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Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)
1. While one can argue this is true,
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 10:45 PM
Mar 2016

I think we won't find much of the truth on Vladimir Putin's personal network.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
4. One should believe the truth, not the oerson telling it
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:18 PM
Mar 2016

I don't trust Putin, either. The Russian people would do all of us, but especially themselves, a big favor by turning Vladimir Vladimirovich intzoa lamp post ornament

However, I do trust Thom Hartmann. He has his own production company that is independent of RT. When the regular RT start talking about Ukraine, Chechnya, Syria or Putin's personality cult, I stop listening. When Thom Hartmann has a guest to discuss the failures of Reagniomics (aka neoliberism, supply-side, trickle-down or really fucked up economics), I'm all ears.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
7. What the economist said was exactly right. What he said is something that is
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 07:56 AM
Mar 2016
verboten in US media.

We aren't allowed to say it on TV or hear it.

So what does this tell us? It tells us that RT, in this instance, is actually more honest and informative than mainstream US media.

Supply side is a failure. Pretending otherwise is a threat to the well being (The General Welfare) of the American people.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
8. It was an eye opener when during a 2008 presidential election debate John McCain
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 07:59 AM
Mar 2016

didn't know how many homes he owned. That's a lot of stuff but even the filthy rich have limits.

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