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In reply to the discussion: TYT has lost the plot [View all]aidbo
(2,328 posts)52. No it wasn't.
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The JPR idiots did their best to elect trump and there are a ton of trump supporters on that site
Gothmog
May 2017
#14
You stopped watching them long ago and yet you 'know' something about their show?
aidbo
May 2017
#82
those that catapulted the Guccifer2/ Wikileaks propaganda cannot admit they were duped...
bettyellen
May 2017
#97
everybody who has an opinion you don't like is part of Putin's plan. That man is a fucking puppet
JCanete
May 2017
#20
When you literally say that Hartmann and TYT are playing into Putin's plan, you are suggesting that
JCanete
May 2017
#29
okayyyyyy...what do you think you listen to now that isn't some form of propaganda? nt
JCanete
May 2017
#75
Ahh the old "it's all the same" garbage... and THAT nonsense suppresses votes every bit as much
bettyellen
May 2017
#80
what? I've been distrustful of media long before effing Putin. I've been mad for a long
JCanete
May 2017
#85
No, sometimes the product is the politician, or the product is distrust in liberals...and sometimes
JCanete
May 2017
#92
I don't think of you as a sheep, nor do I think of myself as having all the answers. I did not
JCanete
May 2017
#95
Your efforts to force your versions of reality is a strange endeavor. It is quite strange that
R B Garr
May 2017
#26
I acknowledge that we shouldn't allow Russia to meddle with our election process. I acknowledge
JCanete
May 2017
#28
Oh, SHOULDN'T we?! NS, SHERLOCK, WE SHOULDN'T ALLOW TREASON AND A COUP D'ETAT.
WinkyDink
May 2017
#41
Nice...so people cast aspersions, vauguely or specifically about the goals of people some of us
JCanete
May 2017
#45
It's not "baffling as fuck" that these people fell for racist sexist nationalist hatred....
bettyellen
May 2017
#70
well yes, there are some that literally benefit from a Republican administration. The GOP could not
JCanete
May 2017
#71
They'll benefit emotionally because they can be openly abusive towards us in this climate-
bettyellen
May 2017
#81
If money in politics is your biggest issue, then Putin should be a huge concern
R B Garr
May 2017
#79
I get that Putin is a problem, and a big one. We should not stand for it. BUT, we shouldn't stand
JCanete
May 2017
#86
We disagree on the Sanders coverage, and you should really think through whether any big business
JCanete
May 2017
#91
Laughable. He was given a total pass by the media just as Donald Trump. The fact you have to
R B Garr
May 2017
#103
fuck R B, its like we almost have a civil discussion and the you do this shit. I wasn't dancing
JCanete
May 2017
#104
Okay, fair enough. But it looks like the media is beyond fair to Sanders' since
R B Garr
May 2017
#109
I see money in politics as the most egregious thing yes, not because it is the thing itself, but
JCanete
May 2017
#110
There were at least a couple examples of Sanders either unwilling or unable to
R B Garr
May 2017
#111
reality is he didn't win the Democratic nomination. Reality is Clinton was more popular
JCanete
May 2017
#112
she and trump were using populist rhetoric. It wasn't all inclusive, it was demogoguery and hate,
JCanete
May 2017
#19
Having deep shadows of racism and misogyny in one's campaign is not populist. nt
Blue_true
May 2017
#23
It's Nationalist to the point of being racist- so that's a more accurate term- white nationalism.
bettyellen
May 2017
#25
That is true, and frankly, I'd rather keep the terms separate, but it seems like they've been muddy
JCanete
May 2017
#34
That's tricky, because they are not bullish on Trump or on La Penn. They aren't trying to make them
JCanete
May 2017
#37
I think TYT is fake populist as well. Like Assange they want influence for personal gain.
bettyellen
May 2017
#38
if personal gain was the goal, then Cenk just needed to tow the line at MSNBC. If ego was the thing,
JCanete
May 2017
#39
I don't think that the ego issues preclude that personal gain would be a concern.
bettyellen
May 2017
#42
point was, if opportunist, MSNBC was a good gig...why not just do what it was asking of him if that
JCanete
May 2017
#43
he did have good ratings actually...ratings that were going up. And he got fired. He was talked to
JCanete
May 2017
#46
He might have calculated it was the right time to strike out on his own - and profit.
bettyellen
May 2017
#47
who is not suspect in your book? People who take money but were never ex republicans? nt
JCanete
May 2017
#58
People who've spent their adult years working toward Dem and progressive ideals- not flipping around
bettyellen
May 2017
#67
didn't Clinton used to work for Walmart? Didn't she used to be a goldwater girl? Understand,
JCanete
May 2017
#69
you totally proved that he's a liar. I'm a little less liberal with bandying that about without
JCanete
May 2017
#55
access is a real thing. That is messing with their bottom line if party leadership is unhappy, and
JCanete
May 2017
#60
hard to tell sometimes, if you want to have a discussion or just to put a period on things.
JCanete
May 2017
#62
The other poster seems to distrust anyone who likes Bernie Sanders and was lukewarm
Quixote1818
May 2017
#77
look at even these posts where I did adjust my opinion in light of what other posters said on this
JCanete
May 2017
#108
I don't know Michael Tracy, but if he actually advocated for La Penn, that is pretty bad. nt
JCanete
May 2017
#87
Many of the Populists during the Populist era in the US were horrible racists. n/t
Jno_Gilmor_
May 2017
#50
