Tag Archives: Right wing media

Iowa Republicans Still Blindly Following Trump

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Trish Nelson

“Roughly 44 percent of voters nationwide approve of Trump’s job performance and 51 percent disapprove, according to Real Clear Politics’ average of national polls…Those numbers were the same found in Iowa, according to an Iowa Poll published in February in … Continue reading →

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Fox News Staffer “Pro-Trump Thing Isn’t Working”

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Trish Nelson

From Media Matters for America – mediamatters.org/blog/2018/06/04/fox-news-reportedly-having-difficulty-selling-ads Fox News in trouble: “The pro-Trump thing isn’t working” Fox News is reportedly having trouble selling ads for Sean Hannity’s and Laura Ingraham’s shows. One Fox News staffer told Vanity Fair‘s Gabriel Sherman … Continue reading →

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How The GOP Went Crazy

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Excerpts from a long but must-read article by By Kurt Andersen for Slate  It wasn’t until the age of right-wing talk radio and Fox News and Breitbart that the Establishment lost control, as crackpot habits of mind achieved dominance. An … Continue reading →

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What Fox Viewers See Day In, Day Out

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Trish Nelson

What Fox News [Entertainment, as it states on their license] viewers saw day in, day out last June, the same month Trump threatened to fire Mueller.  

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Fox News Has Ruined An Entire Generation

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Jen Senko is a guest on this broadcast. Click here to see my review of her documentary about right wing media,  The Brainwashing of My Dad.

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Why People Believe Crazy Stuff

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Weekly update from Media Matters for America.  Click here to sign up for the MMA weekly newsletter. Hoaxes spread immediately after Las Vegas massacre A lone gunman killed at least 59 and injured hundreds in Las Vegas. It took mere … Continue reading →

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How Right Wing Media Makes White Supremacy and Neo-Nazis Seem Normal

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Fox News and right wing media, including internet sites and talk radio are turning minds to mush.  If you would like to help fight the propaganda machine in Iowa, join this Facebook group:  Hogwash! Fighting the Right Wing Propaganda Machine … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Brainwashing of My Dad

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Trish Nelson

This is not only a must-see documentary, it is an engaging, tender personal story, told by a daughter, Jen Senko, who lost her dad to the right-wing media. It is a fascinating yet sad and all too common tale about … Continue reading →

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The Iowa Right Wing Cult Machine

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Trish Nelson

The right wing propaganda/cult machine is driving Iowa politics.  Find your local station in the list below.  These Iowa stations broadcast multiple hours every day of right wing propaganda over the publicly owned airwaves.  Call/write your local station. Tell them … Continue reading →

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Fox, Right Wing Media Not Reporting Trump-Russia Investigation

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Trish Nelson

How can people continue to support Trump, you ask?  Here’s how.  Watch the entire 12 minute 44 sec. video.  It goes all the way back to the Powell Memo of 1971.  

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