Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families

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Remember his gun control debate with Piers Morgan?    When I say I watched him, that is what I'm talking about. 

I've never bought any of his supplements or subscribed to Info Wars if that's what you're giggling at.     

My products are fueled by brain force 🤣 no cap

[Jim at Gentex]

I'll see if I can find Unplanned. I like watching documentaries so.. 

Well it isn't exactly a documentary per se, but it is a dramatic presentation of Abby Johnson's first-hand experience of working for Planned Parenthood, and why she walked away from a lucrative career with a bright and promising future.

[neurosis]

No - never saw the gun debate. Morgan is a prick who gets the hair up on my neck on a good day.
I've only ever seen bites/clips of AJ and loved to see him rant.
Most of his topics seemed to have been correct anyway :whistling:

The ranting was why I watched and it was usually when someone invited him on their show.  I knew how the interview was going to go before it started. The interviewer wasn't going to be able to get a word in and Alex was more than likely going to start threatening people.     

As far as him being correct, he spouts outrageous conspiracies using smidgens of correct information as proof. If you ever get bored, look up the entire history of his "turn the frogs gay" rant. Was some of what he said correct, sure. A very little. The rest was just conspiracy.  But that's what makes conspiracies fun right? No actual proof? Otherwise it wouldn't be a conspiracy, it would just be a fact.

Piers, I thought he was a gigantic douche when he worked for CNN.  I find him a little more tolerable now that his script isn't guided by CNN.

[Jim at Gentex]

Piers, I thought he was a gigantic douche when he worked for CNN.  I find him a little more tolerable now that his script isn't guided by CNN he finally pulled his head out of his ass.

Reality fiss. 

[Incogneeto]

Love it!!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[neurosis]

Well it isn't exactly a documentary per se, but it is a dramatic presentation of Abby Johnson's first-hand experience of working for Planned Parenthood, and why she walked away from a lucrative career with a bright and promising future.

I found the movie streaming on Plex so I watched it last night.

It didn't have much of an impact and I'm a little skeptical about the authenticity of some of it. It had that feeling of being over dramatized in some areas for effect. It is a movie so. 

She claims that sitting in on an abortion was what caused the change of heart, but all of the events leading up to that seemed like they could have had a pretty big influence?  Doctor getting shot in the head by a pro-life activist (how ironic is that?), her being harassed and reprimanded by "upper management", her family nagging her, etc.  I wont even go in to the claim about the 13 week fetus looking like it was trying to "fight for it's life" .  After having two abortions herself, spending all of those years working for PP, explaining in detail to her husband how a late term abortion is performed? You would think she would be pretty numb to the concept by then? 

I'd like to see some proof that planned parenthood has "quotas" for abortions. Or that they were trying to ramp up abortions to pay for a new facility. So the implication was that they were going to mislead people who didn't want abortions, to get one?  Not buying it without some kind of proof.

The religious aspect of the movie didn't do much for me for obvious reasons.  The sound track was awful.   The 40 Days for Life people praying over the container of abortion waste, that's just f-n weird.   

Growing up poor, I had family members and friends who relied on planned parenthood for things like wellness and preventive care, contraception, etc. None had abortions and there was never an attempt to talk anyone I've known in to getting one. I'm not trying to make a case for planned parenthood.  I have no opinions on them either way because I don't know anything more about them other than my personal experience and what I've read from people who have an axe to grind with them; usually pro-life Christians.

I did think the story was OK. Her having a change of heart after everything she'd been through, good for her. Her story was that she saw abortion as a last resort to begin with so in my opinion, she already had the right mindset.

I'm afraid if I spent too much time researching some of the facts and details I would come away disappointed so I wont. As you said, I'm sure people were out to smear her after the movie *but* some of the challenges on her accuracy could be true. Mike Lindell being one of the producers probably didn't do them any favors.    

[Jim at Gentex]

I did think the story was OK. Her having a change of heart after everything she'd been through, good for her. Her story was that she saw abortion as a last resort to begin with so in my opinion, she already had the right mindset.

Well I'm glad to hear you were open-minded enough to at least listen to Abby's story.

One of the things that bothered her the most was that there were some women who DID NOT have that 'right mindset', in other words, those who sought out abortions as a convenience rather than a last resort.
I don't remember if that came through in the movie, or if she said it afterward in an interview, but that was a big part of her decision to leave.

Also, to her it was just 'a procedure' until she saw it done with her own eyes.
You are right that she may have become numb to the IDEA of abortion, even after having experienced it herself, but once she actually witnessed it, according to her that moment is what changed her viewpoint 180 degrees.

Remember, these were her impressions based on her own experience.
Yes, it was dramatized for the sake of the movie, but the basic facts didn't change.

btw...Suppose someone made a movie about YOUR life and YOUR experiences, and I were to say I was skeptical about its authenticity. 
How would you feel about a comment like that?

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to watch the movie and for sharing your thoughts on it. 

[neurosis]

btw...Suppose someone made a movie about YOUR life and YOUR experiences, and I were to say I was skeptical about its authenticity. 
How would you feel about a comment like that?

If my life story involved a controversial subject that I was using to convince others to take my side on, I would expect it. Especially if I'm calling out a very well known medical company that millions of poor people rely on for wellness and preventive care. It was an agenda driven story. That doesn't mean her story isn't good.

My life story wouldn't have any remarkable takeaway unless you like to see stories about someone partying in their teens, getting their shit together as a young adult, and becoming an opinionated ass in their senior years. 

Maybe if more people had to witness an abortion, they would have second thoughts and watching an educational video of the procedure should be a requirement?   

[jstell]

Unsurprisingly this thread went off off-topic.

But this news today:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-rejects-alex-jones-appeal-of-1-4-billion-sandy-hook-judgment/ar-AA1OryBu?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=68ee6e39bd8442929991b062a35f2862&ei=105

[TylerBeer]

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy