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Alex Jones should not be considered "mainstream" nt maryellen99 Jun 2014 #1
Who considers him to be mainstream?... DonViejo Jun 2014 #8
I don't think his "thinking" is considered "mainstream"... elzenmahn Jun 2014 #11
"a convenient figure for the media to smear anybody who dares to speak out" jberryhill Jun 2014 #18
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU SAYING?? I think he is a traitor!! trueblue2007 Jun 2014 #30
so we can put you in the camp that believes this utter nonsense.. frylock Jun 2014 #33
perhaps you should H2O Man Jun 2014 #55
i've read it a few times, and my interpretation was that the poster believes Jones speaks the truth frylock Jun 2014 #57
I believe that Alex Jones is a convenient brush... elzenmahn Jun 2014 #59
thanks for the clarification.. frylock Jun 2014 #60
is this your way of saying barbtries Jun 2014 #37
Quite the opposite.... elzenmahn Jun 2014 #61
i can buy that barbtries Jun 2014 #66
Delusions with a loud megaphone IMO. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #2
Crazy mind, big megaphone, nothing more. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #3
Damn Ronald Reagan for shutting down the loony bins. lumpy Jun 2014 #63
"the conservative radio host said that his “mind exploded". sufrommich Jun 2014 #4
DUzy! riqster Jun 2014 #15
I'd like to know how he noticed LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #53
I didn't think he had one JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #54
I suspect the CIA C_U_L8R Jun 2014 #5
Your post presumes Jones ever " had it " , an incorrect premise in my opinion...nt pkdu Jun 2014 #6
Loses it? Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #7
Jones has tapped into the Power of Irrational Thinking. DirkGently Jun 2014 #9
Google this: SidneyR Jun 2014 #17
And Alex is one of it's chief practitioners in my view nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #20
I know the term. n/t DirkGently Jun 2014 #23
I thought maybe SidneyR Jun 2014 #25
Rather than just throw it down, I thought I'd expand on DirkGently Jun 2014 #29
Welcome to DU, SidneyR! calimary Jun 2014 #48
Or we could talk about it MORE DirkGently Jun 2014 #56
^^THIS^^ valerief Jun 2014 #46
I don't know why you think it's an American thing...every country has crackpots snooper2 Jun 2014 #24
Sometimes it seems that Americans SidneyR Jun 2014 #26
Well, if we were Russian on a Russian message board that Pootie hadn't taken down yet snooper2 Jun 2014 #27
We embrace anti-intellectualism more than other DirkGently Jun 2014 #36
Finally, a sensible explanation. Orrex Jun 2014 #10
I want to wish Alex Jones away to the corn field. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #12
Alex Jones lost it a long time ago. Arkana Jun 2014 #13
People like Alex Jones are the ones who set these nuts off. geomon666 Jun 2014 #14
Those aren't "Data Points" exploding in his mind maxrandb Jun 2014 #16
Yup, my watch works... nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #19
his “mind exploded with hundreds of data points” yellowcanine Jun 2014 #21
Jones and his ilk smallcat88 Jun 2014 #22
Alex Jones has a problem accepting that nyabingi Jun 2014 #28
None of the above. Alex Jones is a RW maniac who is a danger to the public. He fits the classic kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #31
i commented on this story on fb barbtries Jun 2014 #32
alex jones is a govt psyop.. frylock Jun 2014 #34
Jones is the PT Barnum of conspiracy theories.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #35
No Alex. YOU staged it. They were YOUR fans. SunSeeker Jun 2014 #38
Why VA_Jill Jun 2014 #39
Yes shenmue Jun 2014 #41
+1 Liberalynn Jun 2014 #51
You knew this was coming didn't you? ewagner Jun 2014 #40
It all makes perfect sense now! tclambert Jun 2014 #42
I think Alex Jones gets his CTs from Marvel Comics Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #43
Superman and Batman are DC Comics. OnyxCollie Jun 2014 #52
I stand corrected Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #58
Try not to be too dismissive of the literature Blue_Adept Jun 2014 #62
I know that Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #64
Excelsior! OnyxCollie Jun 2014 #65
Jones & the rest just make stuff up rather than take responsibility. No matter how incredible. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #44
What I hate is people like Alex Jones create a false exagerated reality LiberalLovinLug Jun 2014 #45
More like MK-MURDOCK. nt valerief Jun 2014 #47
It's irresponsible for the broadcasting company to allow someone like that to have a radio show BainsBane Jun 2014 #49
Alex Jones loses it? KamaAina Jun 2014 #50
Oh dear, poor delusional Alex jmowreader Jun 2014 #67
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