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oh just fucking priceless (rt coverage of Obama's overthrow) (Original Post) arely staircase May 2014 OP
too bad they didn't use a picture from today..... spanone May 2014 #1
definitely closer to 10 million than 30 million. nt arely staircase May 2014 #2
LOL catbyte May 2014 #3
Even closer expressed this way dragonlady May 2014 #15
that's good. nt arely staircase May 2014 #16
Spitting coffee madokie May 2014 #96
Mahalo, I got another one for ya, spanone.. Cha May 2014 #68
now THAT'S at LEAST 20 million....count 'em spanone May 2014 #70
Yeah, if Godzilla's Cha May 2014 #73
Damn sure ain't counting brain cells madokie May 2014 #97
that lady can't be a true teabagger Terra Alta May 2014 #87
LOL! Rosa Luxemburg May 2014 #101
Nope the one they used is from June 19, 2013 - and LiberalElite May 2014 #79
Why am I not surprised at.. one_voice May 2014 #4
check out the comments section of the story arely staircase May 2014 #6
I noticed that too. Raine1967 May 2014 #74
rt is swtting new standards in journalism by using fake photos nt arely staircase May 2014 #102
I stopped believing they were a legit news source a while ago. Raine1967 May 2014 #104
I certainly hope the main organizer, Col. Harry Riley (ret), is proved correct. . . Journeyman May 2014 #5
has anyone heard from the colonel since operation fail started? nt arely staircase May 2014 #7
I never heard about the Colonel before this morning. . . Journeyman May 2014 #21
I have known about him since yesterday. arely staircase May 2014 #22
Hear that, Journeyman! Cha May 2014 #71
Tokyo Rose was less obvious.nt sufrommich May 2014 #8
And *that* is why RT is not a reliable source for LBN, people. Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #9
the corporate media isn't even covering it because arely staircase May 2014 #10
Amen! greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #31
Even RT is calling bullshit on Graham Phillips now! Bosonic May 2014 #35
I saw that! Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #39
Rt.. Russian Tools. Cha May 2014 #81
perfecto nt arely staircase May 2014 #86
This is hilarious although pathetic...keep in mind Russians do not see RT America. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #11
no. they are actually trying to propagandize americans arely staircase May 2014 #12
Many publications try that route, but what is unfortunate is that when there is US participation Jefferson23 May 2014 #17
But...but RT is watched by more than 25 Godzillian viewers! randome May 2014 #13
where is she btw? arely staircase May 2014 #14
Probably watching RT right now. randome May 2014 #18
lol arely staircase May 2014 #19
May I ask to whom you are referring? n/t Benton D Struckcheon May 2014 #57
sure nt arely staircase May 2014 #60
OK, OK. Who are you referring to? Benton D Struckcheon May 2014 #62
anyone who thinks they are a legit alternative to the corporate media. nt arely staircase May 2014 #64
Oh me too.... Bobbie Jo May 2014 #89
well I say i would like to know arely staircase May 2014 #90
I can sum up that one's "take" in one word... Number23 May 2014 #92
Does that "godzillion" include the infamous "50 million US households? Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #32
Heheheh... SidDithers May 2014 #37
Arrest 'em all for conspiring to commit treason against the US! Initech May 2014 #20
No, laughing at them is so much better. Tommy_Carcetti May 2014 #23
No, not punishment enough but I agree it's better. randome May 2014 #24
That is a good point - it is fun to laugh at these idiots! Initech May 2014 #65
i don't want them arrested. mocked and mocked more is fine arely staircase May 2014 #75
Great picture they chose to use! William769 May 2014 #25
It does not surprise me the company RT keeps. joshcryer May 2014 #26
so who do you believe, the corporate media? arely staircase May 2014 #27
The newswire, independent journalists, etc. joshcryer May 2014 #34
The Russians are covering "The American Spring"? Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #28
with pictures the corporate media won't show you arely staircase May 2014 #30
I'm still wondering how Hartmann & Goodman can be associated with that ridiculous "media" outfit. Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #33
"Camp is up and we have been meeting the other state camps. Good solid folks all the way around" edbermac May 2014 #29
that isn't them arely staircase May 2014 #43
I thought I read they were all in a bouncy house Generic Other May 2014 #56
That's freakin' hilarious... SidDithers May 2014 #36
where are the rt defenders to tell us how legit they are? arely staircase May 2014 #50
This guy is hoping Hillary is ousted too. Contrary1 May 2014 #38
+ 1 nt arely staircase May 2014 #42
Pre-emptive oust? lol Cha May 2014 #85
Benghazi explained. nt msanthrope May 2014 #95
I wouldnt be suprised if Russia is covertly funding the so-called patriot movement. n/t 951-Riverside May 2014 #40
given how crappy and underwhelming it is arely staircase May 2014 #41
Is that really the event? TBF May 2014 #44
no the pic is from the glenn beck thing or earlier tea party event arely staircase May 2014 #45
OK, that makes sense - TBF May 2014 #47
RT is the English version, there is no Russian version, they get other content Bluenorthwest May 2014 #51
No, they used this AFP file photo of a Tea Party 'Audit the IRS' rally from last year pinboy3niner May 2014 #83
I did some searching and found this on a wingnut radio site - TBF May 2014 #88
so is the captian america bandana the new beret? nt arely staircase May 2014 #93
Apparently so - which TBF May 2014 #94
Flags dyed with their own human pee NBachers May 2014 #103
I think they need a new editor at RT flamingdem May 2014 #46
Aw, shucks RT has out done itself. This is even more stilted, slanted and delusional than Bluenorthwest May 2014 #48
well put nt arely staircase May 2014 #55
And this is who Republicans in Congress are fighting for? LLD May 2014 #49
Did he say "state camps" or "hate camps"? louis-t May 2014 #52
Is RT covering the Potemkin Village version of Operation American Spring? Hekate May 2014 #53
as opposed to the real Village of Idiot nt arely staircase May 2014 #58
These deluded fools don't realize how they have been gulled by Rush, Sean, FOX, Savage, Beck, etc. WinkyDink May 2014 #54
Let this be a lesson to DUers who use this rag as a source. MohRokTah May 2014 #59
oh yeah arely staircase May 2014 #61
For that reason, I am bookmarking this! greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #63
Oh yeah.....nt msanthrope May 2014 #98
Just what Cha May 2014 #82
+1 Seriously. n/t FSogol May 2014 #66
I got a sign for ya, arely... you know from the hordes.. Cha May 2014 #67
lol arely staircase May 2014 #69
lol Cha May 2014 #72
WTF is with the picture. Good old RT propaganda, getting back to the RKP5637 May 2014 #76
yeah, they straight up put a 5 year old pic ofnsome early tea bag circle jerk to make the crowd arely staircase May 2014 #77
"I'll teach you plotical science!" treestar May 2014 #99
'US against elections in Syria fearing Assad might win’ geek tragedy May 2014 #78
fucking morons = anyone who takes rt seriously arely staircase May 2014 #80
"Only Russian nationalists, anti-American knee-jerkers, and complete fucking morons take RT.com.. Cha May 2014 #84
"Good solid folks all the way around" Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #91
That photo is from June 19, 2013. DCBob May 2014 #100

