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DIRTY TRICKS?: Koch-Backed Group Americans for Prosperity Mailed Out Incorrect Voter Information to Residents of North Carolina
By Elaine Magliaro Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group founded by the infamous Koch brothers, is up to its old voter suppression tactics again. This time the group sent out voter registration forms to people in the state of … Continue reading
“Vetted Moderate Syrian Rebels” Condemn U.S. Air Strikes
Has anyone else noticed a change public discourse regarding foreign affairs after passage of the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012? Why do I get the feeling that freeing the State Department to direct their “strategic communications” toward American citizens helped … Continue reading
Posted in Neoconservatives, Propaganda, Syria, Uncategorized, War, War on "Terror"
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“The Face of Disgrace”: Charlie Pierce’s Brief Look at Three Failures of the Mainstream Media Since 2001 (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Today, Charlie Pierce has a post on his Politics Blog at Esquire titled The Face of Disgrace. The post is short—but points out the mainstream media’s failure to cover a few important events that occurred in this … Continue reading
Posted in Countries, George W. Bush, History, Media, Movies, Music, Politics, Propaganda, Short Video, Society, United States, War
Tagged Charles P. Pierce, Climate Change, Mainstream Media
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Senator Bernie Sanders on Meet the Press (VIDEO)
Submitted by Elaine Magliaro Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from the state of Vermont, appeared on Meet the Press earlier today. Excerpt from Todd’s interview with Sanders: Sanders: “The truth is, there is profound anger at both political parties…The question … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Democracy, Government, Oligarchy, Politics, United States, Wall Street
Tagged Citizens United, Senator Bernie Sanders
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“It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again”: The News Media and Political Pundits Appear to Be Fear Mongering and Beating the Drums of War Once More (VIDEO)
By ELAINE MAGLIARO Last Sunday, Brian Stetler of CNN said he was concerned “about whether or not the media is stoking a war panic over the Islamic State militant group.” Stelter wondered whether members of the media were “letting their … Continue reading
Posted in Iraq, Neoconservatives, Politics, Propaganda, US Military, War
Tagged ISIS/ISIL, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Mainstream Media, Syria
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“Don’t You Dare Kick That Dog!” — In Defense Of Officer Wilson
By BOB STONE For the cop who paid it forward back in the summer of 1977 by taking the time to track down a 10 year-old boy’s brand-new Ross Apollo 3 speed that was stolen. I’ll never forget how he … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Dogs, DOJ, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Evidence Law, Government Propaganda, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Legal Analysis, Legal Theory, Logic, Murder, Mythology, Nazis/Nazism, Neoconservatives, Propaganda, Trolls, Ukraine
Tagged Brown Shooting, Defense of Officer Wilson, Dogs, Don't you dare kick that dog, Excited Utterance, Michael Brown, Officer Wilson, Officer Wilson Defense, Strong Arm Robbery, Wilson Defense
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Smear Merchants and Bias in News Reporting: Regarding Michael Brown, Darren Wilson, Race, Right-Wing Blogs, and the Mainstream Media
By ELAINE MAGLIARO Bias in the Mainstream News Media? On August 14th—five days after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri—Nick Wing published an article on Huffington Post titled When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Crime, Law Enforcement, Murder, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Fox News, Mainstream Media, Michael Brown, police, Right-Wing Blogs
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After the Supreme Court Ruling in Town of Greece v. Galloway Ruling: It Appears Atheists, Agnostics, and Some Faiths May Be “Getting the Shaft” with the Town’s New Prayer Policy
By ELAINE MAGLIARO On May 5, 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in the Town of Greece v. Galloway case “that local governments can, under certain conditions, open their meetings with prayers—even if those supplications to the deity are Christian most … Continue reading
The Killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and John Crawford III: It’s Not about Race…It’s Never about Race!
By Elaine Magliaro Back in March of 2012, Charles Pierce wrote a post for his Esquire Politics Blog about the death of Trayvon Martin and the people who came out in support of his killer, George Zimmerman. In his piece … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Beavercreek, John Crawford III, Michael Brown, News Media, Ohio, police, Trayvon Martin
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Mr. Conservative: Congressional Candidate from Minnesota Once Called Female Senators “Undeserving Bimbos in Tennis Shoes” and Disparaged Native Americans on His Blog
By Elaine Magliaro Jim Hagedorn, the son of retired congressman Tom Hagedorn, was a “surprise victor” in last week’s Republican primary in Minnesota. The Star Tribune reported that Hagedorn “pulled off an upset in his party’s 1st District primary for … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Politics, United States
Tagged Congressional Candidates, Jim Hagedorn, Minnesota, Republicans
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