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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Schneiderman: Outcry and OWS Caused Obama to "Retool" (5 comments)
Eric Schneiderman has offered interesting statements while making the media rounds, addressing tough questions about his role as co-chair of Obama's working group seeking to prosecute crimes that led to the economic crisis. While many mistrust Obama, Schneiderman opines that major changes in politics and the economy have led Obama to get more aggressive in seeking accountability, including #OWS.
Saturday, January 21, 2012 Obama to Grant Banks Robosigning Immunity in Showdown With Breakaway AGs [Updated] (25 comments)
Despite months of outcry, the Obama administration is drawing closer to a deal with the five biggest mortgage banks to settle charges of robo-signing and foreclosure fraud. Led by NY AG Eric Schneiderman, six rogue AGs have defied the "50 state" panel, DOJ and HUD, insisting on carrying forward investigations into forged documents and improper procedures but bank-friendly authorities are seeking a more bank-friendly approach.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Sex, Drugs and Videotape: James O'Keefe Implicated in Barn Rape Plot?
Propagandist James O'Keefe is in another legal pickle, but this time it's not too funny. Criminal sexual harassment charges were filed against O'Keefe by Harvard-educated conservative blogger Nadia Naffe, after an #OWS video project meeting ended in alleged verbal abuse and unexplained impairment of Ms. Naffe who says she was asked to flop out for the night in a barn by O'Keefe as she struggled to stay conscious.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 48 Members of Congress Move Towards Prosecution of Wall Street, But Need You (2 comments)
Dozens of members of Congress are waking up to the "Occupy Wall Street" sentiment sweeping the country. Instead of laying low as the Obama Administration crafts a deal to "sell immunity" to Wall Street firms, some in Congress are rallying behind the six rogue Attorneys General who have been actually trying to do their job and put crooks in jail for robosigning, mortgage origination and securities fraud.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 #OWS Applauds as Massachussetts Attorney General Stands Up To Banks
#OccupyWallStreet has another accomplishment to celebrate this week, the lawsuit leveled at five major mortgage banks in Massachussetts. This is another action taken in leiu of Obama's DOJ or SEC doing it's job of putting Wall Street criminals in jail and yet another action taken on the state level to prevent Obama from selling immunity to Wall Street as he has been doing for years.
Monday, November 28, 2011 #OWS Cheers As Defiant Judge Stops Obama From Selling Immunity To Wall Street (9 comments)
The common practice of selling justice may have hit a snag as Judge Jed Rakoff slammed the brakes on another sweetheart settlement proposed between Obama's SEC and Wall Street titans Citgroup. At the heart of the issue is selling immunity for large pay-outs that often times are split with law firms assisting the banks.
Friday, November 11, 2011 The #OWS Video Rupert Murdoch Doesn't Want You To See (15 comments)
Rupert Murdoch is painting #OWS as a mob of lawless, rapist, druggie, nudist anti-Semites. Is that accurate? Maybe not, but it's legal. Fox and News Corp literally made lying on the air legal in this 1996 court ruling. This week Murdoch gave air-time to convicted felon Jack Abramoff, while hiding Sean Hannity's ties to Abramoff's web of political payola. See how you can oppose the next Fox FCC renewal here.
Monday, September 12, 2011 Media Whitewash on Cheney War Crimes Palpable as Whistleblowers Cry Foul (1 comments)
Promising "heads will explode", Dick Cheney made the beltway media rounds bragging about his calculations to skirt US laws in the war on terror. But an undeniable critical mass of evidence now screams that he and George Tenet knowingly withheld key internal dissents from Colin Powell and thereby Congress insisting on a fraudulent need for military strikes against Iraq.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Ny AG Schneiderman Finds Support Fighting Next "Bank Bailout" (7 comments)
Eric Schneiderman not only has a duty to enforce the law, he wants to know how recent mortgage fraud caused the collapse of America's economy. Those who are in no rush to find out include Obama, his cabinet, the top banks and especially the folks who broke laws to create impossibly labyrinthian mortgage securities, imbedded with toxic balloon loans.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 *UPDATED* Help NY's Attorney General Stop Obama's Whitewash of Major Mortgage Fraud (4 comments)
The big banks have fashioned a "settlement" with the Obama Administration that would let them pay some fines to exonerate them in mortgage fraud relating to the Countrywide securities scandal that unraveled into a gigantic worldwide economic crisis.
NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has prevented finalization of the deal, despite pressure from Obama's cabinet who want us all "blindly" to "not look backwards".
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 *[Updated]* MSNBC "Recalls" Maddow, Live Anchors as Results Delayed (1 comments)
Before we found out the Wisconsin recall effort would fall short, we waited and waited for results that should only have heightened the drama that evening. From serial incompetence to allegations of tampering, there was a lot to cover, yet MSNBC pulled the plug, unceremoniously sending their star talent home to miss the outcome. Out of touch with surging outrage, MSNBC misses again, chasing viewers into deep, deep sleep.
