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Ann Coulter And Alex Jones Appear To Be Breaking Up With Trump
Ann Coulter and Alex Jones are pissed off. They're not pissed at the usual gallery of enemies: the globalists, the alleged "liberal fascists," or the perennial threat called "knowledge." Today, Jones and Coulter have had it up to here with Donald Trump. In case you missed it, ...read more
My One-Degree-Of-Separation From The Trump-Russia Investigation
Last September, I wrote a piece for BANTER M in which I profiled my former podcast partner, Lee Stranahan. Here's what I wrote at the time by way of a set-up. Stay tuned because this all goes somewhere very, very interesting. * * * Back in 2009, I was invited to be the co-host of ...read more
Putin's Favorite Congressman Claims Charlottesville Was a Conspiracy Created By Clinton Supporters
California Republican Dana Rohrabacher is no stranger to conspiracy theories. In his meeting with Julian Assange last month, Rohrabacher stated his belief that not only was WikiLeaks not involved in the emails, he even went so far as to say WikiLeaks deserves White House press ...read more
Alex Jones Used Disgustingly Racist Video of Michelle Obama to Sell Useless Nutritional Supplements
Things are tough over at crackpot conspiracy site InfoWars -- so tough that fruitcake in chief Alex Jones is using every possible gimmick in his limited arsenal to sell useless nutritional products to keep the lights on. In what must go down as one of the most reprehensible ...read more
Alex Jones is a Problem, But America's Ignorance is an Even Bigger One
After a tumultuous week that included calls for boycotts, advertisers dropping out, and a leaked recording of a pre-interview phone call, Megan Kelly’s 17-minute special on Alex Jones finally aired. Kelly was more than critical during her questioning of the radio host and ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: We Must Let Lunatics Like Alex Jones Speak if We Want to Get Rid of Them
NBC's Megyn Kelly is catching an enormous amount of heat for interviewing the modern-day king of conspiracy theorists and all round lunatic Alex Jones... To continue reading this article, please go here. It is crucial that independent media is funded properly, and your ...read more
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Alex Jones Gives Hilarious Reason Why he Didn't Take Trump Up on White House Invite
The internet's biggest virus and host of conspiracy theory site 'InfoWars' Alex Jones made a claim yesterday that he was personally invited to the White House by Donald Trump. According to Jones though, Trump was so busy "winning so good" at everything he does, Jones decided not ...read more
Right-Wing Nutjob Jerome Corsi Has Access to the White House Press Room. Sleep Tight!
Chances are you've heard the name Jerome Corsi before. He's been linked to many of the most ridiculous and, in some cases, offensive conspiracy theories around. We'll cover some of those theories momentarily. But we learned today that Corsi was able to somehow acquire day-pass ...read more
Alex Jones' Lawyer Admits Alex Jones Is Full of Shit
Most rational people know that Alex Jones is a carnival barker who should never once be taken seriously. With even just the tiniest amount of digging, it's not that difficult to figure out that his entire schtick is ginning up conspiracy theories for the express purpose of ...read more
Roger Stone Just Accused Jared Kushner of Trying to Oust Steve Bannon with Help of Joe Scarborough
While Donald Trump continues to build a kleptocracy by blatantly installing his family members into his administration and then tasking them with a dizzying array of responsibilities whenever they’re not too busy turning his “blind trust” into whatever the exact opposite of a ...read more
James O'Keefe's Little War on CNN Should Be Taken As Seriously As the Rest of His Scams
So James O'Keefe, whom you may remember from such comical roles as "A$AP Chad, Frat Pimp," "Jail Inmate Behind the Great Mary Landrieu Office Break-In Caper," and "Guy Who Tried and Failed To Lure a Female CNN Reporter Onto a Yacht Filled with Dildos" is in the news again -- ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: The Alex Jones Presidency
In the aftermath of the April, 2015 unrest in Baltimore, and just about a month before Donald Trump announced his campaign for president, I made a rather ominous prediction regarding how he'd handle the crisis: "Trump also promised to 'fix it fast,' so I suppose that'd mean, what ...read more
The Internet's Brave New World Has Become a Disinformation Dystopia
