Category Archives: Media

not such a good idea: HBCU of Phoenix

By ann summers Some historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) are public institutions who are being encouraged to subcontract curriculum to the for-profit University of Phoenix. At a moment when the discourse is about making public education more affordable or … Continue reading

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Propaganda 104 Supplemental: Vizzini and “Terrorism” (Case Study) UPDATED

By Gene Howington “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words … Continue reading

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Draft of Justice Department Report Claims That Police Escalated Tensions in Ferguson, Missouri, Following the Death of Michael Brown

By Elaine Magliaro According to the draft of a Justice Department report, police in Ferguson, Missouri, escalated tensions after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Matt Apuzzo (New York Times) said that the report “describes a chaotic scene in which … Continue reading

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Dumbass Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill Claims That Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders Is Getting “A Pass” from the News Media

By Elaine Magliaro Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri was up bright and early talking with Mika Brzezinski and squinty-eyed Joe Scarborough on MSNBC this morning. Poor Claire appeared a bit miffed because she thinks that Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont … Continue reading

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Picture of the Day for June 25, 2015: Regarding Fox News and Facts

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Neocon Bill Kristol Gets into Heated Argument with John Heilemann over the Confederate Flag Issue, Claims That the Left Has a Campaign to Disrespect the Memory of Confederate Soldiers

By Elaine Magliaro Bill Kristol–neoconservative political analyst and commentator, founder and editor of The Weekly Standard, and clueless pundit who is wrong about everything–got into a heated discussion with Bloomberg’s Politics Editor John Heilemann on Morning Joe Wednesday. Kristol had … Continue reading

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From the Climate Change Denier Diaries: Dumbass Fox News Host Claims Pope Francis Is the Most Dangerous Person on the Planet

By Elaine Magliaro First, we had the dumbass senator from Oklahoma James Inhofe suggesting that Pope Francis should butt out of the debate on climate change. Now we have a dumbass Fox News personality claiming that the Catholic pontiff is … Continue reading

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Is Lard Butt Limbaugh Really Toast? Another Radio Station Drops Him Like a “Bad Habit”

By Elaine Magliaro Over at Salon, Eric Boehlert has an article about Rush Limbaugh–the porcine, cigar-smoking, right-wing talk show host–being dropped by yet another radio station. Boehlert said that the bad news for the bloated bloviator is that things continue … Continue reading

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Mark Halperin, a Member of the Mainstream News Media, Scheduled to Host Pilates Session for GOP Donors at Romney Getaway

By Elaine Magliaro Mark Halperin, a news journalist who is the co-managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and a frequent contributor on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, is reportedly going to co-host an early morning pilates session with Ann Romney as part of a getaway for Republican kingmakers. … Continue reading

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Full Disclosure: The George Will Scott Walker Connections

By Elaine Magliaro Political pundit, Washington Post conservative columnist,  Fox News contributor, and climate change denier George Will has often been heard expounding on matters of great national import and opining about political figures on the Sunday morning nooz programs. At the end of … Continue reading

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