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In reply to the discussion: Thom Hartmann spanked a couple of DU'ers today on his show - [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Swanson? Did he call them names, idiots, stupid etc.? It wasn't the disagreement with Swanson that caused the problem, it was the demeaning and nasty attitude towards him, not to mention that he was right, that got people upset.
Having said that, it is very unlike Thom Hartmann to show anger and for some reason, he did appear to be angry, for him, in this clip. I am guessing it's because he is a big supporter of the President and he's human, he doesn't want to see the SC damage Democrats and has become a little emotional about it. More so because he probably expects more from Democrats on DU and would like us to be firm on the upcoming SC decision.
The only time I've ever seen him angry is when he was interviewing some Republicans, which was unusual for him also as he is very good and patient with them normally.
Anyhow, I think if someone wrote him a polite email he might be willing to address his reasons and maybe apologize if that is what people would like.
Mike Malloy read one of my OPs on the air a couple of years ago. I didn't hear it, but someone told me. So, I guess the lesson should be that people ought to realize when they write something here that people outside of DU are reading. And writing headlines like 'Let me laugh at (fill in the blank) hasn't helped DU's reputation much. Or calling people like Glenn Greenwald an asshole in a headline, eg, makes DU look more like FR than a progressive, Democratic board.