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By Kevin Starr
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By Dave Eggers
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Rush Limbaugh, pioneer of inane babble, has accused the left, the government and the United Nations of exacerbating the obesity epidemic in America by attempting to feed the hungry. Limbaugh, in a trail of thought Magellan couldn’t have navigated, used as his inspiration a recent study which noted the prevalence of obesity-related health problems in poor communities. (audio & transcript)
Posted on Aug 30, 2006
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This 10-minute clip from MSNBC shows the devastation that Katrina left in her path one year ago. Chilling.
Posted on Aug 29, 2006
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As presenters during the annual television Emmy awards, Jon Stewart played straight man to Stephen Colbert as he railed against the “godless sodomites” in the audience.
Posted on Aug 29, 2006
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For a dose of perspective, check out this clip of Nixon V.P. Spiro Agnew lashing out at the press after a magazine called him “the great polarizer in American politics.” Also, listen to what he has to say about anti-Vietnam War protesters.
Posted on Aug 29, 2006
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Join Truthdig’s Robert Scheer, Arianna Huffington, Tony Blankley and Lawrence O’Donnell for a lively discussion on the week in politics, policy and culture. This week: Plan B, for Lebanon, Iraq and America’s women; a look back at a decade of welfare reform; Republican Congressman Christopher Shays says “let’s get out” of Iraq.
Posted on Aug 26, 2006
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Jon Stewart plays up the irony when a Katrina survivor drives from Louisiana to Washington, D.C., for an unsolicited meeting with President Bush. The contrast with Cindy Sheehan is hilarious. Watch it.
Posted on Aug 25, 2006
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough asks whether Bill O’Reilly has a point when he argues that Jon Stewart isn’t really running a “fake news” show. (Great clips included)
Posted on Aug 24, 2006
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Jon Stewarts “senior black correspondent” Larry Wilmore said that Republicans like Tony Snow and Va. Sen. George Allen are giving real racists like Strom Thurmond a bad name.
Posted on Aug 23, 2006
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This one was so brutal it almost wasn’t fun to watch. Almost. NBC’s Chris Matthews and antiwar veteran Paul Hackett made mincemeat of Texas GOP congressional candidate Van Taylor, whom they repeatedly chastised for using meaningless talking points. Taylor was more out of his depth than George Bush at a Mensa convention.
Posted on Aug 22, 2006
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In an interview with Jon Stewart, author and CBS News analyst Reza Aslan called Americas war on terror a marketing campaign, and then wondered aloud, Now, how the United States is losing a marketing campaign to people who live in caves…. (Watch it)
Posted on Aug 22, 2006
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To all of you harboring warm, squishy feelings left over from McCain’s 2000 presidential run, keep in mind that the Arizona senator is an unabashed hawk on Iraq.
(Watch it)
Posted on Aug 21, 2006
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The White House spokesman claimed that people wouldn’t forget that Hezbollah sent rockets into people’s living rooms. Stewart countered: “Tony, we were the ones putting rockets in their living rooms. We sold them to Israel and they were the ones who shot ‘em.”
Posted on Aug 18, 2006
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“Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver reports that the militant organization has had so much success rebuilding Lebanon that it’s eager to take on the reconstruction of New Orleans. Louisiana residents are hopeful. Hey, at least Hezbollah’s not FEMA.
Posted on Aug 18, 2006
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Real American Boy: How Our Byzantine Immigration System and Failed Economy May Have Made a Terrorist
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