Monthly Archives: December 2008

Gullible Media Necessary for Clean Coal PR Campaign

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Gullible Media Necessary For Clean Coal PR Campaign Center for Media and Democracy PR Watch.orgby Sheldon RamptonThe coal industry's campaign to “make coal sexy again” has included every trick in the book – even a music video ad featuring supermodels … Continue reading →

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Barack, the Magic Negro

Posted on December 30, 2008 by bfialindathieman

Barack, the Magic Negro by Linda ThiemanI’m sure by now you’ve heard the tale of the parody entitled “Barack, the Magic Negro” – sung to the tune of “Puff, the Magic Dragon.”The supposedly-funny racial slur satire received little attention when … Continue reading →

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‘Shock Jocks’ on the Radio Airwaves in Iowa

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Trish Nelson

by Trish Nelson As you know, if you have been following this blog lately, BFIA has a renewed focus on (1) Progressive Action; and (2) Media Reform. The over-saturation of conservative talk (shock jocks, hate speech, etc.) on … Continue reading →

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Bush and Cheney’s Scandal List: 314 and Counting…

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Bush and Cheney's Scandal List: 314 and Counting… scandalist.info Lest we forget, it's probably a good idea to bookmark this compilation of 314 Bush scandals (including links) and save it for future reference. (The most recent scandal on the list … Continue reading →

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Conservative Talk Radio in Iowa – How Much is Too Much?

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Conservative Talk Radio in Iowa – How Much is Too Much? Yesterday, Blog for Iowa posted an article about the future of conservative talk radio and suggested an action to go with it (scroll down). After doing a little research, … Continue reading →

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Future of Conservative Talk Radio

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Trish Nelson

NYTimes.com Just because we won the election and President-elect Obama would like us all to just get along, doesn’t mean the fight is over. Conservative talk radio appears to be alive and well and planning to stick around. This strange phenomenon … Continue reading →

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Dear Santa: The Last Eight Years

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Dear Santa: The Last Eight Years The following letter to Santa is posted with permission from the author. TO: sclause@northpole.comSUBJECT: All I Want For ChristmasCc: blog3@democracyforiowa.com, comments@whitehouse.gov Dear Santa,I’ve never written to you before. I guess that’s because I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Democracy Now! Discusses Vilsack Nomination for Agriculture Secretary

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Democracy Now! Discusses Vilsack Nomination for Agriculture Secretary DemocracyNow.org A courageous journalist and champion of media reform, Amy Goodman is not the least bit shy about reporting on stolen elections, military contractors or mysterious plane crashes. Today's topic is slightly … Continue reading →

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Pundits Use GOP Talking Points to Analyze Possible Kennedy Appointment

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Trish Nelson

Pundits Use GOP Talking Points to Analyze Possible Caroline Kennedy Appointment by Trish Nelson Is anyone else getting a little fed up with the punditocracy’s practice of adopting the Republican argument as storyline? I’m talking mostly about the cable … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Renewable Energy on Winter Solstice Sunday in Iowa City

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Trish Nelson

EVENT POSTPONED: Join I-Renew to Celebrate Renewable Energy on Winter Solstice Tonight in Iowa City Postponed: watch this space for new date and time… I-Renew Winter Solstice Event for tonight…Due to unfavorable weather conditions for today and this evening, I-Renew … Continue reading →

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