Chelsea Clinton and mother of Sandy Hook victim unleash furious attack on Megyn Kelly, after interview with Infowars' Alex Jones who says school shoot

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[h=1]Chelsea Clinton and mother of Sandy Hook victim unleash furious attack on Megyn Kelly, after interview with Infowars' Alex Jones who says school shooting was a hoax[/h]

• Megyn Kelly has come under fire for interviewing InfoWars host Alex Jones
• Conspiracy theorist believes the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax
• Chelsea Clinton called for a boycott of the episode when it airs on Father's Day
• Many retweeted comments by Nelba Marquez-Greene, who lost her six-year-old daughter Ana in the school shooting
• Greene posted an image of her daughter and told Kelly to look at the girl and say her name, then later shared the online harassment she receives from deniers
• Kelly responded to the outcry by writing on Twitter: 'POTUS's been on & praises @RealAlexJones' show ... Many don't know him; our job is 2 shine a light'

 

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Megyn Kelly is being widely attacked for an upcoming interview on her NBC news magazine show with Alex Jones, who believes that 9/11 was an inside job and the Sandy Hook school shooting that killed 20 was a hoax.
The former Fox News host shared a preview of her sit-down with Jones, the popular and very polarizing host of InfoWars, following her most recent show on Sunday night.
She later posted the clip on her Twitter account, writing: 'It was a riveting exchange. Promise you that.'

 

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Courtinc ontroversy: Megyn Kelly (right) has come under fire for interviewing conspiracy theorist and InfoWars host Alex Jones (left) for her NBC news magazine show

Not having it: Chelsea Clinton was one of the first to lash out at Kelly, saying that everyone show boycott the episode when it airs on Father's Day this Sunday (above)

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Horrific loss: Many soon began to retweet the comments being posted online by Nelba Marquez-Greene, who lost her 6-year-old daughter Ana in the school shooting (Ana above)



That comment did not go over well with some however, including Chelsea Clinton.
'There is no justification for amplifying lies (or a liar), particularly about unimaginable tragedy. I hope no parent, no person watches this,' wrote the former first daughter, who is the mother of two young children.
Chelsea, and many others, then began to retweet Nelba Marquez-Greene, who in a direct response to Kelly's tweet wrote: 'I promise you it's not riveting. How [would] you feel if someone shot your kids, some fool said it wasn't true- and I gave him a show?'
Greene's daughter Ana was a victim of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting, losing her life at the age of six when gunman Adam Lanza opened fire in the school.
NBC News did not respond to a request for comment.
In the wake of the immediate backlash she received on social media, Kelly tried to address her detractors.
'I hate that this type of coverage is gonna help legitimize him. Truly disappointing, wrote one Twitter user on Sunday night.
'POTUS's been on & praises @RealAlexJones' show. He's giving Infowars a WH press credential. Many don't know him; our job is 2 shine a light,' Kelly explained .
President Trump is a big fan of Jones' show, and a frequent listener he himself has admitted in the past.
He also appeared on the show during his campaign.

 

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In the preview of her interview with Jones, the NBC News host demands to know how he can declare something like Sandy Hook a hoax given the loss of young lives and parents who are still grieving for their children.
'Oh I know, but they don't get angry about the half-million dead Iraqis from the sanctions...' starts Jones before he is cut off by Kelly and accused of dodging her question.
'The media doesn't cover all the evil wars...' begins Jones, who again is cut-off by Kelly.
'That doesn't excuse the things you said about Newtown, you know that,' states the host, who actually traveled to Texas to meet with Jones in his own studio.
'Here's the difference, I looked at all the angles of Newtown and I made my statements before the media even picked it up.'
Jones initially argued that the government was behind the murders, but later amended that conspiracy and now believes there were no deaths at Sandy Hook and the victims were played by child actors.

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Horrible day: Greene posted an image of her daughter and told Kelly to look at the girl and say her name, then later shared the online harassment she receives from deniers (Greene and her husband Jimmy in 2014)

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Kelly's two-minute preview infuriated Greene, who continued to voice her disgust, disdain and disbelief on social media throughout the night and into the morning.
In other tweets, Greene asked Kelly if she planned to 'give [Jones'] victims equal air time' and criticized her for turning 'victim pain' into 'entertainment' for her show.
'To give a man like this such a platform normalizes behavior that isn't normal. How do I explain this to my son?' asked Greene.
She later opined: 'It's a miracle no #sandyhook parent has ended their life yet. The loss of a loved one and the constant harrasment is too much. @MegynKelly'
Then, in a tweet that has been shared over 5,000 times, Greene posted a school photo of her deceased daughter.
'Here you go @MegynKelly - her name is Ana Grace Márquez-Greene. Say her name- stare at this & tell me it's worth it,' wrote Greene.

