Posted on 01/12/2017 1:25:57 PM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
In a strange moment of startling symmetry with the current state of American politics, C-SPAN—the public affairs network that regularly broadcasts proceedings of the United States House of Representatives and Senate—was interrupted by a broadcast of Russia Today.
The state-funded Russian news network briefly took over the online feed of C-SPAN1, which had been broadcasting a discussion in Congress regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulatory Accountability Act.
As California Democrat Maxine Waters was speaking, the feed suddenly cut from the House floor to a broadcast of RT. The feed cut in with a commercial break before returning to the RT news desk, where an anchor spoke of a suicide bombing.
Multiple C-SPAN watchers made mention of the sudden change on Twitter, including Deadspin editor Timothy Burke, who captured the moment the C-SPAN feed switched to RT.
(Excerpt) Read more at ibtimes.com ...
“On Russian TV, line for Democrats calls YOU!”
That’s hilarious too! Good to see another SCTV fan.
Trump asked the right question about the conduct of Obama's politicized intelligence agencies:
"Are we living in Nazi Germany?"
It appears that our attacks on Russia have woken a sleeping giant.
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