Monday, August 8, 2011 Hannity Transcript Censored After Viagra Gaffe Goes Viral (7 comments)
What does the Fox propaganda machine do after Sean Hannity alienates virtually all females in an explosively hypocritical gaffe?
Perhaps fan out on the web to mitigate the damage, posting older "shelved" articles and flooding Twitter with banal self-promotional posts, so as to literally knock indie media articles off the page.
Sometimes, Hannity's quotes are too much to ignore - every once in a while, he just "Fox up"!
Monday, July 18, 2011 Caught Scissorhanded: Sean Hannity Edits Obama's Answer at Press Conference (39 comments)
Caught again! See exactly how Sean Hannity edited President Obama's press conference to distort the meaning of his answer. Worse, Hannity set up the clip by saying Obama was avoiding answering the question when Hannity had edited out about three-quarters of the response.
Sunday, July 10, 2011 How Hannity's "Fair and Open" Screeners Censor Liberals
Hannity's on-air methods of bias, censorship and propaganda are well known, but only his callers know what happens when Hannity's screeners hear a question that is too eloquent...and too liberal.
Friday, June 10, 2011 Details Emerge on Dan Wolfe, Breitbart's Source For Weinergate as "BornFreeCrew" Implodes - UPDATE (6 comments)
More details emerged this week about the lead up to the Weinergate scandal and the involvement of Dan Wolfe and Mike Stack who reveals it was "a friend of Drudge" that handed Wolfe this radioactive sex scandal scoop, perhaps to keep the actual source concealed. With Breitbart, Dana Loesch and Lee Stranahan on the case, you'd think we'd have some answers, but everyone seems to be avoiding .
Monday, May 30, 2011 Breitbart Again Demonizing Average People in Hoax Videos (11 comments)
Another hyper-partisan activist video has been promoted by Andrew Breitbart's website, painting average folks on the street as un-American "fascists" due to their willingness to criticize conservative radio hosts and websites. Plainly, the subjects are lied to and coaxed to sign a hoax petition they do not seem to understand.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Fraud! Breitbart Admits Editing "Truth" From Hoax Petition Video [Updated]
Partisan operative Andrew Breitbart promotes a video showing college students joining a fake "ban" on Conservative talk hosts like Limbaugh and Hannity as they are asked to support free speech. But the filmmakers didn't understand they were confusing the petition signers and then admit to editing out students who refused to sign.
Monday, April 18, 2011 Audio Treasure Trove From National Conference For Media Reform in Boston
The 2011 NCMR event held last weekend was a well attended progressive grassroots gathering, converging media, technology and democracy around important current issues. Recap offered here with links to full audio for dozens of workshops now available online for those who missed out.
Thursday, March 10, 2011 Report: Glenn Beck Staged Calls as Wacky DJ, More Questions Abound (15 comments)
Gawker is reporting claims from a "prominent", "veteran" producer that Glenn Beck has in fact planted callers on his show, including recurring characters, in his days as a wacky morning show host. He also describes Ryan Seacrest and others use the service regularly in prank call bits and questions arise about Premiere's "inspired caller" servic for sale.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck Respond To Report That Parent Company Hires Actors for Call-ins (21 comments)
On Sunday, the article "Limbaugh/Hannity Parent Company Admits Hiring Actors to Call Radio Shows" generated an explosive response on Twitter, in the blogosphere and from Limbaugh, Hannity and Beck on their respective radio shows.
Saturday, March 5, 2011 Limbaugh/Hannity Parent Company Admits Hiring Actors to Call Radio Shows (65 comments)
An online leak reveals a questionable practice used by the employer of the biggest names in radio, Premiere Networks is hiring actors to fake on-air calls to radio shows who, according to an actor hired by the service, do not divulge the scam.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 "Reptilian" Rumsfeld's Biggest Media Crime
Does Rumsfeld owe the USA an apology for a monumentally consequential lie? Should he be charged for misinforming the US public and our military about falsified WMD confirmations? He offered no culpability during his whirlwird book tour.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 MSNBC, HuffPo Finally Air Wilkerson's First Hand Evidence on Iraq War "Hoax" (10 comments)
Is the Huffington Post already showing a stronger thrust towards exposing Bush era war crimes? They recently headlined Col. Lawrence Wilkerson's MSNBC video calling out Dick Cheney and the OVP for hiding evidence that would have impeached vital Iraq War intel. See a rundown of other Bush administration whistleblowers get their stories systematically buried in the network media.
Friday, February 11, 2011 Will AOL Join Huffington's Call to Prosecute Bush Crimes? (2 comments)
Dare we think think it? AOL could be putting editorial control of everything it publishes in the hands of someone who thinks Bush should be prosecuted for Constitutional violations? How does that play in the AOL boardroom? Does Arianna stomp in and say "don't f___ with me boys", or is this the beginning of a journalist versus bean counter battle royale designed to squelch progressive passion?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 On the Ground in Egypt: Cables from Peace Activists in Cairo
Imagine yourself traveling from the NY area to Gaza with a returning Code Pink peace contingent when you find yourself stuck in Cairo just as the massive national protests shocked the world.
