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Marjorie Taylor Greene Ripped For Ludicrous Defense Of Alex JonesRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went to bat for fellow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, saying all he did was speak words after a jury ordered the Infowars host to pay Sandy Hookvictims families nearly $1 billion for his lies about the elementary school massacre.
Were his words wrong and did he apologize? Yes, Greene tweeted on Wednesday. Thats what freedom of speech is. Freedom to speak words. Political persecution must end.
Greene, who has a history of pushing conspiracy theories about mass shootings, praised Jones and claimed hes been right pretty much most of the time after he lost an August defamation trial for lying about Sandy Hook. Her comments after the latest verdict echoed Jones failed free-speech defense.
Jones repeatedly claimed the 2012 school massacre was faked and involved actors. In reality, it left 20 children and six adults dead.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-ripped-ludicrous-112506366.html
catbyte
(34,425 posts)Yelling "FIRE!" in a crowded theater is "words" too but it's not protected speech. Lies, slander, and promoting violence are "words" too. Willfully ignorant people piss me off. So do liars.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)They're just words.
What A Piece Of Garbage She Is. Her & Alex, 2 Pees (intentional) In A Pod.
Docreed2003
(16,869 posts)Oh Margie...If it was just that simple. This asshole is an unrepentant mental torturer of families who had children killed in the most brutal way imaginable. These families have been forced to endure pain upon pain. What Jones did wasn't just "words", he inspired people to act on his words and hurt these families. Words have consequences. His apology was bullshit from the moment he issued it, just look at his most recent podcast videos. But I wouldn't expect someone as clueless and self righteous as you, Margie, to understand. You claim to serve Jesus and yet you lack all visible evidence of his works. Screw you.
Irish_Dem
(47,302 posts)She is also angry that she may have to self monitor her words.
Solly Mack
(90,779 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,468 posts)Initech
(100,099 posts)Really, her schtick is getting quite old now. And seriously, fuck Alex Jones.