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Krauthammer Commits Terrorist Act on the Opinion Pages of the Washington Post

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Terrorists terrorize -- it's what they do.

Hmmm ... Why Do So Many Wingnuts Have Such an Obsessive Fear of Being Raped?

by Staff, Media Matters for America

It's all they can talk about in the right-wing media.

The Best Paragraph Written About Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue"

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

I've got it right here.

Newsweek Taps Bush Aide For Obama Reporting

by Ari Melber, The Nation

See if you can follow this twisted logic.

O'Reilly Warns of a Coming 'Tax Revolt': 'Pelosi Will be Bobbing Up and Down in the Boston Harbor'

by Alex Seitz-Wald, Think Progress

This statement appeared to be too much, even for Glenn Beck, who replied, "Uh, I don't think that's necessary.

CNN Paid Lou Dobbs $8 Million to Quit

by Amanda Terkel, Think Progress

That's a hell of a severance package.

Takes a Serious Contrarian to Go After Captain "Sully" Sullenberger's Heroic Image

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Apparently, there's one.

G. Gordon Liddy "Convinced" Obama is a Muslim

by Matt Corley, Think Progress

Wingnut Gary Bauer doesn't disagree.

Zombie Lies Don't Die ... WSJ Spins Discredited Claim that Programs for the Poor Caused Housing Crisis

by Staff, Media Matters for America

The idea that affordable housing initiatives were responsible for the crash is a widely discredited myth.

But What Does That 'Get a Brain Morans' Dude Think About All This?

by Joshua Holland, AlterNet

Can you miss your own 15 minutes?

Maddow: Anti-Muslim 'McCarthyism' Making Us Less Safe Maddow: Anti-Muslim 'McCarthyism' Making Us Less Safe

David Edwards, Raw Story. November 20, 2009.
Wave of prejudice among Republican politicians may actually be frustrating anti-terrorism efforts Maddow says.

Forty Years After Its First Episode, Sesame Street Is Still Saving the World Forty Years After Its First Episode, Sesame Street Is Still Saving the World

Tom Jacobs, Miller-McCune.com. November 19, 2009.
Thanks to lots of research (and, of course, to Jim Henson's genius), Sesame Street continues to aid in early childhood development.

Why I'll Never Buy a Kindle Why I'll Never Buy a Kindle

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. November 17, 2009.
Fancy new book readers save lots of trees, yes, but I'll pass.

Lou Dobbs Is History at CNN ... Now What? Lou Dobbs Is History at CNN ... Now What?

Angelo Falcón, New America Media. November 14, 2009.
Will we be seeing more Latino executives, anchors, commentators, contributors, and producers at CNN?

How Right-Wing Cult Leader Sun Myung Moon Bought Washington How Right-Wing Cult Leader Sun Myung Moon Bought Washington

Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org. November 13, 2009.
With money, media and promotion of a conservative political agenda, a self-styled Messiah and convicted felon became a frequent guest at the White House.

Introducing ChristianChirp, the Evangelical Right's Alternative to Twitter Introducing ChristianChirp, the Evangelical Right's Alternative to Twitter

Allison Kilkenny, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.
ChristianChirp.com, which promises to be a "family friendly" site, was founded by a man who claims to have been banned from Twitter for defending Rush Limbaugh.

Relentless Pressure from Progressive Groups Pushes Hatemonger Lou Dobbs Out of CNN Relentless Pressure from Progressive Groups Pushes Hatemonger Lou Dobbs Out of CNN

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. November 12, 2009.
Groups like BastaDobbs have done in Dobbs, who used his media platform to stir up racist, anti-immigrant hysteria for years.

Feds Wanted Private Data on All Visitors to Liberal News Site Feds Wanted Private Data on All Visitors to Liberal News Site

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. November 11, 2009.
A Justice Department subpoena requesting information on visitors to an independent news site is raising serious privacy concerns.

Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh Stoking GOP Civil War Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh Stoking GOP Civil War

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. November 11, 2009.
The right-wing media are trying to play "king-maker." But they are incapable of picking winners and stand poised to rip the Republican Party apart.

Study Claims Even the Most Sophisticated News Readers Can Be Manipulated Study Claims Even the Most Sophisticated News Readers Can Be Manipulated

Melinda Burns, Miller-McCune.com. November 9, 2009.
Revelations from a european study effort reveal that biased news can have a "time bomb" effect.

Focusing on Fort Hood Killer's Beliefs Is an Easy Out to Avoid the Deeper Reasons for the Massacre Focusing on Fort Hood Killer's Beliefs Is an Easy Out to Avoid the Deeper Reasons for the Massacre

Mark Ames, AlterNet. November 6, 2009.
That alleged killer Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is a Muslim is not enough to explain the attacks.

For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains For Glenn Beck, SEIU Is 'Radical, Marxist,' Except When Its Nurses Treat Him for Emergency Abdominal Pains

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Beck described SEIU nurse care as "amazing" after his inflamed appendix was removed.

Fort Hood Shootings: 12 Dead, 31 Injured On Texas Military Base (VIDEO) Fort Hood Shootings: 12 Dead, 31 Injured On Texas Military Base (VIDEO)

AlterNet. November 5, 2009.
Army psychiatrist suspected of massacre survived return fire from authorities and is in custody and hospitalized in stable condition.

NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough? NYC Marathon Raises Question of Who Is American Enough?

James E. Johnson, Jr., Imagine 2050. November 4, 2009.
Who gets to choose who is American or American enough? And how will they choose?

Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com. November 4, 2009.
Researchers looking at beliefs about al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein have made some surprising discoveries about why peopl

Why Can't the Corporate Media Just Tell the Truth About Iraq & Afghanistan? Why Can't the Corporate Media Just Tell the Truth About Iraq & Afghanistan?

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. November 4, 2009.
One NY Times reporter finally 'fesses up that the invasion of Iraq wasn't presented truthfully by the big media outlets. It's still not too late to tell the truth.

A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash's Political Roots A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash's Political Roots

Sarah Jaffe, Global Comment. November 3, 2009.
Antonino D'Ambrosio, the author of "A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of "Bitter Tears," " talks about the intersections of politics and pop.

Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys

Brad Reed, Commonweal Institute. October 31, 2009.
The Fox News shock jock weaves a tale of wealthy elites who are victims of tyrannical government hell-bent on taking their hard-earned money.

Washed-Up Actor Leads Cause to Distribute Christianized Version of Darwin's Evolution Theory Washed-Up Actor Leads Cause to Distribute Christianized Version of Darwin's Evolution Theory

Randy Olson, Island Press. October 29, 2009.
Attempting to subvert the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking 'Origin of the Species,' 50,000 copies will be handed out.

New Online Computer Game Exploits Right-Wing Paranoia New Online Computer Game Exploits Right-Wing Paranoia

David Corn, Mother Jones. October 29, 2009.
Glenn Beck mysteriously killed. The GOP driven out of Congress. Obama proclaims himself the "Lost Imam." And more.

How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Information? How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Information?

Charles Mostoller, AlterNet. October 29, 2009.
An activist shared on Twitter what he heard on his police scanner, and now faces serious federal investigation.

Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians Glenn Beck's Bizarre Outburst Against Meatless Mondays and Vegetarians

Kerry Trueman, AlterNet. October 28, 2009.
Cheap gas and cheap chuck remain American birthrights to loopy libertarians like Beck.

30 Reasons Fox News Is Not Legit 30 Reasons Fox News Is Not Legit

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. October 28, 2009.
Fox News routinely, and blatantly, breaks the code to which ethical journalists are supposed to aspire.

The Yes Men: Pranksters Out to Fix the World The Yes Men: Pranksters Out to Fix the World

Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus. October 27, 2009.
The Yes Men pose as spokespeople for major companies or bodies like the World Trade Organization, and give presentations that highlight the logic of corporate greed.

Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann Slam Fox News Propaganda About Their Meeting with Obama Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann Slam Fox News Propaganda About Their Meeting with Obama

AlterNet. October 27, 2009.
The commentators point out that liberals could not get an invitation to meet with President Bush to save their lives, while Obama meets with liberals and conservatives.

8 Reasons Fox Is Not a News Organization 8 Reasons Fox Is Not a News Organization

Adele Stan, AlterNet. October 24, 2009.
PR for the GOP? Yes. Platform for right-wing hatemongers? Definitely. But a news organization? Definitely not.

Rachel Maddow Mocks the Idea of Bush as a Motivational Speaker Rachel Maddow Mocks the Idea of Bush as a Motivational Speaker

AlterNet. October 23, 2009.
Bush will be speaking along with Dr. Earl Mindell, whom the tour calls the ultimate authority on vitamins, fitness and nutrition. Career reinvention can be humiliating.

Neocons Salivating Over Their Next Great Exaggerated Neocons Salivating Over Their Next Great Exaggerated "Threat": Electromagnetic Pulse Attack

Robert Farley, Right Web. October 22, 2009.
A diverse array of rightwing factions have united behind the effort to promote the EMP threat thesis.

How Mormonism Created Glenn Beck How Mormonism Created Glenn Beck

Joanna Brooks, Religion Dispatches. October 22, 2009.
With Glenn Beck now a mainstay in the national debate, the public is getting exposure to a peculiar strain of religious political conservatism rooted in Mormon culture.

This Year's Biggest Hoax Is Tim Geithner's 'Solution' for the Economy, Not the Balloon Boy This Year's Biggest Hoax Is Tim Geithner's 'Solution' for the Economy, Not the Balloon Boy

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. October 22, 2009.
If we could get one of the banking lobbyists to float a duct-taped flying saucer balloon, Wolf Blitzer might cover the real hoax.

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