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CITIZEN JIMMY
I can't find CITIZEN JIMMY on movie sites neither unscrupulous sites. The [current article] mention it's a DVD, but at the same time a TV special. Is it a standalone DVD or is it part of a package of the TV network (Comedy Central) ? DynV (talk) 23:25, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

It is an hour long stand-up comedy special produced by comedy central. It is both aired on the network cycle and available as a stand-alone DVD (it's on amazon) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PavelPoroshenko (talk • contribs) 03:29, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

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The Great Jimmy Dore Spitting Controversy
Put this on Conservapedia with all the other BS where it belongs. Hishighness420 (talk) 11:15, 1 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Hishighness420, mind your tongue. This is not the way we talk to each other here on Wikipedia. --Yukterez (talk) 03:04, 2 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Yukterez I'll speak however I damn well please. Hishighness420 (talk) 05:38, 2 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Hishighness420, we will see about that. --Yukterez (talk)

Alex Jones raided a live filming of a The Young Turks RNC coverage and began arguing with the hosts. He also referred to Ana Kasparine, an agnostic of Armenian Christian heritage, as "little Jihad" (???) I'm not saying that that justifies spitting on another person, but without hearing any outside media discussing this event, Wikipedia can't make the judgement call on its own.

There might be legal action, but I doubt it. Anyway, until there is or any other notable consequences of this incident, it isn't notable. CarolOfTheForest (talk) 01:37, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi CarolOfTheForest, Breitbart News have covered the incident here. Shall we cover it in the article now? Thank you, New9374 (talk)
 * Breitbart doesn't have much journalistic integrity. While they do cover some hard news, it is usually with heavy commentary and a very sharp bend to the right. So I don't think a gossipy site like Breitbart is enough to make mention of this. I could be wrong and welcome discussion on this, but my vote is that it isn't notable unless we see an actual controversy develop out of the incident. CarolOfTheForest (talk) 06:08, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Plus its unclear if Jimmy spat on Alex Jones. We only have Alex Jones to go on as the 2 videos on this incident aren't clear. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.46.46.26 (talk) 06:26, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

it is 200% clear that it was jimmy dore who spit on alex jones, there are many videos showing him walking up and directly spitting on him. I would not be here reading this article if i didn't know who jimmy dore was and what he did 132.160.81.215 (talk) 21:28, 24 July 2016 (UTC)


 * I've seen the video and it does seem clear he spat on him. But that alone isn't notable. If Mick Jagger spits on Paul McCartney, then that is notable. CarolOfTheForest (talk) 14:20, 22 July 2016 (UTC)


 * If Mick Jagger spat on Paul McCartney that might be notable in Mick Jagger or Paul McCartney's article. In Jimmy Dore's article it is more relevant who he spat on! --Yukterez (talk) 04:48, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Not notable. Not notable at all. Coltsfan (talk) 15:14, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I think it's pretty clear he DID spit on him. See below GIF. I'm happy to start writing this up if there's no objection?

http://makeagif.com/YtjD_5 86.182.68.133 (talk) 14:00, 22 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The issue here is not about who will write it up, it is about finding a reliable source that give the story in an WP:NPOV unbiased way. I have been searching for a couple of days and I can't find a source other than sources tied to one extreme side or the other.  Without reliable sources, it doesn't work on wikipedia. Trackinfo (talk) 21:37, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * There is hollywood reporter story. This incident is BIG, twitter and social media are buzzing through the world. videos alone got over milion views while they get 10 to 100 times less views on both channels TYT and Jones. Here is holywood reporter story http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fight-erupts-at-gop-convention-913433 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.198.231.42 (talk) 21:52, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * This is barely a story. Outside of left wing media spectrum, very few people are paying attention to this. No big source has yet gave any attention to this. It's one incident. The media don't care, and an enciclopedia (like wikipedia) shouldn't also. Coltsfan (talk) 22:17, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The Hollywood Reporter story adds a little to what I have already written for the story (none of it posted), which belongs attached to more than a half dozen articles, but it does not identify Dore at all. It also does not cover any of the melee that is really the part that might make this significant to these individuals.  Also, both sides have posted their reactions to it, but there is no NPOV coverage of those reactions.  There is still a lot of incomplete reporting of this. Trackinfo (talk) 22:25, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I came here to see if the spitting controversy has been added to his youtube page. Being perhaps the most eccentric and bizarre act this person has probably ever committed in his life, I would be very much surprised if this was not mentioned. Akiva.avraham (talk) 10:46, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
 * How is this not notable? I think someone is trying to whitewash this act. If it was not for the incident, I wouldn't hear of this guy - not being an American, like the rest of the world I watch sporadically USA election process and youtube poped this incident so I checked it out. This is what this guy is known for in the world, it is his defining moment. TYT whitewashed the incident form their clip (no spitting, which is in muslim and some other cultures, ultimate insult, to the point of death sometimes), and some guy here is trying to hide it. Despicable — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.198.231.42 (talk) 19:22, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
 * This incident doesn't need a whole section devoted to it, but it is unquestionably worthy of being mentioned in a sentence or two. Bueller 007 (talk) 20:46, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Clearly, there is a censorship attempt. Spitting incident is both notable (in islamic cultures spitting is comparable to shoe throwing, but spitting is assault even in USA). While both Alex Jones and especially Jimmy Dore are not very notable people, this incident perhaps does not merit a full article (but maybe it does, since it was one of the worst incidents of inter-journalism conflict in RNC in general), but certainly merits a section. Muntadhar_al-Zaidi is in Iraq certainly better journalist than Dore is (or he is comedian??), but his biography certainly contains a incident of shoe throwing of W. Bush. There is also a full article on this "one incident", and Jimmy Dore is known to many people just through this last incident, just like outside Iraq this previously well known Iraq journalist (in the country) is known by shoe throwing incident. Now while TYT and infowars are fringe radio and youtube alternative news popular channels, Roger Stone, major Trump advisor and a bigshot, was present there in the messy incident, and while Trump is still not a president (and might fail to be), this whole thing is not some schoolyard prank, but a major thing. In any case:
 * there are many precedents to such incidents being included in biographies of otherwise marginally notable characters (like shoe throwing incident).
 * someone is trying to censor this article by excluding a major event that contributed to viral effect on youtube, while many viral videos are covered alone.
 * saying that this is just "one incident" is nonsense. So you might say that OJ Simpson murders are "just one incident", but OJ Simpson while he might have been a sports celebrity in USA, in the rest of the world he is known just by his infamous murder trial. Situation with this Jimmy Dore is probably something like that, as he is has now reached minor celebrity status on youtube due to this viral videos of crazy americans cursing and spitting on major political event, underlying many bad things that the rest of the world has to endure from them. Biblescola (talk) 21:44, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The precedents are clear enough, Jimmy Dore spitting and yelling in front of Trump staff and assaulting radiohost Alex Jones is exactly like shoe throwing stuff.

