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Is Thom Hartmann the Progressive Answer to Conservative Dominance of Talk-Radio?

Shay Totten, Seven Days. August 26, 2011.

Now in its fourth year, "The Thom Hartmann Show" ranked eighth on a talk-radio publication list, making him the most influential progressive voice on radio.

16 of the Dumbest Things Americans Believe -- And the Right-Wing Lies Behind Them

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. November 13, 2010.

We’ve gone beyond Stephen Colbert's' truthiness' into a 'truth-be-damned' environment.

The Right-Wing's Racist Freak Out Over the "Ground Zero" Muslim Center

The Progress ReportAugust 2, 2010.

Plans to build a Muslim center near Ground Zero has set off right-wing outrage based in bigotry, paranoia, bias, racism, and intolerance.

Glenn Beck's Incendiary Rhetoric Is Dangerously Close to Having a Body Count

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. July 27, 2010.

Right-wing media, led by Beck, continue to stoke dangerous fires with relentlessly incendiary rhetoric. We will see more tries at vigilante violence.

ACORN Totally Vindicated of All Wrongdoing -- What Was That 'Scandal' All About?

John Atlas, AlterNet. June 17, 2010.

A preliminary probe by the U.S. GAO has found no evidence of mishandling the $40 million in federal money ACORN and affiliates received in recent years.

Glenn Beck Mocks Obama Daughter; Issues Apology

Ben DiMiero, Media Matters for America. May 29, 2010.

Defying his own pronouncement that the children of public figures should be off-limits, Beck mocks Malia Obama, in a skit of despicable mimicry.

Blusterbomb: New Book on Rush Limbaugh a Puff Piece Rife With Lies

Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress. May 28, 2010.

In his new book, Army of One, Zev Chafets falls for Rush Limbaugh and propagates lies about liberals.

The 7 Stupidest Statements Made About the BP Gulf Oil Spill

Brian Merchant, TreeHugger. May 3, 2010.

Environmentalists probably blew up the oil rig (courtesy of Rush Limbaugh) and other idiotic conservative ideas.

15 Ways I Oppress Rich, White Conservatives Like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh

Christopher Deis, AlterNet. April 29, 2010.

The election of Obama has been difficult for rich, white conservatives. It's time for me, as a black man, to make amends.

What If the Tea Party Were Black?

Tim Wise, AlterNet. April 25, 2010.

Imagine that hundreds of black protesters descended on DC armed with AK-47s. Would they be defended as patriotic Americans?

Does Rush Limbaugh Really Matter?

Mark Green, AlterNet. April 8, 2010.

A question: should any serious person take time to factually rebut people who are allergic to facts?

How Glenn Beck Helps Violent Right-Wing Militias

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. April 7, 2010.

Glenn Beck has done more than any other person to amplify and mainstream the movement's hateful and foreboding anti-government message.

Fox News, Health Care, and the Right-Wing Nervous Breakdown

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. March 26, 2010.

How did health care go so terribly wrong for the Tea Party's true believers? They made the mistake of believing their own hype -- and Fox News.

How a 77-Year-Old Visionary Author Became the Target of a Far-Ranging Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory

Peter Dreier, AlterNet. March 25, 2010.

The bizarre tale of how Frances Fox Piven came to be seen as the author of a blueprint for a radical takeover of American society by paranoid conservatives.

The 10 Most Outrageous Right-Wing Freakouts Over the Health Care Bill

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. March 23, 2010.

The day after the bill passed, right-wingers took to the airwaves to make outrageous, wildly offensive comparisons to 9/11 and Nazis. Some called for violence.

The GOP Should Look in the Mirror When Talking About Obama's Drug Use

Tony Newman, AlterNet. February 19, 2010.

What about Dubya's alleged cocaine consumption as a younger man? Or Rush Limbaugh's painkiller addiction?

Can Obama and Dems Overcome the Right's Talk Radio Monopoly?

Sue Wilson, AlterNet. February 5, 2010.

Will a recent plea by President Obama to learn more about talk radio be enough to loosen Limbaugh's stranglehold on the airwaves?

9 Things the U.S. Could and Should Do for Haiti

Bill Quigley, CounterPunch. January 19, 2010.

The unfathomable tragedy in Haiti demands that we do things differently.

[Video] Jon Stewart Slams Rachel Maddow For Haiti Coverage

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. January 15, 2010.

In a segment mocking Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson for their remarks about Haiti, Stewart also took a swipe at Maddow.

Behold the Diversity of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference: One Woman, One Person of Color ... and Limbaugh

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: Politics. January 11, 2010.

The conference bills itself as "the most prominent Republican event outside of a Republican National Convention."

GOP Leaders Flex Their Hypocrisy Muscles, Start Bawling Over Harry Reid's

GOP Leaders Flex Their Hypocrisy Muscles, Start Bawling Over Harry Reid's "Slavery" Comment

Eclectablog, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. December 8, 2009.

Notorious race-baiters Rush Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin have played the "race card" card.

Poll: Americans Consider Rush Limbaugh Nation's Most Influential Conservative

Poll: Americans Consider Rush Limbaugh Nation's Most Influential Conservative

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2009.

Limbaugh was chosen by 26 percent of those who responded, followed by Glenn Beck at 11 percent. Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin got 10 percent each.

Sarah Palin's Poison: The Secret of Her Right-Wing Success

Sarah Palin's Poison: The Secret of Her Right-Wing Success

Richard Kim , Betsy Reed, The Nation. November 14, 2009.

Some may secretly relish the embarrassing spectacle that is Sarah Palin. But she's dangerous; the more we chuckle, the more indignant her army becomes.

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.

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.

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