These emailed 'cables' from activist Felice Gelman give great detail and texture about the 'live' experience we so badly miss in the age of declining original independent reporting.
Thursday, January 27, 2011 Rachel Maddow Censored or Coincidental Glitch? (2 comments)
Rachel Maddow was cut off on the audio feed of a segment declaring her editorial independence. Was it an accident or something more sinister?
Sunday, January 23, 2011 MSNBC Countdown: It's Okay To Compare Bush, Rove to Nazis (4 comments)
Last year on an episode of MSNBC's Countdown With Keith Olbermann, guest host Lawrence O'Donnell interviewed Lt. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson on legality and ethics of torture in US Military history. Looking back, this segment made news as the only national cable network coverage of Colin Powell's side man making an informed legal case that everyone involved would have been stripped of their command for ordering waterboarding.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Boston Joins Move To Greater Transparency Through Digital Recordkeeping
Boston is the latest of 400 municipal and county governments to implement a paperless system for official record keeping that will considerably increase public access to council business.
Saturday, December 4, 2010 Cheney Faces Arrest in Nigeria for Halliburton Bribes (6 comments)
After paying more than a half-billion in fines in the case, Halliburton subsidiary KBR continues to be probed by Nigerian authorities who arrested employees this week. Soon afterwards, they announced forthcoming warrants for the firm's CEOs, including Dick Cheney, who has to date not been charged in a scandal begun under his watch as CEO of Halliburton.
Saturday, October 30, 2010 Media Malpractice: Karl Rove's Fraud Subpoena Not News? (6 comments)
Last Sunday on the sidewalk outside the CBS studios in NY, Karl Rove was served with a subpoena signed by Ohio's Secretary of State, which calls into question the ability of Rove's CrossroadsGPS to funnel funds into races over legal contribution limits. The probe also alleges Rove illegally trashed records and had a role in vote rigging going back to Ohio 2004 in which improprieties have remained uninvestigated.
Thursday, October 21, 2010 Denied! NY vetoes Autism Spectrum care (2 comments)
A bill to expand care for treatment of autism spectrum was vetoed by outgoing NY Governor David Paterson in a victory for health insurers and their lobbyists. As 23 other states fight to prevent insurers discriminating against kids with autism, Paterson defied a unanimous Legislature in a veto, citing hotly contested projections.
Sunday, October 3, 2010 Hannity's 'Teflonics': No Responsibility, Blame Others for Economic Collapse and War "Hoax"
With Hannity serving as the key media mouthpiece for the Bush administration during the tanking of the US economy and the Iraq War debacle, we see how slick and reptilian he can be in avoiding accountability. But voters in the 2010 midterm elections need to know - why would we would want to return to those same policies today and why Hannity cannot debate his critics transparently?
Saturday, July 10, 2010 San Diego ACORN Worker Suing 'Undercover Pimp' James O'Keefe and Pals (2 comments)
James O'Keefe, Hannah Giles and their unnamed accomplices were socked with a civil lawsuit last week, alleging their sensational San Diego ACORN video violated the privacy rights of a worker who was smeared with allegations of aiding child prostitution, human trafficking and statutory rape.
Saturday, June 12, 2010 NY's Liberal Congressional Reps Fomenting Flotilla Hatespeech? (1 comments)
Does New York senator Chuck Schumer consider himself chosen by God to use US resources to ensure Israel's security? What about New York's most prominent Congressional leaders? Is Israel the issue bringing together these so-called liberals in Congress with the worst of neocons in a whitewash and smear campaign that refuses to look at Israel objectively?
Thursday, April 8, 2010 Unedited ACORN Videos Reveal O'Keefe, Hannity Lied At Great Cost To Taxpayers (1 comments)
Newly released versions of the raw ACORN "pimp" footage shot by James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles was aired on the Rachel Maddow show proving O'Keefe deceptively edited videos to suggest ACORN workers endorsed child prostitution. Publicized widely by Sean Hannity, we can now see how much this fabrication cost California taxpayers and how it slandered an innocent man who diligently alerted authorities after O'Keefe's visit.
Saturday, March 20, 2010 Tax Records: Hannity's "Freedom Concerts" Mostly Fund White Collar Write-Offs
After Sean Hannity was bitterly accused of waste and fraud by a right wing blogger, tax returns came to light showing the declared allocation of donation by Oliver North's Freedom Alliance only 7-12 of revenue%. Though Hannity's involvement seems legal, the "charity" itself is finding far more for white-collar contracting and consulting work than donations to military families.
