Thom Hartmann... now THAT's How to Handle Trolls!!!!

[fascisthunter]

If ya didn't hear it on Thom's show just now, hopefully you get the chance to hear it later. He got another one of these conservo nutcases who is still trying to argue for corporate tax cuts, and then tried to defend his position with the same old bullshit. Thom basically stated the person calling was either a paid caller or a political whackjob, which is what online conservatives are for the most part. They hear something from a right wing source, and they never look for verification... they just repeat shit like a bunch of brain-dead zealots. Hartmann did something else which pleased me... he hung up on him... enough is enough.

THIS is how you deal with trolls and other BS nutjobs on the right. Never give them the time of day and NEVER back down.

[Webster Green]

1. That was great.

Thom told him he was un-American.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Gave the clown just enough rope to hang himself, then dropped the hammer!

:applause:

[Thunderstruck]

3. Dammit! That's the second day in a row I've missed an epic Thom smackdown.

[cui bono]

6. You can hear the show on Madison's progressive station at 12pm pacific time.

http://themic921.com/main.html

[patrice]

4. I look forward to listening to that later, thanks for the heads-up!

:hi:

[Cleita]

5. Yes, Thom did.

He's pretty fed up with the paid trolls. He spent the first half hour of his show riffing on how he walked through a RW think tank and all cube rats had wikipedia up on their screens and he thought they were probably scrubbing the entries with propaganda points. He also said he has had some of the members on his message board admit they were paid by right wing organization to troll websites and spread their talking points.

[JitterbugPerfume]

7. Thom chews 'em up and spits 'em out

he is the best of the best.