madokie

(51,076 posts)
96. Spitting coffee
Sat May 17, 2014, 08:41 AM
May 2014

damn I need to quit or at least pay better attention to what I read when I have a mouth full of something. LOL

Cha

(297,323 posts)
68. Mahalo, I got another one for ya, spanone..
Fri May 16, 2014, 06:25 PM
May 2014

maria lia calvo @MariaLiaCalvo
Follow
LOL. RT @briantashman Wow #OperationAmericanSpring just got real
7:21 AM - 16 May 2014
21 Retweets 8 favorites

I think we know she has a fan on DU

TOD

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
4. Why am I not surprised at..
Fri May 16, 2014, 02:08 PM
May 2014
who is covering it and they way it's being covered. Starting with a bogus picture.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
6. check out the comments section of the story
Fri May 16, 2014, 02:13 PM
May 2014

Dot 16.05.2014 17:51

"People would have you believe that to make a change you only need to sign a document or petition. The real cure is to stop offering your signature so freely. Stop signing W-2's and 1040's. Stop signing checks made to 'US Treasury'. If you work for someone else who witholds your income to give to the banking cartel, then grow a spine and free yourself."

Gilgamesh 16.05.2014 17:12

Hey, just talked to a friend of mine about this. He had posted a lot about it on his personal Facebook page last night. He just checked his posts, every post he made about OAS had been deleted. All his friends posts on their Facebook pages have been deleted as well. Wtf!?

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
104. I stopped believing they were a legit news source a while ago.
Sat May 17, 2014, 08:45 PM
May 2014

I have enough problems with OUR media, I believe they are capitalizing on hoping people in this country will believe they are legit.

Journeyman

(15,036 posts)
5. I certainly hope the main organizer, Col. Harry Riley (ret), is proved correct. . .
Fri May 16, 2014, 02:10 PM
May 2014
"It's now or never," Col. Riley has declared.

May he -- and his "legions" -- have the wisdom to recognize reality.

It's "never."

Journeyman

(15,036 posts)
21. I never heard about the Colonel before this morning. . .
Fri May 16, 2014, 03:14 PM
May 2014

until yesterday afternoon, I didn't know this little charade was even planned. But then, I'm not really in the demographic to which he addresses himself or makes his appeal. It will be interesting if he makes a public appearance after this fiasco.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
22. I have known about him since yesterday.
Fri May 16, 2014, 03:17 PM
May 2014

Just wondering if he had addressed his troops or if he is at his command center putting together a plan to get all those people trapped in the camps out.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)
9. And *that* is why RT is not a reliable source for LBN, people.
Fri May 16, 2014, 02:50 PM
May 2014

But they are good for laughs, I'll give it that.

Its "war correspondent" Graham Phillips' twitter page is an exercise of the theater of the absurd. Geraldo Rivera never looked so professional in comparision.

Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
35. Even RT is calling bullshit on Graham Phillips now!
Fri May 16, 2014, 04:17 PM
May 2014
Reporter walks into tripwire flare while shooting for RT near Ukraine’s Kramatorsk (VIDEO)

RT’s freelance reporter, Graham Phillips, claimed to have been shot at by Ukrainian soldiers as he approached them to engage in dialogue near the town of Kramatorsk. However, the video he was shooting at the time reveals he triggered a tripwire flare.

http://rt.com/news/159468-ukraine-shoot-army-journalist/

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)
39. I saw that!
Fri May 16, 2014, 04:24 PM
May 2014

The videos are hilarious in a sad, pathetic way, given that a flare looks nothing like a gunshot and yet he insists it was a gunshot. And then the subsequent video of him jogging back from the supposed gunfire incident.

His Twitter feed is quite the spectacle. Half of his tweets are him attempting to pick fights with actual journalists who he feels disrespected him. Their somewhat amused reactions are priceless.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
12. no. they are actually trying to propagandize americans
Fri May 16, 2014, 02:57 PM
May 2014

But at this point nobody but the incredibly weak minded think that is a real news channel.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
17. Many publications try that route, but what is unfortunate is that when there is US participation
Fri May 16, 2014, 03:03 PM
May 2014

on RT, the dissenters in Russia do not appreciate it, not at all. For one, Russians don't see it
and two, they're lending legitimacy to RT and that makes it even harder for Russians who are
making efforts to push back against their government.

Their voices do not get a shot at it on RT.

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
13. But...but RT is watched by more than 25 Godzillian viewers!
Fri May 16, 2014, 02:58 PM
May 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]The truth doesn’t always set you free.
Sometimes it builds a bigger cage around the one you’re already in.
[/center][/font][hr]

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
18. Probably watching RT right now.
Fri May 16, 2014, 03:03 PM
May 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Birds are territorial creatures.
The lyrics to the songbird's melodious trill go something like this:
"Stay out of my territory or I'll PECK YOUR GODDAMNED EYES OUT!"
[/center][/font][hr]

Bobbie Jo

(14,341 posts)
89. Oh me too....
Fri May 16, 2014, 11:04 PM
May 2014

About as much as I would like a root canal without Novocain.


I know you didn't ask, but IMO.....

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
24. No, not punishment enough but I agree it's better.
Fri May 16, 2014, 03:19 PM
May 2014

[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.
[/center][/font][hr]

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
75. i don't want them arrested. mocked and mocked more is fine
Fri May 16, 2014, 07:22 PM
May 2014

If they had shown up in DC with guns or broken any other laws. I believe in their first amendment right to make asses of themselves and our right to point it out.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
26. It does not surprise me the company RT keeps.
Fri May 16, 2014, 03:25 PM
May 2014

Bunch of neo-Stalinist fascists who will defend RT to death. Until something like this comes out.

Then they're silent.

I remember someone actually taking Skinner to task about the Hosts' decision not to allow RT in LBN. It was quaint.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
27. so who do you believe, the corporate media?
Fri May 16, 2014, 03:27 PM
May 2014

There, since they are maintaining radio silence on this one.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
50. where are the rt defenders to tell us how legit they are?
Fri May 16, 2014, 05:49 PM
May 2014

have we finally found the point of embarrassment?

Contrary1

(12,629 posts)
38. This guy is hoping Hillary is ousted too.
Fri May 16, 2014, 04:23 PM
May 2014

Alex Llöyd 16.05.2014 16:26

If they can also get Hillary Clinton out of office, that would be great!

TBF

(32,068 posts)
44. Is that really the event?
Fri May 16, 2014, 04:52 PM
May 2014

On Raw Story they stated that they couldn't find photos of the event: "No verified photos or videos had been posted from the event, which organizers claim would draw between 10 million and 30 million people, by 10 a.m. EST."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/16/watch-live-operation-american-spring-warns-of-fema-roundup-civil-war-chemtrails/

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
45. no the pic is from the glenn beck thing or earlier tea party event
Fri May 16, 2014, 05:24 PM
May 2014

it is at least four or five years old.

TBF

(32,068 posts)
47. OK, that makes sense -
Fri May 16, 2014, 05:37 PM
May 2014

I couldn't figure out how they had that picture unless it was this afternoon - but there was no labeling on it.

I like to look at English versions of newspapers from all over the world but RT has dropped substantially in my eyes with this "story". I know RT is run out of the Kremlin but I'd like to know who runs the English version.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
51. RT is the English version, there is no Russian version, they get other content
Fri May 16, 2014, 05:50 PM
May 2014

RT in English is not a translation of programming seen in Russia. It is specifically created for English speakers by the Russian State. Consume accordingly.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
48. Aw, shucks RT has out done itself. This is even more stilted, slanted and delusional than
Fri May 16, 2014, 05:46 PM
May 2014

usual and I wonder how the RT fan club here on DU, which thinks of itself as ultra socialist, view the editorial adoration of a far right wing Republican fringe group? They stand with the wet remains of the Tea Party, booing at Obama like a mad dog bays at the moon.

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
54. These deluded fools don't realize how they have been gulled by Rush, Sean, FOX, Savage, Beck, etc.
Fri May 16, 2014, 05:54 PM
May 2014

Rupert Murdoch will have, if he doesn't have already, blood on his hands for his incessant propaganda.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
67. I got a sign for ya, arely... you know from the hordes..
Fri May 16, 2014, 06:23 PM
May 2014

maria lia calvo @MariaLiaCalvo
Follow
LOL. RT @briantashman Wow #OperationAmericanSpring just got real
7:21 AM - 16 May 2014
21 Retweets 8 favorites

I think we know she has a fan on DU

TOD

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
76. WTF is with the picture. Good old RT propaganda, getting back to the
Fri May 16, 2014, 07:29 PM
May 2014

old days of Radio Moscow and the shortwave radio. The comments are too funny, guess RT doesn't have an embedded spell checker.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
77. yeah, they straight up put a 5 year old pic ofnsome early tea bag circle jerk to make the crowd
Fri May 16, 2014, 07:58 PM
May 2014

look bigger.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
78. 'US against elections in Syria fearing Assad might win’
Fri May 16, 2014, 08:12 PM
May 2014
http://rt.com/op-edge/159156-usa-against-elections-in-syria/

Interview with Brian Becker, maybe best known for his outspoken support of the government.

Of North Korea.

Only Russian nationalists, anti-American knee-jerkers, and complete fucking morons take RT.com seriously.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
80. fucking morons = anyone who takes rt seriously
Fri May 16, 2014, 08:41 PM
May 2014

this bit of "non-corporate" journalism should establish that.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
84. "Only Russian nationalists, anti-American knee-jerkers, and complete fucking morons take RT.com..
Fri May 16, 2014, 08:58 PM
May 2014
seriously." For reals.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
100. That photo is from June 19, 2013.
Sat May 17, 2014, 10:22 AM
May 2014

Here is photo from same event..



The event: Tea Party and similar groups during a rally called “Audit the IRS” outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, June 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB

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