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41. Were you a fan of Al Jazeera? Are you a fan of our own Corporate Media? I am not a fan

Sat May 24, 2014, 01:35 AM

May 2014

of ANYONE, never was, not even movie stars. I AM a fan of the truth. I am a fan of news media that give voice to all sides of an issue, as RT does. And Al Jazeera and before they were crushed by Tony Blair on behalf of his BFF Bush, the BBC, but sadly theyl, like our own media have been pretty much muzzled.

Not sure why you chose the word 'fan' as it is not a word I would associate with the news media btw. I do get to see Liberal commentators, presumably off limits on our media, on RT. Amy Goodman has been featured on Rt, I have yet to see her on any US media other than NPR. It's a thrill to be able to listen to Noam Chomsky and Thom Hartmann among other great liberal voices on the media, finally. I thoroughly enjoy the uninterrupted interviews with world leaders and other interesting and influential people of all stripes, conducted by brilliant young female reporters who actually seem to know what they are talking about, on RT.

And I know for a fact that if Bush was in the WH there is not a single member here who would not be as interested in being able to see these liberals on the media as I am. As they were when Al Jazeera was doing what RT is now doing.

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Why bother posting Russia Today videos anymore? [View all] Shankapotomus May 2014 OP

K Cha May 2014 #1

& petronius May 2014 #4

! Bobbie Jo May 2014 #12

R Cha May 2014 #47

R baldguy May 2014 #2

indeed mopinko May 2014 #3

On the upside, RT gives Thom Hartmann's "The Big Picture" a platform. Snarkoleptic May 2014 #5

of course not eShirl May 2014 #7

+100 nt okaawhatever May 2014 #8

I listen to his radio show on an almost-daily basis and Snarkoleptic May 2014 #29

only portions, 2 or 3 times over the years eShirl May 2014 #37

Listened to him daily on community access television and radio for years. freshwest May 2014 #51

Huge Recommend for Read! KoKo May 2014 #97

Thom OWNS his show.. iamthebandfanman May 2014 #30

He's also a frequent poster on DU. Snarkoleptic May 2014 #36

Because he's a fake progressive. First he looks at the purse. MADem May 2014 #104

I like Thom too Shankapotomus May 2014 #55

YET... Or "So he says..." MADem May 2014 #53

He owns his own show and rents the space in RT's DC Studios... KoKo May 2014 #98

RT "broadcasts" him and he has no audience if he doesn't have the MADem May 2014 #101

Who is the "everyone" who knows it? You seem in favor of censorship. KoKo May 2014 #113

I've asked over and over for a list of polly7 May 2014 #122

I know...and remember when Firedoglake KoKo May 2014 #124

Really? Abby Martin did and she's still there. Plenty of coverage on the sabrina 1 May 2014 #115

Yeah--shows how much YOU know about that. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down. MADem May 2014 #123

that actually makes me question Thom Hartmann's credibility. MohRokTah May 2014 #85

Why post anything from the Corporate Media anymore? sabrina 1 May 2014 #6

Exactly 1000words May 2014 #10

Down with the corporate media! NuclearDem May 2014 #21

Al Jazeera, funded by the ruler of Qatar yet managed to provide some of the best coverage sabrina 1 May 2014 #23

Every 'news' outlett iamthebandfanman May 2014 #34

Media bias? of course! tech3149 May 2014 #59

You haven't seen this? Shankapotomus May 2014 #24

Of course I've seen it, the Neocon puppet who, before joining RT, interned for Sean Hannity on sabrina 1 May 2014 #38

Oh Shankapotomus May 2014 #56

Love that woman. Certainly no neocon puppet there. sabrina 1 May 2014 #66

Liz Wahl who was outed as a buddy of the Conservatives? KoKo May 2014 #99

RT is Russian government media. n/t pnwmom May 2014 #45

You mean it is funded by the Russian Govt. Like the BBC is funded by the UK Govt and Al Jazeera is sabrina 1 May 2014 #46

The Russian government is more repressive than the UK government. pnwmom May 2014 #48

What proof do you have that the Russian government is more repressive Texas Elvis May 2014 #72

From the Human Rights Watch. Russia's record is demonstrably worse. pnwmom May 2014 #83

Human Rights Watch is not the most unbiased source these days. Texas Elvis May 2014 #87

I'll take the Human Rights Watch over RT any day. n/t pnwmom May 2014 #88

If that's the case I'll refer you to page 640 Texas Elvis May 2014 #92

I didn't say we had a great record. But Russia's is demonstrably worse than ours or the UK's. pnwmom May 2014 #94

Because corporate owned media is so ...superior and truthful. L0oniX May 2014 #111

Right On bahrbearian May 2014 #69

DU battles over which media is better or worse ....silly. L0oniX May 2014 #112

Well said. Tired of that Anti-American Anti-Freedom Putin/Hitler Propaganda Being Posted Here 951-Riverside May 2014 #9

Lol, it reminds me of the Right Wing and Al Jazeera. They HATED them, called them 'terrorists'! Lol! sabrina 1 May 2014 #16

It's some Twilight Zone shit here these days anymore isn't it. Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #49

i thought calling folks unamerican for criticizing the government was a right wing thing. m-lekktor May 2014 #62

And remember when Hillary Clinton said she wished there were more Al Jaeera's? KoKo May 2014 #100

Yes, but she changed her mind since then. sabrina 1 May 2014 #108

Ban the books, ban the sources, ban what I dont like because I know best. rhett o rick May 2014 #32

Putin's anti-Americanism (indeed the right's in general) is irrelevant. His anti-liberal values pampango May 2014 #63

There are people here who are pro-Putin and Russia, anti-America. RT and RIA are the sources that okaawhatever May 2014 #11

