FOX vs. News

FOX has declared war on the Obama White House


The Obama White House has finally started to respond by not treating Fox like a legitimate "news" organization. Of course, the "mainstream" corporate news organizations are siding with FOX!

It is time that legitimate news organizations quit treating Fox like a "news" network. With crazy neo-fascists like Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly organizing "tea party" protests against health insurance reform and publishing lies and false stories about anyone who disagrees with their corporate anti-liberal, anti-Democractic, anti-labor, anti-environment, anti-gay, etc. agenda, we need to BOYCOTT the fake news network!

Media MAtters: Fox News: A 24/7 Political Operation
Fox News: Fears, Falsehoods
8 Reasons Fox is NOT a News Organization
10 Most Egregious Fox News Distortions
30 Reasons Fox News is Not Legit
FAIR: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Boycott Fox News
BuzzFlash: Turn Off Fox!

McCain/Palin LIES!

The LIES of Sarah Palin and John McCain keep piling up, and the media is finally starting to point them out.

Sarah Palin LIED about opposing the "Bridge to Nowhere", which she supported before it came under scrutiny.
She has LIED about opposing earmark ("pork") as Gov. of Alaska

McCain "Misstates" Palin's Earmark Record

McCain/Palin LIED About Obama's Immigration Votes

McCain/Palin LIED About Obama Sex-Ed Record

McCain Attack Ads Get Facts Wrong

And the McCain/Palin campaign LIED about Obama's "lipstick-on-a-pig" comment, claiming he was making a sexist comment about Palin when he was clearly criticizing the McCain/Palin claim of being for "Change" but wanting to continue the same failed policies of George W. Bush (actually, if you want to interpret the comment literally, I think Obama was calling Bush and his policies the pig!)

St. Petersburg Times: Campaign of LIES Disgraces McCain

NYT: McCain Barbs Stirring Outcry as Distortions

Why McCain is Going So Negative, So Often

Robert Parry: Will McCain/Palin Lies Hurt Them?

Paul Krugman: Blizard of Lies


Amazing how the GOP can manipulate the truth and the public!

Rachel Maddow Slams Scarborough on McCain

Wow! At least SOMEONE is going after the Republican candidate for President, John McCain!

Rachel Maddow Slams Scarborough on McCain

Watch Air America's Rachel Maddow put Joe Scarborough in his place! Rachel Maddows should have her own TV show!

And since the Democratic candidates are still fighting amongst themselves instead of targeting John McCain, here are some things you should read about John McCain:

The Top Ten Craziest Things John McCain Has Said

McCain's "Maverick" Myth his the Media's Creation

Michael Moore Slams CNN/US Media

Michael Moore Slams Wolf Blitzer on CNN for their biased analysis of his movie about the U.S. health care system, Sicko, and for failing to do their job on other issues like Iraq. Now this is how liberals should act! Let's show more emotion: anger, frustration, enthusiasm, etc. about what we believe and defend it! Lesson for Democrats: Stand up to the media and conservative lies!

National Conference for Media Reform

If you were unable to attend the National Conference for Media reform in Memphis this weekend there are several places to catch up online:
Common Dreams News Center
and
Free Press
Great Speeches by Bill Moyers and Socialist Senator Elect Bernie Sanders!

Marching on Memphis: National Conference for Media Reform

Memphis wil be in the national spotlight this week as the National Conference for Media Reform comes to Memphis this weekend (Jan. 12-14). The purpose of the conference is to save the U.S. media from conservative government and corporate control. For several decades, conservatives have taken control of most of the "mainstream media" (corporate controlled networks, media owenrship, etc.), and even expanded their own major media outlets (e.g. "Fox News"). The "mainstream media" has failed to do its job of critical oversight of the Bush administraton and the political system and participated in a stolen election (2000) and an illegal war based on lies and "misinformation" by our government. It is time to take OUR media back!

The speakers list at the conference is a who's who of U.S. progressive/liberal journalists, politicians and celebrities: Amy Goodman, Bill Moyers, Helen Thomas, Phil Donahue, Jane Fonda, Jesse Jackson, Sen. Bernie Sanders, etc... Its a great event for Memphis and the nation! If you can't attend, Free Press and Democracy Now! will be streaming some of the conference on the internet.

Here's a good article on the conference by Danny Schechter at meddiachannel.org, Marching on Memphis: The Media Movement

There are several other events being held in Memphis in conjunction with the conference:
The Mid South Peace & Justice Center will be having its 25th Anniversay Celebration on Thusday, Jan. 11, with special guest Amy Goodman from Democracy Now!

FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting will be having a 20th Anniversay Party on Friday, Jan. 12, 6:00 PM at T J Mulligans (362 N. Main).

Let's make Memphis the launching point of a major battle to take back our national media from right-wing conservatives and the corporate rich!

Ten Most Outrageious Right-Wing Comments in 2006

I almost forgot to share my favoriteTop 10 list for 2006, Most Outrageous Right-Wing Comments for 2006 over on Alternet Actually there are at least 11 there, including Ann Coutler, Rush Limbaugh and other nasty wing-nuts. For more on the right-wing media and conservative media bias, check out Media Matters for America. And if you are in Memphis, be sure to check out the National Conference for Media Reform sponsored by FreePress