How come Tom Hartman's show is all about doom and gloom

[bigdarryl]

[Cleita]

1. Do you listen to Thom much?

He points out stuff we should be worried about, but ALL doom and gloom? Hardly. If you really do listen to Thom regularly, you will know how optimistic he really is.

[merrily]

15. Please see Reply 7.

I've seen Bernie Sanders, whom Thom promotes, accused of this very same thing in GD: Primary. I've also seen threads in GD, where primary shit stirring is not supposed to occur, bashing someone else as a proxy for Bernie. Is this particular OP doing something like that? I really have no way of knowing. But, I've seen enough, today alone, to wonder.

[bigdarryl]

16. Yeah I'm listening to his rant right now

[Cleita]

17. I'm listening to him as well. What rant are you referring to?

I'm just hearing some well placed and sourced information on what's going on today.

[GusBob]

2. Can you be more specific? 'Cuz I have not noticed that

BTW he quotes DU threads all the time. Ask Scuba

I think his show is the best on radio. He has the best and most informed callers and segments. He is very very smart and has well thought out positions

In fact there is a reason I think he quotes DU. There are a lot of similarities.

I love his show.

BTW his name is spelled THOM

[donco]

8. I think you

hit the nail on the head with this point."he quotes DU threads all the time."

[GusBob]

11. 3 of Scubas threads in the past year alone

and one of kentucks that I am aware of

[Snotcicles]

35. It's like daily he'll quote a DU post. nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Don't listen to it then. nt

[misterhighwasted]

4. It really is, isn't it. I can't watch it too often.

You aren't the only one noticing The Sad Tom Hartman Show.
ok. its thom. like thom thum.
got it, but doesn't change his sad face news show.

[99Forever]

38. Interesting. You might think someone as knowledgable about...

... The Thom Hartmann Show as you present yourself to be, would at a bare minimum, be able to spell his name correctly.

I suggest the Google machine when one is trying to appear to know what the fuck they are talking about when they really don't.

[libdem4life]

5. He tells what's really going on, as opposed to our It's a Beautiful Life MSM and pundits and most

candidates...Bernie Sanders excepted. Mostly we just Tiptoe Through the Tulips. (Not on DU, of course)

[yourout]

10. +1...we are swimming in dangerous waters right now. Things are not hunky dory.

[ronnie624]

34. Damned right.

Human civilization is under threat from an impending climate disaster, and people had better wake the fuck, up, and get their priorities in order.

[Township75]

6. Part of selling out to RT

No one with any dignity would work on that network.

[libdem4life]

13. Can you name a network who will broadcast unpleasant reality...one with dignity, that is.

[marble falls]

28. RT is very selective about what truth it shares. Thom will never ever call out Putin.

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[libdem4life]

29. I agree and enjoy his information. It was the post about finding a better source that has

"dignity". I was responding to.

Our MSM is telling us to expect Fairy Dust "very soon now". That or they hate on immigrants. RT does neither and just because it has Russia in its name, that's better than Fox.

[merrily]

7. Hmmm. Why do I get the sense that this really belongs in GD:Primary?

[pinboy3niner]

9. I was thinking GD:LOLcats

I have no idea why.

[merrily]

12. I do so LOVE your sense of humor.

[pinboy3niner]

22. I actually mixed up Hartman and Malloy

I was thinking of the Hartman threads with the LOLcats.

[merrily]

23. So what? Even the mixup was funny.

For some reason, every time someone here posts something about Mike Malloy, my knee jerk is that it's about Martin O'Malley. No clue why, except a lot of common letters of the alphabet. We all have a misfire now and again. Nothing for you to blush about. I only wish I could post like you do. So, just take a bow.

[LanternWaste]

14. It sells really well among targeted demographics.

It sells really well among targeted demographics.

[Sancho]

18. You are correct..he tends to be pessimistic.

I don't know why, but he's been that way for a long time. He has some interesting interpretations of history and law.

[pinboy3niner]

19. You're first!

Today's LOLcat...

[marmar]

20. Being confronted with reality is "gloom and doom"?

[libdem4life]

21. Some just like to pick and choose their approved version of reality.

Consider Fox News as Exhibit 1...no doom and gloom there!!!

[AZ Progressive]

24. Reality is not always negative, but pessimists love to equate a negative view with reality

[marmar]

26. But I think also people label anything they don't want to hear......

.... as pessimism, particularly when Democrats are called out.

[AZ Progressive]

25. Being a longtime listener of his since he replaced Al Franken on Air America...

Thom, while he's very good in terms of economic progressivism, tends to talk about the same issues over and over, and increasingly has a tendency to court conspiracy theories and doom and gloom viewpoints, as well as sensationalism and wild viewpoints. I only sometimes hear his program to see his viewpoint on a certain subject, otherwise I stick to Norman Goldman (who has a tendency to mostly focus on the social issues and Republican bashing, as well as legal insight due to his legal background.)

Progressive radio has seemed to tire out. Mike Malloy is cynical, a pessimist, and loves religion bashing. Before Randi Rhodes retired, she was Obama's #1 cheerleader (and got way too annoying). I like Stephanie Miller, but she's usually too early in the west for me.

[meaculpa2011]

27. Because he is promoting a book...

he wrote that predicts a coming economic collapse.

[libdem4life]

30. It's the blonde hair and revealing leg shots that seem to get the attention on other

networks. Thom doesn't fit the cheerleader look or style. LOL

On Edit: Thom posts here, so if you read this, I hope you're not hurt that you just don't have The Look. Love your program!

[MineralMan]

31. It gives him an audience.

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Doom and gloom appeals to a small niche group of people. Everyone has a niche to fill, and that's his niche.

In a nation of 300+ Million people, a small niche can be a large audience.

[cui bono]

33. Except that his show is NOT all about doom and gloom.

He's the best and most informed progressive talker on the radio.

[ronnie624]

36. You take the OP's logical fallacy and run with it.

I'll have to assume you've never listened to Thom Hartman.

Do you think stressing the importance of addressing the issue of global climate change and the contamination of our biosphere, is mere "doom and gloom"? It has been clear to me for some time, that a lot of 'liberals' and Democrats are closet denialists, when it come to climate issues.

[raouldukelives]

32. Reality has a liberal bias.

To those accustomed to the soothing drawl of Scarborough and the intellectual insights of Chris Wallace, Hartman's constant barrage of unyielding facts can be daunting and overwhelming.

[Hotler]

37. Because that's all there is.

I have no hope. I see no future.

[Bigmack]

39. IF...

"If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos...then you probably haven't completely understood the seriousness of the situation."