First, you are hiperbolizing a lot. Second, to say "in that article this was accepted" don't fly here. This is just one incident, receving a lot of covarege from left wing media or by Alex Jones' supporters. No, this isn't "viral". One thing is "getting attention" other thing is going viral. If every little thing that calls some attention is to be included in biography articles, my god, where will it stop? This is an encyclopedia (or at least is supposed to be), so let's start taking it seriously. Coltsfan (talk) 02:01, 27 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Your partisan attempts to whitewash this affair and dishonest marking of content dispute as "vandalism" are appaling. Someone who admits on their page to be Democratic party tool has obvious bias issues, and your whitewashing this affair only proves that. Same kind of partisanship led to imperial agression of Lybia, Syria, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Nicaragua, Vietnam. Alex Jones is against this imperialist new world order, and obviously a lot of imperialist neocons and clinton liberals are for it, but it takes a special kind of zealot to defend spitting on Alex Jones, or whitewashing like TY Turks attempted when they excluded it from their video. Turks, like American mainstream neocons and liberals, are whitewashing a lot of atrocities especially regarding Kurds, and censoring and deleting stuff (like Hilary and her emails). Wikipedia IS NOT a partisan platform for corrupt DNC (or RNC or any party or state), and since there is no objective reason to remove this incident from the page, keep your POV bias for your local Democratic party meeting. Partisan censorship of this sort has no place on free wikipedia (for all world, not just corrupt USA establishment), just as Scientologists were not able to censor wikipedia, neither will Democratic party (or any party) petty aparatchiks.
 * "Look, i have nothing productive to add to the discussion, so instead of attacking the argument, i'll attack the user who is making the argumentation". And boy, how i love the smell of straw man in the morning. I couldn't care less about DNC, far left, far right, dems, repubs (i'm actually fed up with all of this).... all i know is that there is something here on wikipedia called "Notability". You should check it out. Reading is still free. Coltsfan (talk) 12:30, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

The chapter about the spitting event is captured on video from beginning to the end, reported about in media and it also seems relevant. Since the event is reported about by both sides, The Young Turks and the Alex Jones Channel, it is very well possible to deliver an unbiased source by citing both. The scene in question was also filmed by third parties so I vote to undelete the chapter. --Yukterez (talk) 02:07, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * User:Yukterez, I'm checking if this ia a WP:BLP issue here. If it turns out it isn't, no problem, but we still have todecide if it's notable. Lets wait what they say and be on the safe side. Gerard von Hebel (talk) 03:03, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * O

Coverage by Jones and his close allies or by Dore and his allies is not sufficient to include this incident in this biography. We would need coverage in independent sources and the Hollywood Reporter does not even mention Dore by name. This is not a major incident in this person's life. It is a minor squabble that by now, a couple of weeks later, is forgotten by almost everyone. To include it with the poor quality sources we now have would be to devote undue weight to a relative triviality. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  03:41, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I largely agree with Cullen and this is why I opposed a mention of the incident on Ana Kasparian. If WP:RS (not Breitbart or Infowars) included a detailed account of Dore and Kasparian's involvement in the altercation then I would be okay with a sentence or two devoted to it.  I'm unaware of such a source existing though.  These large paragraphs which are being proposed violate WP:DUE and WP:CSECTION.LM2000 (talk) 03:49, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Just want to voice my agreement that this incident is not encyclopedic material because it gives undue weight to an event that really isn't notable. A "third party" on youtube is not a reliable source. And neither are the first and second parties on youtube. . MidnightRequestLine (talk) 12:16, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry but I consider this entirely notable. I only become aware of this person as a result of the event in question ... there is video which clearly establishes that Dore did indeed spit in Jones face ... in fact it may be the most internationally notable thing Dore has done to date. Frankly I consider the article on him to be a viable candidate for deletion as he's not very notable ... but if the article remains there is no valid reason to omit the event. The efforts to omit the incident do reflect on WP's credibility to be honest - either delete the entire article (which would make more sense to be honest) or report the facts which have been clearly established.

