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Alex Jones's Custody Battle and the 'Just an Entertainer' Defense

from Twinks in a Cage · #41

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3 min

Tim discusses Alex Jones's lawyer arguing in a custody case that Jones is just a performer, and debates whether that undercuts his credibility on serious topics like Sandy Hook, plus a detour on a Bill O'Reilly harassment allegation involving a black correspondent nicknamed 'hot chocolate.'

In this bit7 moments
  • 23:45Alex Jones's custody battle and his lawyer's defense that he's just an entertainer.
  • 24:11Tim on the irony of Jones admitting he's a carnival barker while making serious claims about Sandy Hook and 9/11.
  • 24:39Everyone in media is an entertainer—Rachel Maddow, news anchors, all of them.
  • 25:05Sympathy for Jones being hit while he's down in a custody fight.
  • 25:21The logical problem: if Jones is carnival barking, he's doing it about subjects like dead children that deserve seriousness.
  • 25:58Jones probably wants his kids badly enough that admitting he's an entertainer damages his business but wins custody.
  • 26:14Bill O'Reilly's fresh allegations involving a correspondent he called hot chocolate.
Mentioned here

Alex JonesBill O'ReillySandy HookCharles KrauthammerRachel MaddowStacey Dash

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