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Russell Brand’s Rant About MSNBC, Rachel Maddow Goes Viral
Yahoo! News ^ | Sat, March 4, 2023 | William Bredderman

Posted on 03/04/2023 2:08:00 PM PST by nickcarraway

A clip of a histrionic Russell Brand on Real Time with Bill Maher went viral on Saturday—in which the comedian, who owns multiple multi-million-dollar homes, accused political analyst and fellow guest John Heilemann of hypocrisy for criticizing Fox News from “within the castle of MSNBC.”

In the two-minute clip, a shouting Brand maintained that MSNBC was fundamentally no different from Fox News. All this, he loudly insisted, contrasts with the “real journalism” of National Security Agency consultant-turned-Russian defector Edward Snowden and former RT host Julian Assange.

Talking over Heilemann’s attempts to answer his criticism, Brand asserted that both channels are merely “mouthpieces for their affiliate owners in Blackrock and Vanguard,” naming a pair of controversial investment firms.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackrock; chat; dailybeast; msnbc; newsforumabuse; notnews; rachelmaddow; russellbrand; vanguard
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1 posted on 03/04/2023 2:08:00 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

He is completely correct. John heilmann is a tool.


2 posted on 03/04/2023 2:13:58 PM PST by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: nickcarraway

“...in which the comedian, who owns multiple multi-million-dollar homes...”

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Does Yahoo News mention the fact that someone “owns multiple multi-million dollar homes” when that person is a Leftist making social commentary? Somehow I doubt it.


3 posted on 03/04/2023 2:16:09 PM PST by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: Bishop_Malachi

I meant to mention that. Do they say that for Bernie Sanders.


4 posted on 03/04/2023 2:17:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

bkmk


5 posted on 03/04/2023 2:18:17 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: nickcarraway

He is controlled opposition.


7 posted on 03/04/2023 2:25:30 PM PST by PetroniusMaximus (Jesus, Rex Universalis)
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To: rellic; Bishop_Malachi
School Shooting Survivor Brings Katy Perry to Tears
8 posted on 03/04/2023 2:32:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Bias free journalism strikes again! Sarc.


9 posted on 03/04/2023 2:33:39 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Bishop_Malachi

“Does Yahoo News mention the fact that someone “owns multiple multi-million dollar homes” when that person is a Leftist making social commentary? Somehow I doubt it.’

Others who own one or more multimillion dollar homes:

Barack and Michelle Obama
Joe and Jill Biden
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Hunter Biden
Paul and Nancy Pelosi
Chelsea Clinton
Michael Bloomberg
Bill Gates
Warren Buffett

Many Democrat politicians and their key donors.


10 posted on 03/04/2023 2:39:14 PM PST by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: nickcarraway

I actually quite enjoy his Rumble and YouTube videos. As an actor I used to hate him. But now I have a completely different opinion of him. He’s funny as hell with good use of sarcasm. That he owns millions of dollars worth of homes is not a detriment. I highly recommend anyone to give him a watch especially on Rumble. He really is quite intelligent.


11 posted on 03/04/2023 2:50:53 PM PST by webheart
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To: leaning conservative

Yahoo trying super hard to spin this in favor of leftist media.

Remember, all corporate media went wall to wall for years about the baseless Mueller investigation EVEN FOX!

They are just liars and paid actors.


12 posted on 03/04/2023 2:51:21 PM PST by pacificus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

Who is?


13 posted on 03/04/2023 2:51:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Vanguard’s owners are its investors.


14 posted on 03/04/2023 2:53:42 PM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: nickcarraway

Russell Brand makes some excellent points and does it in an amusing manner. Directing young people to his videos is a good way to help them look at things differently. They think he looks “hip” and since he is an actor/stand-up comedian they will give him a listen before they will pay attention to someone else. He can have a subtle way to “red-pill” people, especially those that are younger.


15 posted on 03/04/2023 2:58:19 PM PST by CFW (old and retired)
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To: nickcarraway

Yahoo Lefties are owned by ATT .
A huge enemy of freedom loving Americans .
Cancel any thing involving those Corporate Leftists.


16 posted on 03/04/2023 3:02:08 PM PST by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil)
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To: Bishop_Malachi

I notice when leftist sites refer to Bernie sanders they don’t mention the fact that he has four houses and a Porsche


17 posted on 03/04/2023 3:04:33 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: nickcarraway

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18 posted on 03/04/2023 3:22:30 PM PST by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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To: Bishop_Malachi

Brand’s net worth is listed at $20M. While that is obviously very good, it is not nearly as much as most elite entertainers.

Brand is definitely an interesting, multi-talented guy who seems very good at re-inventing himself. Personally, I would not put too much stock in his current gig as a free-thinking libertarian. He strikes me as an opportunist who could just as easily become an Authoritarian if the right situation presented itself. But....I hope I am mistaken about that.


19 posted on 03/04/2023 3:22:44 PM PST by rbg81
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Why does he need that Porsche?


20 posted on 03/04/2023 3:23:29 PM PST by nickcarraway
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