In February of 2008, I lost my job as a senior producer at CNN. Well, it's not like I lost it, as if it were a set of car keys that had somehow slid behind the cushions on the couch; I was unceremoniously fired because my bosses found out that for the previous two years I'd been ...read more
Alex Jones and His Sidekicks Claim That Hillary Was Attacked by the Ghosts of 9/11 Victims
We'll circle back to the ghost thing momentarily. Meanwhile, the video of Hillary Clinton nearly passing out while leaving the 9/11 commemoration ceremony on Sunday is obviously being taken as vindication by Hillary health truthers like Alex Jones who believe the episode points ...read more
Read The Hilarious Reviews of Dinesh D'Souza's Anti Hillary Movie
We have assiduously avoided saying anything about convicted criminal Dinesh D'Souza's latest propaganda film about dastardly liberals, but the endorsement he received recently, we believe, is worth mentioning. Because what could trump a recommendation from Alex Jones' highly ...read more
Despite the GOP's Voter ID Laws, Trump is Already Blaming Hillary for Rigging the Election
I hate so say "I told you so," but it appears as if Donald Trump is borrowing talking points from Bernie Sanders and the Bernie-or-Bust crowd. The presidential debate schedule has been publicly known since last September, and yet Trump is just now realizing that two of the three ...read more
Sarah Palin's Rants are Becoming Darker, More Cynical and Very Worrying
Part of me feels slightly bad consistently laying into Sarah Palin for her transgressions against civility, general decency and the English language -- she is after all another human being with thoughts, feelings and emotions. Then again, her presence in the national dialogue ...read more
If Trump is Ousted at the Convention, Alex Jones Will Have To Do *What* To George Will?
If you're wondering what might happen if the Republican Party attempts to strip the nomination from Donald Trump, conspiracy weeble Alex Jones and former Trump adviser Roger Stone have an idea. And it's not what you think. Stone appeared again on Jones' radio show the other day, ...read more
Alex Jones Has Lost His Mind, Thinks CIA is Funding Beyonce to Create "Urban Terrorism"
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the craziest conspiracy theory of 2016. In an amazing 10 minutes of utter lunacy from 'InfoWars' nutjob Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist lays out why he genuinely thinks Beyonce's latest video 'Lemonade' was paid for by the CIA in order to ...read more
No, Alex Jones and the Rest of You Conspiracy Theorist Idiots, Scalia Wasn't F**ing "Assassinated"
If you had your money on "before the body was even cool" in the over-under on how long it would take for Alex Jones to descend on the carcass of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia following his death -- congratulations, you win. Even more predictable than the immediate ...read more
John Oliver Busts Fox News For an Anti-Immigrant Video 5 Years Out of Date
On Sunday night's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver busted Fox News for its coverage of the European migrant crisis, which included a Sept. 9 segment in which "hard news" correspondent Kristin Fisher reported on a "terrifying" new video of migrants chanting on a train, and ...read more
ABC News Destroys the Zombie Lie that Planned Parenthood Targets Black Fetuses for Abortion
Now can we finally lay this awful lie to rest? I doubt it because no matter how often a ludicrous GOP lie is debunked, it will continue on and on as a Zombie Lie. And besides, the lie has already traveled around the world a million times by now, the facts are simply incidental ...read more
InfoWars Goon Dan Bidondi Stalks Rhode Island Beachgoers, Gibberish Ensues
In case you're just joining us, Chez Pazienza and I have been covering the saga of a former semi-pro wrestler named Dan Bidondi who made a name for himself by interrupting a press conference after the Boston Marathon bombing by shouting "false flag!" at law enforcement ...read more
The Bob & Chez Podcast: Trump is Driving the Clown Car, Lindsey Graham Shoots Skeet, and God in an A**hole
This week's show: "Shooting Skeet" -- Donald Trump is Officially Running for President; The Clown Car Has a Driver; Trump's Announcement Speech; Lindsey Graham Shooting Skeet; Crazy California Politician Blames Drought on Abortion; God is an A-hole; Ben Carson is the ...read more
The Bob & Chez Show Podcast: Bob and Chez Discuss the Duggars, Trump's Big Announcement, Hillary's Campaign, Dan Bidondi Driving Recklessly and More!
