Who’s the Propagandist: US or RT

[MADem]

21. He's his prostitute, at a minimum. So's Larry King and anyone who takes money from the

propaganda arm of the Russian state.

Those who carry Putin's water need to accept the the loss to their reputation for so doing. Actions do have consequences. Associations can and do damage a reputation.

It's not about me, so just cut that crap right now. Why is it that the standard form of deflection here at DU is to ignore the main argument (RT is a Russian, state controlled media outlet, and anything Putin doesn't like will NOT be broadcast on it, further, it is used to advance Putin's views to the exclusion of others) and instead, the "So YEW don't like....so YEW don't want" bullshit comes out.

If Putin didn't like one or more of those third party candidates you are whinging about, you wouldn't see them. It's not about YOU (never mind me), it's about PUTIN.

And if you want to see third party debates, get off your behind and turn the channel to CSPAN. They carry them. They have for decades now, since shortly after Putin abandoned his illegitimate child in East Germany, and long before your adored "RT" was a gleam in Daddy Putin-Propaganda's bloodshot eye.

Where do you think Putin gets the television feed for these debates? Do you think he actually sends a camera crew to these venues? Do you think he funds them? Good grief.

How amusing--no, telling-- that you "praise" Putin for something that is broadcast thanks to a public broadcasting service funded by American cable companies. All he's doing is kiting off of CSPAN's draft. If RT was the ONLY outlet you found covering the debates, you clearly didn't even bother to look.

Finally--and this is something you need to take aboard--it is not the job of the DEMOCRATIC Party to carry the water of the Greens, the Independents, the Socialists, etc. They need to get off their own asses and sink or swim. This isn't Socialist Underground, BTW....it is DEMOCRATIC (as in the PARTY) Underground. The goal here is to elect more DEMOCRATS and fewer Republicans to public office. It's in the TOS. Nothing wrong with touting "progressive" principles, but there's no damn way the Democrats should feel like they have an obligation to anyone who isn't in the party. Don't like it? Too bad.