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Meet Russian television's newest personality: Larry King (+video)
Christian Science Monitor ^ | May 29, 2013 | Fred Weir

Posted on 05/29/2013 6:05:31 PM PDT by Pan_Yan

Television legend Larry King has a new political talk show, and a new boss.

The Kremlin-funded English-language network RT, formerly known as Russia Today, announced today that it has agreed to air Mr. King's four-times-weekly online public affairs program "Larry King Now," starting in June. The station will also stage a "mold-breaking" new show, "Politics with Larry King," all to be shown on its US affiliate, RT-America.

According to the RT statement, King will mainly focus on US politics, and King will interview leading political personalities, ranging from officials to critics of American foreign and domestic policies.

"Whether a president or an activist or a rock star was sitting across from him, Larry King never shied away from asking the tough questions, which makes him a terrific fit for our network," RT’s Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan is quoted as saying.

(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: larryking; rt; russia
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1 posted on 05/29/2013 6:05:31 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan

Well, the FReepers who see RT as news will have something new to chew on.


2 posted on 05/29/2013 6:06:42 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Wow, some countries might consider it an act of war to inflict Larry King on them. This will only bolster Putin blaming everything on the US.


3 posted on 05/29/2013 6:12:24 PM PDT by JLS
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To: Pan_Yan; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Cincinatus' Wife; ...
Re: "Whether a president or an activist or a rock star was sitting across from him, Larry King never shied away from asking the tough questions, which makes him a terrific fit for our network," RT’s Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan is quoted as saying.

And she fails to mention there is not a liberal or commie hind end...  photo 1-Bendee-Bit-me-L.gif Larry hasn't kissed with deep love and affection--

4 posted on 05/29/2013 6:13:18 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: 1rudeboy

I don’t put much credibility on RT since Thom Hartmann is on that channel.


5 posted on 05/29/2013 6:14:02 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: Bender2

OMG Bender are you kidding me

Larry King how old is Larry now COME ON

He should be enjoying his retirement taking in Dodger games COME ON LOL!


6 posted on 05/29/2013 6:30:28 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: 1rudeboy

Be honest I like Russia Today I get internatioal news but my two favs are France 24 and Al Jazeera English which I see on KCET 28.4 here in SO CAL


7 posted on 05/29/2013 6:31:18 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: SevenofNine

Larry King (barely a)live.


8 posted on 05/29/2013 6:41:22 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: SevenofNine

No problem with liking RT, as long as you understand you are watching Russian state-owned media (and all that entails).


9 posted on 05/29/2013 6:44:36 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: SevenofNine
my two favs are France 24 and Al Jazeera English

I don't watch much TV news anymore but if there's something going on in the Mid East (like the Libyan rebellion) I'll stream Al Jazeera English. Biased as they may be their production is slick. Much better produced than any of the American networks.

10 posted on 05/29/2013 6:44:46 PM PDT by Pan_Yan (I believe in God. All else is dubious.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Actually year ago I saw Larry King at Dodger game he look bad LOL!


11 posted on 05/29/2013 6:49:09 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: Pan_Yan

I became fan of Al Jazeera English news around the time of arab spring I was hooked yes I know they are bias

Be honest with international news coverage there is no comparison in my book


12 posted on 05/29/2013 6:50:00 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Pan_Yan.


13 posted on 05/29/2013 7:20:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SevenofNine

RT is not as bad as CCTV....the Communist Chinese news network.

The worst national propaganda by far is CCTV....The only difference between CCTV and North Korean TV is that CCTV staff are fed

And RTs lefties actually go after Obama on a number of issues...unlike the US networks.

I watch some France24 on line, some BBC, some DW. You get some Intl news that you don’t get from US news channels. By far the most propagandist is CCTV


14 posted on 05/29/2013 7:25:16 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty (GOP - Greenlighting Obama's Programs)
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To: 1rudeboy
No problem with liking RT, as long as you understand you are watching Russian state-owned media (and all that entails).

I watch France 24, RT, Al Jazeera, NHK, and some Chinese news shows occasionally.

I've found that all "news" is propaganda, including our own alphabet networks. Our news may not be state owned, but it might as well be. It is not quite nationalized; just fascist/corporatist Mussolini style.

RT is less biased than MSNBC by far. Of course that's not saying much for RT.

15 posted on 05/29/2013 7:43:59 PM PDT by seowulf ("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
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To: 1rudeboy
Speaking of MSNBC...

"The ratings are out, and MSNBC has hit a 7-year low with their coverage of the scandals swirling around the White House. Well, when the emperor has no clothes, it's hard to take his tailor seriously." --Fred Thompson

16 posted on 05/29/2013 7:46:40 PM PDT by seowulf ("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
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To: SevenofNine

Ghida Fakhry is not guilty.

17 posted on 05/29/2013 7:54:35 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Pan_Yan

foul-mouthed goon, not missed


18 posted on 05/29/2013 8:06:21 PM PDT by B212
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To: Pan_Yan

I can hear him now, “Ivan in Kayakistan! Go ahead!”


19 posted on 05/29/2013 9:07:24 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you think ObamaCare is a train wreck, wait until you see the amnesty bill.)
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Alas, he will not be fielding calls from Vladivostok. This will be on a channel in this country. As far as I know I don’t have RT- America on my television and I certainly won’t be lobbying to get it.


20 posted on 05/30/2013 10:10:13 AM PDT by Pan_Yan (I believe in God. All else is dubious.)
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