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Olberman Rides Again Keith Olberman ...

2008-02-04T09:36:41+00:00

Olberman Rides Again Keith Olberman has been reluctant to overuse his soapbox, and has refrained from giving any Special Comments for a while. His latest is not my favorite, but at least it's current.

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Media Narratives The Daily Show ...

2008-01-28T06:49:28+00:00

Media Narratives The Daily Show tackles the trumped-up drama that media sources have tried to impose on the election: Pants on Fire! Jon Stewart also tackles the spin on ...

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O'Reiley's Racial ...

2007-10-01T15:20:16+00:00

O'Reiley's Racial Miscues Previously, I discussed Joe Biden's Racial Miscues. Recently, Bill O'Reiley has made some remarks that are being used to accuse him of racism. It's worth ...

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The Red Herring Since the function ...

2007-09-17T06:59:46+00:00

The Red Herring Since the function of the Petraeus report was to shut people up for the time leading up to it, it has become necessary to control the damage unleashed just on account of the end of the stall. Although Petraeus was chosen for the job because he had ...

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Bush vs. The 'Nam After years of ...

2007-08-27T05:56:39+00:00

Bush vs. The 'Nam After years of avoiding or dismissing comparisons to Vietnam, George W. Bush has recently made the comparison himself. This strikes me as a terrible mistake, albiet one committed by people who get paid a hell of a lot more than I do.

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Conformity, Authority and Cults How ...

2007-04-13T06:32:22+00:00

Conformity, Authority and Cults How to Start Your Own Cult The Stanford Prison Experiment

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Talking Points and Spin Here I'm ...

2007-04-11T05:40:00+00:00

Talking Points and Spin Here I'm attempting to gather several clips illustrative of the principles of 'Talking Points' and 'Spin.' The Daily Show on The ...

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McCain in Never Neverland John ...

2007-04-04T06:48:49+00:00

McCain in Never Neverland John Stewart sums up John McCain's new image problem. Once credibly seen as a 'maverick,' McCain has been caught prevaricating too many times since the 2000 primaries in which he dubbed his campaign bus the Straight Talk Express:

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U.S. Attorney Firings Ala. the ...

2007-03-23T06:32:11+00:00

U.S. Attorney Firings Ala. the Daily Show Bob Scheiffer Takes on the ...

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Walter Reed Scandal The key ...

2007-03-21T07:12:32+00:00

Walter Reed Scandal The key rhetorical issue of this scandal is that the 'support our troops' meme has been used as a catchall imperative to silence criticism of the administration, while an issue more relevant to such support -- healthcare for wounded veterans -- gets ...

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