Republicans are trying to take credit for the Biden administration’s popular infrastructure projects, including Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Reported by Politico, Heather Cox Richardson also mentioned MMM in her newsletter.
“Meanwhile, the measures Democrats advocate are so popular that Republican legislators are taking credit for projects funded by them even though they voted against the laws themselves. Katherine Tully-McManus of Politico pointed out today that Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) voted against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will deliver nearly $470 million to her district. She has attended a highway ribbon cutting and boasted of the modernization of locks and dams on the Mississippi River in her district despite her “no” vote.”
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In other news…
Right wing Sinclair Broadcasting up to its old tricks pretending to be local
Sinclair injects deceptive attacks on Biden’s age into dozens of local broadcasts
“Two outlets controlled by right-wing media tycoons are working in tandem to aggressively push specious claims about President Joe Biden’s fitness for office to millions of Americans.”
The Wall Street Journal is owned by News Corp, the media conglomerate founded by right-wing billionaire Rupert Murdoch.
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“Delivering right-wing attacks on Biden’s mental fitness under the guise of ‘local news’ is an extremely powerful tactic. While many Americans are distrustful of the national media, 71% believe local news is accurate, including 78% of Ds and 66% of Rs.” – Aaron Rupar
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Link to the video showing local Sinclair anchors reading from the same script
https://x.com/atrupar/status/1800521789417943317
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Sinclair Broadcasting And Its History Of Using Local TV To Influence Elections
Below are excerpts from a long, well-researched article, The Growth of Sinclair’s Conservative Media Empire, by Sheelah Kolhatkar in the New Yorker about Sinclair Broadcasting that dates all the way back to the 2004 election and the company’s interference in … Continue reading
Link to more Blog for Iowa posts about Sinclair Broadcasting going back to 2004
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2018 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sinclair-broadcast-group-what-you-need-to-know/
2017 https://corridorbusiness.com/kgan-offers-window-into-sinclair-strategy/
2019 https://littlevillagemag.com/cbs-2-fox-28-biden-conspiracy-theory/
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