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In reply to the discussion: Why bother posting Russia Today videos anymore? [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)44. Unfortunately media in this country is in bed with the powerful.
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Yeah--shows how much YOU know about that. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.
MADem
May 2014
#123
Al Jazeera, funded by the ruler of Qatar yet managed to provide some of the best coverage
sabrina 1
May 2014
#23
Of course I've seen it, the Neocon puppet who, before joining RT, interned for Sean Hannity on
sabrina 1
May 2014
#38
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
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
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
i thought calling folks unamerican for criticizing the government was a right wing thing.
m-lekktor
May 2014
#62
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
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
No, they didn't. Unless you have something more than your own opinion to prove it.
sabrina 1
May 2014
#109
The Corporate Media is allowed in LBN. Which is why I don't read anything in LBN. In fact
sabrina 1
May 2014
#20
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
So you support the Bush policy of imprisoning and shooting at Reporters? You weren't clear so
sabrina 1
May 2014
#39
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
Al Jazeera sold out. They were at one time one of the best news organizations
sabrina 1
May 2014
#43
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
The same reason we post FOX News and Glenn Beck videos here? To show how screwed up Obama is?
pampango
May 2014
#54