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In reply to the discussion: Veteran journalist Ed Schultz returns to primetime on RT America [View all]colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)84. Ah, Commies!
If the Kremlin is about forcing Thom Hartmann to do their bidding they are doing a horrible job of it. Such silly fear mongering. The truth is that corporate news will dump you or not hire you if you veer too populist....as in Cenk, Ed, and Keith Olbermann.
If Russia will foot the bill so be it.....and I am no fan of Putin's Russia.
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They know they need to get on the progressive wave bandwagon. They know what's going on
litlbilly
Jan 2016
#2
I'm not a fan of Russia or Putin, but I am a fan of diversity in news and of Thom Hartmann and
JDPriestly
Jan 2016
#12
The mainstream media has just betrayed America. I can't stand to watch most of it.
JDPriestly
Jan 2016
#23
RT doesn't have to tell Hartmann what to say AT ALL on his show for their easy to accomplish purpose
cascadiance
Jan 2016
#72
pootie has some jobs, things like posting on websites and stuff...shit, after 5-6K posts
snooper2
Jan 2016
#111
VOA is "boring". Yeah that's a reason to be a cheerleader for a fascist's personal TV station
uhnope
Jan 2016
#95
RT America is carried by Dish and Direct TV, I don't know about Comcast. Their shows
appalachiablue
Jan 2016
#35
I watch RT USA on Dish and thought Direct TV carried it like they do FSTV, Free Speech TV
appalachiablue
Jan 2016
#59
RT News is very much like Fox News, only with less conflict over their objectives.
cheapdate
Jan 2016
#24
Yeah & marginal liberals who fail go to RT the way loser GOP politicians go to RW talk radio
uhnope
Jan 2016
#98
Thanks! Can't keep a good man down, Go Big Ed! Great Bio/Background & Video in the RT article.
appalachiablue
Jan 2016
#28
Given how many of them have revealed as defenders of Ted Cruze's honor I doubt they
betterdemsonly
Jan 2016
#62
LOL, your posts crack me up, she is doing just fine, oh, and tweeted about this OP!
snooper2
Jan 2016
#112
Truthdig: How Cold War-Hungry Neocons Stage Managed RT Anchor Liz Wahl’s Resignation
newthinking
Jan 2016
#115
Love Ed. He was reamed by the new owners of MSNBC. Dirtbags. Thank you for this good news. n/t
Judi Lynn
Jan 2016
#71
I have seen enough of Hartmann on Putin TV talking like a Democrat. Then he writes books
doc03
Jan 2016
#103