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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Alex Jones "Money Bomb" Campaign
http://infowars.com/moneybomb/
WOW... I find it funny how the corporate media want to shut him down, yet he will get a show on Dish Network the second largest dish provider in the US. |
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Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
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So now he is doing Ron Paul imitations.
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Banned
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Queens
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I just donated $25.
I totally want this fool on tv. It will be the greatest show on Earth..since Mortin Downey Jr. |
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Master Poster
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,555
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"Donate to fight against the tyranny of the New World Order!"
If he get people to donate to an organization that doesn't even exist, I wonder if I can start a "donate to help the Unicorns" campaign? For just $10, you can fund a unicorn to fight against the NWO. |
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Beer-Swilling SemiliterateModerator
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Room 118, Bohemian Grove Marriott
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Something tells me this is going to end up as more of a Moneyfart.
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Critical Doofus
Join Date: Feb 2006
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"You post a lie, it is proven 100% false, you move the goalposts and post yet another lie and it continues on around till we're back to the original lie as if it will somehow become true if it's re-iterated again. The same misquotes over and over again. The same hindsight bias, appeals to authority, etc." -lapman describing every twoofer on the internet |
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Master Poster
Join Date: May 2007
Location: NW United States
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What salary does Alex pay himself?
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Muse
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: north Alabama
Posts: 921
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Alex Jones begging for money again
Remember last year, when the people that brought you the Ron Paul moneybombs sought to help Alex Jones raise $2 million to start a Dish Network channel to reach the sheeple who see television as truth? Alex Jones doesn't seem to want you to, but it happened.
Well, it's happening again, as I learned from commenter "manny" on the SLC blog. This time, there is no third-party mixed in, which was a defense I heard several times to allegations that Alex was just out to grab some money for nothing; it's all centered around infowars.com, and the original infowarsmoneybomb.com domain re-directs to the page on infowars. After raising just shy of a quarter-million last year, and no closer to the Dish Network channel than they were the first time, it's time for the 2nd annual infowars moneybomb. That's right, Alex is passing the hat under the guise of starting the Dish Network channel. This time, the fundraising goal is an easier-to-reach $250,000 (looks like the sinking economy must have made it a lot cheaper to start a channel) and instead of shooting for donations of $100, any amount will do, and sales at the infowars shop count towards the total as well. Just wanted to point that out for anyone who might not think that Alex is in the conspiracy game to make money and raise his own public profile. |
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Beer-Swilling SemiliterateModerator
Join Date: Jul 2006
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http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=142255
I do find it interesting that he uses the EXACT SAME verbiage as last year. |
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NWO cyborg (3930K inside)
Join Date: Feb 2008
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ModBorg ![]() Engine: Ibalgin 400 |
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Muse
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: north Alabama
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Ah, didn't notice the earlier post. I should look harder.
I did find it interesting that everything's basically the same as last year, minus the transparent involvement of a third party. In fact, just about any reference to last year's moneybomb has been replaced with this year's. For someone who references 1984 so much, Alex is sure giving the memory hole a workout. I just hope one of his followers realizes the scam AJ's pulling here and asks themselves why they're donating to a private company, again, towards the same stated goal. |
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Penguilicious Spodmaster.
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Acting like a maniac
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Ken Buddha.. a smile, two bangs, and a religion. On the ricochet.. it's gonna hit you. It's always funny until someone gets hurt. |
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Master Poster
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Isnt it ironic that Alex is using those tainted, evil NWO backed-by-nothing worthless dollars? I mean, isn't he telling us we should all buy gold bars and stock pile them in the basement with the rest of our nuclear bunker supplies (guns and ammo)? Why does he want this worthless backed by nothing currency then?
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Beer-Swilling SemiliterateModerator
Join Date: Jul 2006
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We should send him some Ameros.
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Philosopher
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Illuminator
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Beer-Swilling SemiliterateModerator
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Muse
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Change of plans, we're holding off until 2010. Didn't you get the memo?
Professional anti-Semite Michael Collins Piper's callers are apoplectic about this because it proves that Alex Jones is married to a Jewess and he's controlled by the Jew media, Jewy Jew Jew Jew:
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Beer-Swilling SemiliterateModerator
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Graduate Poster
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Graduate Poster
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Penguilicious Spodmaster.
