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freshwest

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

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #75)

Sun May 25, 2014, 12:24 AM

May 2014

You just threw one of my biggest supporters under the bus!

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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