210.84.13.17 (talk) 12:11, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

Current Vandalism
This page has been vandalized. There is no source anywhere to suggest that Dore is a holocaust denier. There is also no source which suggests he "ran away" after spitting on Alex Jones, or that he endorsed Donald Trump. Also it makes no sense that he is "best known for" an event which just happened the other day. I suggest that this page is locked to prevent future vandalism. Edit: The page has been reverted by someone. However, it still seems prudent to lock the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.53.188 (talk) 12:14, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

Lock the page
This page keeps getting vandalized by dore fanboys/berniebros, I'm sick and tired of having to keep undoing their bad edits.Jaydogg1994 (talk) 01:02, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Political Commentary
We have seen some intense editing here of late, trying to post analysis and commentary about Dore's expressed political positions. It sure looks like someone is on an agenda to make him look like a crackpot.

I tried to support a couple of these additions with direct quotes that make Dore's position clear. While we still have statements like "Dore did not endorse Hillary Clinton and advocated against voting for her in the presidential election." The supporting quotes by Dore, sourced to his own youtube channel, that explain his position keep getting removed. This is bordering on WP:POV editing and is clearly a WP:BLP violation.

One accusation in edit notes was that these quotes were selective, eliminating additional commentary about Bernie Sanders. True, those comments about Sanders were part of the longer quote. Dore can bring in multiple subjects into his bursts of opinion, that is his style, particularly when he is on a panel with other commentators and he gets his moment. I chose the parts that directly addressed his opinion about Clinton since that was the subject of the wikipedia statement the quotes were supporting.

Some of the other accusatory statements in this section also should be addressed in a proper fashion. I question their neutrality, particularly when his own opinions are filtered out in favor of other people's opinions about him. When you want to talk about Dore's expressed public opinion, quote Dore. If we can't present this in a neutral form then it all should be removed. Trackinfo (talk) 19:16, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * It isn't a BLP violation. If you really think it is then complain st WP:BLPN, otherwise just drop it. Of course personal comments should not be in the article. I don't understand the POV comment, but then I don't understand you'd BLP accusation. Doug Weller  talk 19:50, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Trackinfo, I don't see how your edits were helpful if you felt someone was on an agenda to make him look like a crackpot. For instance, this quote:
 * "Given her record of bloodlust warhawkism, there is good reason to be more afraid of Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump."
 * You're saying the purpose of that quote was to prevent people from thinking he's a crackpot? If anything, the quote makes his position look even more extreme.
 * Also, they "keep getting removed" for good reason. Firstly, you added a quote without a source. One of your later edits sourced to The Duran (a questionable source).
 * "I question their neutrality, particularly when his own opinions are filtered out in favor of other people's opinions about him." I do not understand this criticism. This is Wikipedia. The subjects of articles do not dictate how their pages are written.
 * Ultimately, someone could just as easily accuse you of trying to prevent Dore from being viewed as a crackpot. "Neutrality" does not mean that anything that could potentially reflect badly on Dore must be removed. CowHouse (talk) 01:49, 8 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I was thinking the same thing about the quotes possibly making him look like a crackpot. Anyway, we seem to agree on this. Doug Weller  talk 05:29, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The initial posting of the quote, I screwed up in my copy paste of the quote. The usual WP sourcing system with audio bites is to find someplace where the quote is transcribed.  When searching for an appropriate quote of Dore's opinion on Clinton, these two quotes were the most often cited elsewhere.  You didn't like the source (out of a dozen) I pulled it from.  Your value judgement of whether they make him seem more or less like a crackpot aside, they make HIS opinion clear.  Usually that would be enough.  Here, with people like you making it a controversy, I ultimately found he had transcribed the line associated to the video with him making the quote.  Sourcing cannot be clearer.  If you are going to insist on paragraphs criticizing Dore for things he has said, then present what he has said.  As the subject of the critique, his side cannot go un-presented. Trackinfo (talk) 18:24, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * What makes you think your quotes were "appropriate"? If you want to present Dore's side of the argument, do you really want to use a quote where he is fear-mongering about Clinton's supposed "bloodlust warhawkism"? I very much doubt that would be the quote Dore would choose. I agree with Doug Weller that the quotes were cherry-picked, and in my opinion they made him look worse.
 * Besides, I removed the part about Dore not endorsing Clinton. There is no need to present another side to an argument that is no longer being presented.
 * I also don't know what you meant by this or whether you were referring to me: "Here, with people like you making it a controversy..." Either way, it sounds like you're not assuming good faith. CowHouse (talk) 03:46, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

I dont know how any of this works or the proper Wikipedia protocols yet, but wanted to say that Jimmy did not push the Seth Rich conspiracy, in fact he said he was waiting for evidence and even admonished the mainstream news for not waiting for facts before pushing the Russia hacked election conspiracy theory. And the Washington post did not say he pushed anything, the direct quote from the washington post was "chewed over" allegations. That is a very very very very far cry from "pushing" a conspiracy. You are obviously posting that to defame.

