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Ari Melber: 1st Amendment Doesn’t Protect Alex Jones Defamation | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC — Transcript

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  1. 0:04>>> THERE WAS BAD NEWS RECENTLY
  2. 0:06>>> THERE WAS BAD NEWS RECENTLY FOR EXTREME RIGHT WING
  3. 0:10FOR EXTREME RIGHT WING CONSPIRACY THEORIST AND BATH
  4. 0:13CONSPIRACY THEORIST AND BATH SALTS SPOKES MODEL ALEX JONES.
  5. 0:16SALTS SPOKES MODEL ALEX JONES. IT LOOKS LIKE HIS EBB SITE INFO
  6. 0:17IT LOOKS LIKE HIS EBB SITE INFO WARS JUST LOST THEIR WAR ON
  7. 0:21WARS JUST LOST THEIR WAR ON INFO.
  8. 0:21INFO. >> ALEX JONES IS IN TROUBLE AND
  9. 0:22>> ALEX JONES IS IN TROUBLE AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A SPECIAL ON
  10. 0:24RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A SPECIAL ON WHY THAT MATTERS AND WHILE IT
  11. 0:26WHY THAT MATTERS AND WHILE IT MAY SEEM LIKE PEOPLE ARE GETTING
  12. 0:28MAY SEEM LIKE PEOPLE ARE GETTING AWAY WITH A LOT OF WRONGS, THERE
  13. 0:29AWAY WITH A LOT OF WRONGS, THERE ARE SIGN THIS IS SYSTEM IS
  14. 0:30ARE SIGN THIS IS SYSTEM IS WORKING TO HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
  15. 0:32WORKING TO HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS LIES, HIS FRAUDS AND HIS
  16. 0:36FOR HIS LIES, HIS FRAUDS AND HIS ALLEGED DEFAMATION, JONES IS A
  17. 0:39ALLEGED DEFAMATION, JONES IS A MEDIA FIGURE KNOWN FOR -- CONSPI
  18. 0:45MEDIA FIGURE KNOWN FOR -- CONSPI HE IS NOT A JOURNALIST, WHICH IS
  19. 0:47HE IS NOT A JOURNALIST, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT BECAUSE HE
  20. 0:49AN IMPORTANT BECAUSE HE IMPERSONATES ONE AND TRIES TO
  21. 0:50IMPERSONATES ONE AND TRIES TO EXPLOIT THE FRAMEWORK AND ACCESS
  22. 0:52EXPLOIT THE FRAMEWORK AND ACCESS OF THE FREE PRESS FOR HIS
  23. 0:54OF THE FREE PRESS FOR HIS THEATRICS AND LIES SO JONES
  24. 0:55THEATRICS AND LIES SO JONES WILL, FOR EXAMPLE, AMBUSH A
  25. 0:57WILL, FOR EXAMPLE, AMBUSH A PRESS AVAILABILITY FOR REPORTERS
  26. 0:58PRESS AVAILABILITY FOR REPORTERS AS HE DID LAST WEEK ON THE HILL
  27. 1:00AS HE DID LAST WEEK ON THE HILL WITH SENATOR MARCO RUBIO IN
  28. 1:01WITH SENATOR MARCO RUBIO IN ORDER TO HIJACK IT AND TRY TO
  29. 1:05ORDER TO HIJACK IT AND TRY TO STOKE A CONFRONTATION.
  30. 1:08STOKE A CONFRONTATION. >> DON’T TOUCH ME AGAIN, MAN.
  31. 1:09>> DON’T TOUCH ME AGAIN, MAN. >> I JUST PATTED YOU NICELY.
  32. 1:11>> I JUST PATTED YOU NICELY. >> I DON’T KNOW YOU, MAN, I
  33. 1:12>> I DON’T KNOW YOU, MAN, I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
  34. 1:14DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET
  35. 1:15YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GET ARRESTED, I’LL TAKE CARE OF IT
  36. 1:17ARRESTED, I’LL TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF.