Our Thursday show! Circular Reasoning: InfoWars Sidekick Dan Bidondi Rants About Seat Belts While Driving Recklessly; Carly Fiorina and Rick Santorum Beclown the Clown Car; Trump's Big Announcement; Duggar Update; The Duggars Are a Cult; TLC Developing Duggar Spin-Off; The ...read more
Here's What It Looks Like When 200 Paranoid Idiots Try To Get the Army To Admit It's Planning To Take Over Texas
Last week we brought you a story that would be barely believable were it not for the fact that A) it involved far-right tea party types, and B) it came out of Texas. It was last Tuesday that Texas's governor, Republican Greg Abbott, announced that he would be activating the ...read more
No, Texas, the U.S. Military Isn't Planning To Take You Over, You're Just F*cking Crazy
(Photos: AP) Most people in the United States who aren't living in Texas can barely put up with Texas. It may not be the most ignorant state in the union in terms of concentration, but simply by virtue of it's size it has the largest volume of pure, weapons-grade stupidity and ...read more
Rand Paul's Wacky Conspiracy Theorist Tendencies are Finally Exposed to the Press and General Public
For several years now, those of us who've been following the political career of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) have noticed that he's not the brave, principled destroyer of the left/right paradigm. Rather, he's a melange of several related ingredients: 1) A dash of Ron Paul's ...read more
Alex Jones Totally Lost His Mind Over Net Neutrality
Know how I know Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) opinion on net neutrality is insane? Alex Jones totally agrees with him about it. In fairness to Cruz, Jones -- the radio conspiracy theorist and sentient throat polyp -- totally clobbered Godwin's Law more than the senator ever has, ...read more
InfoWars Goon Dan Bidondi Ran for Office, Received Way Too Many Votes
Those of you who've been following The Daily Banter and, in particular, the podcast I co-host with Chez Pazienza, are probably familiar with the name Dan Bidondi. He's the hairless, semi-literate stooge from the ranks of Alex Jones' InfoWars.com conspiracy theory empire whose ...read more
Is a Sandy Hook Truther Running for Office in Connecticut?
Before you head off to the ballot box to once again do your part in rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, we figured it might be a good idea to remind you that at least a few of your fellow citizens are going to be casting their ballots for completely fucking insane people ...read more
Obama/Ebola Hysteria Is Reaching Dangerous Levels
The conservative media have never exactly been in a state of child's pose when it comes to Barack Obama, but what we're seeing right now from them is something new altogether. The sudden presence of Ebola inside Fortress America is causing a spontaneous freak-out on the right ...read more
PODCAST: Bob Cesca and Chez Pazienza Talk ISIS, Michael Moore and a New Dan Bidondi Tape
Download the mp3 (55 minutes, 23mb) Kobayashi Maru: Brand New Dan Bidondi Tape: Gun-Grabbin’ Senator Part 2; Obama’s Plan for ISIS and Syria is a No Win Situation; The Middle East Conundrum; Domestic Chez Goes to PTA; Remembering 9/11 and Replaying it on Television; Michael ...read more
The Huffington Post Just Hired an NFL Player and 9/11 Truther To Report on National Security
Under normal circumstances it would be easy to brush off a bad hire at The Huffington Post because, with a few very notable exceptions, the site doesn't offer the kind of journalism that befits its original promise and pedigree. But HuffPost is still one of the most powerful ...read more
Snowden Opens His Mouth Again and, Like Always, Something F*cking Nuts Comes Out
Bill Maher was absolutely right when he said to Glenn Greenwald, "Every time [Snowden] opens his mouth, he always says something fucking nuts." It's one of two things Snowden has in common with radio conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: they both say things that are nuts, and the ...read more
Weird Al Yankovic Just Made a Hilarious Song That's Perfect For Alex Jones Fans
Weird Al Yankovic has been on a social media roll lately, releasing song parodies of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" ("Word Crimes") and Pharrell's "Happy" ("Tacky"). But it's his take on Lorde's "Royals" ("Foil") that's a fantastic satire that skewers the tin foil hat crowd. ...read more
Alex Jones Is Just Going To Throw This Michelle Obama "Tranny" Claim Out There
We're not sure who over at Raw Story is tasked with draconian responsibility of listening to Alex Jones' radio show, but whoever you are, we owe you a great debt of gratitude because lord knows we can't do it. But thanks to them we have Jones' latest gem, and it goes well beyond ...read more