All these entries are made to make Dore look like a crackpot and should be taken down. I'm Polysci1977 and don't know how this works, but am going to find out very fast. thanks for your help. 38.70.17.91 (talk) 07:20, 8 September 2017 (UTC)Polysci1977


 * Please read WP:AGF and refrain from personal attacks. Also, who in world is the "you" in "You are obviously"? There are quite a few editors editing this article. I don't think I've added material to it. Doug Weller  talk 09:00, 8 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Firstly, Wikipedia does not allow original research.
 * The quotes from the Salon article are in the video they have cited:
 * "There's a lot of red flags"
 * "There probably is something more to this story"
 * How are these quotes not promoting the conspiracy theory? The "chewed over" quote is already on the page so I don't know why you're mentioning it.
 * None of this is defamatory. If something is true, it cannot be defamation. Please stop using that term. As I said earlier, just because something reflects badly on Dore does not mean it should be removed. How do you think Donald Trump supporters feel about some of the statements on his Wikipedia page? Should such statements also be removed for being "defamatory"? CowHouse (talk) 07:37, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Its not promoting a conspiracy theory because he literally din't promote it, he literally said he was waiting for EVIDENCE in the One report he did on it, and the 2nd report he did he debunked the story THE NEXT DAY. So whomever is posting that he is pushing a conspiracy theory is doing that to defame Dore because it is OBVIOUSLY not true. Also, whomever is posting this material as of late is obviously trying to present snippets of facts and quotes to make Dore seem like a crackpot and defame him. This should be taken down and stopped. Polysci1977 (talk) 15:08, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * It is quite clear that you're a fan of Dore. It seems unlikely that anything I say will persuade you but please hear me out. Did you watch the video linked in the Salon article?
 * In Wikipedia, we go by what the sources say. However, even if we didn't, you're still not correct. Even if Dore said he was waiting for evidence, that does not prove he wasn't pushing the conspiracy theory. If I said I was waiting for evidence that 9/11 was an inside job but there is probably something to that story, would I be promoting a conspiracy theory or not?
 * You also need to explain why he said "there's a lot of red flags" and "there probably is something more to this story" if he supposedly debunked it. That's quite a contradiction. CowHouse (talk) 15:52, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Dore does a daily news show, covering a story and asking critical questions is considered covering a story, not pushing a story. Dore covered the breaking news story as it happened and did not "promote" anything" He covered it as a news story while stating "We like evidence, we are gonna wait for evidence". He also said "there are a lot of red flags" meaning there were a lot of inconsistencies in the official story, which is still an ongoing investigation.

To try and claim that he pushed this as a conspiracy is directly contradicted by the actual facts and it is only being twisted here to make Dore seem like a crackpot and to discredit Dore. This is pretty obvious at this point. Polysci1977 (talk) 22:56, 12 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I've already explained why waiting for evidence is not a defence. "There were a lot of inconsistencies in the official story" - no there aren't. Considering you are using the term "official story", it appears he has succeeded in causing you to question the Seth Rich case. He spoke directly to the conspiracy theorists and said "I don't want to discount it like 'oh, you're crazy if you think there's something more to this story.' There probably is something more to this story." Dore did the exact opposite of debunking the story. The entire video linked in the Salon article shows Dore promoting claims from conspiracy theorists to justify that "there probably is something more to this story" (Podesta email about "making an example of a suspected leaker", Julian Assange retweeted the story and hinted about Rich being a whistleblower in an interview). CowHouse (talk) 03:04, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Much like Sean Hannity, Dore was "Just Asking Questions" aka "JAQing off". You might also know it as the "Cavuto Mark". "Is Obama a Muslim?" "Did the Jews do 9/11?" "Did Clinton have Rich killed?" It's a favorite technique of propagandists who want to be able to gaslight you that they didn't actually say what they said while promoting it. Dore, along with his colleague Jordan Chariton, promoted the Seth Rich conspiracy theory. That's a fact. 76.26.133.139 (talk) 04:42, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Who's Tommy Christopher?
The article says, "In April 2016, Tommy Christopher of The Daily Banter accused Dore of calling Hillary Clinton a "fascist", and further criticised Dore for theorising that a Donald Trump victory would benefit progressives." When we cite an unknown person, we should say who they are. In this case, Christopher is a major supporter of Hillary Clinton writing during the primaries. As he further wrote, "In an encouraging sign, Cenk smacked down that Bernie or Bust bullshit by pointing out what a disaster Trump would be." Otherwise we are misleading readers into thinking he is fairly expressing a mainstream majority view.

As it happens, Christopher's statement is false. Cenk called Trump a fascist. Dore asked Cenk what he meant by fascist and he said it was when government and business worked together. Dore said by that definition Clinton was a fascist too. Note that the claim that Trump (or Clinton) are fascists is fringe. We mislead readers into thinking that Dore supports the theory. In fact the party that holds the presidency almost always loses seats in mid-term elections.

The second part of the sentence is misleading too since it does not explain how Trump's election would benefit progressives, implying that Dore saw Trump as progressive. Dore said that a Trump presidency would lead to Democrats re-gaing Congress in 2018 and the presidency in 2020, ehivh is within the realm of possibility.

I recommend we remove the text. We could mention that Clinton supporters have attacked Dore, if we can find reliable secondary sources that mention it.

TFD (talk) 12:31, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure why you think it's relevant if Christopher was a major supporter of Clinton. How does this change the validity of his criticism? (See Ad hominem)
 * It was also not false. Dore asked Uygur to define fascism as a pretext for Dore to suggest that Clinton was also a fascist, as he then did ("so our choice is a fascist, or a fascist and a racist?"). You can tell where Dore is going because Uygur responds with "here we go" after Dore's initial question, before Uygur even defined fascism. Your version of events suggests Dore genuinely needed fascism to be defined for him which is highly unlikely.
 * "We mislead readers into thinking that Dore supports the theory." What theory?
 * The second part of the sentence is taken directly from the source. The following sentence about fracturing the GOP clarifies what Dore meant.
 * Additionally, since you brought it up, the Democrats re-gaining Congress in 2018 is mathematically far from realistic. Either way, it's not a particularly relevant discussion to have here.
 * Edited to add:
 * You seem to be suggesting that Christopher "attacked Dore" because Christopher is a Clinton supporter and therefore he was not expressing a "mainstream majority view". However, you also acknowledge that the claim that Clinton is a fascist is a fringe view, so logically the mainstream view would be that it is fair to criticise someone for calling her a fascist. Additionally, your suggestion that Christopher was motivated by his support of Clinton is unsubstantiated. CowHouse (talk) 16:18, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Here is a transcipt.


