Rolling Stone: Glenn Beck's Shtick? Alex Jones Got There First

[CJCRANE]

"Jones is the most popular chronicler of what he believes is a New World Order plot to enslave the global population."

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"Until recently, he was a lonely and little-known voice in the short wave and Internet radio wilderness. But as his audience has grown, other talk show hosts have taken notice — and cues. Among his most ardent imitators is Glenn Beck, whom Jones has accused of stealing his ideas, guests, and research. Last week, Jones posted a video clip on his site, InfoWars, offering evidence of this theft.

“He rips me off and spins the information, often injecting lies into the truth,” says Jones.

So, is Alex Jones really the invisible senior writer of Beck’s TV and radio shows? If the below is any indication, the answer is “Yes.”

More: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/glenn-becks-shtick-alex-jones-got-there-first-20110304

[Exultant Democracy]

1. I've always avoided info-wars. But is it true that he call 9-11 two month before hand?

[ladywnch]

2. this actually makes more sense.

I could NEVER believe that Beck had this fertile an imagination or was able to follow all those blackboards and lines and links and ....and...... I just don't think he has that much functioning gray matter. The fact that he's stealing is the only thing that makes sense.......as much as you can call any of this nonsense--- sense.

[OutNow]

3. I knew Alex Jones 10 years ago

Alex Jones had a local radio show in Austin, Texas about 10 years ago. He started as a late night Saturday guy spinning his tales of black helicopters, New World Order stuff. It was fun to listen to him rant about how the mayor of Austin was out to get him, etc. etc.

He's changed a lot since then. He's more "polished" if that makes any sense. His marketing machine churns out an endless stream of videos based on his latest fantasy. Each one purports to tell us how the end is near unless we do something RIGHT NOW. I wonder how he can keep going year after year when last year's prophecy doesn't actually happen.

Even today he's much more funny than Beck, but I don't know how any sane person can actually believe in any of the delusions they offer up.