Alex Jones: They are Coming After Drudge, Infowars and Breitbart

[r3volution 3.0]

Anything better than that?

Jones is responsible for whatever gets published on his website.

 

[H. E. Panqui]

sgt150 becks, limbaughs, and joneses: Sorry, you got so offended. It must be because my quote applies to you most of all. But please keep your deranged theories to yourself before you embarrass yourself some more.



...i was merely pointing out the peckerheadedness of republican cheerleading dopes who haven't figured out that donald stinking trump, mike stinking pence, their media cheerleaders, and the rest of your goddamned fool republicans are CERTAINLY not 'the alternative'...they are 'the establishment'...and have been for a looooooooong time...

...oh sure, like all goddamned fools, they quibble among themselves loudly and frequently...but get real...maybe turn off the republican radio and learn a little about the insane monetary order your republican party inc. establi$hment fool, trump, won't utter a peep about!...

 

[RandallFan]

 

[AZJoe]

This is actually horribly dangerous thought speech police precedent by the FEC if Weintraub gets her way. The FEC subpoenaing websites and alternative news outlets regarding sources, who they have spoken to, who they have interviewed. It is McCarthy inquiry 2.0. [i.e. effectively: "Have you now or ever interviewed or spoken to or obtained information from a Russian, or someone somehow connected to Russia." ; "Have you ever sold advertisement to a Russian, or someone who worked for a Russian?" "Have you ever quoted Russian media, or published something from a Russian website?"] Such power to abuse as Weintraub seeks is an extremely dangerous and free press chilling intimidation.
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The Washington Examiner reports:

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The plan, set for discussion at Thursday’s FEC meeting, could open the door to political subpoenas targeting the websites, their editorial news decisions, and their owners, maybe even Matt Drudge and Alex Jones, according to an expert analysis.

In her effort targeting foreign influence in federal and state elections, Commissioner Ellen Weintraub would probe spending by overseas sources and even partially-foreign-owned U.S. firms on campaigns, including their media buys. Foreign influence is illegal in elections.

She said that tackling foreign influence in elections could be the FEC’s finest hour, adding, “I believe that this Commission can indeed rise to the challenge of understanding what happened in the 2016 election and plugging any legal or procedural holes that could allow foreign actors to interfere with our future elections.”

Politico recently reported that “Weintraub’s interest was piqued by an article published last week by Time magazine that revealed intelligence officials had evidence that Russian agents bought Facebook ads to disseminate election-themed stories. It also indicated that congressional investigators were examining whether Russian efforts to spread such content were boosted by two U.S. companies with deep ties to Trump — Breitbart News and Cambridge Analytica.” ...​

“It’s pretty easy to see how this quickly becomes an inquisition into conservative media outlets,” an elections laws expert and critic of the Weintraub bid told the Washington Examiner.

“Commissioner Weintraub appears to be laying the groundwork to subpoena people at Breitbart, Drudge, and Infowars – maybe even Matt Drudge and Alex Jones themselves,” he added.​

The awesome Zero Hedge provides some background perspective on Weintraub's election "concern" or rather lack thereof. Appears to be more like concern for intimidating alternative news providers.

The possible FEC Inquisition is coming at an interesting time, as it has been recently revealed that the U.S. actually has a big problem with foreign influence in its election; that is, in the form of noncitizen voters.

The research organization Just Facts in New Jersey has taken a fresh look at post-election polling data and concluded that the number of noncitizens voting illegally in U.S. elections is likely far greater than previous estimates. ...

The work of professors at Old Dominion University in Virginia also found that as many as 2.8 million noncitizens could have voted in 2008. ...​

Also interesting that Weintraub has never had any concern over the overtly open and obvious perpetual big money and lobbying influence by the dynamic duo Israel and Saudi Arabia.

 

[donnay]

That and the fact that his audience (i.e. prospective dickpill buyers) likes Trump.

So you are saying you hate a free market?

 

[r3volution 3.0]

So you are saying you hate a free market?

No one's suggesting that Jones be legally prohibited from selling his propaganda, his dickpills, or any other worthless merchandise he likes to sell.