 * Dore: You say we have to vote for Hillary because we might get a fascist.
 * Cenk: Yes.
 * Dore: The definition of fascism is what?
 * Cenk: There we go.  People say it's when business and...
 * Dore: ...government...
 * Cenk: ...merges.
 * Dore: So this is a fascist versus a fascist and a racist.

Cenk's definition of fascism is false. Fascism is, according to Merriam Webster, "a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition." Nothing about business and government merging. Dore of course is correct to ask what Cenk's definition was and also correct that Clinton (and most other politicians) could arguably fit his definition. The allegation that Dore called Clinton a fascist is false.

The political positions of people commenting on political campaigns is entirely relevant. People who support candidates are more likely to speak favorably of their candidates and negatively of their detractors. I do not believe that you are not aware of that.

I posted the issue to RSN. We can test your theory that whether or not someone supported Clinton will have absolutely nothing to do with how they respond.

TFD (talk) 17:13, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * How have you reached the conclusion that Dore did not call her a fascist? The transcript clearly shows he does: "so this is a fascist [Clinton] versus a fascist and a racist [Trump]."
 * Why do you think Dore said this: "You say we have to vote for Hillary because we might get a fascist. The definition of fascism is what?" Dore did not know at that point whether or not Uygur would correctly define fascism. What is clear is that his question was a pretext for his follow up point; that he thinks Clinton is a fascist. You have no evidence that Dore's point was to show that Uygur's definition was flawed. You're twisting the quotes to fit your interpretation. Dore did not ask "your definition of fascism is what?", he asked "the definition of fascism is what?". Dore also then says "and you're afraid that he [Trump] might start wars, like, I don't know, the Iraq War?" Surely you can see what Dore is doing.
 * Also, how do you explain Uygur's "here we go" comment? He can tell where Dore is going because it is quite obvious.
 * You have not established that Christopher's political positions are relevant in this case. By your flawed reasoning, you can dismiss his criticism of anyone except fellow Clinton supporters since he is automatically biased against everyone else.
 * "[W]hether or not someone supported Clinton will have absolutely nothing to do with how they respond." For someone who so generously interprets Dore's comments, you completely straw-manned my comment. I said: "your suggestion that Christopher was motivated by his support of Clinton is unsubstantiated." I am not saying it has "absolutely nothing to do with how they respond". I'm saying you have to prove this, and you have not done so. CowHouse (talk) 17:31, 9 September 2017 (UTC)


 * It's clear that Dore is taking Cenk's premises (Trump is a fascist, fascism merges government and business) to say that one should not vote for Clinton either. That does not necessarily mean he accepts these premises.  Note I just mentioned these two premises also, so following your reasoning you could accuse me of calling Trump a fascist and agreeing with Cenk's definition of fascism.  Taking someone's words out of context in order to falsely attribute statements to them.  See for example "You didn't build that:"  "Fact-checking organizations reported that Obama's remarks were distorted out of context in order to criticize the president."  Polemicists typically do that when they have no valid arguments for their side.
 * I assume you are aware of all this so it is pointless to continue the discussion with you.
 * TFD (talk) 19:22, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * There are several parts of the clip that you conveniently ignore in order for your interpretation to make sense. Uygur says "people say", he doesn't say it's his definition. Uygur later says "even if that were the case," indicating that he does not agree with Dore. Uygur did not accept Dore's views, not vice versa. Dore then asks about the Iraq War and supporting Israel. At the end of the clip, Dore says "what is it that Donald Trump is gonna do different than Hillary Rodham Clinton has already done?"
 * Given the full context of the clip, it is clear that Dore's questions were rhetorical and his point was that Clinton is as bad as Trump, and any criticism of Trump also applies to her (including accusations of fascism).
 * Surely there would be some indication that Dore doesn't agree with his own statement if you were correct. He could have specifically said "according to that definition", "most other politicians would fit that definition", or simply any indication that he disagreed with it at all. His statements in context are clear, they have not been taken out of context.
 * I will repeat myself because you keep ignoring this part. If you were to watch the clip, and pause it after Uygur says "here we go", tell me honestly what you think Uygur meant by that. Remember that this is before Uygur has defined fascism. CowHouse (talk) 02:38, 10 September 2017 (UTC)


