Category Archives: mainstream media

Santorum, the ‘stealth lobbyist’

Posted on March 13, 2012 by oddmanout215

The headline alone was enough to make me laugh: “Santorum accuses Fox News of shilling for Romney.” This is like Madonna accusing a rival diva of lip-synching. It’s another example of why many of us use the words “Christian” and … Continue reading →

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Socialism is not a dirty word

Posted on March 12, 2012 by oddmanout215

I saw this video at Suburban Guerrilla and thought of all the people I know who probably didn’t see it… In his travels, journalist and author David Cay Johnston talked to a dozen tour-bus drivers in beautiful downtown Stockholm and … Continue reading →

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Tax-dodging corporate liars

Posted on March 8, 2012 by oddmanout215

What a surprise. It seems those those CEOs from Business Roundtable who met behind closed doors with Barack Obama Tuesday and with “Blue Dog” Democrats on Capitol Hill yesterday were much more interested in pushing for lower corporate tax rates … Continue reading →

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‘Job creation’ behind closed doors

Posted on March 7, 2012 by oddmanout215

How comforting that Barack Obama was scheduled to have another closed-door meeting last night with CEOs from America’s largest companies. Did he talk to them about job creation? Did he go so far as to urge them to “start hiring,” … Continue reading →

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NFL players paid to injure — shocking!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by oddmanout215

Like Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca, I’m shocked — shocked! — to hear National Football League players are being paid to injure players on opposing teams. From Steve Coll of the New Yorker: On Friday, the National Football League disclosed … Continue reading →

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AIPAC puts foot down — on Obama

Posted on March 4, 2012 by oddmanout215

Benjamin Netanyahu is a lot like former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, who once bragged he would “make Attila the Hun look like a faggot.” The Israeli PM has not only publicly scolded Barack Obama, he has warned him. He is … Continue reading →

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Cheeseheads battle billionaires

Posted on March 3, 2012 by oddmanout215

Not long ago, the people of Wisconsin were dumb enough to elect Gov. Scott Walker, a dull-eyed lapdog for a group of billionaires that wants to destroy organized labor and do business without paying taxes. Now Wisconsin citizens are trying … Continue reading →

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NPR’s new goal — be ‘fair to the truth’

Posted on March 1, 2012 by oddmanout215

A new ethics handbook released by National Public Radio would seem to indicate the network is reacting in a positive way to persistent criticism of its “he said, she said” approach to the news. According to Jay Rosen of PressThink, … Continue reading →

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Class warfare? It’s only just begun

Posted on February 26, 2012 by oddmanout215

I should change my name to Ed Anger. Or Joe Jeremiad. I’m disgusted that the robber barons who rule the GOP were able, with much help from the corporate media, to push into the language the catchphrase “right to work,” … Continue reading →

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Serfin’ USA (the new feudalism)

Posted on February 22, 2012 by oddmanout215

Did Cameron Diaz go under the knife? Will the stars of Hangover 3 score big pay increases? These are the questions that try journalists’ souls. Meanwhile, in another world, in a piece called “Is Market Capitalism Dead?,” Columbia Prof. Thomas … Continue reading →

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