Thom Hartmann: How stupid has the Democratic Party become?

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Thom Hartmann: How stupid has the Democratic Party become? (Original post)	jkbRN	Nov 2015	OP
Oh come on. Is it so hard to give context in your	ChairmanAgnostic	Nov 2015	#1
I like Thom. By why the hell Russia Today? They are horrible.	longship	Nov 2015	#2
It's also on Free Speech TV.	hedda_foil	Nov 2015	#3
You should be aware that	jkbRN	Nov 2015	#5
Thank you for that info.	longship	Nov 2015	#6
Couldn't agree more... and this is why I can't support Hillary.	beerandjesus	Nov 2015	#4

Response to jkbRN (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 03:43 PM

ChairmanAgnostic (28,017 posts)

1. Oh come on. Is it so hard to give context in your

Damned post? Why waste my time on some vid that I know nothing about?

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Response to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 03:54 PM

longship (40,416 posts)

2. I like Thom. By why the hell Russia Today? They are horrible.

It does not give Hartmann much credibility, no matter how much people like him. And I do... Mostly.

But RT loves some wacko conspiracy theories and fringe Bloggers. Not so sure how objective they are. I do not think that are, too much.

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Response to longship (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 04:11 PM

hedda_foil (16,275 posts)

3. It's also on Free Speech TV.

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Response to longship (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 04:19 PM

jkbRN (850 posts)

5. You should be aware that

Thom licenses the show to RT to run the show on their channel. Most importantly, they have zero editorial power, (and as another commenter points outs this program actually airs on free speech tv).

Over the next few years, more community TV stations and cable systems picked it up, and Hartmann moved to Washington, DC, taking both his radio show and The Big Picture with him. With that move, he expanded the show to an hour, and also licensed the show to RT, partially in exchange for use of their television studios and facilities. While the show carries the RT bug, it is entirely owned by Hartmann's company, which has contractual editorial control over the program. The editorial staff of the show are employees of Hartmann's company, while the TV production staff work for RT.

Further Reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Picture_with_Thom_Hartmann

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Response to jkbRN (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 08:12 PM

longship (40,416 posts)