  37. 1:17MYSELF. >> HE’LL BEAT ME UP.
  38. 1:18>> HE’LL BEAT ME UP. YOU ARE LITERALLY LIKE A
  39. 1:20YOU ARE LITERALLY LIKE A GANGSTER THUG.
  40. 1:21GANGSTER THUG. >> YOU CAN SEE THE OFTEN
  41. 1:22>> YOU CAN SEE THE OFTEN PROJECTION AND TROLLING THERE.
  42. 1:23PROJECTION AND TROLLING THERE. JONES TRYING TO START A FIGHT
  43. 1:25JONES TRYING TO START A FIGHT AND THEN ACCUSING THE SENATOR OF
  44. 1:27AND THEN ACCUSING THE SENATOR OF BEING A THUG.
  45. 1:29BEING A THUG. WE’RE NOT AIRING THAT CLIP
  46. 1:30WE’RE NOT AIRING THAT CLIP TONIGHT THE WAY JONES WOULD
  47. 1:31TONIGHT THE WAY JONES WOULD WANT -- TO STOKE HIS OWN
  48. 1:32WANT -- TO STOKE HIS OWN PERSONALLY IMAGINED FIGHT WITH
  49. 1:37PERSONALLY IMAGINED FIGHT WITH SENATOR RUBIO, WE’RE AIRING IT
  50. 1:38SENATOR RUBIO, WE’RE AIRING IT TO SHOW WHY JONES IS A FRAUD AND
  51. 1:40TO SHOW WHY JONES IS A FRAUD AND TO DRAW A CLEAR LINE ABOUT TRY
  52. 1:42TO DRAW A CLEAR LINE ABOUT TRY TO DEAL WITH HIM.
  53. 1:59TO DEAL WITH HIM. >> YOU THINK I’M LIKE OH,
  54. 2:01>> YOU THINK I’M LIKE OH, SHOCKED BY IT BECAUSE I’M UP
  55. 2:03SHOCKED BY IT BECAUSE I’M UP HERE BASHING IT BECAUSE I DON’T
  56. 2:04HERE BASHING IT BECAUSE I DON’T LIKE GAY PEOPLE.
  57. 2:05LIKE GAY PEOPLE. I DON’T LIKE THEM PUTTING
  58. 2:07I DON’T LIKE THEM PUTTING CHEMICALS IN THE WATER THAT TURN
  59. 2:08CHEMICALS IN THE WATER THAT TURN THE FRIGGING FROGS GAY!
  60. 2:10THE FRIGGING FROGS GAY! I’M SICK OF THIS CRAP.
  61. 2:11I’M SICK OF THIS CRAP. [ SCREAMING ]
  62. 2:15[ SCREAMING ] HILLARY, THERE’S NO EVEN THE
  63. 2:16HILLARY, THERE’S NO EVEN THE SAME UNIVERSE.
  64. 2:16SAME UNIVERSE. I MEAN, SHE IS AN ABJECT
  65. 2:20I MEAN, SHE IS AN ABJECT PSYCHOPATH I CANIC FROM HELD.
  66. 2:22PSYCHOPATH I CANIC FROM HELD. PEOPLE AROUND HER HAVE SAID THEY
  67. 2:24PEOPLE AROUND HER HAVE SAID THEY THINK SHE’S DEMON POSSESSED.
  68. 2:27THINK SHE’S DEMON POSSESSED. >> ALEX JONES MATTERS
  69. 2:28>> ALEX JONES MATTERS POLITICALLY BECAUSE THAT KIND OF
  70. 2:30POLITICALLY BECAUSE THAT KIND OF RHETORIC HAS MAYBE SURPRISINGLY
  71. 2:31RHETORIC HAS MAYBE SURPRISINGLY TO SOME PEOPLE FOUND A BIG HOME.
