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10 Dumbest Members of Congress

Posted on May 22, 2012, Source: AlterNet

A new study finds that Congress speaks at almost a full grade level lower than it did seven years ago. Meet the 10 conservatives dragging down their collective intelligence.

10 Constituent Groups Mitt Romney Would Screw Over

Posted on Apr 25, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Romney's policies, if enacted, will punish a broad spectrum of Americans from almost every possible constituent group.

Fox News Shamelessly Smears Group That Exposed Network's Sordid History

Posted on Feb 23, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Media Matters' new book has been met by shameless propaganda by Fox news.

10 Repulsive Fox News Employees Who Should Be Fired

Posted on Feb 15, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Hostility and rabid right-wing advocacy are the hallmarks of Fox’s business model.

GOP Propaganda Guru Scared to Death of Occupy -- 10 Ways He's Trying to Spin the Movement

Posted on Dec 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

For decades, Frank Luntz has been fooling low-information voters into supporting unpopular policies. He's scared of OWS because the movement exposes his lies.

How the Bitter Elitists at Fox News Keep Trying -- And Failing -- to Dampen Support for Occupy Wall Street

Posted on Oct 27, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Another day, another Fox News attempt to smear the Occupy Wall Street movement. This time they've resurrected their favorite bogeyman, ACORN.

Andrew Breitbart's Pathetic Attempt to Smear Occupy Wall St.

Posted on Oct 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Breitbart's latest attention grab illustrates just how afraid the right is of the 99% of Americans who are waking up to the injustice and corruption of the 1%.

The Foxification of CNN? 8 Signs the Network Is Trying to Tilt Crazy Right

Posted on Oct 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

If there's one thing that American media doesn't need, it's another Fox News. The first one is already doing a stellar job of advancing the GOP agenda.

GOP and Tea Party Mobs Determined to Raise Taxes -- On the Poor

Posted on Aug 22, 2011, Source: AlterNet

High-profile members of the right-wing like to claim that "half the country doesn't pay taxes." It's a straight-up lie.

8 Dumbest, Most Insensitive Right-Wing Reactions to the Norway Shooting

Posted on Jul 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The right-wing media has engaged in brazen finger-pointing and insensitivity toward the victims and other innocent parties.

Is Fox News Scared? Desperate Attacks on Watchdog Group Media Matters Suggest Yes

Posted on Jul 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Fox News pack is on the warpath against media watchdog group Media Matters.

10 Reasons Andrew Breitbart Should Apologize (Or Just Shut Up and Go Away)

Posted on Jun 7, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Just because Breitbart lucked into being correct about Weiner doesn’t mean his long-established pattern of deception should be dismissed.

Are Roger Ailes' Fox News Freaks Inadvertently Helping Democrats?

Posted on May 23, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Fox is bad for journalism and Democracy. It is bad for America. But is it also bad for the GOP?

South Dakota Outlaws Guns?!

Posted on May 12, 2011, Source: News Corpse

Alright, not really. But imagine the outcry if lawmakers did to gun laws what they've done to a woman's right to control her own body?

GOP Hitman Andrew Breitbart's Confessional Memoir: I Wouldn't Be a Foul, Raging Jerk If I Had Made It in Hollywood

Posted on May 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Andrew Breitbart serves up thin gruel in his clownish memoir-manifesto, "Righteous Indignation."

Ayn Rand Movie Fails in Free Market (Despite Tea Party Hype)

Posted on Apr 21, 2011, Source: News Corpse

The reviews of "Atlas Shrugged" have been merciless. And despite a major push by Tea Party networks, Ayn Rand's paean to ego-centrism has not drawn audiences.

10 Reasons Fox News Is Just as Awful with or Without Glenn Beck

Posted on Apr 10, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Fox earned its nefarious reputation long before Beck arrived and there is every indication it will remain long after he’s gone.

How You End Up Bankrolling Fox News: News Corp. and Rupert Murdoch Weasel Out of Paying Taxes

Posted on Mar 21, 2011, Source: News Corpse

When giant, prosperous, multinational corporations get out of their tax obligations, ordinary citizens are the ones who are forced to make up the shortfall.

7 Things to Do When Right-Wingers Attack

Posted on Mar 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

America's right-wingers have orchestrated an aggressive assault on those they consider to be their enemies. Well, we don't have to lay down and take it.

The Shameless Right-Wing Lies That Ousted an NPR CEO

Posted on Mar 14, 2011, Source: News Corpse

NPR, and other groups and individuals who've reacted to James O'Keefe's pranks and lies, are helping to empower a dangerous cabal of right-wingers.

The Real Reason Glenn Beck Hates Google

Posted on Feb 19, 2011, Source: News Corpse

Beck has a Google conspiracy theory. What he doesn't tell you is that his boss, Rupert Murdoch, has it in for the search-engine giant.

New Study: Tea Partiers Three Times More Likely to Say Violence Is Warranted. Exhibit A: Glenn Beck

Posted on Jan 19, 2011, Source: News Corpse

When a survivor of the Tucson shooting told a Tea Party leader, "You're dead," he was arrested and committed. Why is Glenn Beck any different?

Fox News Escalates 'War On Christmas'

Posted on Dec 25, 2010, Source: News Corpse

Rupert Murdoch sent a memo to all employees wishing them a happy 'holiday.' Why does he hate Jesus?

CNN Tries to Outfox Fox With Tea Party Deal

Posted on Dec 22, 2010, Source: News Corpse

CNN, the once dominant and comparatively respectable cable news network, seems determined to destroy whatever shreds are left of its credibility.

Study Confirms That Fox News Makes You Stupid

Posted on Dec 15, 2010, Source: News Corpse

A new survey of American voters shows that Fox News viewers are significantly more misinformed than consumers of news from other sources.
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