Category Archives: Media Bias

Controlling the Past, Controlling The Future

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Dave Bradley

A discussion of Orwell’s quote (9 minutes): You would think in this day and age that politicians and others in the public eye would learn that lying about something that happened especially when there is a digital record should be … Continue reading →

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Media In The Midterms

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Just a quick observation – the day of the media as an objective observer during the midterms are long gone. Most every media outlet is a subsidiary of some major corporation. As if we needed to be reminded, major corporations … Continue reading →

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What Biden Has Done Megathread

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Dave Bradley

  We wanted to make sure that everyone had a chance to see this. The “mainstream media” seldom misses a chance to blame President Biden for anything and everything that is perceived as a wrong in this world – and … Continue reading →

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“The Medium Is The Message”

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Dave Bradley

For those who read my stuff you know this is a message I come back to with some frequency. This short statement proffered by Professor Marshall Mcluhan of Toronto University in the late 1960s. My interpretation of this is that … Continue reading →

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D-Day: Five Months Since The Attempted Coup

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Tomorrow is the 77th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe by the Allies in World War 2. This is a day that looms large in our family because my late father-in-law was among those who stormed the beach. As … Continue reading →

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Disinformation!

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Former Senator Al Franken hits one of the major problems in America today. Simply stated it is disinformation. Half of America allows themselves to be fed a steady diet of lies, omissions, hate and perversions of the truth. Here in … Continue reading →

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“DePlatformed?” Us Too!

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Dave Bradley

As if I needed yet another chuckle over how badly conservatives are treated in this country, I almost drove off the road laughing when I heard the news on public radio Friday and some Republican Iowa legislators were whining about … Continue reading →

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Trump Still Clouds The Country

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Donald Trump is living the egomaniacs wet dream. For a guy who wants to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every wake –  the guy who wants all the attention all the time – Trump has … Continue reading →

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Perception is Reality

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Dave Bradley

Thom Hartmann does a Democratic post-mortem with Indivisible Director Megan Hatcher Mays.  This video is about 9 minutes. Last week I discussed the proliferation of conservative media, particularly talk radio, in rural areas throughout the country including Iowa. Progressives have … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democratic Election Post-Mortem

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Dave Bradley

It is Thanksgiving week of what has been one of the most intense years in our lives. Not only were we tasked with removing the worst president ever from office in an election that saw incredible voter suppression of many … Continue reading →

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