  72. 2:33TO SOME PEOPLE FOUND A BIG HOME. HE’S NOT A RANDOM VOICE WITH NO
  73. 2:35HE’S NOT A RANDOM VOICE WITH NO ACCESS TO POWER.
  74. 2:36ACCESS TO POWER. HIS WEB SITE DRAWING OVER A
  75. 2:37HIS WEB SITE DRAWING OVER A MILLION VISITS LAST MONTH.
  76. 2:38MILLION VISITS LAST MONTH. HIS SHOW ONCE TOPPED TWO MILLION
  77. 2:41HIS SHOW ONCE TOPPED TWO MILLION SUBSCRIBERS ON YOUTUBE, MORE ON
  78. 2:42SUBSCRIBERS ON YOUTUBE, MORE ON HOW THAT’S CHANGING IN A MOMENT,
  79. 2:45HOW THAT’S CHANGING IN A MOMENT, AND HIS MEDIA EMPIRE IS EARNING
  80. 2:46AND HIS MEDIA EMPIRE IS EARNING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND GIVING
  81. 2:47MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND GIVING HIM A DIRECT AUDIENCE WITH, YES,
  82. 2:49HIM A DIRECT AUDIENCE WITH, YES, PRESIDENT TRUMP.
  83. 2:49PRESIDENT TRUMP. JONES EVEN CLAIMS TRUMP
  84. 2:51JONES EVEN CLAIMS TRUMP PERSONALLY CALLED HIM AFTER THE
  85. 2:52PERSONALLY CALLED HIM AFTER THE ELECTION TO THANK HIM FOR HIS
  86. 2:55ELECTION TO THANK HIM FOR HIS HELP AND TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE
  87. 2:56HELP AND TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE TOOK THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF
  88. 2:58TOOK THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF GIVING PRESS CREDENTIALS TO
  89. 3:04GIVING PRESS CREDENTIALS TO JONES’ OUT
  90. 3:05JONES’ OUT JONES’OUT LET INFO WARS.
  91. 3:06JONES’OUT LET INFO WARS. A "WASHINGTON POST" COLUMNIST
  92. 3:07A "WASHINGTON POST" COLUMNIST CALLED THAT MOVE DISGUSTING.
  93. 3:08CALLED THAT MOVE DISGUSTING. AS A CANDIDATE, TRUMP WENT
  94. 3:10AS A CANDIDATE, TRUMP WENT DIRECTLY TO ALEX JONES TO APPEAL
  95. 3:12DIRECTLY TO ALEX JONES TO APPEAL TO HIM AND HIS AUDIENCE,
  96. 3:14TO HIM AND HIS AUDIENCE, PRAISING JONES’ AMAZING
  97. 3:17PRAISING JONES’ AMAZING REPUTATION.
  98. 3:17REPUTATION. >> ASSOCIATED PRESS AND OTHERS
  99. 3:19>> ASSOCIATED PRESS AND OTHERS ARE REPORTING THAT IT’S A SECRET
  100. 3:21ARE REPORTING THAT IT’S A SECRET DEAL WITH TURKEY WITH THE
  101. 3:25DEAL WITH TURKEY WITH THE GERMANS WITH MERKEL, THE
  102. 3:26GERMANS WITH MERKEL, THE ADMITTED SOCIALIST, TO BRING IN
  103. 3:28ADMITTED SOCIALIST, TO BRING IN MILLIONS OF RADICAL ISLAMISTS.
  104. 3:30MILLIONS OF RADICAL ISLAMISTS. YOU SAID MONTHS AGO BOMB THE OIL
  105. 3:32YOU SAID MONTHS AGO BOMB THE OIL OF ISIS AND THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA
  106. 3:34OF ISIS AND THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA LAUGHED AND YOU’RE IN TROUBLE
  107. 3:36LAUGHED AND YOU’RE IN TROUBLE FOR SAYING THE SKY IS BLUE.
