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elzenmahn

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23. Maybe...

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 04:23 AM

Mar 2014

...but Bushiebaby and his cronies were dead-set on an invasion, and those newscasters with "integrity" would only have been replaced by journalistic meat puppets with more price tags on their tailored suits than Minnie Pearl had on her hat.

It may not have saved any lives on the battle field. But it might have preserved a few souls of those that would have dared to resign.

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Anchor Resigns LIVE on Russia Today RT Network - 'RT whitewashes actions of Putin' [View all] tomm2thumbs Mar 2014 OP

She is doing the right and courageous thing. JDPriestly Mar 2014 #1

There was intense pressure on the media - Phil Donohue was fired. bananas Mar 2014 #3

It's a sign the decision has been made at the top levels - war is coming, no dissent allowed. nt bananas Mar 2014 #4

IF ONLY!!! Plucketeer Mar 2014 #12

Maybe... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #23

We do delays. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #2

Yeah, a seven second delay... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #16

Her story brought tears to my eyes. People have so many stories to tell, that no one knows. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #5

O'Donnell Interview with Liz Wahl liberal from boston Mar 2014 #28

Money talks, someone offered to pay her more. another_liberal Mar 2014 #6

I think she will be hired here quickly. KoKo Mar 2014 #25

Ukraine and Iraq are mutually exclusive military engagements swilton Mar 2014 #7

So agree with Putin? BBR Esq Mar 2014 #9

I'm no defender of Putin swilton Mar 2014 #11

Apparently you are. blackspade Mar 2014 #17

As someone who knows a couple of Ukrainians WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2014 #19

"And as for the US covert operations, I would like to see some actual evidence of it. " elzenmahn Mar 2014 #24

How is this a "very disingenuous statement?" blackspade Mar 2014 #29

Why would she end up at Fox? Ned_Devine Mar 2014 #14

Any news on Abby Martin? HatTrick Mar 2014 #8

She tweeted that she is refusing to go to Crimea... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #21

She said in her show last night she wasn't being fired KoKo Mar 2014 #26

wow dembotoz Mar 2014 #10

But here's the dilemma... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #22

I await the apologia from Greenwald. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #13

Damn. blackspade Mar 2014 #15

Where's Hartmann on all of this? radiclib Mar 2014 #18

You could the same thing about Larry King, or Max Keiser... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #20

+1000. You'll probably get crickets. I lost a lot of respect for Hartmann. n/t Tarheel_Dem Mar 2014 #27