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Ed Felien : A Good [Angry White] Man With a Gun
Image from The L Magazine. Pissed-off patriot: ‘A good man with a gun’ These angry white men are doing their best to bring back an idealized past that never really existed By Ed Felien | The Rag Blog | December … Continue reading
Mancow on Waterboarding : ‘I Would Have Said Anything to Make it Stop’
Mancow on Olbermann. Below, waterboard denier Sean Hannity. Photo by Douglas C. Pizac / AP.Mancow: Hannity called me after I was waterboarded and said, ‘It’s still not Torture’ By Satyam Khanna / May 27, 2009 With Keith Olbermann Video. Last … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Media, Keith Olbermann, Right Wing, Sean Hannity, Talk Radio, Torture, Waterboarding
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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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Perry to Limbaugh : ‘Ya’ll Come On Down, Y’Hear?’
Mr. Hospitality his own self: the Hon. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas. Photo by Harry Cabluck / AP. Gov. Rick Perry: ‘I think Austin would be an awesome place for Rush Limbaugh. You know, keep Austin weird.’ By Eric Zimmermann … Continue reading
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
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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Bachmann to Talk Radio : Obama’s Views are ‘Against America’
“I’m very concerned that he may have anti-American views… “The people that Barack Obama has been associating with are anti-American, by and large…”U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, Republican of Minnesota. Bachmann Doubles Down:‘Barack Obama’s Views Are Against America’By Matt Corley / … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Matthews, Michele Bachman, MSNBC, Obama Smear Campaign, Right Wing, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio
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Obama Smearmeister Jerome Corsi Frequent Guest on White Supremacist Radio
White supremacist talk show host James Edwards with cohorts. Photo from The Political Cesspool Photo Gallery.Author of new book attacking Obama called ‘luminary’ by rising star of white Confederate mediaBy Jeffrey Feldman / August 14, 2008 Media Matters is now … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Books, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Racism, Right Wing Media, Talk Radio, White Supremacists
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Limbaugh : ‘Edwards Might be Attracted to a Woman Whose Mouth Did Something Other Than Talk’
Limbaugh blowing smoke about Elizabeth Edwards: ‘Could it be that she doesn’t shut up?’By J.M. / August 12, 2008 On the August 12 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh said of former Sen. John Edwards’ recent disclosure … Continue reading
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Tagged Electronic Media, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, Right Wing Media, Rush Limbaugh, Talk Radio
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