Hahahahaha ... 1000words May 2014 #13

You mean like there were people here who were pro-Saddam, anti-America because they watched sabrina 1 May 2014 #19

"Btw, what did you think of Al Jazeera?" I think you should have asked that first. rhett o rick May 2014 #35

I'm pro Russia every bit as much as I'm pro any country in the world. polly7 May 2014 #58

I don't recall people posting Saddam state TV propaganda. joshcryer May 2014 #76

Wtf are you talking about? polly7 May 2014 #80

RT is Russian state TV propaganda. joshcryer May 2014 #81

No, I followed your threads, and said so. polly7 May 2014 #82

Fascist ultra bigots are not worth defending. joshcryer May 2014 #86

Nah ......... you didn't accept them at all. You doubled down, most times. polly7 May 2014 #89

Yes I did. joshcryer May 2014 #95

Lmfao. polly7 May 2014 #96

So Russia Duckhunter935 May 2014 #107

No, they didn't. Unless you have something more than your own opinion to prove it. sabrina 1 May 2014 #109

Yes, it is called facts Duckhunter935 May 2014 #114

This message was self-deleted by its author polly7 May 2014 #117

tell that to the Crimean Tartars Duckhunter935 May 2014 #118

Horrible what the Crimean Tatars went through ... polly7 May 2014 #119

They are still there today Duckhunter935 May 2014 #120

No, mistreatment of ANYONE is not 'fine with me'. polly7 May 2014 #121

I remember people attempting to stop the march to war against Iraq. Texas Elvis May 2014 #90

Well said n/t Strelnikov_ May 2014 #116

Thank you, agreed. closeupready May 2014 #14

Thank you citizen. I believe only WhiteHouse.gov videos should be posted! quinnox May 2014 #15

RT is not allowed in LBN. hrmjustin May 2014 #17

The Corporate Media is allowed in LBN. Which is why I don't read anything in LBN. In fact sabrina 1 May 2014 #20

foreign media is good to watch because you get a broader perspective. hrmjustin May 2014 #22

I don't care about Putin, he's a politician. I care about PEOPLE. I doubt he was very happy with RT sabrina 1 May 2014 #25

Derping into a tripwire flare is not the same as being shot. NuclearDem May 2014 #27

So you support the Bush policy of imprisoning and shooting at Reporters? You weren't clear so sabrina 1 May 2014 #39

I think you should get a refund on that Logic 101 course. NuclearDem May 2014 #60

You have a link to that from a reliable source? sabrina 1 May 2014 #65

I'm confused by your animosity towards that reporter. Texas Elvis May 2014 #73

Here is the latest video from Graham Phillips Texas Elvis May 2014 #74

I have RT and Al Jazeera and I watch them. I just am not a fan of RT. hrmjustin May 2014 #28

Were you a fan of Al Jazeera? Are you a fan of our own Corporate Media? I am not a fan sabrina 1 May 2014 #41

I like Al Jazeera. hrmjustin May 2014 #42

Al Jazeera sold out. They were at one time one of the best news organizations sabrina 1 May 2014 #43

Unfortunately media in this country is in bed with the powerful. hrmjustin May 2014 #44

Unfortunately, I agree with you as far as AJAM tech3149 May 2014 #61

+1000. nt. polly7 May 2014 #64

Because it's watched by a million bajillion viewers. NuclearDem May 2014 #18

I see your point, but as others have noted, nearly all "news" is propaganda to some degree. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #26

You got that right... its why I stopped watching any mainstream news. TampaAnimusVortex May 2014 #71

Why dont you make a list of what sources you dont like? Or just trash the threads and rhett o rick May 2014 #31

One thing tho Iliyah May 2014 #33

Watch the good stories and take them with a pound of salt Warpy May 2014 #40

They can post all they want BainsBane May 2014 #50

Got something against free speech? Corruption Inc May 2014 #52

The same reason we post FOX News and Glenn Beck videos here? To show how screwed up Obama is? pampango May 2014 #54

This. RT tells us about the character of the posters. joshcryer May 2014 #75

You are calling fellow DU'ers who read and post about RT..Compulsive Liars? KoKo May 2014 #102

That's people who post RT and push it as true when it's not. joshcryer May 2014 #103

It's another view/opinion. And our MSM is so biased towards MIC that reading KoKo May 2014 #110

I agree, but I just posted one above. He's the only one I'd post from RT. freshwest May 2014 #106

To annoy the government. nt bemildred May 2014 #57

RT is Putin's own version of FOX News. backscatter712 May 2014 #67

Actually it's closer to MSNBC. The shows tend to skew Democratically. KoKo May 2014 #125

While we're picking out discredited sources, I nominate JoeyT May 2014 #68

+1. nt bemildred May 2014 #70

Well said.. Remembering Judith Miller and the others who covered up KoKo May 2014 #105

we should just stick to watching "Morning Joe" Enrique May 2014 #77

That's just for laughs, though. Shankapotomus May 2014 #79

Not me.. I don't watch that bullshit. But Stephen Colbert saw this and called out his bullshit Cha May 2014 #84

Why bother posting anything from CNN, MSNBC, NBC,.... bvar22 May 2014 #78

Thanks for telling us what is not the approved channel to watch Comrade. Katashi_itto May 2014 #91

Actually, it was a question Shankapotomus May 2014 #93

How utterly silly Warpy May 2014 #126

This is not some "We have always been at war with Eurasia" sentiment Shankapotomus May 2014 #127

Of course it is Warpy May 2014 #129

All I wanted to know was why Shankapotomus May 2014 #130

I won't give RT clicks. Ever. MohRokTah May 2014 #128