  108. 3:37FOR SAYING THE SKY IS BLUE. >> WELL, I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THAT.
  109. 3:39>> WELL, I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THAT. I WAS RIGHT IN SAYING IN A BOOK
  110. 3:41I WAS RIGHT IN SAYING IN A BOOK THAT I WROTE, YOU COVERED IT
  111. 3:42THAT I WROTE, YOU COVERED IT NICELY, APPRECIATE IT.
  112. 3:43NICELY, APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO FINISH BY SAYING YOUR
  113. 3:45I WANT TO FINISH BY SAYING YOUR REPUTATION IS AMAZING.
  114. 3:46REPUTATION IS AMAZING. I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN, YOU
  115. 3:48I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN, YOU WILL BE VERY, VERY IMPRESSED, I
  116. 3:52WILL BE VERY, VERY IMPRESSED, I HOPE AND I THINK WE’LL BE
  117. 3:54HOPE AND I THINK WE’LL BE SPEAKING A LOT.
  118. 3:54SPEAKING A LOT. A YEAR INTO OFFICE YOU’LL BE
  119. 3:56A YEAR INTO OFFICE YOU’LL BE SAYING WOW.
  120. 3:56SAYING WOW. >> SO ALEX JONES MATTERS BECAUSE
  121. 3:58>> SO ALEX JONES MATTERS BECAUSE OF THAT POLITICAL INFLUENCE AND
  122. 4:00OF THAT POLITICAL INFLUENCE AND THE SUPPORT FROM THE TRUMP WHITE
  123. 4:01THE SUPPORT FROM THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE AND HIS OPERATION POSES A
  124. 4:02HOUSE AND HIS OPERATION POSES A CHALLENGE FOR INSTITUTIONS THAT
  125. 4:04CHALLENGE FOR INSTITUTIONS THAT TYPICALLY WELCOME MORE VOICES TO
  126. 4:06TYPICALLY WELCOME MORE VOICES TO THE TABLE.
  127. 4:06THE TABLE. LIKE THE PRESS OR THE TECH
  128. 4:10LIKE THE PRESS OR THE TECH COMMUNITY.
  129. 4:11COMMUNITY. WE’RE REPORTING BECAUSE THERE IS
  130. 4:13WE’RE REPORTING BECAUSE THERE IS PROGRESS IN THE EFFORT TO HOLD
  131. 4:15PROGRESS IN THE EFFORT TO HOLD JONES ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS LIES
  132. 4:17JONES ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS LIES AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH HIS
  133. 4:19AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH HIS DEFINITION.
  134. 4:19DEFINITION. IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET THIS RIGHT
  135. 4:25IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET THIS RIGHT RIGHT.
  136. 4:26RIGHT. IT’S IMPORTANT.
  137. 4:27IT’S IMPORTANT. RIGHT NOW JONES IS UNDER PUBLIC
  138. 4:29RIGHT NOW JONES IS UNDER PUBLIC PRESSURE THAT COULD CONSTRAIN
  139. 4:31PRESSURE THAT COULD CONSTRAIN HIS INFLUENCE.
  140. 4:31HIS INFLUENCE. AS THE "NEW YORK TIMES" IS
  141. 4:32AS THE "NEW YORK TIMES" IS REPORTING.
