In NYC I don’t know many big gun folk, but after seeing what a normal gun advocate is like last night on Piers, I favor more gun control.
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Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) January 08, 2013Conspiracy crackpot Alex Jones is a “normal,” run-of-the-mill gun advocate, says Business Insider deputy editor Joseph Weisenthal. That’s right, the 9/11 truther who thinks gay people come from potato chips and juice boxes is pretty much the mold from which gun advocates are cut.
You know what, Joe? Forgive us if we don’t take our cues on “normal” from a guy who finds the idea of minting a trillion-dollar coin to deal with the debt ceiling “really thrilling.”
So a guy that thinks #mintthecoin is a good idea, thinks Alex Jones is a normal gun advocate. Says it all really.—
Christine (@cmdeb) January 08, 2013
Oh, hush now. Alex Jones appeared on CNN!!!11! with model of normalcy and journalistic superstar Piers Morgan. So one can only assume he’s “what a normal gun advocate is like.”
@philipaklein @GarrettQuinn Well I assume he is, since he was on CNN—
Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) January 08, 2013
CNN and Piers Morgan wouldn’t steer you wrong, would they?
@TheStalwart @philipaklein Jones was yelling about 9/11 conspiracies and the New World Order. How is that normal?—
Garrett Quinn (@GarrettQuinn) January 08, 2013
@TheStalwart @philipaklein @GarrettQuinn Alex Jones is about as normal as Piers is humble.—
Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) January 08, 2013
@TheStalwart @philipaklein @GarrettQuinn So you think a loon like Alex jones represents mainstream gun rights supporters? Pathetic.—
Mark Bult (@markjbult) January 08, 2013
@TheStalwart there was nothing normal about that—
Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) January 08, 2013
@TheStalwart he's not "normal" in any sense of the word.—
David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) January 08, 2013
@TheStalwart how do you look at a sample size of 1 and decide that is normal?—
winki (@winkinj) January 08, 2013
@TheStalwart I don't think you can say anything about Alex Jones is remotely "normal"—
Will Rahn (@willrahn) January 08, 2013
A forgiving take on this ludicrous tweet would be that Weisenthal is simply delusional, or possibly trolling. But either way, chances are he knows perfectly well he’s full of it.
@TheStalwart Very arrogant and self-promoting of you. You know full well that was not 'normal gun folk'.—
(@BamaTrader) January 08, 2013
@TheStalwart That's what you think is a "normal" gun advocate is, or what you would like others to believe?—
John Benedict (@geckojb) January 08, 2013
That’s certainly why Musket Morgan invited Jones to appear on his program.
An article chock full of great @PiersMorgan quotes: politi.co/VIAQ7C Alex Jones "was the best ad for gun control you could wish for."—
Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 08, 2013
Update:
Weisenthal goes with the ol’ “trolling” explanation.
@KevinWGlass @binarybits Come on, I'm from Austin, and I live all day on the internet.—
Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) January 08, 2013
Shocking, we know. Who could have predicted that? (Feel free to scroll back up.)
Update:
Joe calls out others for trolling. No further comment necessary.
@TheStalwart @baseballcrank @philipaklein As opposed to out-and-out trolling (i.e. calling Jones a "normal" gun advocate)?—
T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) January 08, 2013
