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Category Archives: media
What Biden Has Done Megathread
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
Posted in Biden-Harris, media, Media Bias
Tagged Biden one year, one year accomplishments, partial list
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Noise, Noise, Noise
One of the things most of us hoped for following four years of lies, four years of mismanagement and outright illegal activities by the Trump administration was some competent leadership and a bit of quiet time away from the constant … Continue reading
Posted in Biden-Harris, Covid-19, media, Racism in America, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged critical race theory, flood the zone with shit
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D-Day: Five Months Since The Attempted Coup
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
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, media, Media Bias
Tagged bravery, cowardice, D-Day, The Big Lie
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Disinformation!
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
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor, media, Media Bias
Tagged Al Franken, disinformation
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SCOTUS Allows FCC To Loosen Ownership Rules
As if media consolidation wasn’t bad enough already, Thursday the Supreme Court made it possible for even more consolidation to take place. The question before the Court was not on the validity of ownership rules or their effects on the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, media, Republican Policy, SCOTUS
Tagged FCC, media consolidation
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“DePlatformed?” Us Too!
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
Posted in media, Media Bias, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy
Tagged fairness doctrine, newspapers, platforms, Radio, TV
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Perception is Reality
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
Iowa Democratic Election Post-Mortem
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
Posted in 2020 election campaign, media, Media Bias, Radio, Republican Policy
Tagged 2020 post-mortem, setting the table
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Media’s Theft From The Commons
“Right-wing media have been laying the groundwork for Trump’s acquittal for half a century,” Nicole Hemmer wrote in the New York Times. “These tactics (i.e. minimize Trump’s transgressions and paint a picture of non-stop Democratic scandals) are not inventions of … Continue reading
Posted in media, Media Bias
Tagged #mediareform, big media, conservative media, Media Bias
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