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MissMillie

(38,545 posts)
Tue May 10, 2022, 09:40 AM May 2022

Alex Jones Now Claims He's A Hero For Trying To Stop Jan. 6 Insurrection

Source: HuffPost via MSN

“It’s a bizarre feeling to know you did nothing wrong, to know there’s no evidence that you did anything wrong, to know that you had no motive and to know that you tried to stop what happened,” Jones said on his InfoWars program Monday. “And quite frankly, I’m not asking for a medal, but everybody else just stood there. And then a thousand undercover FBI agents and hostage rescue team people that were there, on record, sat there while I tried to stop what was happening.”

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/alex-jones-now-claims-hes-a-hero-for-trying-to-stop-jan-6-insurrection/ar-AAX5Q0C?ocid=U483DHP&li=BBnb7Kz



Just which of his actions or which of his podcasts were designed to "stop it?"
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Alex Jones Now Claims He's A Hero For Trying To Stop Jan. 6 Insurrection (Original Post) MissMillie May 2022 OP
When Did Lying Become So Easy? ruet May 2022 #1
I'm thinking that for A. Jones, it was when MissMillie May 2022 #2
Yep, just say whatever pops in your head! PatSeg May 2022 #5
Limbaugh honed it to a fine art and made a fortune..... Bengus81 May 2022 #8
Lying is the new Repuke norm... If they don't get nailed for it or prosecuted for it they keep mitch96 May 2022 #17
1000 FBI agents & rescue teams? CrispyQ May 2022 #3
That's pretty out there PatSeg May 2022 #6
Delusional, must be planning insanity defense bucolic_frolic May 2022 #4
There ya go Rebl2 May 2022 #7
That was my thought as well. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E May 2022 #24
Delusional as his daddy Trump Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2022 #9
. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #10
Is this his deflection from his Sandy Hook CT liability BumRushDaShow May 2022 #11
Jones is not entirely wrong here. He made a real effort with a bullhorn. (video) JohnnyRingo May 2022 #12
No small wonder Antifa so easily took over the Capitol KS Toronado May 2022 #13
If he KNEW he was innocent he would be like Hillary. SHE didn't ask for immunity. pnwmom May 2022 #14
Carnival barker marmar May 2022 #15
Actually, you ARE asking for a medal, Alex Jones. Paladin May 2022 #16
Why was Jones trying to stop the "patriots" who were "fighting for justice"? Midnight Writer May 2022 #18
He did it to bring the focus back to him JohnnyRingo May 2022 #20
The Q is strong in this one. But the BS is overpowering. Ford_Prefect May 2022 #19
Wish that fat punk would just go ahead and pop one of those veins in his head. LudwigPastorius May 2022 #21
So, a hero stands up against treason. Come on Alex, who ran the show? elias7 May 2022 #22
He's gaslighting again sakabatou May 2022 #23

ruet

(10,038 posts)
1. When Did Lying Become So Easy?
Tue May 10, 2022, 09:48 AM
May 2022

I mean, people just say whatever without ANY accountability. It's pretty wild.

PatSeg

(47,357 posts)
5. Yep, just say whatever pops in your head!
Tue May 10, 2022, 10:03 AM
May 2022

Later you can even change it as your audience will believe anything. I wonder if Jones can even remember what telling the truth is like.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
8. Limbaugh honed it to a fine art and made a fortune.....
Tue May 10, 2022, 10:15 AM
May 2022

Last edited Tue May 10, 2022, 04:46 PM - Edit history (1)

Thankfully cancer had other plans for that POS.

mitch96

(13,884 posts)
17. Lying is the new Repuke norm... If they don't get nailed for it or prosecuted for it they keep
Tue May 10, 2022, 12:36 PM
May 2022

doing it...
I get the impression that they just throw shit against the wall and look to see what sticks..
If it sticks they run with it...uff
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PatSeg

(47,357 posts)
6. That's pretty out there
Tue May 10, 2022, 10:05 AM
May 2022

even for Alex Jones! I've known five year olds who could weave better tales than that.

Baitball Blogger

(46,697 posts)
10. .
Tue May 10, 2022, 10:29 AM
May 2022


Assuming he does have video showing that he launched a vigorous attempt to stop it, what is he suggesting? That he should be forgiven for his Sandy Hook groseria because he did something good on 1/6?

BumRushDaShow

(128,726 posts)
11. Is this his deflection from his Sandy Hook CT liability
Tue May 10, 2022, 10:31 AM
May 2022

after filing for bankruptcy?