Sunday, March 14, 2010 Rebel Yell: Rep. Kennedy Goes Ballistic Over Network Whitewash of War Vote (4 comments)
Last week a resolution was brought to the House floor calling for a withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan. But the network news blacked out this unprecedented 3-hour debate on the merits of the Obama war initiative, hijacking and astroturfing strong public anti-war sentiment. Hear Rep. Patrick Kennedy call out the press as our enemy within, suppressing the war debate everyone should be hearing.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 Obama White House Accepting Public Comment on Tax Reform
Remember candidate Obama's chief economic advisor Austan Goolsbee? Since inauguration, he's been quietly working on Obama's economic recovery board, crafting proposals to reform the tax code, create green jobs and invest in infrastructure, healthcare and manufacturing. But Obama is now asking everyone for ideas to fix our economy and mop up the mess of high unemployment, soaring debt and pernicious greed. Have a suggestion?
Saturday, January 30, 2010 Hannipocrisy: ACORN 'Pimp' Slams AP, WaPo For "Journalistic Malpractice" (9 comments)
ACORN 'pimp' James O'Keefe claims he was simply conducting an investigation when he was arrested for conspiracy to interfere with a US Senator's phones. In a stark example of "Faking News and Simulating Talk", Sean Hannity broke his long silence, asking viewers not to rush to judgments or jump to conclusions after his history of doing exactly that every day for four hours for more than a decade.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Diary of a Madman: Rare Mengele Memoir Unearthed by Auctioneer - In-Depth Exclusive (2 comments)
An auctioneer of historical documents is offering an extremely rare diary written by the fugitive Nazi death camp doctor Josef Mengele, presenting a rich, detailed look into Mengele's mind and his unrepentant yet complex worldview on eugenics and natural selection, history, Germany, the arts, religion, modernity, women's rights and predictions for the future of mankind.
Saturday, January 9, 2010 Former Bush Lawyer on Suicide Watch after Bludgeoning Wife (3 comments)
A former Deputy for President Bush's Office of Legal Counsel was arrested Thursday for a violent attack on his wife. John Michael Farren was President Bush's #2 lawyer on a team that asserted audacious and unprecedented executive privilege protection for Karl Rove and Harriet Miers to avoid subpoenas, but it seems Farren has ended up behind bars himself for a vicious suicide attack against Mrs. Farren.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Hannipocrisy 2.0: Obama is Weak But Hannity Won't Face His Own Critics? (2 comments)
While Sean Hannity denounces the President as weak on the world stage, Hannity himself cowers from accusations of his own deception, failing to adequately fulfill public trust while providing cover for alleged Bush-era crimes. His "accidental" crowd-scene editing, however, might qualify him for firing using the same arguments right wingers famously made during "Rathergate" in 2004.
Sunday, November 22, 2009 Is Sean Hannity's Political Talk Hampering Our Children's Critical Thinking? (21 comments)
The Supreme Court will soon be deciding if McCain-Feingold campaign regulation should allow corporations to fund election propaganda. But we already have this going on every day in talk radio, where the #1 broadcasters in the US are openly partisan and supported by corporate contributors like the Heritage Foundation. Should we allow propaganda over public airwaves and if so, what will this do to our children?
Saturday, November 14, 2009 Obama Nominates Monsanto Rep For Agricultural Trade Post (9 comments)
The Obama Administration recently nominated agri-chemical industry rep Islam Siddiqui for an important post in the Office of the US Trade Representative. A former lobbyist and advocate for GMO crops, hormone use, irradiation and less strict warning labels in food, Saddiqui has a history of strong-arming foreign farmers to increase GMO and chemical use. Sign this petition to help Obama remember his policy reform promises.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Hannity and Limbaugh: The Sinful Downfall of Broadcasting in the USA (6 comments)
Are the Limbaugh and Hannity shows creating an unhealthy environment for our children by leading American broadcasting into deceptive journalistic practices? What are the ethical responsibilities of the #1 market leaders to volunteer balance in political discourse today? And what if they were actually part of a coordinated effort to sell the war during the Bush Administration? Can America do better for it's children?
Saturday, October 3, 2009 Pete Seeger Headlines Health Care For All Rally Today in NY *Update: Teabaggers En Route* (3 comments)
UPDATED: Teabaggers smear Seeger, plan to hijack media coverage **Sunday Oct 4 at 4:30pm a host of musicians including folk legends Pete Seeger and Tom Chapin will be performing along the bank of the Hudson River in Nyack Memorial Park. The event advocates for the understanding of health care as a human right, promoting a constructive dialogue in paving the way for universal care for all Americans.
Monday, September 28, 2009 Controversial Facebook Bigwig Tied To ACORN Sting Videographer (15 comments)
A new report reveals that the "undercover pimp" videographer who secretly taped fictitious abuses taking place in ACORN offices may have tried to downplay funding received from controversial Facebook investor Peter Thiel and others shortly before he began his so-called "independent" investigation.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Arlen Specter's NSA Probe Gone Lame (2 comments)
Was it Specter's decision to leave the GOP, or was he blacklisted? Remember Specter's inquiry into the NSA wiretaps, suddenly quashed with no explanation? A "threat" by Karl Rove published in Insight magazine may provide a clue...