  142. 4:33REPORTING. THERE IS, OF COURSE, A RIGHT TO
  143. 4:34THERE IS, OF COURSE, A RIGHT TO SPEECH IN AMERICA BUT THERE IS
  144. 4:35SPEECH IN AMERICA BUT THERE IS NO RIGHT TO DEFAME OR DEFRAUD
  145. 4:37NO RIGHT TO DEFAME OR DEFRAUD AND SEVERAL OF THE GRIEVING
  146. 4:38AND SEVERAL OF THE GRIEVING FAMILIES IN SANDY HOOK HAVE BEEN
  147. 4:40FAMILIES IN SANDY HOOK HAVE BEEN LEADING THE WAY, ARGUING ENOUGH
  148. 4:41LEADING THE WAY, ARGUING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
  149. 4:42IS ENOUGH. THEY ARE SUING JONES FOR HIS
  150. 4:44THEY ARE SUING JONES FOR HIS ALLEGED DEFAMATION AND HIS ROLE
  151. 4:45ALLEGED DEFAMATION AND HIS ROLE IN PROVOKING PUBLIC THREATS
  152. 4:48IN PROVOKING PUBLIC THREATS AGAINST THEM.
  153. 4:49AGAINST THEM. THEY’RE ASKING COURTS TO MAKE
  154. 4:50THEY’RE ASKING COURTS TO MAKE HIM STOP AND PUNISH HIM FOR
  155. 4:52HIM STOP AND PUNISH HIM FOR CLAIMS HE’S MADE THAT WE ARE NOT
  156. 4:54CLAIMS HE’S MADE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO DIGNIFY BY REPEATING
  157. 4:56GOING TO DIGNIFY BY REPEATING TONIGHT.
  158. 4:56TONIGHT. WHAT WE WILL REPEAT IS VERONICA
  159. 5:07WHAT WE WILL REPEAT IS VERONICA DELA ROE SAA.
  160. 5:09DELA ROE SAA. DE LAROSE ROSA.
  161. 5:10DE LAROSE ROSA. SHE LOST HER SON AND SHE’S
  162. 5:11SHE LOST HER SON AND SHE’S CALLING FOR JONES’ RECKONING.
  163. 5:13CALLING FOR JONES’ RECKONING. >> IF THERE’S A CHOINT MADE OVER
  164. 5:14>> IF THERE’S A CHOINT MADE OVER A RELENTLESS PERIOD OF YEARS TO
  165. 5:17A RELENTLESS PERIOD OF YEARS TO PEDDLE FALSEHOODS AND TO PROFIT
  166. 5:19PEDDLE FALSEHOODS AND TO PROFIT FROM THEM THEN THERE HAS TO BE A
  167. 5:21FROM THEM THEN THERE HAS TO BE A DAY OF RECKONING.
  168. 5:22DAY OF RECKONING. >> A COURT IS GIVING THE GREEN
  169. 5:24>> A COURT IS GIVING THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THAT RECKONING.
  170. 5:25LIGHT FOR THAT RECKONING. THAT SUIT WILL GO FORWARD AND
  171. 5:27THAT SUIT WILL GO FORWARD AND TECH COMPANIES, MEANWHILE,
  172. 5:28TECH COMPANIES, MEANWHILE, CRACKING DOWN ON JONES,
  173. 5:30CRACKING DOWN ON JONES, DETERMINING HE’S MORE OF A LIAR
  174. 5:33DETERMINING HE’S MORE OF A LIAR AND ALLEGED DEFAMER SO TWITTER
  175. 5:35AND ALLEGED DEFAMER SO TWITTER ISSUED A PERMANENT BAN.
  176. 5:36ISSUED A PERMANENT BAN. APPLE CUTTING HIS SHOW FROM ITS
  177. 5:38APPLE CUTTING HIS SHOW FROM ITS LUCRATIVE APP STORE AND GOOGLE
  178. 5:40LUCRATIVE APP STORE AND GOOGLE CUTTING HIM FROM YOUTUBE AND
  179. 5:41CUTTING HIM FROM YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK ISSUING A BAN.
  180. 5:42FACEBOOK ISSUING A BAN. THE "NEW YORK TIMES" ESTIMATES
  181. 5:44THE "NEW YORK TIMES" ESTIMATES JONES COULD LOSE MILLIONS FROM
  182. 5:45JONES COULD LOSE MILLIONS FROM THOSE BANS AND JONES HAS REPLIED
  183. 5:48THOSE BANS AND JONES HAS REPLIED BY ASKING TRUMP FOR HELP.
