I think it's easy to get sucked in and lose credibility by association- and that's RTs aim by (Reply #17)

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Sun Jun 4, 2017, 08:20 PM

bettyellen (47,209 posts)

17. I think it's easy to get sucked in and lose credibility by association- and that's RTs aim by

Surrounding him with nutters and Russian propaganda.
He may himself be a good guy, but it seems his sub host is a shill, and the association hurts his reputation.
Just as Cenk lost credibility by associating with cretins.

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69 replies	Author	Time	Post
Is it past time to stop trusting media sources funded via RT?? [View all]	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	OP
Stopped listening	jehop61	Jun 2017	#1
It's way past time. nt	jrthin	Jun 2017	#2
Yes. Nt.	Barack_America	Jun 2017	#3
haven't been listening to RT for a long time	marylandblue	Jun 2017	#4
It certainly seems that way	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#5
Russia Today RT? Propanganda organ of Putin?	sharedvalues	Jun 2017	#57
I reached this conclusion a year ago, they and the Intercept lost me. Had a friend who repeated	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#6
I think I foolishly believed Thom was different...	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#7
Thom Hartmann is an asset to the Democratic party and cause...	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#10
While I used to believe that...	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#11
I think it's easy to get sucked in and lose credibility by association- and that's RTs aim by	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#17
Totally wrong...	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#19
You say you never watch RT, just Hartman... so you're lecturing me about RT why?	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#21
See my post on your comment.	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#23
You watched a few minutes.... got it.	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#26
How about you?	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#27
It doesn't matter....	Adrahil	Jun 2017	#32
I've skimmed stories on RT almost a year back and could see how slanted they are- sorry they're	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#35
So, you have never watch Hartmann on RT, yet...	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#36
He's taking Putin's paycheck.	Adrahil	Jun 2017	#30
Bullshit.	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#34
So only Putin will give him a paycheck and that is good? WOW that's fucked up.	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#37
Is he taking Russian money or not?	Adrahil	Jun 2017	#42
I question anybody who questions Thom Hartmann...	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#44
Then you are doing it wrong.	Adrahil	Jun 2017	#46
Who's the fool?	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#47
Hartmann. Thought that was clear. NT	Adrahil	Jun 2017	#48
Hartmann could distribute on YouTube if he wished	emulatorloo	Jun 2017	#45
Thom use to talk up DemocraticUnderground until....	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#50
Hartmann fan here so give it a rest	emulatorloo	Jun 2017	#51
Beg your pardon?	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#53
"I question anybody who questions Hartmann"	emulatorloo	Jun 2017	#61
RT is Russian propaganda.	sharedvalues	Jun 2017	#56
Who was the 'fill in host'? Was it on the radio show or the TV show?	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#8
If you're as big of a fan as you purport to be...	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#12
Of course I knew who the fill in host was...	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#15
Way to make a bunch of assumptions	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#16
No, I am not worried about Hartmann on RT...Why, because....	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#18
Ahh the RT expert doesn't even watch it, lectures others on credibility! Interesting, LOL....	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#20
I listen to his radio show... And	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#22
Dude. RT hired Hartmann on purpose	sharedvalues	Jun 2017	#63
As usual, Hartmann is always one step ahead....	Trial_By_Fire	Jun 2017	#64
RT hired him to court liberals	sharedvalues	Jun 2017	#66
Petty 'gotcha' games with your fellow DU'ers?	emulatorloo	Jun 2017	#49
The best stuff here is claiming RT is as legit as BBC, that's pure Putin right there....	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#60
I never trusted them from the moment RT came on the air.	hrmjustin	Jun 2017	#9
Suddenly their bogus crap was all over FB last year... that was the time for people who cared about	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#25
Uhhhh.... ya think?	Squinch	Jun 2017	#13
Way way past time, anyone appearing on RT is on the Kremlin payroll	Spider Jerusalem	Jun 2017	#14
RT is the propaganda arm of the Kremlin.	wildeyed	Jun 2017	#24
Uhh, Thom Hartmann..	Else You Are Mad	Jun 2017	#28
I'm neither insulting democrats or spreading lies...	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#29
Why I am concerned...	Else You Are Mad	Jun 2017	#31
That guest host was Hartmans long time producer who worked for Sputnik as well as RT....	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#39
It definitely is surreal	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#55
Interesting you're be blamed for what RT does all day long.... and RT is compared to the BBC?	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#41
RT is propaganda from Putin	sharedvalues	Jun 2017	#58
What the hell? Quit trusting RT? You might as well say "let's quit looking...	Bucky	Jun 2017	#33
Lmao	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#38
No Bucky- just no. Please clean up this trash, hostility to one woman is hostility to us all.	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#40
I'm sorry. My hostility is toward the exploitation, not toward the exploitees	Bucky	Jun 2017	#43
Sorry Bucky- it's repulsive and it's not okay.	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#52
What??? RT is Russian propaganda. All of it.	sharedvalues	Jun 2017	#54
Just so you know, this was alerted for peddling right-wing talking points.	OilemFirchen	Jun 2017	#59
Wow...that's amazing	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#62
I KNEW that was coming w some of the slick framing here- "why you attack	bettyellen	Jun 2017	#65
I like Thom	SHRED	Jun 2017	#67
Agreed...I wish he would as well. Nt	Docreed2003	Jun 2017	#68
I never trusted them. Pawns for putin..	Cha	Jun 2017	#69

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