Tag Archives: corporate media

Dems’ circular firing squad takes aim

Posted on January 17, 2020 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit wanted to know why the corporate news media are blatantly anti-Bernie. “Because he’s a pushy old guy from the Bronx,” I said. “Because he complains about their biased coverage of his campaign.” Swamp Rabbit was referring to the … Continue reading →

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Media still propping up economic recovery myth

Posted on September 29, 2013 by oddmanout215

My shack in Tinicum was in a miserable state, so I paid Swamp Rabbit to help me clean and paint it. Afterwards, the place looked good from the porch but when I stepped inside, I fell through the floor into … Continue reading →

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A rear-view glance at Lance

Posted on January 19, 2013 by oddmanout215

Between Lance Armstrong admitting he was doping and Jodie Foster coming out as a lesbian, it has been a rough week for the clueless. — Bill Mayer, Real Time, Jan. 18 I groan when the corporate media declare a new … Continue reading →

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It’s 2012, and the frauds are still free

Posted on January 2, 2012 by oddmanout215

I wonder if the old Stones’ song “I’m Free” is on Lloyd Blankfein’s iPod? The song crossed my mind while reading Danny Schechter’s article about the media’s “lack of any real investigation of Wall Street crimes, and the indictments of … Continue reading →

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More news pollution from the NYT

Posted on November 8, 2011 by oddmanout215

In a Sunday op-ed piece, Frank Bruni complained that Americans get worked up to no good end — headline: “The invention of outrage” — over what passes for news these days. Well, no shit. The odd thing about the piece … Continue reading →

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What’s crazier, belief in UFOs or in ‘free trade’?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by oddmanout215

Who else remembers when presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich was kneecapped by the corporate media? During a candidates’ debate in 2007 Tim Russert asked Kucinich if it were true he’d seen a UFO years before. “I did,” Kucinich said. “It was … Continue reading →

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Media likes Sheen, but angry workers? Not so much

Posted on March 2, 2011 by oddmanout215

Three blivets wreathed in American flags and automatic weapons could stand on a streetcorner with signs reading “Keep Your Damn Government Hands Off My Medicare,” and they would find themselves surrounded by camera crews from CNN, MSNBC and, of course, … Continue reading →

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