is a national security question that i don t hear really asked and answered in a very satisfying way. but it seems that putin s greatest asset, more than his military at this point is this brainwashed population. what is the population national security circles how to pierce that? well, it s an incredibly important point. this is something putin s understood from the beginning. one of the very first things he did after becoming president of russia is begin to take control of the media. moving pretty quickly to gain control of the largest television stations in russia and turn them into a propaganda vehicle and then finding in social media, american made social media platforms the kind of perfect tools for the rampant spread of disinformation, conspiracy theory. if you are a russian, i talked to a russian writer, one who has taken a courageous stance against the war. she described living in russia
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story alleges this channel has become a propaganda vehicle for the president. he said a statement fox news is not in a position to host a fair and neutral debate for our candidates. here s a statement from the managing editor, we hope the dnc will reconsider its decision to bar chris wallace, bret baer and martha maccallum all of whom embody the ultimate journalistic integrity and professionalism from moderating a democratic presidential debate. they are the best debate team in the business and offer candidates an important opportunity to make their case to the largest tv news audience in america which includes many persuadable voters. eric s wall well who is visiting iowa and new hampshire says this about his party rejecting our request for debates. i ve been on nearly every fox news show. i don t go on because i kept the views of their hosts but because i respect some of their viewers are open-minded, viewers like my parents and in-laws. we should talk to them getting them on our sid
and chief of staff? peter: bretz, there hasn t been a fine or any firings and there has not been a comment by the fec here they say they will not comment until the complaints have been resolved which means there hasn t been a resolution to this complaint filed by a conservative group that alexandria ocasio-cortez is chief of staff may have been properly moved almost $900,000 from one account that requires a lot of transparency to another kind of account that does not. that made political donations and political spending tougher to track. bret. bret: eat either happen or it didn t, peter thank you. reject a request from fox news to moderate one of the democratic presidential debates. party chairman tom perez citing a story in the new york magazine referencing this channel s relationship with president trump. the story alleges this channel has become a propaganda vehicle for the president. perez said in his statement fox news fox news to not host a fair and neutral debate for the
for the people that subscribe to the insane beliefs share their stories. look at the comment pages of breitbart. it s scary and extreme stuff but allowed them to harness around one another, amplify their voice and bannon turned it into a political action committee. it s not a news network, it s a propaganda vehicle. i m going to give you the answer i have heard from republicans and some alabama folks i have talked to. sure. roy moore is a terrible skound ral. i believe the women, what he did is despicable. it s a two-vote majority in the united states senate. losing that majority or reducing it by one could mean we don t get the justice we need on the supreme court to overturn row v. wade. the greater good is stop the slaughter of the innocent unborn. the ends justify the means. i think the problem with that