  184. 5:51BY ASKING TRUMP FOR HELP. >> MR. PRESIDENT, AMERICA KNOWS
  185. 5:53>> MR. PRESIDENT, AMERICA KNOWS YOU’RE REAL.
  186. 5:54YOU’RE REAL. IF YOU COME OUT BEFORE THE
  187. 5:55IF YOU COME OUT BEFORE THE MIDTERMS AND MAKE THE
  188. 5:57MIDTERMS AND MAKE THE CENSORSHIP, T BIG ISSUE AND THEM
  189. 5:59CENSORSHIP, T BIG ISSUE AND THEM TRYING TO STEAL THE ELECTION,
  190. 6:00TRYING TO STEAL THE ELECTION, TRYING TO STOP YOU AND EVERY
  191. 6:02TRYING TO STOP YOU AND EVERY AMERICAN FROM HAVING THEIR
  192. 6:03AMERICAN FROM HAVING THEIR SPEECH BY DEFAMING ME, LYING
  193. 6:04SPEECH BY DEFAMING ME, LYING ABOUT WHAT I’VE DONE, SOROS
  194. 6:08ABOUT WHAT I’VE DONE, SOROS FINANCING FAKE LAWSUITS AND
  195. 6:10FINANCING FAKE LAWSUITS AND DEPLATFORMING ME.
  196. 6:11DEPLATFORMING ME. >> THE PART ABOUT DEFLAT FORMING
  197. 6:14>> THE PART ABOUT DEFLAT FORMING IS TRUE AND WHILE TRUMP ISN’T
  198. 6:15IS TRUE AND WHILE TRUMP ISN’T CITING JONES, HE LAUNCHED A BIG
  199. 6:17CITING JONES, HE LAUNCHED A BIG ATTACK ON TECH FOR, YES, HOW
  200. 6:18ATTACK ON TECH FOR, YES, HOW THEY TREAT CONSERVATIVE VOICES.
  201. 6:20THEY TREAT CONSERVATIVE VOICES. THAT’S A THEME DON JR. HIT ON IN
  202. 6:22THAT’S A THEME DON JR. HIT ON IN A NEW INTERVIEW.
  203. 6:25A NEW INTERVIEW. >> YOU HAVE GOOGLE THAT CONTROLS
  204. 6:28>> YOU HAVE GOOGLE THAT CONTROLS 91 AND CHANGE PERCENT OF THE
  205. 6:3191 AND CHANGE PERCENT OF THE SEARCHES.
  206. 6:31SEARCHES. IF THEY’RE ONLY FILTERING
  207. 6:32IF THEY’RE ONLY FILTERING CONTENT FROM ONE SIDE AND NOT
  208. 6:34CONTENT FROM ONE SIDE AND NOT DOING IT ON THE OTHER OR
  209. 6:35DOING IT ON THE OTHER OR PRETENDING TO DO IT ON THE OTHER
  210. 6:36PRETENDING TO DO IT ON THE OTHER AND IT’S HAPPENING TIME AND TIME
  211. 6:38AND IT’S HAPPENING TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND THERE’S ONLY ONE SIDE
  212. 6:39AGAIN AND THERE’S ONLY ONE SIDE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT HAPPENING.
  213. 6:41COMPLAINING ABOUT IT HAPPENING. >> EXPERTS HAVE NOT DETECTED
  214. 6:42>> EXPERTS HAVE NOT DETECTED THAT KIND OF DELIBERATE BIAS IN
  215. 6:44THAT KIND OF DELIBERATE BIAS IN GOOGLE’S SEARCHES, BUT THIS
  216. 6:45GOOGLE’S SEARCHES, BUT THIS CRACKDOWN IS HURTING JONES’
  217. 6:47CRACKDOWN IS HURTING JONES’ REVENUE.
