1) Most people have no desire to rule the world. I certainly don't. The stress alone would be suffocating. Can you even imagine it? Fantasizing about it, sure. In reality, no thank you…
2) I've been watching AJ forever because he was a reliable canary in the coal mine. If there were any genuine threats to life, liberty, and property I could count on InfoWars to discuss it first, and at length, and in AJ's inimitable style. Then Q came along and now I do my best to follow both.
3) Nobody's perfect, there are no messiahs in human form, and AJ has made some major goofs along the way. But his track record has been exceptionally good.
4) I seriously doubt (could be wrong) that AJ has handlers or that he/they desire to gatekeep the info flow. I'm a fairly good judge of character and my spidey sense is that AJ is a genuine patriot who answers only to himself, his family, his friends, his co-workers, and, most importantly, to his God. I've watched him for too long for evidence of a different agenda and I just haven't seen any…yet. Future can prove the past but it can also invalidate it.
5) I share your suspicions about Steve P. There's just something about the guy which rubs me the wrong way. Perhaps it's his overly fawning attitude towards AJ. It's honestly nauseated me at times.
6) I also adamantly concur with your regard for David Knight. A consummate professional who needs to be cloned and forced to anchor every news desk throughout the known universe.