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Penultimate Amazing
Join Date: Aug 2007
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More proof that the Truthers are not even good at begging....
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Illuminator
Join Date: Aug 2007
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We should talk about merging our efforts. I am currently the founder and director of "The International fund to fight Unicorn AIDS."
We are currently kicking off our summer drive to purchase condoms and educate Unicorns on their use. Seriously though I would truly love for A.J. to have a TV show, the Daily show has gotten a little tired lately and I needs my giggles! |
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Actually as far as evil schemes go Alex jones Crapped a gold brick on this one. ( he better stockpile it before nwo toilet police break in.)
Think about it. He sets an unreasonable goal, knowing that he has at least thousands of fans who will donate 50 bucks or so, but not enough to actually make the goal. Now when the goal dosn't get made he still gets the money and he can then from that point branch off how " the man" worked against him. He can go in so many directions, he could say that he DID raise the money but now the network wont accept it, he could say that somehow most of his donations went missing, or even that the funds were taken out of his account by shady G-men. No matter what to the people who have ate this Ghoul's hook this will come across as evidence. Sigh |
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Government Loyalist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Kennesaw GA
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CIT CULT founder Ranke responding to where Flight 77 is"I'm not aware of any "theories" nor am I interested in theorizing about what method was used to murder them ." CIT CULT MEMEMBER ROUNDHEAD Suck on one weenie, you are a weenie sucker for life CIT CULT founder Aldo Marquis :You're going to regret. Don't forget we have your info too pal. Think about your kid and family |
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Muse
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: north Alabama
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His goal of $250k is actually a lot more reasonable and potentially reachable than last year's attempt. He was looking for $2 million last year (same aim, to start a Dish Network channel; funny how the costs of that dropped 88% from a year ago) and wound up with nearly $250k, and that was after the fundraising drive was kept going for another 10 days or so after donation day. We're talking about a lot of the same people donating to the same cause last year donating this year without pausing to ask what happened to last year's money or demanding even a sliver of accountability from the man that will lead them to victory over imaginary enemies.
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Just One More Question
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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I sent some Irish Pounds that I never bothered to exchange.
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I've been involved in a lot of cults, both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower, but you make more money as a leader.--Creed, "The Office" The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be only found in the minds of men. Prejudices and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own.--Rod Serling |
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Banned
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Waiting Long Enough By The River
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Acting like a maniac
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Shipwrecked and Comatose
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I'm sorry Doc.
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Ken Buddha.. a smile, two bangs, and a religion. On the ricochet.. it's gonna hit you. It's always funny until someone gets hurt. |
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2007
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The chart on the linked page now shows 170K.
Really?? |
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Master Poster
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Whats to stop AJ from moving up the meter to make sure the NWO thinks hes getting money to fight them?
Or, since the NWO is a fictional CT fantasy, I'd still bet given the size of his ego that he would move up the meter even if he never got a dime. Maybe not to the mark completely (he needs an excuse to do this again next year), but enough to make people think someone is truly dumb enough to send him money for this. |
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Muse
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: north Alabama
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Believe me, Alex has plenty of followers dumb enough to just send him money for nothing. While the rest of us who have dedicated at least two firing neurons to critical thinking see red flags all over this thing, like the idea of a private company soliciting donations for an expansion of said company, there are people with disposable income perfectly willing to send it to AJ so he can keep up the fight against imaginary enemies. What's the saying? A fool and his money are soon parted? If so, than Alex is more than willing to do the parting.
The tally's up to $210k now. So, just like last year, they'll keep the drive open until the goal is reached. And their definition of a donation is pretty broad, including sales of merch and subscriptions to the premium site. Anything to feign support, I suppose. |
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Penguilicious Spodmaster.
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Maybe millionaires / 911 nutjobs Darrel Rundus or Jimmy Walter have donated huge amounts.
I just found this which says Darrel Rundus bought that bullhorn. I haven't watched the videos or even heard of Rundus before this. Has anyone else? |
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