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shocked

Shocked, shocked to hear that Trump is unfit

September 7, 2018 John Messmer Humor, Media, Trump Leave a comment

About that “shocking,” anonymous op-ed in the New York Times: What I find most amazing about all this talk about how the president is

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op-ed

Top Trump official publishes devastating op-ed in New York Times [anonymously]

September 5, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Activism, Government, Letter to the Editor, Media, Politics, Protest/Resistance, Transcripts, Trump, Widget: Transcripts, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

The New York Times took the rare step, today, of publishing an anonymous Op-Ed essay. The author, an unnamed, senior White House official, delivers

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Raunder ad

Watching the news: why do we have warnings about prescription ads, but not about political ads

August 14, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Campaigns, Candidates, Democracy, Electoral College, Media, Politics Leave a comment

We know that viewership of network news has declined precipitously in recent years, and the intended audience is primarily those who are currently or

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Two very quick questions I’d like the press to ask Sarah Huckabee Sanders

June 25, 2018 Arthur Lieber Media, Trump, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Sarah Huckabee Sanders handled herself with such dignity and fine reasoning in the Red Hen incident, but three days later at her press conference,

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STL_Media

St. Louis lags badly in media coverage of Congressional Races

June 3, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Campaigns, Media, Missouri region, Politics, Uncategorized, Voting/Elections One comment

As the St. Louis Metro Chapter of the League of Women Voters once again did its heavy lifting to bring political awareness to the

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rant

Jaw dropping: Trump’s rant on Fox & Friends

April 26, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Transcripts, Trump Leave a comment

In an astonishing 30-minute segment, Donald Trump called in to Fox & Friends on April 26, 2018, to rant, vent, yell, interrupt,  and blurt

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racism

On-line comments: Where racism reigns

April 7, 2018 Steve Sorkin Language/Words, Media Leave a comment

Against the advice of my cardiologist, I occasionally look at the on-line comments at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website.  No surprise the comments are

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Fox

Why he quit: Fox News analyst denounces propaganda channel

March 21, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Resignations, Transcripts, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

Calling Fox News “a mere propaganda machine for a destructive and ethically ruinous administration,” Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters [US Army, retired]  quit his job

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Claire-Ivanka

Ivanka trumps Claire Underwood

December 5, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Media, Trump Leave a comment

With all the talk about Michael Flynn flipping and turning on “higher-ups,” it’s remarkable how with all the names mentioned, Ivanka Trump is always

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Scarborough

Open Letter to Joe Scarborough

September 3, 2017 Helena Webb Crime/Violence, Democracy, Media, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Joe – Thank you. Your panel discussion of the Berkley/Antifa/Snowflake “controversy” reminded me why of I don’t watch morning news programs. It is too

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