  218. 6:47REVENUE. HE USES THE INTERNET TO SELL
  219. 6:49HE USES THE INTERNET TO SELL ITEMS RANGING FROM CONSPIRACY
  220. 6:50ITEMS RANGING FROM CONSPIRACY BUMPER STICKERS TO QUESTIONABLE
  221. 6:52BUMPER STICKERS TO QUESTIONABLE HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS WHICH HE THEN
  222. 6:55HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS WHICH HE THEN TOUTS IN HIS PROGRAM.
  223. 6:56TOUTS IN HIS PROGRAM. >> THIS PHOTO WAS JUST TAKEN A
  224. 6:58>> THIS PHOTO WAS JUST TAKEN A FEW DAYS AGO.
  225. 6:59FEW DAYS AGO. AND IT WASN’T JUST THAT MY
  226. 7:01AND IT WASN’T JUST THAT MY WEIGHT LOSS ACCELERATED, MY
  227. 7:03WEIGHT LOSS ACCELERATED, MY MUSCLE MASS INCREASED.
  228. 7:04MUSCLE MASS INCREASED. MY STAMINA, MY ENERGY LEVELS
  229. 7:06MY STAMINA, MY ENERGY LEVELS EXPLODED.
  230. 7:07EXPLODED. SUPER MALE HAS THE KEY
  231. 7:09SUPER MALE HAS THE KEY CONCENTRATED NATURAL COMPOUNDS.
  232. 7:12CONCENTRATED NATURAL COMPOUNDS. >> THAT IS A SPECIAL KEY TO
  233. 7:13>> THAT IS A SPECIAL KEY TO JONES ’EM PYRE THAT GENERATES
  234. 7:15JONES ’EM PYRE THAT GENERATES OVER $5 MILLION IN REVENUE OVER
  235. 7:16OVER $5 MILLION IN REVENUE OVER JUST ONE YEAR BACK IN 2014.
  236. 7:18JUST ONE YEAR BACK IN 2014. IF THE PUBLIC LEGAL AND
  237. 7:19IF THE PUBLIC LEGAL AND FINANCIAL CRACKDOWN ON JONES
  238. 7:21FINANCIAL CRACKDOWN ON JONES WORKS, WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT
  239. 7:22WORKS, WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, WE’LL BE ABLE TO SEE IN
  240. 7:24NOW, WE’LL BE ABLE TO SEE IN PUBLIC IF HE STICKS TO HIS
  241. 7:25PUBLIC IF HE STICKS TO HIS CLAIMED POLITICS OR LOSES THAT
  242. 7:27CLAIMED POLITICS OR LOSES THAT APPETITE WHEN IT’S HARDER TO
  243. 7:28APPETITE WHEN IT’S HARDER TO SELL HIS SUPPLEMENTS.
  244. 7:30SELL HIS SUPPLEMENTS. NOW, THERE’S NOTHING NEW ABOUT
  245. 7:33NOW, THERE’S NOTHING NEW ABOUT LIARS AND FAKERS TRYING TO
  246. 7:34LIARS AND FAKERS TRYING TO HUSTLE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC,
  247. 7:36HUSTLE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, TRYING TO HUSTLE ALL OF US WHILE
  248. 7:38TRYING TO HUSTLE ALL OF US WHILE ACCUSING EVERYONE ELSE OF FAKE
  249. 7:40ACCUSING EVERYONE ELSE OF FAKE NEWS.
  250. 7:40NEWS. BUT WE ARE DEALING WITH
  251. 7:43BUT WE ARE DEALING WITH TROUBLING NEW DYNAMICS HERE.