 * That doesn't deserve a response. TFD (talk) 04:09, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
 * There is inline attribution indicating it is an opinion. It is an opinion that you may disagree with but that is irrelevant. If it was presented as a statement of fact then you might have a shred of an argument. Also, don't bother responding if you're just going to say "that doesn't deserve a response". It is entirely unproductive.
 * Dore has also made similar comments about Clinton elsewhere which further supports the argument that he has called her a fascist: . CowHouse (talk) 06:09, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Based on your comments, it appears you want the article to say something and are willing to ignore the actual TYT footage or any arguments based on policy. As editors for example, we are not supposed to read through twitter postings and interpret our findings but instead use reliable secondary sources that do that.  The issue is not whether Dore called her a fascist, or 911 was an inside job, or Obama wasn`t born in the U.S., but what reliable secondary sources conclude.  TFD (talk) 15:08, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Actually, you are the one who is ignoring the footage, unless Christopher, myself, people who aren't Clinton supporters and others  are all wrong in our interpretation. Maybe you should consider the possibility that you're wrong about this.
 * In response to this: "it appears you want the article to say something and are willing to ignore the actual TYT footage or any arguments based on policy", I don't need ulterior motives to disagree with your misinterpretation. If you're going to insist that "I want the article to say something", I could just as easily say the same back to you, considering how persistent you are in being an apologist for Dore's comments.
 * I only found the tweets because you were in denial about Dore's comments. They justify my interpretation of the clip. Otherwise, you'd have to argue that he has called her a fascist at other times, but for some reason you don't think he did this time (despite your transcript showing he referred to her as a fascist).
 * You are the one disputing a reliable secondary source, not me. The source says: "For example, you have folks worried about the #BernieOrBust crowd letting Donald Trump win, like TYT’s Jimmy Dore, who was still calling Hillary Clinton a “fascist” Thursday night, and theorizing that a Trump victory would benefit progressives". You keep arguing about what a reliable secondary source concluded despite all evidence suggesting it is an accurate interpretation of Dore's comments. CowHouse (talk) 15:50, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

It is not a reliable secondary source, per "News organizations". TFD (talk) 23:19, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Inaccurate Sentence
The following sentence: After it was revealed that the source of the theory was a fraud, Dore continued to insist that there were “a lot of red flags” and there “is probably something more to this story”.[11]   This is a blatant falsehood meant to make Dore look like a crackpot. In fact, the exact opposite is the case, Dore was insistent people wait for evidence, and followed up on the story in an appropriate manner where Dore himself debunked the source of the story as a fraud om May 18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKawchvHsEg

The source material for that statement is an article that was published on May 22. Prior to May 22 Dore's News Show appropriately covered the breaking Seth Rich story, Dore made clear that he was expressing skepticism to the claims that Seth Rich may be the Wikileaks connection while also covering inconsistencies of the official story. Dore even posted a pinned comment under his video imploring people to skip to the 18:18 mark in the video where Dore clearly states that He is waiting for evidence before drawing conclusions and even admonishes the establishment press for not being more skeptical of stories without evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKawchvHsEg

On May 18,two days before the Washington post article that said Dore "Chewed Over" the Seth Rich Story, Dore  published the following video where Dore Debunks the source for the Story Rod Wheeler : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8s4DJmVAc4 Jimmy acknowledges this discredits Rod Wheeler "You got to name a guy, or else this is just nothing" 1:35

Also on May 18, the show published the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQFZOz_TYF8 Jimmy criticized the media's knee-jerk rise to conclusions. Jimmy also acknowledged that more and more information was coming to the surface as quickly as the show was trying to cover it. It is clear that this person posting this has an personal issue with Dore and is trying to discredit him in the most unfair way.

22:41, 12 September 2017 (UTC)Polysci1977 (talk)Polysci1977
 * You have not shown why the sourced sentence is a "blatant falsehood". Dore's quotes are accurate and were made after the source of the story was exposed as a fraud. Dore only admitted that Wheeler was not credible, but at no point did he debunk the claim that Seth Rich was connected to WikiLeaks. The quotes in the article demonstrate that Dore did promote that conspiracy theory. The video in question is also the most recent of his concerning Seth Rich.
 * Your insistence that he was waiting for evidence is completely irrelevant. Obama birthers were just "waiting for evidence" when they demanded to see his long-form birth certificate and they too questioned the "official story". They're still conspiracy theorists. CowHouse (talk) 03:04, 13 September 2017 (UTC)


 * The source is unreliable. It is an opinion piece by Amanda Marcotte, an extremely controversial writer who attracted attention for her false claims in the Duke lacrosse case.  Even worse, the paragraph begins with weasel words, "Dore was accused of promoting the unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that Seth Rich was connected to the DNC email leak of 2016."  You're copying the m.o. of Fox talk show hosts.  "Some say Obama was not born in the U.S."  That way they avoid telling us who has made the claim or how credible they are.  TFD (talk) 03:46, 13 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Actually, it was changed to "was accused of promoting" from "promoted" in the hopes of preventing further vandalism. If that is a problem, it can be changed back since the accusation is clearly true. Both Salon and Washington Post have articles listing Dore among those who promoted the conspiracy theories.
 * "You're copying..." Why are you making this personal? You should know better. If you're going to personally blame me for the weasel words, you would have seen my edit summary explaining why I did it.
 * The quotes in the Salon article are verifiable and accurate. The Duke lacrosse case is different since she was not making factual statements, they were clearly her opinion. It is not an opinion to accurately quote what Dore said concerning Seth Rich. CowHouse (talk) 04:47, 13 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Read WP:NEWSORG. Opinion pieces are not reliable for facts, particularly in a biography of a living person.  As for the Washington Post article, all it says is, "Briefly, before Wheeler recanted his story, the Young Turks network's “Jimmy Dore Show” chewed over the revelation that Rich was in contact with WikiLeaks."  It doesn't even mention Dore personally or that the show promoted the Wikileaks conspiracy theory.  Nor can we read a transcript of the show and interpret it.  While this all might seem legalistic, the problem you face is that you have drawn conclusions but lack sufficient reliable sources to support the text you want included.  TFD (talk) 10:27, 13 September 2017 (UTC)