Thursday, April 23, 2009 Shalt Thou Waterboard? America's Morality Check (2 comments)
Since we now know detainee abuse and waterboarding were dictated from the top down, we must discuss with children the issue of torture from a religious, human rights and practical military perspective. Limbaugh, Hannity and the GOP rank and file stand pat abuse was "necessary", while General Petraeus and the majority of Americans feel it was illegal, ineffective or ungodly. Did the 9/11 attckers convert YOU into a savage?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Want to Show Your Tea Bag on TV? (4 comments)
Another "teabagging" merchandiser looks to sell signs and t-shirts to patriotic Americans fed up with Obama's move towards Socialism. Only problem is, the slogans and signs are all pre-fabricated and supplied by a for-profit corporation and the protests are being promoted by Fox News and Sean Hannity. Is this a true "grassroots" protest or a business endeavor?
Friday, April 10, 2009 Follow Up: MSNBC Muzzling Maddow, Olbermann on Election Integrity? (2 comments)
Does MSNBC have the contractual power to prevent Maddow and Olbermann from covering "toxic" topics? Part II of this inquiry looks at the mainstream media "wall of silence" and how networks appease affiliates, sponsors and their friends in high places. Of the stories the MSM won't touch, it seems alleged election theft is an issue even left-wing pundits like Maddow and Olbermann are noticably silent on. But is it by choice?
Friday, April 3, 2009 Has MSNBC muzzled Maddow, Olbermann? (18 comments)
Is MSNBC diluting the journalistic free hand of Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann? On the occasion of the Ed Schultz signing, we ask if MSNBC has been preventing a messy look back at evidence the 2004 election could have been tampered with.
Friday, April 3, 2009 TownHall: Economic Holocaust, Panic and Racial Pogroms Impending (5 comments)
The popular conservative blog site sends out an ad threatening fiscal collapse and utter social upheaval is coming now - the government will turn against the citizens, rounding them up into camps as crime, disease, and nuclear/bioterror attacks destroy our cities. The good news? We can avoid being "hunted down, robbed and slaughtered" by buying a $49 survival guide and learning how to forage for food in the streets.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Jindal's Condescending Response Elicits Douchechills (1 comments)
"Oh God" is right. Last night's GOP response continued to recycle Reagan quotes but gave no indication of what the Republicans think should be done, other then to smear the Dems. Worst of all was their request for trust without offering a plan of any type.
Friday, December 26, 2008 HuffPo Heavyweight Asked To Retract Report on Slain Rove IT Guru "Conspiracy Theories" (11 comments)
Reknowned Huffington Post editor Thomas Edsall dismisses cutting edge reporting on the Mike Connell affair with a disparaging broadbrush, also revealing that Connell's wife believes her late husband did nothing wrong. Edsell takes heat for calling Brad Friedman, Larisa Alexandrovna and others who collectively broke the story merely "conspiracy theorists" despite compelling and substantial coverage.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Caught! Condi's State Dept. Found Spying on Peace Fellowship (1 comments)
In a troubling discovery, the director of a venerable human rights activist group today confirmed the State Dept. has been covertly spying on their communications. This might explain why the group's Bogotá, Columbia offices were looted last June resulting in the theft of computers which contained details and documentation of criminal activities carried out by state affiliated paramilitary squads.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Hannity Demands Presidential Transparency (18 comments)
Sean Hannity today called for the incoming President to immediately make public all phone and email records of correspondance with Governor Blagojevich. Mr. Hannity is just the ally the American people need in demanding our Presidents reveal their correspondance with criminals because the media has for too long simply buried the issue.
Sunday, November 30, 2008 Radio Treason? Right Wing Talkers Skirted Disclosure Law (13 comments)
A whistleblower reveals Limbaugh clones in Milwaukee, used "covert propaganda" supplied by the White House. But how high up the food chain will these allegations go? Could Sean Hannity become the next Armstrong Williams? Not if he can help it, he's launched a distractive crusade to paint himself a victim using "538" ads. Find out how you can rebut Hannity's misleading claims live as they air for all to see -using Twitter.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Radio Treason: Hannity Continues Radical Anti-Obama Fearmongering (34 comments)
Sean Hannity hasn't stopped negative campaigning against the incoming President, using unsubstantiated allegations, hatemongering and other media manipulation tactics even though the race is over. One of few lacking traditional American post-election grace, Hannity's prolonged fear campaign and disrespect for majority rule begs the question: is Hannity becoming a radical anti-American before our eyes?
Monday, November 3, 2008 Why Obama is Actually More Conservative Than McCain (6 comments)
If Conservatism means fiscal responsibility, small government and strict ethics, Obama not only tops McCain, but George Bush, Dick Cheney, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and even Ronald Reagan. The key is the difference between traditional Conservatism and neoconservatism, which preaches military aggression, reckless spending and immoral slime-tactic politicking.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 White House Blackmails Iraq Ahead of Dec. Expiration of UN Mandate
The Wall St. bailout rammed through Congress amounted to blackmail, with our IRAs and assets held over a barrel until the bill passed. But the recent ultimatum to Iraq is even worse - agree to the status of forces agreement or literally die! But the looming expiration of the U.N. mandate means the war will technically become ILLEGAL after Dec. 31, so Bush wants compliance now - or else.
