The Onion has bought Alex Jones’s “Infowars” site at the court-mandated auction of his assets and plans to fill it with silly stuff and ads supporting gun control.
Jones is reportedly unhappy about it. “A total attack on free speech”, he said.
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa
That is completely brilliant.
Hmmm…brilliant indeed. Wouldn’t want to bet against Trump wading into this one though.
The right to free speech doesn’t protect you from the consequences of saying anything you like..
I’ve never really taken to The Onion’s style, but this move is very funny indeed. Bravo!
Best Onion headline ever was surely the one they ran during the 2008 US election “Black man asking for change”
Excellent isn’t it. Like The Daily Mash buying Guido Fawkes.
Unfortunately, the whole thing is on hold at the moment:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/angry-judge-questions-transparency-of-onion-bid-for-infowars
Looks like Jones is upset with the auction because it was conducted using sealed bids and he seems to think this means he could have got more money in a “normal” auction. Remains to be seen whether a judge will agree with him, but the sale won’t go ahead until that’s been decided.
Jones is reportedly unhappy about it. “A total attack on free speech”, he said.
Surely this is a splendid application of the concept of free speech, isn’t it? Or is it just him who gets to say what he wants, and where he wants to?
Free speech for me, but not for you!