Why The Only Solution Is To Seize Control Of Our Political Institutions

[thomhartmann]

Thom takes your calls on what needs to be done to stop the growing oligarchy, including the supreme court cases that need to overturned, organizing.

[FreepFryer]

1. Be wary when told to "seize control" by a (former) Putin-sponsored media outlet (n/t)

[Adsos Letter]

3. Absolutely.

Encouraging violence to justify a swift, repressive response.

[elleng]

4. Oh PLEASE don't pay attention to what Thom Hartmann suggests,

if we did, after all, Democracy might be restored, and we can't have that, can we?

[Kilgore]

2. Hartman is a Putin Puppet

[elleng]

5. Oh PLEASE don't pay attention to what Thom Hartmann suggests,

if we did, after all, Democracy might be restored, and we can't have that, can we?

[Kilgore]

7. Ok, then tell me why he

Receives a paycheck from Putin?
Kinda taints the message.

[elleng]

8. Glad you asked. He doesn't. FACTS:

'Hartmann hosted a one-hour daily TV show at 7PM ET Monday to Friday, The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, which is editorially directed by his wife and broadcast from the Washington D.C. studios of the RT news network. Hartmann co-produces the program with RT, who provide studio and carriage, while Hartmann retains full editorial control of his programming. RT licenses his program to Free Speech TV, which broadcasts it on Dish Network, DirecTV, and on selected local-origination and Public-access television cable TV channels.[29] After hosting the program for seven years, Hartmann announced his departure as host on September 29, 2017. He introduced and interviewed the new host of the program, Holland Cooke.[31]' >>>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Hartmann

[Kilgore]

9. So he received no compensation?

If thats the case, then he was doing volunteer work for Putin which is worse.

[elleng]

11. 'broadcast from the Washington D.C. studios of the RT news network. Hartmann co-produces

the program with RT, who provide studio and carriage, while Hartmann retains full editorial control of his programming. RT licenses his program to Free Speech TV, which broadcasts it on Dish Network, DirecTV, and on selected local-origination and Public-access television cable TV channels.'

[Dustlawyer]

10. There are also facts behind his arguements.

It is a fact that the Democratic Party has Big Corporate Donors too! Money buys influence, what Party you are in doesn't determine whether you are immune from it.

We need to return Representative Democracy by getting very active and in that respect, Trump and the Republicans are giving us all the motivation we should need. It will take a lot to overcome this rigged system, but a lot of Americans are fed up, just a lot of those are suggestible to propaganda. Those are the ones we have to reach! We also have to register voters and check voter rolls.

If we can regain enough control to demand changes and get Publicly Funded Elections, we will continue to be an oligarchy. We let our politicians be legally bribed!

[elleng]

12. Yes, Publicly Funded Elections, is the ONLY thing that will 'save' us.

[pecosbob]

6. How 'bout instead

we use our public institutions for the reason they were created...indict Stone, Bannon, Kushner, and Trump Jr. for their crimes and refer Trump and Pence to Congress for impeachment. Inciting or commiting violence plays into their plans.