Monday, October 20, 2008 60 Minutes Goes "Imbedded" in Afghanistan (2 comments)
Did you see 60 Minutes recent segment "imbedded" with the 101st Airborne in a desolate mountain outpost in Afghanistan? They spotlighted heroic American soldiers, fighting under difficult condidtions - but in the end, the piece seemed suspiciously like a prime-time infomercial for more war and bigger war, more bombs, bullets and bases...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 NC, Ohio Dates Added To Beasties' Pre-Election Stadium Tour
Wondering who your favorite rock, pop and rap stars are supporting this election? Check out this list, an Obama LANDSLIDE and the Beastie Boys have just added more swing-state concert events with Sheryl Crow and friends - tickets go on sale Thursday. A who's who of A-list musicians all calling for change! Dylan, The Stones, Madonna, Bruce, Pink Floyd, Allmans, The Dead, plus hundreds more...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 HUH? Hannity Claims Obama Will Be Cutting Checks For The Poor? (2 comments)
Okay, so I know how the Sean Hannity Show works by now, relentless one-sided partisan claims without any balance. Hannity even announces his bias, circumventing anti-propaganda laws by claiming it's just "entertainment". But today I heard something startling - Hannity claimed Obama intends to cut checks for poor people through the taxation system.
Saturday, October 11, 2008 Rockstars For Change: Swing State Stadium Concerts Coming
The Beastie Boys have announced a battleground state stadium tour starting Oct. 28 to get out the vote. Joining the Beasties will be Sheryl Crow, Tenacious D, Crosby & Nash and others but check out this STAGGERING list of artists who have endorsed Obama or denounced the McCain/Bush ethos: The Stones, The Dead, Dylan, The Allmans, Stevie, Billy, Neil, Bon Jovi, Bruce, Floyd, Rage, Green Day, Heart, Foo, Pearl Jam...
Friday, October 10, 2008 Yes! Let's Immediately Investigate Voter Fraud!
The GOP is squealing about voter registration irregularities committed by low-income advocacy groups, but ignoring the flaming, toxic mountain of evidence showing blatant past and current GOP/RNC improprieties. Let's investigate ALL voter fraud - starting with Karl Rove's office sending caging lists to the Bush campaign!
Sunday, September 28, 2008 McCain Claims Victory in Debate and Iraq, Hoping We Overlook Much
McCain's mastery of deflection and political slipperiness escaped many of us. He eluded being nailed on his dedication to the wealthiest and deregulation, his support for the invasion of Iraq and the idea we need him to call our withdrawal a military victory instead of a growing. spreading financial defeat.
Thursday, September 25, 2008 Bush Extortion Plan: Scare, Swindle, Run (2 comments)
George Bush addressed the nation last night to lay out a three point plan:
1. Alarm Citizens With Threats Of Individual Hardship
2. Drop Shrink Wrapped Skids of Taxpayer Cash on Wall Street
3. Sort Out Details Later
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Creepy Audio: Palin, Pastor Hit Up Jesus for Campaign Funds (4 comments)
Palin's African Pentecostal guest Pastor offered a special message for Sarah and her fellow congregants during her 2005 campaign, praying for God to help her to raise funding, attract loyal staffers, crush the heads of her enemies and protect her from witchcraft. Hear the sermon here.
Monday, September 22, 2008 Cheney: Vice President Exempt From Presidential Records Act (3 comments)
Dog Ate My Homework, Part 11: Vice president Cheney took an ugly loss in court this weekend, attempting to wriggle out of official record-keeping requirements on the grounds his office is not part of the Executive Branch (this is not satire).
Monday, September 15, 2008 Hannity Calls For Hearings, Joining Ranks With Millions of Liberals
Hannity's rant Monday was a "pre-emptive strike" at anybody politicizing the 500 point stock market plunge. Calling for hearings (at last), he caught up to those of us demanding oversight and accountability for years. Great call, Sean!
Sunday, September 14, 2008 Palin and Presidential Politics: All Just a Reality TV show? (4 comments)
The 2008 presidential race has become a personality-driven "Reality TV" show, with Sarah Palin representing everything that enthralls us about Survivor, American Idol, Desperate Housewives, The Sopranos and even Are You Smarter Then A Fifth-Grader? Can Obama embrace this reality to fight the influence of "Reality TV politics" by November?
Friday, September 12, 2008 McCain Pressed On Campaign's Dirty Tricks (2 comments)
McCain's poll numbers have shot up since unleashing "pitbull" Sarah Palin and a raft of dirty tricks including the recent "sex pervert" attack on Obama. McCain was asked about this last night and gave a shocking answer, marking a drastic difference between the campaigns. But Obama can up-end the whole process with one simple twist: going completely transparent.
