Uppity Wisconsin
Making Wisconsin Progressive Again
Michael Jackson
Sat, 06/27/2009 - 4:20pm | thomasjasen
That was beautifully said. There is an ignorance about Michael Jackson in contemporary America that bears no relationship to the impact that this human being had upon the world. Watching MSNBC's liberal newscasters simply categorize Jackson as a weird demented icon was heart wrenching. They destroyed my image of a passionate and empathetic news station and cruelly reminded me of FOX's discriminatory coverage of O.J. Simpson. This deja vu constantly reminds black people that in the eyes of white liberals we are a guilty headline to be exploited by the CEO's of corporate advertisers. MSNBC's coverage was not an honorable memorial, but a lynching party with a Vanity editor tying the hangman's noose by the dim light of hyperbole from seasoned newscasters.
You're right, meaningful liberals are all too eager to march to the distant sounds of apathy because they can step over the pig manure they historically permeated in their own back yard. Thanks for being you.
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"Incendiary" Hosts Taken Off Election Anchor Chairs
Mon, 09/08/2008 - 2:36pm | mal contends
What makes a political host incendiary? Holding Republicans accountable and asking questions.
These sins of Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews have caused MSNBC to take the two politicos off the anchor chairs, leading the cable channel’s election coverage.
Olbermann and Matthews are apparently not aware that their mandate is that of a stenographer and propagandist delivering insipid descriptions of GOP-approved narratives.
These sins of Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews have caused MSNBC to take the two politicos off the anchor chairs, leading the cable channel’s election coverage.
Olbermann and Matthews are apparently not aware that their mandate is that of a stenographer and propagandist delivering insipid descriptions of GOP-approved narratives.
MSNBC's Chuck Todd: Wisconsin Was Turning Point
Mon, 08/25/2008 - 4:31pm | mal contends
Chuck Todd, top media politico, just said on MSNBC's Hardball that Wisconsin was the turning point in the 2008 Democratic primary.
Todd said that after Obama clobbered Hillary in Wisconsin on February 19, Hillary had only a 10 percent chance of getting the nomination, and not the 50 percent chance that Hillary's people and the media proclaimed.
Obama's Wisconsin victory, gained on the heels of his sweep in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. the week before, left many objective observers looking to Ohio and Pennsylvania (where Hillary won solid victories) as merely prolonging the inevitable Obama nomination.
Salon had a piece by Mike Madden in early May explaining the importance of Wisconsin's primary and probing why this perfectly composed demographic state for Hillary handed her a 17-point thrashing.
See also Wisconsin More Important than Pennsylvania Machine-State.
Todd said that after Obama clobbered Hillary in Wisconsin on February 19, Hillary had only a 10 percent chance of getting the nomination, and not the 50 percent chance that Hillary's people and the media proclaimed.
Obama's Wisconsin victory, gained on the heels of his sweep in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. the week before, left many objective observers looking to Ohio and Pennsylvania (where Hillary won solid victories) as merely prolonging the inevitable Obama nomination.
Salon had a piece by Mike Madden in early May explaining the importance of Wisconsin's primary and probing why this perfectly composed demographic state for Hillary handed her a 17-point thrashing.
See also Wisconsin More Important than Pennsylvania Machine-State.
"Someone's got to kick his ass"
Sun, 05/18/2008 - 12:23am | Outraged
Rep. Conyers and Wexler stand for the people. Good for them, they deserve all the credit in the world. They are taking Karl Rove to task for his refusal to testify before congress. From RawStory:
"We're closing in on Rove," Conyers was heard saying today on the House floor, according to a source for Politico. "Someone's got to kick his ass....."
"If he doesn't show, Conyers said: "We'll do what any self-respecting committee would do. We'd hold him in contempt. Either that or go and have him arrested."
"We want him for so many things, it's hard to keep track," he added." (following video 8min)
If you happen to be unfamiliar with the Siegelman case, Daily Kos explains: