Bush Lands on Pumpkin Pie Wearing Turkey Suit
I am always fascinated, and discusted, at how willingly, the mainstream press serves as the propagandistic medium of the administration, without asking critical questions. Last night I came home from...
View ArticleMedia mocking dem candidates again
After a brief period when it seemed like the mainstream media had regained its critical voice--during the Plame affair and Yellowcake--now they are at it again. I was just watching the Chris Matthews...
View ArticleHillary Clinton on Meet the Press
Hillary Clinton was just on Meet the Press in Philadelphia. For those of you in New York and other areas there's still a chance to see her outstanding performance. I know there are a lot of people...
View ArticleRevisions: Economy Shrank Pre-Recession
In a further attempt to prove that the recession began during the Clinton era, the commerce department has released revised numbers. See the link below:Revised economic data Does anybody believe this?...
View ArticleSaddam and Nebuchadnezzar
Since the first gulf war and maybe before, Saddam was often compared in the media with the ancient Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, and that Saddam even saw himself in light of this ancient king....
View ArticleKerry's response
Kerry appeared on the network's today. so far, he is the only candidate I have seen to come out with a response. He was very positive, and said this is a wonderful moment, and opportunity, for Bush....
View ArticleImagining Community
Hi everyone. I just would like to take this opportunity to plug my debut blog performance at Stirling Newberry's blogImagining Community: In it I try to understand, and hope others will try to...
View ArticleBlogs and Academia
For anyone interested, I posted a piece at Bopnews and at Symphony-x on how blogs, and internet in general, are transforming the ivory tower. Politics isn't just about presidential and congressional...
View ArticleHuffington on Dean, Judy
Ariana Huffington has a very nice article on Judy Dean in today's Salon.com.Judy Dean She was moved by Judy's expression of sincere simplicity and authenticity of primetime, and sees her as a perfect...
View ArticlePetition for Kerry
I just received this from Moveon.org. I didn't see any diary entries about it, so I'm posting. With this one, even if there are repeats, I think it is valuable to repeat it. If you feel Kerry should...
View ArticleBill Schneider
I just sent the following email to Bill Schneider, for what it's worth. mediamatters.org has Schneider's comments about terrorists wanting Kerry to win highlighted on its website. I didn't realize...
View ArticleKerry rally at UPenn
I don't know if anybody already posted a diary on this, but this is an important one to be repeated, at least for the Philly folk. There will be a Kerry rally on the campus of University of...
View ArticleObama/Hoeffel rally in Philly Love Park
The Obama/Hoeffel rally in Philadelphia today was fantastic, but I wonder if the event was promoted as much as it could have been. Considering the location the crowd should have been bigger. It seems...
View ArticleRoosevelt's Four Freedoms and George Lakoff
While reading George Lakoff's new book that I gave to her, my Mom excitedly recalled from her childhood Roosevelt's Four Freedom's speech. You can view it...
View ArticleThe "wired" Bush, with added poll
People keep asking the question whether or not Bush was wired in the first debate. Charles Krautheimer, of all people, just gave voice to a thought that had been percolating in my mind during the...
View ArticleSinclair and homogenization
As I've gone to freep the polls on Sinclair station websites, I've noticed another disturbing feature about these sites. They are all the same, despite the fact that they are supposedly the sites for...
View Article24 hour Evangelical Broadcasting
I live in Philadelphia and I've noticed something disturbing the last couple of weeks. Channel 104 used to be a channel like WB, I forget which. They broadcast Tales from the Darkside and other such...
View ArticleBush it: Stolen Honor on Pax Philadelphia
Stolen Honor is now on Pax channel 117 in Philly. Moreover, a 24 hour evangelical channel--Trinity Broadcasting--has invaded our airwaves. It is not just a Christian channel, but non stop propaganda...
View ArticleThe Third Party Arguments
Can someone please explain to me the argument used by Nader supporters about helping third parties? How will a vote for Nader help any third parties? If you feel so strongly about third parties, why...
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