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Keiser Report: Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin on the Western TTIP, corporate rule, and Sean Hannity

Keiser Report
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Sat, 11 Oct 2014 19:31 UTC

In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert host a two part interview with award-winning film and television actor, Alec Baldwin, and comedian, actor, author and host of the Trews, Russell Brand, about revolution, the media, ultra low interest rates, cobblers and their little helpers. They also discuss whether or not Sean Hannity has the talent to be a 'terrorist' and Russell Brand gives his opinion on the role of Fox News.

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sass ·

Reeks of propaganda.

· 2014-10-12T01:44:08Z

NVRRPNT · 2014-10-12T03:32:34Z

Agreed...You don't get this kind of TV/media time/exposure unless there's a catch

griffin · 2014-10-12T06:40:46Z

Trolling for the banksters much?

Watch the video. Max Keiser, Stacy Herbert and their guests take on the 'too big to fail' banksters and their attitude that they're above the law, and observe that this cancer is metastatizing throughout global corporations.

You call this "propaganda"? I'm almost surprised that you didn't prefix that with the term "communist" - but then, that is out of favor now, replaced by "terrorist", yet this is a too unlikely bunch of radicals to tar with that brush.

sass · 2014-10-12T07:01:11Z

@ griffin - what are you talking about?

Try to make yourself clear, the world's complicated enough.

Niall · 2014-10-12T14:39:29Z

"Try to make yourself clear, the world's complicated enough."

That's exactly what I was going to ask you. Please explain what you mean by "reeks of propaganda". NVRRPNT has at least given us something to go with.

Niall · 2014-10-12T14:41:27Z

"You don't get this kind of TV/media time/exposure unless there's a catch."

Don't be fooled by their professional setting/studio into thinking this is govt-approved TV. Keiser, like everyone in alt.media, has a tiny audience. Note also that it's RT, ie not part of the Empire's array of propaganda outlets.

NVRRPNT · 2014-10-12T16:59:46Z

Don't take me wrong Niall. I am an avid reader of SoTT website and enjoy your articles, their diversity and the freedom of opinions exchanged. Yet, have a healthy dose of skepticism about everything I come across on the web due to many personal experiences. Regardless, it is wonderful to have the freedom of expression and ability to discuss these matters civilly. Thanx.

jadeknows · 2014-10-13T05:04:03Z

Hate to agree, but yeah, it stinks just like propaganda.

Did anyone notice that they didn't actually say anything new or ground-breaking? Or tackle any new issues? And that they only used headlines from the ever (un)trustworthy mainstream media? If you've been paying attention to the media circus for anything longer than a year, then there aren't saying anything we haven't heard before.

Whenever Alec tried to bring in his older form of conservatism, there was the young Russell to lighten up the mood with a gay joke or two - just in case you thought that these two "icons" took any of this boring financial stuff seriously. And even Alec just kept bringing it back to, "Things sure ain't what they used to be which was definitely the lesser of two evils compared to today."

Russell kept repeating the same old cries of "Revolution at any cost!" that has become a popular COINTELPRO reactionary thinking since 9/11.

And every time the male host tried to drop any kind of statistical data into the conversation - instead of anyone trying to refute it with alternate data and instead of them letting the discussion delve into anything factual and NOT based on opinion - Russell Brand interrupts with an irrelevant joke and thereafter makes a point of mocking the male host for even mentioning such things as data and figures on an alternative news show.... Huh?

If Russell Brand is really this radical that's calling for real change, wouldn't he appreciate a greater emphasis on actual data, a feature that is entirely missing when it comes to mainstream media including Fox News who is predictably made fun of?

Even Alec Baldwin, who pegs himself as the oldest one in the conversation, does not call Brand on any of his inappropriate and distracting antics. If you watch, he actually sits back for almost half of the show and lets Brand jabber on and on about the same things we have been hearing for over 5 years now.

Also note how neither Brand or Baldwin, despite seemingly possessing different viewpoints and places in economic strata, make sure to say things that everyone on the show cannot factually object to or disagree with in any way.

And what exactly does Pinocchio have to do with the state of financial markets? About as much as it has to do with the price of tea in China.

jadeknows · 2014-10-13T05:08:39Z

The male host even admits about halfway through the show how little diversity there is in the English media but what paper do they use headlines from? The Guardian.

They even let Russell Brand make a tasteless Julian Assange joke that would not be out of place on a Fox News show.

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