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By Chris Hedges
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NBC has told the Dixie Chicks it won’t run an ad for their documentary because in it they criticize President Bush. Watch it.
The irony: The Dixie Chicks are being silenced in trying to advertise a film about how they were silenced.
Posted on Oct 27, 2006
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Michael J. Fox defends his advocacy against Rush Limbaugh’s ignoble attack: “Because the thing about ... being symptomatic is that it’s not comfortable. No one wants to be symptomatic; it’s like being hit with a hammer.”
Posted on Oct 27, 2006
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This week Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer discusses the danger of electronic voting, Kevin Tillman’s essay “After Pat’s Birthday,” and more.
Posted on Oct 26, 2006
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A group of researchers at Northwestern University may have rendered TV news reporters obsolete with this completely automated and virtual newscast, in which a video game character reads news culled from RSS feed, and the screen behind her displays relevant photos and videos. Pretty cool.
Posted on Oct 26, 2006
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Just how racist can Bob Corker get? The GOP Senate candidate has produced a radio ad that features African-sounding jungle drums at every mention of his opponent, Rep. Harold Ford, who is black.
Earlier: The RNC runs an anti-Ford TV ad that plays on sex-related racism
Posted on Oct 26, 2006
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Tucker Carlson says he understands the Pentagon’s lies to the Tillman family because, as he puts it: “Telling the truth is really hard.”
Posted on Oct 26, 2006
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During a tense interview with NPR, Karl Rove defended his claim that the GOP will hold on to both houses of Congress and accused host Robert Siegel of bias. (h/t: Crooks and Liars)
Posted on Oct 26, 2006
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Arianna Huffington issues an appeal for calm in the face of election season fear-mongering: “Remember FDR. ‘The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.’ And, of course, those who use it for their own political purposes.” (Video & Transcript)
Posted on Oct 25, 2006
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In “The Road to Guantanamo,” directors Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross meld documentary and re-creation to tell the story of three British citizens who were held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay for two years without charge.
Earlier: Read a Truthdig article on the film
Posted on Oct 25, 2006
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A CNBC host asked Bush whether he used the most popular search engine on Earth. His response betrayed an unfamiliarity with the Internet not seen in a politician since Sen. Ted “Series of Tubes” Stevens spoke out on the subject.
Posted on Oct 24, 2006
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Hate-spewing talk show host Rush Limbaugh accused actor Michael J. Fox of exaggerating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a pro-stem cell ad. Rush is about as despicable as one can be.
Posted on Oct 24, 2006
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The MSNBC host uses a recent GOP ad and a copy of Webster’s Dictionary to buttress his argument that the Republican Party is the largest terrorist organization in the country.
Posted on Oct 24, 2006
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