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Launched in 1995, Free Speech TV is an independent, publicly-supported, non-profit TV multi-platform digital media pioneer. Using both television and the Internet, Free Speech TV inspires viewers to become civically engaged to build a more just, equitable, and sustainable society. Free Speech TV is owned and operated by Public Communicators, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization, founded in 1974. Free Speech TV is based in Denver, CO.
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Every day and night, hard-working people come home from their jobs and turn on their TV sets. Never before have they had so many channels to choose from, yet never before have their choices been so limited. ... Americans want a channel that is dedicated to asking the hard questions about the issues affecting their kids' future. They want a channel that's not afraid to confront abuses of power that rob them of jobs, health care, a meaningful education, a clean environment, civil rights for all, and a government by, for and of the people.... Free Speech TV stands alone in the industry in its dedication to creating such a channel.
-Michael Moore, Filmmaker & Author
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I started watching FreeSpeech TV about a year ago. At that time you had some really good hard hitting documentaries about all kinds of corruption from the government and corporations. Now almost all that stuff is gone and it's looking and feeling more and more like another PBS station. What happened? This is really dissapointing to me. Hiding the hard truths we're facing right now is not what we need more of. There is plenty of that on mainstream.
White Racism on DemocracyNOW
First of all, I love DemocracyNOW and Amy and listen to her EVERY day at 7am for the first show. I found the report on white racism and the Tea Party movement to be very disturbing this morning. Many involved in this movement are NOT racist and do NOT even subscribe to the fake right-wing necons of Glen Beck and the Fox network. (fyi: I am a Ron Paul supporter and NOT a Glen Beck/Rush Limbaugh/Fox network fan AT ALL) The main issue for most of us is NOT race. Obama is a puppet for the real elite in charge of BOTH parties. Why is this not pointed out? Why is there no voice for the independent or libertarian party? Some could conclude after watching this piece that the whole patriot movement is about racism. This might be true for some but certainly NOT for most and is not the real problem as Obama is continuing what Bush did. (I did not vote for Bush EVER and never supported his election.) I didn't expect this kind of stereotyping report from DemocracyNOW. This is something more for the Tom Hartmann show. I thought you did NOT sell out to corporate influence. Why do you still hide the shadow government? Why do you STILL hide from the truth about 911? This report was most disappointing and only serves to strengthen the governments use of race as the issue, when its NOT. We need to have it pointed out that most of us are mad at the tyranny and looting and wars; not Obama's skin color. Ken Daily DN listener
Humans have got the bible all wrong,
Humans have got the bible all wrong, and in so doing break all of the law God set forth in the Bible to be good to your fellow man. Abomination, perversion and defile are not about sex. (1): Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. This is what defileth a man and it is not sex. (2); Matthew 15, 11- He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. (3)The beast that Leviticus is talking about: 2 surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. Should not tell a lie to them, looking down on them, Humans have the propensity to take advantage look down on the idiocy of men to rob them blind. God frowns on this. Whoever does this does not have the loving God in them and, therefore has Satan, and as a consequence of that eternal death. These humans will as the bible states it will “perish" This is Hell. The thoughts will perish in hell. ( 4)This is a perversion and it is not sex: 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. This is sin : not sex. (5 ) Romans 14:23 Whatsoever is not of faith is sin. This is describing hell. (6) Psalm 146:4, His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. (7) Those that are in Christ sleep. 1 Kings 1:21: Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders Therefore telling the truth being wise, and being harmless a peacemaker, and portraying the fruits of Gods spirit are paramount to God. Unshackle, the zoosexual, gay third gender, and let the zoo, zoo without fear. Let the gay marry, and persecute the furry no more.
Thom Hartmann's show on FSTV
I love being able to TIVO (Dish Network) Hartmann's show and then watch Thom on FSTV at my convenience each day. I especially love the time Thom spends & taking calls with the FSTV viewing audience between the radio commercial breaks. Now if FSTV could just get some up to date equipment so the FSTV shows don't come across as boring and have a 1960's look to each show (which turns many people in this age away I'm sure)....I realize it takes money and as long as Hartmann is on FSTV daily, I will be donating what I can each month to Free Speech Television.
Tom Hartman
Thank you soooo very much for having Tom on your station!!! I found your station on TV because of Tom! I live in Phoenix and can only get his radio show on my car radio so having it on TV is great!!! Love Brunch with Bernie! I spent 45 years of my life as a republican. NO MORE!!! I am now on the side of MIDDLE CLASS America!!! I grew up in the 50's and 60's and had a great life because my Dad had a great middle class job WITH health and dental insurance!!! NEVER again will I vote republican. AND TOM has helped me straighten out a lot about Reganomics and how it has destroyed our working class. Thanks again Free Speech TV for Tom!!! Karen from Phoenix
Thom Hartmann Show
I'm making A special point to come here and let you know how dissapointed I am in the "Thom Hartmann" show. Such a BLATENLY left-wing biased program shouldn't be on FreeSpeech TV. Some of his comments are VERY repugnant and not true. He said that people at the tea parties and militia are the "new lhome grown terrorists" That is SO WRONG and not what you should be supporting. The issues we face right now are NOT a left-right issue, but a Tyrany vs.Liberty issue!! Thom unfortunetly is stuck in this false left-right paradigm and refuses to see the bigger picture. This is NOT what we need for the peoples channel! Bush and Obama have worked with the SAME people from the CFR. Lets get the REAL info out like you do on some of the other documentaries. And have a Conservative / Constitutionalist program.