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Rationale: Kelly responded to the outcry by writing on Twitter: 'POTUS's been on & praises @RealAlexJones' show ... Many don't know him; our job is 2 shine a light' (Kelly and Jones above during interview taping in Texas)

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Not happy: Chelsea did not post any other tweets after her first, and instead began sharing Greene's comments (Chelsea and Charlotte above in March)

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In a series of tweets that began on Sunday night and are still being posted to her account, Greene also shared some of the horrors that she and other parents endure because of Jones and other deniers of the grade-school massacre.
'It has been 5 years since we lost our child. While we don't speak of the harassment very often, I must tell you it has left us traumatized,' wrote Greene in one tweet.
She then bgean taking grabs of the comments she recieves on social media and posting them on her own twitter account, writing on one: 'Because this is what it looks like when you shine light on #AlexJones - they don't go away. They double down @megynkelly . #SandyHook.'
In the attached grab, a woman wrote to Greene: 'Did Ana really die? Everyone knows SandyHook is SandyHoax. Did you sell her into a Child-trafficking ring?'
She then shared another grab of a Twitter user 'asking a grieving mom for live shots and proof of dead bodies and coroner reports.'
That man then began to harass Greene on Twitter, writing: 'Got court records? Blood samples? Coroner reports? ... proving a gunman shot her at #SandyHook?'
He later wrote: 'Not disrespecting anyone. Just asking questions to give you an opportunity to make your case. So far you're failing at it.'
Chelsea meanwhile has yet to personally weigh in again on Kelly's interview.
Just a few days prior she had tried to have a little fun on social media with the host, sharing a photo of the recent Enquirer cover story on Kelly and writing: 'welcome to the "club"! Soon you too will have alien children (or siblings), excerpts from diaries never kept published & more!'

 

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Kelly has lost her mind. What a horrible thing to do to those families.

 

[Willie99]

Alex Jones is an asshole, he's not far right that's just the criminal colluding corrupt democratic media trying to pretend he's one of us

He's a 9/11 Truther, he thinks Bush and Cheney were responsible for 9/11 (just like Michael Moore)

He thinks public airlines are dropping mind controlling chemicals on us

He thinks income taxes are unconstitutional because the 16th Amendment was never properly ratified (that position is wrong on multiple levels, beginning with the fact that the Authority to collect taxes was approved 150 years before the 16th amendment, the 16th amendment only dealt with proportional taxes by state and it was ratified) The USSC has ruled on these matters several times already.

Alex Jones is an asshole, why Kelly and NBC gave him a voice is something only they can explain

 

[ScottL]

"POTUS's been on & praises @RealAlexJones' show. He's giving Infowars a WH press credential. Many don't know him; our job is 2 shine a light,' Kelly explained .
President Trump is a big fan of Jones' show, and a frequent listener he himself has admitted in the past.
He also appeared on the show during his campaign."

 

[Willie99]

"POTUS's been on & praises @RealAlexJones' show. He's giving Infowars a WH press credential. Many don't know him; our job is 2 shine a light,' Kelly explained .
President Trump is a big fan of Jones' show, and a frequent listener he himself has admitted in the past.
He also appeared on the show during his campaign."

Of course that's the angle, it's how a certain demographic rolls.

I wonder why not one person who cites that "white house press credential" poppycock ever mentions it was a one day pass which is very easy to obtain?

Rhetorical question, everybody knows why

 

[SunDodger]

Alex Jones is Bill Hicks.

Nothing but controlled opposition.

 

[Willie99]

[FONT=proxima-nova, sans-serif]Kelly addressed the backlash on Tuesday. “I find Alex Jones’ suggestion that Sandy Hook was ‘a hoax’ as personally revolting as every other rational person does. It left me, and many other Americans, asking the very question that prompted this interview: How does Jones, who traffics in these outrageous conspiracy theories, have the respect of the president of the United States and a growing audience of millions?”[/FONT]

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[FONT=proxima-nova, sans-serif]See, It really is Trump's fault[/FONT]

[FONT=proxima-nova, sans-serif]Because in a media circus of fucking idiots, you can't agree with somebody on what you consider to be valid positions while disagreeing with that same person on some outlandish positions [/FONT]

[FONT=proxima-nova, sans-serif]A commonly used argumentative fallacy, arguing by association

I prefer to debate issues on an issue by issue basis, but I'm not libtarded and I don't need to use argumentative fallacies. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure most people don't even see an argumentative fallacy even when it breaks their nose [/FONT]

 

[TomGshotput]

Alex Jones is one of the most trustworthy and respected members of the media. It's why Trump has given him White House press credentials, while taking away the credentials from CNN and the New York Times.

 

[ScottL]

I prefer to debate issues on an issue by issue basis

Me too, with rare exceptions and this is one of them, because innocent people are being attacked by Jones and his followers. Lunatics don't deserve their views promoted to the eyes and ears of our nation. They cause an increase in the number of stupid people, too many of which are already walking around. He might spur more people to believe his appalling views of 9/11 and Sandy Hook. It's also sickening if true that the president "is a fan." Jones needs to be put OUB and starve to death.

 

[SheriffJoe]

Meh, nobody is perfect. Everyone has warts. In these perilous times, you have to get off the fence and understand who the real enemies are.

When you distrust (progressive) government as much as Alex does, you're bound to veer off course into conspiracy land every now and then. All I know is if more people followed Alex Jones, the USA would look a lot more like Texas and Oklahoma and less like Europe. The federal government wouldn't be knee-deep in corruption and as dysfunctional as it is now because government would be limited and decentralized.

So what if Alex sometimes sounds like Art Bell...if there's a civil war Alex will be fighting with the good guys.

 

[ScottL]

If there's a civil war Alex will claim it's a hoax