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Warren DeMontague

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7. There's a big difference between being skeptical and being full of shit.

Reply to Bicoastal (Original post)

Mon May 6, 2013, 02:35 AM

May 2013

Alex Jones knows that any act of violence which might precipitate a conversation in this country around gun regulations, "was a false flag".

He knows this. Doesn't fucking matter one whit what the act was, what evidence there is around it, none of it.

That's not skepticism; that's being full of shit.

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"Being open-minded doesn't simply mean being skeptical... [View all] Bicoastal May 2013 OP

Actually... defacto7 May 2013 #1

Well, some people are so open minded their brains fall out Warpy May 2013 #2

Oohhh defacto7 May 2013 #3

"the brain rollers" Quantess May 2013 #8

the saddest thing about Jones ,Beck etc.all is that they're just entertainers olddots May 2013 #4

They are con men. Archae May 2013 #5

WWE. napoleon_in_rags May 2013 #6

Yes, but certain things are objectively true, or objectively false. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #9

Well, that's a really good point, Warren. napoleon_in_rags May 2013 #10

Sure, they "want to". The GOP lives to huff and puff and bloviate. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #11

I just see him as an actor in a world of actors. napoleon_in_rags May 2013 #12

I pretty much stopped watching CNN during the 2004 election. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #13

There's a big difference between being skeptical and being full of shit. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #7