70s. Apparently it is perceived by some as “stealing” from Trump.

I’ve given some detail here as you seem to suggest I should, but again, I provided the links to both of your off-site comments I referenced. Any and all details and context could easily be read from there.

4. I don’t think anything I’ve said is an attack on your character. All that anyone can go by is what you share. I asked you questions based on those observations and gave my opinion of what you said, but I don’t think that is an attack. What I was reading at The Gateway Pundit was character assassination on a massive scale. The contrast is rather obvious.

This is probably the strongest thing I said to you on that in the thread being referenced:

In scripture, the Bereans were known for their noble character and intense study for the truth. Is this how you see yourself? Based on the samples I’ve seen, you sound more like a Mark Driscoll disciple. This is just the sort of garbage that he is known for. Why would you wish to emulate him?

5. I don’t really know how to respond to that one. It sounds similar to one of the standard memes used by culture warriors on the right in an attempt to devalue the concerns of those on the left. If that actually came to mind when you read my last comment, well that’s kind of a weird tell I guess.

I am an individual and I can decide anything I want.

Of course you can, it’s just that what you said there tells more about what kind of person you are than those you are mocking. It is also rather surprising to see a professing Christian speak in such shallow terms of the beauty, and by implication, worth, of another human being.

To whom one is sexually attracted is very much out of the individual’s control. To judge another’s attractiveness in general by one’s own personal standards is rather gauche, and totally within one’s control.

I won’t answer to the Mark Driscoll comment because you can dig through my comment history yourself…

No need to dig, as there is a rather easy way to search the Disqus system. However, that you have negative things to say about MD only makes it more confusing that you emulate him so.

That crack about women from the “left coast” could have easily come from his mouth, along with many other things you say here, at least recently. You’ve not been a frequent commenter here but I had the impression you were a decent person who leaned somewhat further to the right in world view.

What you have said of late and certainly what you have said in other venues comes across very ugly, like a different person. That’s the reason I checked your history at all, to see if I could have been that wrong about you, or if you had for some reason just gone off the rails.

I won’t answer to the Mark Driscoll comment because you can dig through my comment history yourself…

No need to dig, as there is a rather easy way to search the Disqus system. However, that you have negative things to say about MD only makes it more confusing that you emulate him so.

That crack about women from the “left coast” could have easily come from his mouth, along with many other things you say here, at least recently. You’ve not been a frequent commenter here but I had the impression you were a decent person who leaned somewhat further to the right in world view.

What you have said of late and certainly what you have said in other venues comes across very ugly, like a different person. That’s the reason I checked your history at all, to see if I could have been that wrong about you, or if you had for some reason just gone off the rails.

I won’t answer to the Mark Driscoll comment because you can dig through my comment history yourself…

No need to dig, as there is a rather easy way to search the Disqus system. However, that you have negative things to say about MD only makes it more confusing that you emulate him so.

That crack about women from the “left coast” could have easily come from his mouth, along with many other things you say here, at least recently. You’ve not been a frequent commenter here but I had the impression you were a decent person who leaned somewhat further to the right in world view.

What you have said of late and certainly what you have said in other venues comes across very ugly, like a different person. That’s the reason I checked your history at all, to see if I could have been that wrong about you, or if you had for some reason just gone off the rails.