J.D. Vance Praised 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones as Truth-Teller in Private 2021 Speech
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Published 2024-07-17
Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is preparing to make his first speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention after being tapped by Donald Trump to be his running mate. On Tuesday, ProPublica published a newly uncovered speech Vance made a year before he was elected to the Senate in which he said “the devil is real,” praised conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, denigrated transgender people and more. We speak with reporter Andy Kroll, who says the video “gives this unvarnished look into what J.D. Vance believes and into what he says to an audience of his peers.” Kroll also responds to President Biden’s proposed Supreme Court reforms, sparked in part by ProPublica’s reporting on ethical violations committed by sitting justices.
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All Comments (21)
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From this guest, it sounds like Vance is no one but a protege of Thiel and an adopted son of Trump in the neo-con and neo-col political family. Probably close enough if not entirely true.
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JD Vance is QUITE LITERALLY the model for all the politicians in the show The Handmaid's Tale who brought that nightmarish scenario in that fictional tale to life.
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Amy Goodman- you are my SHE-RO! Thanks for all that you do and who you are.
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He is not a good lawyer, but a great liar.
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“But would YOU talk about January 6th?” Nope Thanks for some straightforward journalism!
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"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists." ~ Hannah Arendt There is much less shame in being a struggling drug addict like Mr. Vance's mother than in cynically embracing lies and liars like Mr. Vance.
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I'm sorry that you had to be subjected to his skewed and depressive commentary. Totally disconnected from reality. Shameful. These are dark days in American society.
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What’s fascinating is this Peter Thiel is a German native and married to a man and they have a child . So how does that work with Project 2025? You get carte Blanche if you’re worth 7.8 billion USD? Also Peter Theil lives in New Zealand
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Reagan started America’s descent to fascism. You will be stunned by how similar trump and Reagan are in their policies
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"I went to Yale Law, so I'm not a good lawyer," could be slightly funny in some situations (like at Yale, maybe). It usually would be a eye-rollingly transparent "humble brag", and it is that here, but it's also a really disgusting show of cynicism that goes right over this stupid audience's head. JD, you can't reverse everything you believe and not apologize, not go through some ordeal or spiritual journey, and not change in any other way. I'm not buying it, anyway
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People are not evil because their views are different. Who has he hurt?
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Defending the unborn..but calling them a burden of the state when they arrive..
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Vance can wrap his "beliefs" into words that seem to make sense, and if you don't know all the facts from other sources or have too much to do with your life's worries and simply don't have the time and energy to read up on all of it, you may fall for what he says way more easily than you can fall for Trump. That makes him more dangerous than Trump, in my opinion. Please vote blue.
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Wow! That Arizona representative is delusional!!! What an amazing interview.
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Wow! Did he learn to be a such a great propagandist at Yale??? Aka how to chip slowly at reality to quickly establish techno fascism. Well done JD!!!! Ugh
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Whoa! That Arizona state rep was disgusting! For him to insinuate that (Democracy Now) which is independent media to be called "democrats' that's slandering Democracy Now brand and journalistic integrity they standby!
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Dudes hair line is next level
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he really said . What a disgrace Alexander Kolodin . Excellent interview .
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Watching the clips and the interview can make you ill. You may want to give this warning in advance. God save us all. Thank you for your brave and truth-seeking reporting.
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Insanity!
