Eric Golub was one of the premier comedians at RATM’s August rally at the Federal Building. From his opening to his closing, he was topical, hugely entertaining and as fact-based as he was just plain funny. One of countless great moments: The media never gets it right: they don’t understand gun violence. If you want …
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I’m not sure which exhibit it was at the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin that brought me up short, but it was during my visit there last November that it dawned on me why I do what I do. Was it the photo montage of Jutta Gallus, the East German mother who was forcibly separated …
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Never doubt the effect of angry, disgusted people working together towards a common goal. RATM, among many other groups and individuals, fought tirelessly to bring about exactly this outcome. Martin Bashir, who suggested that Sarah Palin be punished for a reference to slavery by having someone defecate in her mount and urinate on her face, …
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By our guest contributor Angi Bryan People are waking up. One of the most visible reflections of this is the fact that mainstream media is beginning to take a nose dive: MSNBC and CNN have lost almost half their viewership since this time last year. Some outlets are desperately scrambling to save face now that …
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With the exception of Fox News, the headlines of most major media today are dominated by the all-clear given to today’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the balloons are soaring down the streets of New York City. “Bread and circus,” or panem et circenses was a phrased used by the satirist Juvenal around 100 …
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Great news from Newsbusters! Data released Tuesday show CNN shedding 48 percent of total viewers since last November and MSNBC dropping 45 percent. The numbers were even worse in the all important demographic of people aged 25 to 54 as CNN’s ratings dropped 59 percent and MSNBC’s 52 percent. In an off-election year, and with …
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