Tag Archives: Broadcast Media

Gay Bishop Gene Robinson a No Show on HBO

Bishop Gene Robinson: If a tree falls in the forest… Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP. Bishop Gene Robinson asked the nation to pray for the “understanding that our president is a human being and not a messiah.” But only … Continue reading

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FCC : The Controversial Legacy of Chairman Martin

FCC Chair Kevin Martin leaves a mixed legacy.‘“For a deregulator, he was amazingly pro-consumer in his interventions,” said Gene Kimmelman, of Consumers Union. “Nobody thought he was going to be like this.”’ By John Dunbar / January 15, 2009 WASHINGTON … Continue reading

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Cheney : Faces Nation, Won’t Face Truth

‘Cheney wrapped up his version of “Through the Iraqi Looking Glass,” double-speaking his way through torture, detention, Guantanamo, wiretapping without warrant, and the administration’s basic trampling of the Constitution.’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2009 … Continue reading

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Andy Borowitz : Change we can Actually Understand!

William Buckley Syndrome? Barack Obama, interviewed by Steve Krofft on 60 Minutes, spoke in complete sentences and the show still scored record ratings. Go figure. Stunning Break with Last Eight Years:Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs ControversyBy Andy Borowitz / … Continue reading

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Hate Radio Takes ’em All On: Women, Minorities, Gays, Autistic Children

Talk radio vitriol not just reserved for Obama. By Eric Boehlert and Jamison Foser / November 13, 2008 See Video montage of right wing talk radio, Below. As Media Matters for America documented, the nationwide network of conservative radio hosts … Continue reading

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Preventing Criminals and Liars from Influencing the Opinions of the American Public

Three members of the White House Iraq Group (l. to r., Condaleeza Rice, Karen Hughes, and Andrew Card), the kindly folks who fabricated the case to attack Iraq, killing more than a million innocent Iraqis.On November 4, 2008, the American … Continue reading

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MEDIA / Larry Ray : Parsing the Pundits

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.‘Like pond minnows swarming around a morsel tossed into the water, every news outlet on TV, and especially cable talk shows, have a feeding frenzy when a speculative gem is broadcast by any … Continue reading

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Belafonte : Colin Powell in the Master’s House, and the Promise of Obama

Actor/activist Harry Belafonte.Obama has a much better starting point than Colin Powell. Powell helped cover up the My Lai massacre and ended up his career supporting the lies that got us into Iraq.By Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading

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Ralph Nader about Obama : Uncle Sam or Uncle Tom?

Updated November 6, 2008 I originally posted this article with the headline ‘Ralph Nader calls Obama “Uncle Tom.”‘ This was inaccurate; it did not correctly reflect Nader’s words. Nader actually said, “His choice, basically, is whether he’s going to be … Continue reading

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FOX and MSNBC : Waging Ideological Warfare on the Boob Toob

Class struggle lives on cable TVBy Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 2, 2008 See ‘A Surge on One Channel, a Tight Race on Another,’ by Jim Rutenberg; and a comment by The Rag Blog’s Thorne Dreyer, Below. … Continue reading

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Censorship Revisited : Tommy Smothers Gets his Due

Tommy Smothers overlooking a valley in his Sonoma vineyard – he still gets together with brother Dick to perform their routine. Photo by Kim Komenich / San Francisco ChronicleTommy Smothers: ‘I dedicate this Emmy to all people who feel compelled … Continue reading

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Keith Olbermann : Special Comment: Divide and Conquer, Again?

Keith Olbermann offered a “Special Comment” tonight on his show Countdown, criticizing the McCain campaign and other Republicans, like Michele Bachmann, for their use of divisive politics during the campaign. The full text follows. ‘A Special Comment tonight about the … Continue reading

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