2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhy is RT off air right now?!
I'm watching Dish and RT America just went off air for "routine maintenance" but I find it bizarre this is happening on the DAY of the NY Primaries and it's coming back up like at 2 or 4 in the morning. WTF?!
The ONE media outlet left on Cable among the news outlets that has given Bernie a fair shake and they're strangely absent, especially with the concern of voter disenfranchisement, people now being able to vote registered independent because of this. Am I the only one who smells shenanigans with our government, that it happens to go off air. Sorry this thing feels just too coincidental.
Your thoughts?
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)It's what RT would've wanted.
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)You might want to reconsider putting that notion out there. Seriously.
...the Putin Propaganda Network? Come on...
PyaarRevolution
(814 posts)Seriously, they don't need to say anything pro-Putin, they just report our news as it really is, like Democracy Awakening/Spring, CNN Protest, etc. and it easily makes the government bad. They don't NEED to concoct anything pro-Putin, just reporting the facts here makes him look good by contrast.
JSup
(740 posts)I don't decide against things just because other people doubt it; I research it for myself. Heck, I even did this in grade school when kids would talk shit about other kids; I always had to find out for myself.
PyaarRevolution
(814 posts)I'm not talking in terms of the Internet, rather in terms of Cable/Satellite, what with Al Jazeera America being gone and Free Speech TV not doing as much dedicated news coverage.
Right now we could've used RT for delivering the news that independents can now vote in the primary, that the judge declared it would be allowed.
RT America covered Democracy Spring/Awakening and the CNN protests, where was everyone else?
JSup
(740 posts)...anything that they think will 'humble', destabilize or weaken America. I used to enjoy them until I realized that's what they were doing.
But don't take my word for it (I wouldn't); just for one day, after they come back up, watch them objectively and see if you think there's a theme there.
PyaarRevolution
(814 posts)Max Keiser is one of the few economists who tells it like it is and I'm suppose to believe the NONSENSE on economics that the people on CNBC or MSNBC propagate? The first step to fixing a problem is acknowledging it exists.
I would watch other networks but FSTV doesn't have dedicated news coverage and TYT isn't on television, internet only. I enjoy France 24 somewhat but it's not full air on American TV, only 1 hour on FSTV.
Yes I have internet but I like the instant access at times I have with Cable/Satellite. If FSTV/NHK/France 24/BBC News/Al Jazeera English(since America is out) I could watch through a simplified analog-style setup via Roku, selecting in, I would use it.
JSup
(740 posts)...they were any better.
They're all liars, just about different things.
randome
(34,845 posts)[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]
PyaarRevolution
(814 posts)I don't understand. It's down and one of Thom's producers just posted it. WTF?!
randome
(34,845 posts)But Democrats who think their affiliation was wrongly changed can cast provisional ballots. And that's as it should be.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]
passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)Get real.
doc03
(35,367 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)The rest is self-explanatory.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"[/center][/font][hr]
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)RT is my go to for real news. I find it extremely ironic on such an important day it is offline for maintenance. That just doesn't happen. I've tried their app as well as a ff link. Anyone who has not watched or read RT shouldn't even think about typing garbage. Go back to Faux news or Clinton News Network.
mythology
(9,527 posts)mushroomhunter
(91 posts)RT down - feel like a mushroom being fed horse manure and kept in the dark.
appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)Today is very strange, but I have seen RT close off with a 'Scheduled Maintenance' Msg. before, couple times a year at most. We have Dish too.
PyaarRevolution
(814 posts)It just feels bizarre that it would happen around such a big primary, esp. given the circumstances. I'm surprised they didn't delay it given that.
appalachiablue
(41,171 posts)passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)It sure sounds like there is something screwy going on here.
I wonder if they were taken down by attacks of some kind.