 * He already showed you reliable sources, He has drawn no conclusions the evidence supports what he's saying, The problem is that you refuse to look at any information that challenges your bias toward the subject.Jaydogg1994 (talk) 12:39, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

I'm a bit unclear as to why more neutral (and more accurate) edits are being reverted, as the paragraphs appear to contain several violations of WP:BLP policy.
 * 1) Neutral PoV: The current text of the paragraph certainly reads like an attack piece. Use of the words "promoted" and "continued to insist" are statements of opinion, either by the editor or taken from the opinion pieces cited (more on that below). Also, ameliorating information is soft-pedaled, as in the use of "After it was revealed that the source of the theory was a fraud", instead of a more accurate description of the indirectly-cited video, where Dore was actually reporting on the fraud story, not "promoting" the conspiracy theory.
 * 2) Sources: Both citations are of opinion pieces by people who've been directly attacked by Dore on his show. Amanda Marcotte has blocked Dore on Twitter, and Dore has attacked the WaPo and Weigel on numerous occasions. Weigel also blocked Dore, but later removed the block. Citing opinion pieces in support of factual claims - especially those written by authors with a clear antipathy toward the subject - seems like a pretty obvious violation of policy. It also seems particularly egregious to pull characterizations ("continued to insist") from those pieces (Marcotte's "kept insisting") and pass them off as neutral language.
 * 3) Notability: The Alex Jones incident gained national and international coverage, yet wasn't deemed noteworthy enough to appear on this page. If Alex Jones doesn't make the cut, why do these two videos (out of literally thousands on Dore's Youtube account) get a mention? They were much less notorious than the fight with Jones. If it's just about Dore saying controversial things, you can see that in just about any video he posts. He's viciously unloaded on Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris and others. At one point he called Cory Booker "human puke". What makes these particular videos special? Both are poor representations of Dore's work, but, coincidentally, both can be used to undermine Dore's credibility as a political commentator, as evidenced in both cited opinion pieces.

Dore is a particularly prolific and caustic comedian. He often vehemently attacks prominent politicians and media figures using provocative language. Do we really want to encourage people to quote-mine 1000s of videos for examples that fit their opinion of him? Whether those feelings are positive or negative, it seems like a terrible way to fill out this page. Gnocchi (talk) 23:07, 15 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Gnocchi is absolutely correct, this has serious WP:NPOV issues. I suggest the entire section be dropped until consensus can be reached on each element that goes into it.  If we do use external criticism of Dore, I do think we should provide appropriate quotes from Dore to coherently express HIS position, rather than simply be subject to other people's impressions of what he said.  First of all we need to recognize that his approach to everything starts from being a comedian--a jag off nightclub comedian as he puts it.  Dore has a clear, well informed political position and does present himself as a political commentator, but he is also prone to bursts of hyperbole to over emphasize his points and try to make a joke out of it.  On TYT, he is limited to his burst of time to speak.  He self-deprecates his position in life in the perspective of;  if a jag off nightclub comedian can figure this stuff out, why can't the geniuses who do politics professionally figure it out?  And frequently he goes on to explain that they don't want to come to the same (logical) conclusions and he explains the corrupt reasons why they don't (usually that they have a financial interest to reach the opposite pre-determined conclusion).  If you take snippets, you do not get the whole perspective of what he is saying.  If we cannot present his position fairly, with an NPOV, then this content does not belong on WP at all. Trackinfo (talk) 20:57, 17 September 2017 (UTC)


 * He isn't joking when he says stuff like "all cops are criminals", :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QvwgAmALm4&t=8m12s "Hillary is a fascist", :https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x45t68d and "Building 7 was demolished by somebody." He is serious (and often wrong) when it comes to political stuff, This is just like when fans of Alex Jones try to defend him by saying that he's a "performance artist". Jaydogg1994 (talk) 05:21, 18 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Nobody cares what you think, Wikipedia requires reliable secondary sources which you have failed to provide. I notice that you restored a poorly sourced false description of his views without explanation and ask that you observe WP:BLP and other content policies and guidelines.  TFD (talk) 10:28, 18 September 2017 (UTC)


 * "Nobody cares what you think" is a insult to me, Please read WP:AGF and refrain from personal attacks. It isn't a BLP violation, The Washington Post is a reliable source of information and so are the other articles. Jaydogg1994 (talk) 18:10, 18 September 2017 (UTC)


 * The quotes in the articles and in the videos are verifiable and accurate. Jaydogg1994 (talk) 18:22, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The issue I raised was not accuracy. I grant that Dore has said some inflammatory things, over the top relative even to the point he was trying to make in that statement.  He's a comedian, exaggeration is a tool of his job.  But as NPOV, Jaydogg1994's edits seem to be selective, cherry-picked to show the most negative stuff you can find about Dore, certainly not a neutral presentation of his work as a whole or even making an effort at capturing the essence of his statements. Trackinfo (talk) 18:43, 18 September 2017 (UTC)


 * If you want to help add context to it with removing my edits that would be good. Jaydogg1994 (talk) 18:45, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Are you suggesting an edit war? I already added quotes to this article and saw them removed.  Jaydogg1994 has been admonished and had his content removed by other editors, only to have him replace it several times with slight modifications but treading very close to WP:3RR. Trackinfo (talk) 18:50, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Nevermind. Jaydogg1994 (talk) 18:52, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Did you perhaps make a mis-statement, perhaps an over-escalation or exaggeration to prove a point? It happens sometimes. Trackinfo (talk) 20:57, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

