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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

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
1. Oh come on. Is it so hard to give context in your
Tue Nov 24, 2015, 03:43 PM
Nov 2015

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

longship

(40,416 posts)
2. I like Thom. By why the hell Russia Today? They are horrible.
Tue Nov 24, 2015, 03:54 PM
Nov 2015

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.

jkbRN

(850 posts)
5. You should be aware that
Tue Nov 24, 2015, 04:19 PM
Nov 2015

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

longship

(40,416 posts)
6. Thank you for that info.
Tue Nov 24, 2015, 08:12 PM
Nov 2015

That restores my faith. I will leave my post up so others are informed.

My regards to you.

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