And now it’s the stuff of instant media legend. And — it’s not hard to predict — lots of $$$ for talk show host Alex Jones. Jones, who has led the petition drive to deport Piers Morgan for his strong anti-gun control stance, was on Morgan’s show. And the sparks did fly.
Prediction: even though comedians may mock it, even though moderates, liberals and centrists may feel Jones seemed like a living SNL character, Jones will eventually become quite rich because in American notoriety and loudness sell. Jone’s ratings will soar. He’ll get more stations, offers for speaking engagements (with a nice fee) and maybe even his own spot in coming years on Fox News. A (conservative) media star is born.
But perhaps I’m wrong. Meanwhile, Morgan argues that the Jones was a good argument for gun control. Why not watch it for yourself and judge for yourself:
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.