The current version is MUCH better - should paint an accurate picture of Jimmy no matter what your politics are. Thanks, Trackinfo. Gnocchi (talk) 04:22, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Please respect the site.
Whining and complaining that the article misquoted your favorite comedian (it didn't, there's numerous sources and his own words to show that he did promote and believe the Seth Rich conspiracy theory) and removing sourced information isn't going to do you any good nor is it going to do anything except make you look like a crackpot and a bad editor, Please treat this site and your fellow editors with respect, The reason the article is locked is because you guys can't seem to face the fact that your idol has said and supported a lot of views and theories that most rational people (like myself) consider to be false, crazy and sometimes deplorable. Jaydogg1994 (talk) 05:02, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 October 2017
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Dore argued that a Trump presidency would be beneficial to progressives because it would fracture the GOP.[8] He has also said that emails published by WikiLeaks indicated that ...

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Dore argued that a Trump presidency would be beneficial to progressives because it would fracture the GOP.[8] Nearly a year since Trump's election (as at October 5, 2017) there is recognition across the political spectrum of divisions between congressional Republicans and the Trump administration and their consequent failure to pass key legislation.[8a] He has also said that emails published by WikiLeaks indicated that ...

References

[8a] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/politics/left-right-republican-party-trump-tillerson.html"Olb123 (talk) 05:20, 13 October 2017 (UTC) Olb123 (talk) 05:20, 13 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Edit could not be done because the source you gave failed to support the edit requested. Sparkling Pessimist   Scream at me!  19:51, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

Religion
Regarding the categories, where are the sources that say (a) he was a Catholic; (b) he is an atheist; and (c) he is also (sic) an agnostic? Please note that being "born into a Catholic family" does not make one a Catholic at any point, at least not in the Wikipedia sense. Please also note WP:BLPCAT - whatever position we ascribe for him, the source has to demonstrate self-identification of religious belief. - Sitush (talk) 12:29, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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Incident at the RNC
I recently created a new section regarding the incident at the Republican Nation Convention where Dore spat in Alex Jones' face. Whilst I realise these sources are not the most trusted, they contain videos clearly showing that the said incident occurred. This is not libellous and the event clearly happened, backed up by multiple sources and mulitiple camera angles, clearly showing that Dore spat at Jones. 141.241.26.20 (talk) 13:18, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
 * This article used to be pretty critical of him and showed all of the terrible stuff he's said and done, so some trolls/Dore fanboys found it and trashed it. Subsequently, they’ve prevented anyone from fixing it and adding any information critical of him to it, And because trolls/his fans tend to be very stubborn and insane, It has become nearly impossible to make the article netural. Jaydogg1994 (talk) 02:06, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Read WP:UNDUE. If this is significant enough for the encyclopaedia it will have been covered by multiple reliable sources. Verifiably isn’t enough for inclusion. I don’t care about Dore. Doug Weller  talk 06:16, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

It is covered by multiple reliable sources, including Breitbart and Russia Today, which complements the video evidence. KU2018 (talk) 14:44, 10 January 2018 (UTC) This was an assault (technically) on Dore. I am aware that the majority of people will praise Dore for his act, but that does not change the fact that the incident occurs. Perhaps more reliable sources did not cover it to try and prevent this notable fact sticking on the article. By the way the IP 121 number above is me, I have just created my account. KU2018 (talk) 14:44, 10 January 2018 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure Breitbart and Russia Today qualify as reliable sources by Wikipedia standards? MPS1992 (talk) 19:20, 10 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Of course not, and doubly not for a BLP. (I mean, RT could be for some things, I guess.) --JBL (talk) 14:41, 14 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Struck sock edits here also. Doug Weller  talk 15:32, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Discussion
Should this page contain information regarding the incident with Alex Jones? KU2018 (talk) 12:46, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Yes. Covered in multiple reliable sources with video evidence. The unusual nature of this event between two major organisations, InfoWars and The Young Turks also incidates the information should stay. KU2018 (talk) 12:46, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
 * No unless you can provide reliable independent secondary sources (two out of three doesn't cut it here) that discuss it and show it to be significant. Guy (Help!) 12:53, 15 January 2018 (UTC)


 * If you want it to be included you'll need to provide reliable sources for it, especially in a biography of a living person. The sources provided so far don't come close to cutting it.  Hut 8.5  07:38, 16 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Sockpuppet edits struck. Doug Weller  talk 15:31, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Deleted Edits Restored?
A bit surprised to see edits that were deleted after extensive discussion suddenly re-appear. As with our discussions in September, 2017, we are once again left with a page containing several violations of the WP:BLP, including Neutral PoV (especially Undue Weight) and Notability.

Specifically, I'm referring to the re-inclusion of quotes from Dave Weigel's and Tommy Christopher's attack pieces, minor policy articles that happen to mention Dore, and quote-mining of his videos that seem intended to paint Dore in the worst possible light.

Also added is a reference to a CNN smear piece that Jimmy took great exception to going so far as threatening to sue CNN on his premium channel (reference behind a pay wall). Other progressive journalists called out CNN and the piece has since been taken down

Since these edits have already been discussed and determined to violate policy, I'm going to remove the offending (re)additions so we can get back to a neutral representation of Dore's work. My hope is that further edits to this page will better conform to the WP:BLP.