Alex Jones Said Lady Gaga’s Halftime Show Would Be Demonic, But It Was Heavenly (VIDEOS)

For much of Super Bowl LI, there wasn’t a whole lot to laugh about. The Atlanta Falcons controlled matters for most of the game before the New England Patriots mounted the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history to win in overtime, 34-28.

But before kickoff, one of the most notorious conspiracy theory peddlers in the nation gave us a remarkable insight into what passes for news in the wingnut world. That wouldn’t in and of itself be remarkable–except this peddler has the ear of the president of the United States.

Alex Jones of Infowars claims to be one of the field generals in “the battle for your mind.” How is he equipping us to fight that battle? Well, by telling us that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were demons, that Antonin Scalia was murdered, and by pushing Sandy Hook truther claptrap. Despite all of this, Trump tapped Jones as an adviser in the home stretch of the campaign, and frequently called in to help peddle Jones’ nonsense. Jones says Trump even called to thank him after his upset win.

The fact that the president of the United States is openly hanging around a Sandy Hook truther should be enough by itself to sound alarm bells. But another came just two hours before kickoff. Jones went live on Facebook to warn his followers that Lady Gaga was going to hijack the halftime show and turn it into a Satanic ritual. He was kind enough to upload it to YouTube as well; watch here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R66m4fmWf-0

Jones warned that the NFL was going to “defile America and break our will” by allowing Lady Gaga to perform. He claimed Lady Gaga was part and parcel of Pizzagate and frequently does rituals at her concerts. When Lady Gaga got on top of NRG Stadium, Jones claimed that she was going to force the audience to bow down to her in a “ritual of lesser magic” that would make the crowd think, “‘I am the goddess of Satan.'”

He called for a boycott of the “sick, chicken-necked, filthy little people” behind the Super Bowl–all the more because George H. W. Bush, symbol of the “New World Order,” was going to take part in the coin toss.

Does that sound like a bunch of incoherent bilge to you? Well, it didn’t to Jones’ followers. One of them said she cut the cord specifically to protect her family from “satanic pop culture” like Lady Gaga. Another prayed that angels would wreck Lady Gaga’s performance. Don’t take my word for it–see for yourself. It’s like venturing into an alternate universe.

For those of you in the reality-based world and didn’t get a chance to watch, here’s what really happened when Lady Gaga took the stage.

She opened with a patriotic medley before descending to the stage. That wasn’t demonic at all. Not by a longshot. It was pure heaven. Oh, that’s right–since Lady Gaga is bisexual, it’s not possible for her to be heavenly.

From what I know about Jones, I thought he was going to find some way to warn us during halftime of just how evil and depraved the halftime show was. But he’s gone silent since his unhinged pre-kickoff rant. Maybe, just this once, he’s realized he can’t find a conspiracy under this rock.

(featured image courtesy Jones’ Facebook)

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