Balance is Necessary
If it's going to be Free Speech TV, then balance is necessary. If you're going to have a left leaning show, you need to have a right leaning show of equal time. Either you believe in the Fairness Doctrine or you don't.
Reply to Anonymous
If you are going to rant on what or what not to program.........PLEASE, use spell check so you don't look like an IDIOT!!!
Another wingnut who doesn't understand free speech
Dear Anonymous Coward, Thom Hartmann tells the truth, and I'm sure that it galls you and other lying conservatives to no end. No one is forcing you to watch Free Speech TV. If you don't like it, you can just go away like the rest of the Republic party. Thom *correctly*, accurately and precisely blames the conservatives for the evil things that cons have done to this great nation. We are in trouble because of the unbridled greed of conservatives. Teabaggers bring weapons to rallies to intimidate people and to create fear. They lie about the past, and gin up fear about the future. They routinely compare Obama to Hitler, insulting the memories of those who died under Hitler and their surviving families. It's disgusting in the extreme, especially since it was Bush who cackled laughing while he executed the mentally ill. Teabaggers are home grown terrorists who threaten the public discourse by shouting others down. Fear is terror. Teabaggers are against free speech, and are obviously against good people like Hartmann for political reasons that they don't understand. Bush is not Obama. That is a right wing talking point that smart and knowledgeable people reject, and it's been spewed since Obama took office by liars like you, Anon. Conservatives are the ones that shoved the anti-American so-called "PATRIOT ACT" down our throats, showing the world just how little they care about free speech. Conservatives have become the new secret police, or Stasi, spying on us. Enough already. Conservatives account for 18% of Americans at best, and that number is dwindling. Conservatives do NOT represent Americans, and the numbers prove it, and they have no right to demand anything of anyone, let alone demanding airtime on public airwaves that they auctioned off to huge companies during their control of the FCC under Bush. Go suck an egg. The airwaves belong to everyone. Thom Hartmann stays, and if there were any more reason to keep him, people like you are it. You Anonymous Coward, are the very person who needs to hear the truth. If you can't view Thom Hartmann on Free Speech TV for whatever reason, you can listen to his show broadcast on KPOJ out of Portland, OR: http://www.am760.net/pages/Hartmann.html God Bless Thom Hartmann and those who take his words to heart.
Thom Hartmann - A Treasure!
Thom Hartmann is the smartest host on radio. His grasp of history and his ability to chunk up to the bigger picture adds so much to the discussion. I love having access to such accurate, historically interesting, and "blatantly" left-wing information that can debunk the propaganda spewed by 800+ right-wing radio station, and Cluster-Fox. Thom provides so much ammunition for doing battle in the water cooler wars with the uninformed, the misinformed, dittoheads, foxholes, and teabaggers. He is a national treasure and I hope is outlets continue to expand. His two different sets of on air-NLP lessons were absolutely BRILLIANT talk radio. I urge everyone to look for them on his website. www.thomhartmann.com His ADHD books are EXCELLENT as are the history and economic orientate ones.
Thom Hartmann Show
I don't agree with everything that's said on the Thom Hartmann show, either, but I do believe that his program and others that we broadcast, all which offer a host of differing opinions, need an outlet on television. I think people should expose themselves to many viewpoints, including those with which you disagree, in order to make more-informed decisions. Thanks for watching and for writing. Leland/FSTV
a little confused...
I was watching a "documentary" and I use that term loosely, about the demonization of Arabs in hollywood. Do the people who write this stuff fact check at all or cherry pick information? Please please, before you buy into this , please do research on the matter, and what Jihad is and means to a muslim. It is not the "lesser" struggle of faith. Do the writers have any idea of the human rights violations commited in the mideast? Google treatment of gays, or women there and see for yourself.
INN World News Report
I used to get INN World News Report in New York, NY on MNN channel 34 weekday mornings but haven't for some time now. It abruptly ended with no warning! FreeSpeechTV is not the same without it. Please restore this program to the New York viewing area. Thank you, INN viewer hoojunkmail _at_ yahoo (dot) com p.s. I don't get FreeSpeechTV directly since I subscribe to DirecTV. .
love the new site!
Wow! What a great new look--so much easier to find the great videos I'm looking for your site. Thank you FSTV--this is an invaluable resource for all of us!