Thom Hartmann indirectly just call Mike Malloy a left-wing wacko...

[springhill]

He is talking to the guy running against Maria Cantwell in the democratic primary and wanted him to relay to the public that he was not a left-sing wacko who refers to the "Bush Crime Family". Interesting.........

[still_one]

1. Mike can rub people the wrong way

that is why AAR has different hosts

different strokes for different folks

[Pirate Smile]

8. I haven't heard Mike very much. The night after Gore gave his

awesome speech I tuned in because I could (I normally can't at that time) and he started ragging on Gore for things from long ago. I turned him off quickly. Maybe he later discussed the speech differently but I couldn't believe it. Even when a Democrat does the right thing they get bashed.

I know some people love to bash Dems constantly but it seemed so odd right after Gore had just issued that stinging indictment of the Bush Administration.


Hopefully, I just tuned in at an bad time.

Was it just bad timing?

edit for grammer :silly:

[still_one]

31. that's mike

[dennis4868]

33. When you tuned in.....

was not the time that Mike discussed the speech and explaining how Gore was speaking the truth. Mike only wihsed that Gore spoke like this during the 2000 campaign.

[liberalnurse]

2. That theme line just

sucks! You know better!

[springhill]

4. I don't think so.........

Who else refers to the Bush Crime Family?

[Cleita]

6. Randi is always comparing them to the fictional characters

in "The Godfather". If that isn't calling them a crime family I don't know what is. Mike is speaking the truth and speaking it bluntly. I like Thom Hartmann but he should really not criticize his fellow hosts on our side anyway.

[AspenRose]

23. You're right...I've heard Randi use quotes from "The Untouchables"

and play theme music from "The Sopranos" regarding Bush.

[deutsey]

3. I do prefer Thom to Mike, but I believe Mike is hardly a "left-wing

wacko."

I think Malloy rants too much for me, but he serves a purpose and, god damn it, the man's angry about what Bush is doing to this country, as are a lot of us. Sometimes you just have to let that out.

[LeftNYC]

5. 2 different styles...Hartman is laid back...Malloy is like gasoline

on the fire. I prefer Malloy.

[RubyDuby in GA]

18. Would now be a good time to rub it in that he's coming to our Atlanta

get together on Feb. 25th? :evilgrin:

[0007]

29. No doubt about it! Or least that's the way I see it....n/t

[dennis4868]

34. good way of puting it....

I agree...and also prefer Malloy.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Listening to Malloy is very cathartic for some of us.

But, yeah, as someone else said, 'different strokes... '

[FreedomAngel82]

12. Yep

Mike gets out all the anger for me I feel. Plus, he tells the truth about everything. And that's what I like.

[benburch]

9. No not slander Thom Hartmann by putting words in his mouth. nt

[springhill]

14. Okay, I take it back then..............

He referred to left-wing wackos who refer to the "Bush Crime Family". No inferences drawn from the statement!

[FreedomAngel82]

10. Wow

The truth hurts huh? They ARE the Bush CRIME family.

[AspenRose]

11. I think the title is misleading.

I'm listening to Thom right now, too.

If it's 'indirectly,' in your opinion, then you should at least put that in the header.

[springhill]

20. Okay........

Done then.

[liberalnurse]

35. Thank you DR !

I think people here can be more articulate than the traditional yellow journalist of media row. We are better than that. :yourock:

[jobycom]

13. We need to appeal to all sides of the party, and the moderats outside

the party, but it seems like we could do it without fighting amongst ourselves (I'm talking about our public figures). Is Thom Hartmann the one who calls himself the "radical middle" or something like that? He also wrote a multi-gunmen book on JFK, IIRC. Wonder how he likes being refered to as "wacko" in that regard? Seems like he'd know better.

[FreedomAngel82]

17. Right

[thereismore]

15. Your title grabbed my attention, and it is misleading. Leave Mike and

Thom alone.

[Mythsaje]

16. I'm not sure

that a lot of the Air America hosts are all that familiar with one another. I appreciate Malloy's style, but I much prefer Hartmann's reasoned, scholarly approach. I'm not sure it was meant as an insult, or was directed at Malloy in particular. And it may be that "left wing wacko" should have been put in quotes, something you can't really do on the air.

Hartmann's position is and has always been that his views represent the "middle" ground and that the real "left" in America died with the old communist party...that what the media and the right CALL the left is nothing of the sort. What they call the left is the real position of America, not fringe at all.

[tsuki]

22. The radical center. That's me.

[Mythsaje]

26. Me too n/t

[dennis4868]

19. Malloy is.....

the best thing about Air America Radio. Mike speaks truth to power and is very emotional about it. As someone whose blood pressure rises everyday I wake up and realize all that is happening to our country is true, I need Mike Malloy to rant and go off his rocker for me. It is definitely therapeutic.

If telling the truth, holding authority accountable for crimes and being very emotional about is what a left wing wacko is...well, then I am one to and proud of it!

[11cents]

28. He doesn't "speak truth to power."

He speaks what you consider to be the truth to you. Power isn't listening. Power in no way regards him as a threat, and he's in no position to hold anyone accountable. He vents for the benefit of those who feel better if they hear what they already think yelled out over the radio.

[dennis4868]

32. Then tell me.....

what has he said that is not truthful. Be specific please.

I remember a few years back my son got an internship with a Maryland congressman and he told him that indeed almost all politicians listen to the radio and certainly listen to political shows because they want to know what the people are saying....so this proves you wrong!

TRUTH TO POWER!

[dennis4868]

21. how can any objective person....

say that Bush and his family are not a crime family? Even a repub wrote a book saying this!

[benburch]

24. Note that the original topic did not say "Indirectly"

Just so those coming later can understand the comments and the vitriol.

[hiley]

25. well they are the

Bush Crime Family

[geomon666]

27. I'd rather listen to the wackos that know the Bush Crime Family...

than those that don't. Good luck sucker.

[shance]

30. Ive been a bit skeptical since Thom co-authored

book on JFK that in my opinion is pretty ridiculous after so much other important evidence has been uncovered. In addition I think its another attempted whitewash on the truth of the assasination, which is disappointing.

Ever since the publication of his JFK book, I haven't been as impressed with Hartmann. If he wants to insinuate that Malloy is wacko, is Hartmann an opportunist?

If Thom Hartmann does not like Malloy that is one thing, however to question the fact that Malloy doesn't candy coat the truth, and Hartmann tries to marginalize him for that, then it says more about Hartmann than it does about Malloy.