Thursday, September 4, 2008 Giuliani Logic: Personality over Economy, Career over Family
Reduced to a political hitman focusing on personal attacks, Giuliani's purpose gets more dire. But what does HIS personal life contribute to the debate about families sacrificing for one parents' political career?
Thursday, August 14, 2008 Hagee's CUFI Summit Attracts Record Numbers
John Hagee's 3rd annual Christians United For Israel summit broke attendance records, but included stifling new restrictions on press coverage, while coaching attendees on lobbying and media control. The "religious" event concentrated on escalating Mid-East conflict, trotting out Joe Lieberman and many of the same speakers who misinformed the public on Iraq, speciously claiming Iran has nuclear weapons and ties to Al Qaeda.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Hannity & Limbaugh: It's All Fun & Games Till Someone Goes Postal (6 comments)
Hannity listener shoots up church because liberals may be inside. Hannity's responsibility starts where basic broadcast professionalism ends. Providing a public disservice, he whines about liberals causing all of America's problems after 7 years of crushing Neocon rule and economics, getting obscenely wealthy himself. But this coward refuses to air the whole picture - only faux dissent is allowed!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Heightened Alert: ABC News and White House Colluding in Fear Campaign? (2 comments)
ABC News publishes an unflinchingly one-sided piece on Homeland Security's latest scare-package, claiming the U.S. is about to enter a Period of Heightened Alert, or POHA. Are we prepared for our Period?
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Lieberman At Hagee Conference: U.S. Should Attack Iran because God Hates Israel's Enemies (13 comments)
On Tuesday Joe Lieberman went ahead with his speech for Rev. Hagee despite protest by 42,000 outraged Americans. Pandering to Christian fundamentalist end-timers who predict the annihilation of the Jewish people is part of God's plan, Lieberman stretched wildly the case for action against Iran, yet still hasn't offered evidence of any credible threat to U.S. interests.
Saturday, July 12, 2008 Is Your Elected Rep In Bed With Rev. Hagee?
Sign the petition to Senator Joe Lieberman, DEMOCRATIC Congressman Eliot Engel of NY and Rep. Mark Pence of Indiana who are speaking at Pastor Hagee's CUFI conference on July 22. Should elected U.S. political figures condone a group that believes all Jews will be annihilated? How about their call for pre-emptive military strikes against Iran?
Friday, July 4, 2008 ClearChannel Come Clean: Was Limbaugh on McClellan's Fax List?
Yes or no, ClearChannel, was Rush on the list of right wing pundits receiving faxes of White House talking points from Scott McClellan's office? Demand a statement on the occasion of Rush Limbaugh's $400 million dollar contract for "entertainment" (whitewashing relevant facts and perspective).
Friday, June 27, 2008 Jewish-American PAC Boasts of Instigating War With Iran (3 comments)
Though AIPAC gets most of the credit, see how another pro-Israeli PAC boasted of their influence over your US Senators and Representatives, resulting in H.Con.Res.362, a bill calling for military action against Iran via naval blockade.
Sunday, June 22, 2008 Obama Vowed To Support Filibuster of Telecom Immunity Bill (19 comments)
UPDATED: Sen. Dodd is considering an amendment striking the Telco Immunity Provision. TAKE ACTION: Weigh in on Obama's vote for telecom immunity, an unfortunate reversal of his own vow to suport any filibuster of such legislation. Email the Obama campaign spokesman who publicized this "vow" today!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 NY Congressman Mulls Hagee Appearance
Will Eliot Engel (D-NY) join Joe Lieberman and Bill Kristol in appearing at the annual summit for controversial pastor John Hagee later this July? See shocking footage of the 2007 event for CUFI (Christians United for Israel) and decide if this is a worthy political cause, or a well-funded cult of apocalyptic zealots pushing for war with Iran.
Monday, May 26, 2008 Cleaning Our Congress: I Just Found my Rep. Makes Speeches for Rev. Hagee (1 comments)
As we tune in more seriously to Congressional races, it's surprising how little we know about our Congressional reps. Turn up the radar now! I found out my Rep. barely represents my Democratic NY district. I knew he was pro-business and pro-war but I never knew he was speaking at Rev. Hagee's religio-political conferences, or that he was moonlighting for Israel's most extreme right wing hawks! Vigilance...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 ABC News Shielding Cheney after DC Madam Hanging? (7 comments)
Palfrey's purported suicide raises the stakes in the game between the public and ABC News, who tried to close Pandora's Box after Dick Cheney's number flew out. Palfrey's handwritten note complains of a"modern day lynching", eerily forecasting her impending manner of death.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Taking a Proper Gander at Sean Hannity (2 comments)
The second in the "Worst of America" series, we analyze Hannity's campaign to manipulate public perception of Obama, deconstructing Hannity's exploitation of a fanatical black preacher to paint himself as heroic. Looking through his tricks and imbalance, we ask if Hannity's actions actually run counter to the core precepts of Conservatism.