DOJ recently chimed in to support the families' call to have the bankruptcy declaration dismissed -

Feds back Sandy Hook families in legal fight with Alex Jones, InfoWars


Chuck Lindell
Austin American-Statesman
Published 10:18 a.m. CT Apr. 30, 2022 | Updated 2:42 p.m. CT Apr. 30, 2022



Families of students and adults killed in the 2012 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary have gained a key ally in their legal fight against Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones — the U.S. Department of Justice. On Friday, a Justice Department official joined the families' fight, urging U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez to dismiss the federal bankruptcy filing by three companies linked to Jones and his InfoWars media system so the Sandy Hook defamation cases can return to state court for jury trials to determine how much Jones must pay in damage awards.

Jones wants to use the federal bankruptcy system to pay the Sandy Hook family members after state courts in Austin and Connecticut found that he defamed them by labeling the mass shooting, which left 20 children and six adults dead, a hoax meant to fuel a government campaign to limit gun rights. The families oppose the bankruptcy move, saying it is an improper attempt to limit Jones' financial exposure. More importantly, they say, the lawsuits are not about a passive division of assets but are, instead, attempts to hold Jones accountable for the heartache — and harassment from his followers — that his words produced.

In a court filing, Kevin Epstein, a U.S. trustee for the Justice Department, accused Jones of misusing the bankruptcy system to shield assets held by him and his main company, Free Speech Systems, and to minimize the amount of money he will have to pay the Sandy Hook families. "The strategy employed here ... is a novel and dangerous tactic that is abusive and undermines the integrity of the bankruptcy system," wrote Epstein, who oversees the bankruptcy system in the Western and Southern Districts of Texas for the department.

"These are classic bad faith filings for two primary reasons: these cases serve no valid bankruptcy purpose and were filed to gain a tactical advantage in the Sandy Hook lawsuits," Epstein added, noting that three Jones-owned business that hold little or no assets — InfoW LLC (formerly known as InfoWars LLC), IWHealth and Prison Planet TV — sought bankruptcy protection while Jones and Free Speech Systems did not. The situation, lawyers for the Connecticut families added, lets Jones enjoy the benefits of bankruptcy without having to make financial or business disclosures.

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https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/04/30/alex-jones-infowars-legal-filing-sandy-hook-case-doj-department-of-justice/9582915002/

JohnnyRingo

(18,623 posts)
12. Jones is not entirely wrong here. He made a real effort with a bullhorn. (video)
Tue May 10, 2022, 10:42 AM
May 2022

It was for self serving reasons, but he tried to herd rioters away from the point of the breach to "the other side of the building where he had a stage set up and he can speak to them". He implored them not to fight the police and not to "give them what they want". He said doing that would make the riots the story in the media.

At 1:51 and at 1:54 on this timeline of videos:

https://projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol-videos/

As I pointed out, Jones was the cause of the insurrection as much as anyone, but when the shit started hitting the fan he tried to regain attention to himself. He most certainly was no "hero".

KS Toronado

(17,187 posts)
13. No small wonder Antifa so easily took over the Capitol
Tue May 10, 2022, 10:46 AM
May 2022

on Jan 6th with a 1,000 lazy FBI agents sitting around discussing if they would get
hazardous duty pay or not. Thanks Alex for the new breaking news.
Do I really need this?

pnwmom

(108,973 posts)
14. If he KNEW he was innocent he would be like Hillary. SHE didn't ask for immunity.
Tue May 10, 2022, 10:55 AM
May 2022

She testified for 11 hours before angry R's because she knew she'd done nothing wrong.

Paladin

(28,246 posts)
16. Actually, you ARE asking for a medal, Alex Jones.
Tue May 10, 2022, 11:48 AM
May 2022

You're declaring yourself a saint, and hardly anybody's stupid enough to believe it. Thanks for the laughs, though...

Midnight Writer

(21,737 posts)
18. Why was Jones trying to stop the "patriots" who were "fighting for justice"?
Tue May 10, 2022, 12:38 PM
May 2022

A body can't keep up with all the conflicting stories these guys come up with.

JohnnyRingo

(18,623 posts)
20. He did it to bring the focus back to him
Tue May 10, 2022, 03:00 PM
May 2022

The mob was descending on the Capitol and away from him. He was using a bullhorn trying to get them away from the point of breach and back to his platform.

He warned them fighting the police and breaching the building would make that the story. He wanted them to join him on the other side where he had his stage set up for what he called a "peaceful protest".

Jones tried to stop the attack, but he's no hero. He lit the fuse and couldn't stomp it out.

LudwigPastorius

(9,126 posts)
21. Wish that fat punk would just go ahead and pop one of those veins in his head.
Tue May 10, 2022, 03:48 PM
May 2022

What a disgusting waste of protoplasm he is.
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