Dan Bidondi's Campaign Website Is Everything You Hoped It Would Be
A couple of weeks back we brought you the good news that for the next several months the gods of comedy were going to be blessing us with a wealth of great material. That's because Alex Jones minion and unofficial Daily Banter mascot Dan Bidondi had decided to run for a seat on ...read more
Alex Jones Isn't Making Up "Jack Crap," Says Alex Jones in Epic Rant
If you listen to a random two or three minutes of Alex Jones, it's quite obvious that he's making things up as he goes along in order to exploit the paranoia of his audience for fun and profit. For example, not too long ago, Jones decided that he'd extrapolate the chemical ...read more
Alex Jones Minion Dan Bidondi Is Now Running for Public Office... Seriously
The great thing about America is that almost anybody can run for public office. The frightening thing about America is that almost anybody can run for public office. Let's say you're somebody who once interrupted the question-and-answer portion of an important post-Boston ...read more
Alex Jones Predicts 300,000 Police Officers Will Die In Civil War Against 'Patriots'
UPDATED below. Just when you thought radio conspiracy theorist Alex Jones couldn't get any worse, he managed to double down on the connection between his show and the tragedy in Las Vegas that left two police officers dead. The following segment from his show is utterly ...read more
Why Is the Media Whitewashing the True Motives of the Vegas Killers?
There are very few labels that have the impact of "white supremacist." The term is a silver bullet that instantly relegates someone to the cultural fringe and eliminates any bit of sympathy that might otherwise be granted to him or her. Put simply, you call somebody a white ...read more
Politicians and Pundits Demanded an Armed Revolution, So the Millers Attempted to Deliver One
Following every mass shooting in recent memory, the gun lobby has struggled to deflect blame onto to everything except the availability of firearms, not to mention the U.S. gun culture the NRA helped to manifest. After Sandy Hook it was video games. After Aurora it was mental ...read more
VIDEO: Las Vegas Shooter Interviewed at Bundy Ranch with Remarks Similar to Alex Jones
It was only a matter of time before video emerged of the Las Vegas gunman, Jerad Miller, speaking to a reporter during the Bundy Ranch fiasco. MILLER: I feel sorry for any federal agents that wanna come in here and try to push us around or anything like that. I really don't ...read more
Las Vegas Shooters Were Alex Jones Fans, So Jones Says the Shooting Was a False Flag
With predictable timing, Alex Jones has announced that the Las Vegas police-shooting/murder-suicide was staged by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) in order to mischaracterize Bundy Ranch supporters as being violent goons and weirdos. Right off the bat, the Bundy Ranch cowboy cosplayers ...read more
We're the Killers: Meet the Anti-Government Conspiracy Theorists Behind the Vegas Shooting
The husband-and-wife team that shot and killed two Las Vegas police officers, then killed a third person at a nearby Wal-Mart before taking their own lives, had an extensive history of far-right, anti-government beliefs and were obsessed with conspiracy theories and the idea of ...read more
From 9/11 To Common Core To Benghazi: Why Right-Wingers Love A Good Conspiracy Theory
No single ideology holds a monopoly on wacky beliefs, unless you count ‘crazy’ as an ideology. But when it comes to the subset of wacky beliefs commonly known as anti-government conspiracy theories, it’s no accident that the American right embraces them with much greater ...read more
Could This Be the Reason No One Showed Up To Overthrow the Government Last Friday?
The problem with being paranoid is that it's not the kind of thing you can just turn on and off. If you're someone who sees invisible threats around every corner and who warns that vigilance and suspicion is what's always necessary to avoid becoming one of the hapless sheeple, ...read more
Quote of the Day: Amber Lyon's New "Psychedelic Journalism" Website Explains a Lot
"I think part of the problem of why we're having so many wars and fighting is because people carry around trauma that they haven't processed and that manifests itself into anger and in lying, cheating, and stealing. So if everyone is able to have access to these medicines to ...read more
Truthers and the All New Hillary-Has-Brain-Damage Conspiracy Theory
Grace McDonnell was one of nearly two-dozen children killed by rounds of ammunition fired from Adam Lanza's AR-15 at Sandy Hook Elementary. Since then, a memorial playground was established with a commemorative sign featuring Grace's photograph and the message: "Celebrating the ...read more