Saturday, March 29, 2008 The Polarizer and The Unifier: A Reasoned Look (3 comments)
As it drags on, the Hillary-Obama debate gets more vicious - we've now seen polarization across gender, race, age, class and ideology. But we've also seen many firsts: cleaner campaign fundraising, record turn-outs, record youth blocs, record first-time voter blocs, and a new "standard for candor". Can you guess which candidate is the divider and which is calmly building all these bridges?
Saturday, March 15, 2008 Hannity and Limbaugh: The Worst of America? (19 comments)
The broadcasts of Rush Limbaugh/Sean Hannity actually run counter to the core tenets of traditional Conservatism: fiscal responsibility, small, unintrusive government and high morals. They also meet the historic definition of propagandists, trashing American ethical tradition in advocating war, snooping, consumerism and media consolidation which has made these "entertainers" personally rich and dangerously powerful.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 United States of Amnesia? Cheney's DC Madam Problem (7 comments)
The Vice President's bigger prostitution scandal was reported, then un-reported by ABC News after alleged White House intervention. Cheney's scandal is bigger and murkier then Spitzer's, tying in the DOJ firings, an unsolved murder, Abramoff, a sitting Senator, Giuliani, Kerik and a curious 180 by Disney/ABC...
Monday, February 4, 2008 Using the Idea of Obama to End the Fear and Loathing
How this campaign has begun changing political thought into moral thought at last. A discusion of logic, emotion, strategy and the contagious wave of transformation from bitter people who are afraid to talk to our neighbors, to a new generation of Americans that want to take responsibility and take action.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Hillary's Baggage: Bad Votes, Scandals and Polarization (2 comments)
In the general election, Billary's baggage will drag the national debate downward - you can almost hear the GOP licking their chops! Hillary's pro-war positions were dimly thought out, even gullible - but looking at healthcare in NY since 2001, Hillary backed down and then took payouts from the health insurance bad guys. Take it from a disappointed New Yorker...name recognition isn't enough.
Thursday, January 3, 2008 Report: Americans Hogging World Resources
The unsustainable overconsumption of the West is the key to upcoming environmental, economic and political strife - and it's largely unnecessary. The problem in the U.S. is that we are bred from birth to consume, because unlike many in the rest of the developed world, we buy things to fulfill childlike illusions about ourselves, not out of practical need.
Monday, December 31, 2007 Another "Anti-War" NY Representative Explains Why He Won't Impeach (3 comments)
Freshman Rep. John Hall calls for strong censure of Bush/Cheney, supporting investigations and inquests for multiple White House abuses and violations, yet stops short of signing on for impeachment hearings. Hear his rationale, including his contention that no matter how the hearings would play out "no article of impeachment would result in a conviction in the Senate".
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Hillary vs. Kucinich: the battle for the Democratic Party (7 comments)
If you want to send the Democratic Party a message on primary day, let them know how you feel about being misrepresented, taken for granted and ignored after the 2006 elections. But how do US voters choose for 2008? Sadly, for decades we've been voting for the wrong reasons: appearance, electability, media coverage and financial backing.
Saturday, December 15, 2007 Bush Startlingly Inept in Answering Question About Military Contractor Accountability (6 comments)
Hear your President cornered on an issue important to the American people, admitting he has no idea what is going on concerning legal governance of privatized armed forces in Iraq. Hear the President gloss over the importance of contractor accountability during the period the DOJ is now alleged to have helped cover up the Halliburton gang rape.
Sunday, December 9, 2007 How Media and Advertising Breed Americans to Be Eternally Childlike Consumers (3 comments)
Americans still can't even recognize what the last 100 years of media manipulation has wrought - a gullible nation, marching towards our own destruction. Bernaysian manipulation and the Bush presidency has brought to light how each family needs to re-evaluate how we educate our children because we are, at present, a nation of suckers being bled dry by industries who sell us empty fantasies.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Why we need to learn the name Sibel Edmonds
What's the tie between the Valerie Plame affair, the DoJ scandal, ten million missing White House emails and mishandling of crucial intel regarding suspects involved in 9-11? Everything, says whistleblower Sibel Edmonds - but the US media won't touch it and Congress won't hold hearings...so far.
Monday, November 19, 2007 My Congressman is a stooge for big media - Is yours? Check this list... (2 comments)
Eleven Congressional Reps sign petition to advocate gigantic corporate media merger, while ignoring issues most important to voters. Read about how these Reps are spending their time and who they are really going to bat for. Is your Rep on this list?
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 NY Congressman Won't Sign On For Impeachment Because of Political Baggage (3 comments)
Congressional Rep. Eliot Engel has cosponsored several House bills seeking to expose the President for using faulty intel to justify the Iraqi invasion, torture, eavesdropping, contractor fraud and more. Despite these aims paralleling a House resolution seeking investigations for impeachment, Engel won't sign on. Read why and see why politicians like Engel and regular American families have little in common.
