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womanofthehills

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43. Hartman is definitely on our side!!!

Sun Dec 11, 2016, 10:58 PM

Dec 2016

Progressives need all the exposure they can get to combat the right wing radio stations. As long as over 8 million American's are watching RT weekly, why object to these American's getting a little progressive talk?

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Fans of Thom Hartmann... How do you feel about him working for RT? [View all] Bucky Dec 2016 OP

There was another guy with bills to pay. BamaRefugee Dec 2016 #1

Thank you!! Bucky Dec 2016 #5

His show is aired there but he does not work for them. Troll much? MaeScott Dec 2016 #17

Don't be naive. If they are airing his show, they are paying him Bucky Dec 2016 #19

Not true... RealityChik Dec 2016 #47

Oh for heavens sake, alJazeera is not a jihadist network Bucky Dec 2016 #49

My reference to Al Jazeera... RealityChik Dec 2016 #72

His show is aired there? Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #21

He accepts money from RT for his shows. He is an independent contractor pnwmom Dec 2016 #29

he may not be that smart. what is it called? battle fatigue? SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #2

Such a waste of a talented mind. Bucky Dec 2016 #3

Such a waste of a talented mind. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #13

this feels different. it is. it's worse than any nightmare I've ever had. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #16

I don't believe"America is dead" The Dream is under attack, but not destroyed Bucky Dec 2016 #20

Then the idea of a Democratic society is dead. Israel is teetering. Europe is in turmoil. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2016 #48

Larry King is there too. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #35

fffuu--- Bucky Dec 2016 #38

Since the beginning. nt WhiteTara Dec 2016 #41

I believe that Larry has his own Production company and RT Raine1967 Dec 2016 #66

But he still gets his money from them. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #67

I understand what you are saying, However I do think there is a difference Raine1967 Dec 2016 #68

That old saying...lie down with dogs WhiteTara Dec 2016 #71

Not a fan. Thom can go perform unnatural acts upon himself without lube, IMO. Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #4

Fuck RT. n/t Adsos Letter Dec 2016 #6

Constant buy gold the end is near put me off him years ago. IADEMO2004 Dec 2016 #7

Not unlike MSNBC... kentuck Dec 2016 #8

I don't get RT because it's generally much harder on Republicans than Dems. Quixote1818 Dec 2016 #9

No, their coverage on Syria is solid propaganda. They don't want Americans caring about the rebels Bucky Dec 2016 #10

Not a fan of Hartmann, or any of the others who have sold their souls for 40 pieces of silver. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #11

Thom Hartmann does not work for RT. Jacoby365 Dec 2016 #12

Absolutely, does anyone making these comments kacekwl Dec 2016 #14

I hear his radio show most mornings driving to work Bucky Dec 2016 #22

Let's look at the big picture..... FarPoint Dec 2016 #56

Thom has said that HE has complete editorial control of his show. mackdaddy Dec 2016 #18

I don't buy it. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #26

If his show is aired there, he gets money...they don't get to have it for free. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #23

Talk about your fake news! RealityChik Dec 2016 #15

I was shocked...there reports going back to 2012 Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #24

Need links to your "many Google articles" RealityChik Dec 2016 #46

He uses there studio and came to Washington for that purpose. Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #61

There are many google articles discussing this issue ...I don't bother to read the Breitbart Demsrule86 Dec 2016 #64

Use Google. Here's a link for you: MineralMan Dec 2016 #65

Link to Article Missing otohara Dec 2016 #75

Agree. He also had an hour long call-in segment with Bernie Sanders every Friday for about 10 years. TonyPDX Dec 2016 #28

I have no problem with it since he controls the content eleny Dec 2016 #25

Liberal talk show hosts going to RT because of no progressive major media in US womanofthehills Dec 2016 #27

Oh for fuck's sake. Putin's propaganda TV is somehow progressive? JTFrog Dec 2016 #52

his presence normalizes RT Jeroen Dec 2016 #30

That's my concern too. Bucky Dec 2016 #36

this right here eShirl Dec 2016 #60

It means he's been compromised. baldguy Dec 2016 #31

That seems a little harsh Bucky Dec 2016 #34

Would you trust anything from the tame "liberals" on Fox News? baldguy Dec 2016 #39

I stopped listening to Hartmann MurrayDelph Dec 2016 #32

Progressives have so few talk show hosts compared to Republicans womanofthehills Dec 2016 #33

Hartman is not on our side, and RT does Putin's bidding. Anyone so nearsighted as to believe Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #37

Hartman is definitely on our side!!! womanofthehills Dec 2016 #43

No. He spent most of a year attacking Hillary unfairly. He is NOT on our side, pnwmom Dec 2016 #51

Since 2012 Attacked POTUS otohara Dec 2016 #73

I'm sorry, MurrayDelph Dec 2016 #40

Ex RT anchor says goal of RT (including online trolls) is to undermine US democracy Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #42

According to Wiki, RT is in 85 million households in US thru satellites and operators womanofthehills Dec 2016 #44

Our job is to educate those too stupid or nearsighted to realize that dancing at the end Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #45

that doesn't mean that many people watch it. there is a lot of crap accessable to millions JI7 Dec 2016 #50

So we should just give up and roll over and treat it as not being pnwmom Dec 2016 #53

It's not "normalized." Cable companies are PAID by RT to take its shows. pnwmom Dec 2016 #54

I'm just glad there's a place where I can watch him. nt Raine Dec 2016 #55

Thom is on our side. Are we really throwing him under the bus? Crazy Arazi Dec 2016 #57

He's a sell-out. He's taking money from RT to serve as window-dressing, pnwmom Dec 2016 #58

"We" are not RandiFan1290 Dec 2016 #59

This is the guy who complained about the elderly and disabled BainsBane Dec 2016 #63

OMG I Forgot About That otohara Dec 2016 #76

The Bus Is Overdue on Hartmann otohara Dec 2016 #74

I'm not a fan of his. Never have been. MineralMan Dec 2016 #62

The question I have is why he needed to go to RT in the first place? jalan48 Dec 2016 #69

His radio show is syndicated through Pacifica; his TV show is produced for FSTV in RT's DC Studios. haele Dec 2016 #70