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In reply to the discussion: Is it past time to stop trusting media sources funded via RT?? [View all]Cha
(297,188 posts)69. I never trusted them. Pawns for putin..
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"When I came to the event for our company, Russia Today, and sat down at the table, next to me there was a gentleman sitting on one side," Putin continued. "I made my speech. Then we talked about some other stuff. And I got up and left. And then afterwards I was told, 'You know there was an American gentleman. He was involved in some things. He used to be in the security services' ... that's it. I didn't even really talk to him... That's the extent of my acquaintance with Mr. Flynn."
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/vladimir-putin-dinner-michael-flynn-i-didn-t-even-really-n768016?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9157283
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I reached this conclusion a year ago, they and the Intercept lost me. Had a friend who repeated
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#6
I think it's easy to get sucked in and lose credibility by association- and that's RTs aim by
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#17
You say you never watch RT, just Hartman... so you're lecturing me about RT why?
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#21
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 only Putin will give him a paycheck and that is good? WOW that's fucked up.
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#37
Ahh the RT expert doesn't even watch it, lectures others on credibility! Interesting, LOL....
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#20
The best stuff here is claiming RT is as legit as BBC, that's pure Putin right there....
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#60
Suddenly their bogus crap was all over FB last year... that was the time for people who cared about
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#25
That guest host was Hartmans long time producer who worked for Sputnik as well as RT....
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#39
Interesting you're be blamed for what RT does all day long.... and RT is compared to the BBC?
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#41
No Bucky- just no. Please clean up this trash, hostility to one woman is hostility to us all.
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#40
Just so you know, this was alerted for peddling right-wing talking points.
OilemFirchen
Jun 2017
#59