“Well, first of all this is a campaign about the 100 percent and over the last several years you’ve seen greater and greater divisiveness in this country. We had hoped to come back together, but instead you’ve seen us pull apart and politics has driven us apart in some respects. My campaign is about the [...]
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Poverty Not an Election Story Worth Covering
FAIR HAS an article out focusing on poverty and the coverage the subject does not get from top echelon national media in the country. It’s simply not on big media’s radar. Part of the issue is that neither Barack Obama or Mitt Romney talk about poverty. There’s no advantage to it, because both political parties [...]
As Pressure Mounts, Romney’s Tax Issue Pushes Campaign Into Desperation Mode
WHILE REPUBLICANS POUND on Mitt Romney to release his taxes, his campaign sees a moment to go harshly negative, with John Sununu’s surrogacy emblematic of the birtherism crowd that challenges Pres. Obama’s Americanism. After saying, “And I wish this president would learn how to be an American,” Sununu was forced to apologize; with the full [...]
The First NEWSROOM Award Goes to Chris Hayes
Ep. 3: Preview The “award” I’m about to give is a nod to HBO’s new series created by Aaron Sorkin, “Newsroom,” and the idealist notion in the 24/7 media orgasma era that ratings don’t have to drive content. What you’re about to read is the story of a nation rotting due to the inability to [...]
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