Thom Hartmann's screener wouldn't let me on with an opinion as to why Hillary should NOT be VP.

[WA98070]

Whether you like Hillary or not consider this:

Should the worst happen to Obama and Hillary was the VP could the majority of the country actually believe the Clinton's weren't involved?

The CIA or President Johnson are always mentioned in possible conspiracy theories.

I was too young then to know the answer to this: Was the as much of the country as concerned about Johnson's possibility to have Kennedy removed as it is today regarding the Clinton's?

[Ian David]

1. I would say your question was excessively douchebaggerish. n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. He He He

Tell him what you really think...

[PoliticalAmazon]

14. IMO, Hartmann coniders it douchebaggery because of the assassination....

discussion. Until Hillary Clinton decided to use assassination as a campaign tactic, most radio show hosts, politicins, etc. realized it was inappropriate to make it part of the national discussion because it would tend to inflame the neural pathways of nutballs.

It would be nice to know what about the question is unacceptable on Hartmann's program. His program, his rules, of course, but defining the rules is appropriate.

[shadowknows69]

25. It would be if she hadn't opened her craw and referenced assassination

[mrreowwr_kittty]

2. I didn't think Hartmann screened his callers.

Shit, he let that old bigot Pat Buchanan on today.

[Liberal In Texas]

29. Buchanan wasn't a "caller". He was a scheduled guest.

He likes to have the righties on to debate them; to point out where they are wrong. Sometimes I think he is way to polite to them, but that's Thom.

Also, during the last SammyCam segment, they were talking about Lauren screening for Thom. Thom has always had screeners, that's how he knows who's calling and what their subject is before they get on the air.

[olkaz]

3. The screener did the right thing. That type of thing is better to call Alex Jones with.

Seriously, come on.

[Ian David]

7. Or Art Bell. n/t

[Araxen]

27. Even Art Bell

will not talk about them for living POTUS. Which is the right thing to do.

[Liberal In Texas]

28. Art Bell is retired. n/t

[Kitsune]

4. I feel like Thom Hartmann's been pulling for Hillary as VP of late, and it rather bugs me.

Not enough to stop listening, but enough to wander off and do other things while he goes off on that. -_-

[Shakespeare]

6. I got an email from him the other day via Air America's mailing list pushing her as VP.

Bleah. Did not make me happy.

[PoliticalAmazon]

15. Me, too. He's putting his regard for Hillary ahead of what is best for Obama....

and Hillary is NOT best. She is the opposite of everything he stands for, AND she obviously is thinking about assassination and the positive impact it would have on her campaign.

Hartmann loudly criticizes neocons, but then sticks up for Hillary Clinton, one of the most loyal neocon collaborator in Congress.

It appears that Hartmann is having an episode of cognitive disintegrity in which one stand he takes is mutually exclusive of another stand he takes. Of course, I can't possibly know what Hartmann is thinking, but, based on the two conflicting opinions, there appears to be a disconnect leading to inconsistency in goals.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. He really began pushing it hard a couple of weeks ago. Haven't listened since.

Somehow I got the impression that Tom would have preferred a Clinton/Obama ticket rather than Obama/Clinton. A lot of radio hosts began to overcompensate after what happened to Randi on AAR, and Thom went right over the edge.

[democracy1st]

22. I got the same email and he's fully aware of the Clinton's DLC leanings

[WA98070]

23. Have you checked its authenticity? Can you post it?

[onehandle]

8. Thom's show is based on reality. He has little patience for stuff like that.

Once in a while an opinion like that will make it through. He is patient with the caller for a moment, but ends the call as soon as he can.

On edit: He has let anti-Hillary VP calls on the air.

[Occam Bandage]

9. Good. Your question is fucking insane.

[WA98070]

21. I guess reality is beyond your capability.

[napi21]

10. I would have screened you out too! THAT's something that doesn't even belong on DU!

SHAME!

[WA98296]

13. Perhaps YOU should read this article about the Clintons

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DickMorrisandEileenMcGann/2008/05/30/the_clintons_just_have_to_win&Comments=true

by Dick Morris, former Clinton insider


"...But they never changed philosophies. Winning is still everything. No matter who gets destroyed, offended or hurt in the process..."


I would not trust their ambition by being the only one standing between her and what she wants.

[WA98070]

11. Why , this is a real concern. Perception is a lot and I'm tired of unnecessary BS and she will...

bring a truck load.

I'm NOT saying it's true. I'm saying it exists.

[berni_mccoy]

12. Interesting. I wonder if Larry Johnson is an LBJ descendent.

[LTR]

24. Don't say that!

LBJ may have been a ruthless, aggressive politician, but he most certainly wasn't a whiny racist idiot like Larry Johnson.

[newmajority]

16. Thom is setting a record: He's had TWO fascists on his show today

First Pat Pukecannon, now Debbie Whatthefuckiswrongwithherhead Schultz. :puke:

[WeDidIt]

17. If any one thing removed her from contention

her RFK statement did it, and she was probably told in no uncertain terms, "Hillary, we love you. We really do. You were at the top of our list, but this last media blowup has to take you off the list because if we went with our guts and had you as Veep and something happened, the nation simply could not handle the suspicions that would arise."

[WA98070]

19. Thank you for articulating so well what I was trying to say.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

18. Don't know what's wrong with Thom but no matter how nasty

Hillary has been during this campaign, he continues to push the Dream Ticket.

Then Randi Rhodes made a poignant statement:

Everyone over at Air America is being conciliatory towards Clinton. Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Mike Pap are for Hillary. Thom Hartmann is for Obama but is friendly towards Hillary. Rachel has pretended to remain neutral but didn't express outrage over Hillary's "assassination" gaffe. Sam Seder is for Obama but his contract is mysteriously over and AA isn't sure that they'll move him to another, more prominent time slot.

Thom has ignored most of the very valid points put forth by people who reject the so-called Dream Ticket, but Thom seems to ignore those good points, suggesting instead that we work towards unity.

It's all very strange.

[billyoc]

26. Thank God the DU screeners let you in!

Now it can be told!


:rofl: