YES! He has lost all credibility as a news personality.
40%
YES! But it will only happen when people stop watching him.
60%
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Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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Hello All
Thom's blog in this space and moving to a new home.
Please follow us across to hartmannreport.com - this will be the only place going forward to read Thom's blog posts and articles.
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From The Thom Hartmann Reader:
"Thom Hartmann is a creative thinker and committed small-d democrat. He has dealt with a wide range of topics throughout his life, and this book provides an excellent cross section. The Thom Hartmann Reader will make people both angry and motivated to act."
From Cracking the Code:
"No one communicates more thoughtfully or effectively on the radio airwaves than Thom Hartmann. He gets inside the arguments and helps people to think them through—to understand how to respond when they’re talking about public issues with coworkers, neighbors, and friends. This book explores some of the key perspectives behind his approach, teaching us not just how to find the facts, but to talk about what they mean in a way that people will hear."
From Screwed:
"I think many of us recognize that for all but the wealthiest, life in America is getting increasingly hard. Screwed explores why, showing how this is no accidental process, but rather the product of conscious political choices, choices we can change with enough courage and commitment. Like all of Thom’s great work, it helps show us the way forward."
He's 'Fox News'. This country needs truth, substative truth. Not the mundane stuff or opinionated garbage complete with negative epitaphs. Our country is so ill-informed that it is a disgrace. Can't get Dish where I am now so I watch independent news online. MSM makes my head spin. There are so many truly important things to know in order to make wise decisions and MSM has pretty much let the country down. It's as culpable as the lying politicians. My son used to tell me lies and it took a long time to regain my complete trust. I now google every outrageous thing I hear, trying to figure out what is true......and, truthfully, it's not that easy. Oh, back to O'Reilly. He's part of the problem,too. I didn't think the news was supposed to be entertainment, rather, acting as 'the fourth estate' was supposed to keep the public informed. I naively thought that meant, they having nothing to gain politicially speaking, they would be telling the truth. Just fire the SOB. His credibility is tarnished and we have no litmus test for knowing when it's spin or when it's truth. And, as Robert Kennedy Jr. remarked, "We (Americans) are the most well-entertained and ill-informed society". It will be our demise. That said, Thom, you do an awesome job. Kudos.
Again, no choice with this "poll". Nevertheless, if we took everyone who lied off the air, we'd see mostly reruns of old TV shows and movies (which might not be all that bad). I seriously doubt there's anyone in the news or "talking head" industry who hasn't either lied or at least stretched the truth (Thom Hartmann naturally excluded). What we as individuals and the media in general must do is continue to remain skeptial of everything thing we see or hear and never forget that we have a right and duty to question, and that especially includes the media.