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The New McCarthyism : Van Jones Fed to King CONG
Portrait of Van Jones by Robert Shetterly / Americans Who Tell the Truth.Obama has fed his green Jones to King CONG With clarity and verve [Van] Jones finally brought to the mainstream the critical message that what’s good for the … Continue reading
Red-Baiting and Racism : Socialism as the New Black Bogeyman
Obama as Joker: Poster currently being distributed in Los Angeles.Red-baiting and racism:When ‘socialism’ isn’t really about socialism This noise is about race. It is about ‘othering’ a President who is seen as a symbol of white dispossession: dispossession of white … Continue reading
Extremism and Right Wing Populism : The Face of the Republican Party
The GOP and its extremists The recent tea parties sponsored by some Republican columnists and Fox News were frightening because they so catered to people on what was once the lunatic fringe… The ugly spirit of the tea parties soon … Continue reading
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Tagged Extremism, Populism, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, Right Wing Media, Tea Baggers
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Bill O’Reilly and ‘Tiller the Baby Killer’
Excerpts from Bill O’Reilly’s attacks on murdered physician George Tiller.O’Reilly’s campaign against murdered doctor The Fox News star had compared Tiller to a Nazi, called him a ‘baby killer,’ and warned of ‘Judgment Day’ By Gabriel Winant / May 31, … Continue reading
Conspiracism, Right Wing Populism and Alex Jones
Art by Andy B. Clarkson / Kenny’s Sideshow The following column by John Zorabedian on the mushrooming and quite frightening growth of “conspiracism” was passed along to us by Carl Davidson. It was first published on Examiner.com on April 11, … Continue reading
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Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Populism, Racism, Right Wing, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio
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Sacramento : Tea Bagger Hate-Fest
“Tea bagger” protests took place all over the United Sates Wednesday. Pictured is Vince Schuck at a rally in Montpelier, Vt. Photo by Toby Talbot / AP. Too many liberals are trying to deal with this with dismissive humor, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, Political Protest, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio, Tax Protests
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Pittsburgh Cop Killer Egged on by Alex Jones, Right Wing Conspiracy Media
Alex Jones broadcasting from Austin’s KLBJ.Richard Poplawski’s photo from MySpace. Poplawski was a neo-Nazi wannabe who railed against blacks, Jews, ‘Zionists,’ and gun control. And like many members of the far-right fringe, he allegedly visited Jones’ Web sites and posted … Continue reading
A Rush from the Past : The Hammering of ‘Jabber the Nut’
Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog (with apologies to Jabba and friends).Rush Limbaugh: The Hammering of ‘Jabber the Nut’ By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 15, 2009 See Video from Rush Limbaugh’s 1990 TV talk … Continue reading
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Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Rush Limbaugh : ‘I Hope Obama Fails’
Limbaugh: ‘I don’t need 400 words, I need four: I hope he fails… Somebody’s gotta say it.’By Faiz Shakir / January 20, 2009 “Are conservative talk-show hosts eager to go on the attack, after years of defending Bush?” asks the … Continue reading
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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Tagged Bigotry, Broadcast Media, Media, Racism, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio
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