  252. 7:45TROUBLING NEW DYNAMICS HERE. THERE’S THE INTERNET WHICH CAN
  253. 7:48THERE’S THE INTERNET WHICH CAN AMPLIFY THOSE LIES AND AN
  254. 7:49AMPLIFY THOSE LIES AND AN ADMINISTRATION IN POWER EAGER TO
  255. 7:51ADMINISTRATION IN POWER EAGER TO SUPPORT THEM WHICH MAKES IT MORE
  256. 7:52SUPPORT THEM WHICH MAKES IT MORE VITAL FOR ALL OF US TO CONFRONT
  257. 7:54VITAL FOR ALL OF US TO CONFRONT THIS AND SET STANDARDS.
  258. 7:55THIS AND SET STANDARDS. IF YOU WATCH THIS PROGRAM
  259. 7:57IF YOU WATCH THIS PROGRAM REGULARLY, YOU MAY KNOW WE TRY
  260. 7:58REGULARLY, YOU MAY KNOW WE TRY TO TAKE OUR JOURNALISTIC
  261. 8:00TO TAKE OUR JOURNALISTIC OBLIGATIONS SERIOUSLY WHICH
  262. 8:02OBLIGATIONS SERIOUSLY WHICH INCLUDES REPORTING AND HEARING
  263. 8:04INCLUDES REPORTING AND HEARING FROM ALL SIDES IN THE STORYIES W
  264. 8:06FROM ALL SIDES IN THE STORYIES W COVER WHICH IS ESPECIALLY
  265. 8:07COVER WHICH IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM SIDES
  266. 8:08IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM SIDES THAT MAY BE WIDELY OPPOSED.
  267. 8:10THAT MAY BE WIDELY OPPOSED. BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN INCLUDING
  268. 8:12BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN INCLUDING LIARS WHO ARE TRYING TO
  269. 8:13LIARS WHO ARE TRYING TO HABITUALLY EXPLOIT THE SYSTEM,
  270. 8:16HABITUALLY EXPLOIT THE SYSTEM, TO DEFAME INNOCENT PEOPLE OR
  271. 8:19TO DEFAME INNOCENT PEOPLE OR TORMENT GRIEVING PARENTS OR
  272. 8:20TORMENT GRIEVING PARENTS OR FRAUDULENTLY POSE AS A KIND OF
  273. 8:22FRAUDULENTLY POSE AS A KIND OF JOURNALISTIC TROJAN HORSE TO
  274. 8:23JOURNALISTIC TROJAN HORSE TO COME DESTROY REPORTING AND FACTS
  275. 8:25COME DESTROY REPORTING AND FACTS AND DIGNITY FROM THE INSIDE.
  276. 8:34AND DIGNITY FROM THE INSIDE. FREE SPEECH IS VERY IMPORTANT,
  277. 8:36FREE SPEECH IS VERY IMPORTANT, IT MEANS WE SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK
  278. 8:38IT MEANS WE SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK TWICE BEFORE WE HAVE THE
  279. 8:38TWICE BEFORE WE HAVE THE GOVERNMENT OR COURTS PUNISH
  280. 8:42GOVERNMENT OR COURTS PUNISH SPEAK SPEECH AND I THINK THAT
  281. 8:44SPEAK SPEECH AND I THINK THAT SAME SPIRIT MEANS PUBLISHERS
  282. 8:45SAME SPIRIT MEANS PUBLISHERS SHOULD ALSO LOOK TWICE BEFORE
  283. 8:46SHOULD ALSO LOOK TWICE BEFORE THEY KICK UNPOPULAR PEOPLE OUT.
  284. 8:51THEY KICK UNPOPULAR PEOPLE OUT. BUT THERE ARE CASES WHERE YOU
  285. 8:52BUT THERE ARE CASES WHERE YOU CAN LOOK TWICE, YOU CAN LOOK
  286. 8:55CAN LOOK TWICE, YOU CAN LOOK CLOSER AND THE CLOSER YOU LOOK
  287. 8:57CLOSER AND THE CLOSER YOU LOOK THE STRONGER THE CASE IS.
  288. 8:59THE STRONGER THE CASE IS. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES AND

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