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The Wizard

(12,577 posts)
1. To raise that kind of money
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 10:38 PM
Mar 23

would Trump agree to be on video getting sodomized by a pack of rabid hyenas? Asking for a friend. OK, you can now wipe the spit off your monitor.

Rhiannon12866

(208,465 posts)
2. Well, we know he "loves" our long time adversaries, especially Putin, so I'd put nothing past him
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 10:42 PM
Mar 23

And he also has contacts among the Saudis.

TwilightZone

(25,614 posts)
3. A bond is not bail.
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 11:07 PM
Mar 23

The bond is so that the case can be appealed, as I thought everyone should have known by now. It has nothing to do with bail.

Does Hartmann make these odd, clearly wrong assertions on purpose? Clickbait? He has to know that a bond is not bail.

Rhiannon12866

(208,465 posts)
4. Well, I posted this anyway since TFG is also out on bail which is why I don't understand how all he's done is not a
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 11:15 PM
Mar 23

Violation. And Thom Hartmann did say "bond," so the fault obviously lies in the video maker.

Rhiannon12866

(208,465 posts)
7. Thanks! I agree that he explains current issues simply enough that even I can follow them
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 11:29 PM
Mar 23

He's not a lawyer and looks at what's going on like we do - and he's also a long time member of DU and has mentioned DU and EarlG in the past.

Rhiannon12866

(208,465 posts)
12. That would make sense, he does emphasize motivations regarding news. He's also very patient with his callers.
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 01:18 AM
Mar 24

rubbersole

(6,837 posts)
8. Thom is the most informed person in media today.
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 11:54 PM
Mar 23

Agree or disagree with him, his facts are unassailable. If he does make a factual error, he humbly corrects it as soon as it's apparent. Respected is the best definition of his opinions.

soldierant

(7,095 posts)
10. You are correct
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 12:59 AM
Mar 24

except that bail is also a form of bond - of a different kind. And there are security companies, just as there are bail bondsmen. I think Thom is just making an analogy here - and whoever wrote the headline fell into the trap. I do respect Thon, but not his clickbait headlines (I cssn believe just about anything about Trump**, but believing that Thom writes his own headlines - that's a real strestch.)

Mr.Bill

(24,438 posts)
6. I have nothing against Hartmann,
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 11:28 PM
Mar 23

but that video has no information about where Trump got the money. Watch the video and you will know nothing that you don't already know.

PortTack

(32,906 posts)
9. One of the investors in the media merger loaned it to him. He can't get to it right now....following the money
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 12:15 AM
Mar 24

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