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MinM

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15. Ted Rall's twitter timeline

Reply to villager (Original post)

Sun Aug 2, 2015, 07:52 PM

Aug 2015

is a very useful tool in tracking this story.

Ted Rall & Greg Palast are all over it.

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LA Times fires Ted Rall for criticizing LAPD after saying he lied about them; turns out LAPD lied [View all] villager Aug 2015 OP

Way to roll over for the cops, LA Times. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #1

the LA times is outdoing pravda samsingh Aug 2015 #30

I'm sure there will be some DU'ers grave dancing on this news n2doc Aug 2015 #2

Mostly swooners. They can't tolerate anyone who questions their Dear Leader. PSPS Aug 2015 #4

Ted is right in this instance. Good on him. It does not change his racist depiction of President msanthrope Aug 2015 #6

Thanks n2doc, sums it up nicely. saidsimplesimon Aug 2015 #12

He will carry on n2doc Aug 2015 #14

I saw the comments about Rall on this forum. I refrained from replying until now. Gregorian Aug 2015 #3

That sounds like something I would LuvNewcastle Aug 2015 #25

Wow. Gregorian Aug 2015 #32

Thanks for the link, Gregorian. LuvNewcastle Aug 2015 #35

Editing and distorting tapes and videos with malicious intent, all propaganda permitted by media, allows evil to win. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #5

LA Times piled on Gary Webb. Octafish Aug 2015 #7

Good point, Octafish. They were complicit in Webb's death, as well villager Aug 2015 #8

Jesse Katz' mea culpa for LA Times hatchet job on Gary Webb MinM Aug 2015 #13

kick!!! Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #9

I am going to drop them a polite line to explain my feelings about their rhett o rick Aug 2015 #10

Polite, but firm villager Aug 2015 #11

Thanks for the link. I wrote 'em a letter nikto Aug 2015 #23

Ted Rall's twitter timeline MinM Aug 2015 #15

Tampering with evidence is a crime. If LAPD is about the rule of law, they will charge the tamperer Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2015 #16

American Propaganda shadowmayor Aug 2015 #17

+ a gazillion chervilant Aug 2015 #18

+100%! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #19

Your Uncle Frank navarth Aug 2015 #20

"Me and my uncle" concreteblue Aug 2015 #21

And you know it was the hottest part of the day shadowmayor Aug 2015 #22

All good so long as you didn't dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #26

That was a great post. And your Uncle Frank sounds like a great and very wise man nikto Aug 2015 #24

You got it. And its all nice and legal now. nt raouldukelives Aug 2015 #28

Typical cop behavior. blackspade Aug 2015 #27

So does Rall sue for unfair dismissal and tampering of evidence? Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #29

The cops aren't gonna care if they get sued d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #31

He can definitely sue the Times, right? Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #33

Definately! d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #34