A few weeks ago, in post about the complete dismantling of public education as we know it in Philadelphia, I quoted a publication called the Black Agenda Report. The article that I’d excerpted, as you may recall, dealt primarily with the curious silence of black civil rights leaders. Here, for those of you who might […]
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Astroturf wars, and the battle to defund NPR
The following video, taken last year during a training session for Tea Party activists in Nashville, is of a young man from a group called the American Majority. His name is Austin James, and, on the video, he can be seen instructing folks how they should go about waging guerilla warfare online by, among other […]
Posted in Media, Politics Also tagged Amazon, American Liberty Tour, American Majority, Austin James, book reviews, Juan WIlliams, Koch brothers, manipulation of the stupid, movie reviews, National Public Radio, Shirley Sherrod, stop watching NPR, tea party, teabots, the future of journalism, the sad state of journalism 10 Comments
Tea-Baggers Gone Wild: taking back healthcare town halls
Every year at this time, when Congress goes into recess, our elected officials travel back to their home districts and engage their constituents. And, this year, as you can imagine, most of them are talking primarily about healthcare reform. The problem is, Republican operatives have made it their mission to disrupt such town hall meetings, […]
Posted in Health, Politics Also tagged accusations of socialism, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, Austin, Birthers, Bush administration, fear mongering, Free Speech Zones, freedom hounds, H.R. 3200, health insurance, healthcare reform, John Dingell, Kenya, Lloyd Doggett, loyalty oaths, Monroe, NPR, Obama, Obamacare, Operation Urgent Fury, Republican National Committee, Romulus, Romulus Athletic Center, Swiftboating, teabagging, Think Progress, Wall Street run healthcare 53 Comments