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Alex Jones, Sandy Hook, and Loyalty to Flawed Friends
from #283 - Joe Rogan | The Tim Dillon Show · #283
5 min
They discuss Alex Jones's mixed track record of predictions versus his catastrophic Sandy Hook comments, with Joe defending him as a longtime friend who admits his mistakes, while acknowledging his fanbase can be unhinged.
- Podcasts work because they're raw and unscripted, unlike mainstream news which is so produced that authenticity would seem unprofessional.
- Some trans people agree with Tim on vaccines but want him to go further into conspiracy theories like flat earth and hollow earth.
- Alex Jones got a lot of his predictions wrong, particularly the Sandy Hook one.
- Tim defends Jones by attributing the Sandy Hook accusations to a rough period when Jones was drinking heavily and having a psychotic break.
- Tim's counterpoint: other people go through rough times without accusing parents of faking their children's deaths.
- Tim has known Jones for over 20 years and considers him a friend and a nice guy despite his mistakes.
- When accused of being responsible for crazy fans, Tim points out that all public figures have unhinged listeners, including his own.
- Tim jokes about going on The View in a wig to be the conservative panelist they can't find.
- The View has devolved into a show built entirely around the hosts being angry and insulting guests, with nothing positive to offer.
- Tim suggests The View hire a QAnon grandma who was filmed yelling at Sandy Hook parents to prove their children died.
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