Right Wing

Heart of Stone

by Sheldon Rampton — November 25, 2008 - 3:42pm

Even Republican dirty-tricks operator Roger J. Stone, Jr. now says he regrets helping elect George W. Bush president in 2000. Stone, who led the "Brooks Brothers riot" that disrupted the 2000 election recount in Florida, now says he is troubled by the Bush administration's trampling of civil liberties and the war in Iraq.

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The Daily Beast, November 20, 2008

Grassfire's Blitzkrieg of Fear Aimed at President-Elect Obama

by John Stauber — November 19, 2008 - 5:15pm

Analyst Meg White examines the "blitzkrieg of fear mongering and misinformation" being whipped up against President-elect Barack Obama. "One phalanx in the fight belongs to Grassfire.org. ... Grassfire sent out an e-mail designed to scare people into joining its 'army that is ready to take on Obama's agenda.' ...

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Buzzflash website, November 19, 2008

Who's Behind the Council for a Democratic Iran?

by Diane Farsetta — October 29, 2008 - 4:47pm

CMD's Diane Farsetta digs further into the Virginia-based Council for a Democratic Iran (CDI) and its major new contract with the Livingston Group lobbying and PR firm, which Lauri Fitz-Pegado is working on. CDI's founder, Dr.

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WIMN's Voices, October 24, 2008

Judith Miller Lands at Fox News

by Sheldon Rampton — October 20, 2008 - 11:57am

Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, whose misleading stories about alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction helped make the Bush administration's case for war, has joined Fox News as a contributor, where she will provide "

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Editor and Publisher, October 20, 2008

PR Consultant Gave Palin a Boost into the National Spotlight

by Anne Landman — October 10, 2008 - 2:26pm

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's meteoric rise to prominence on the national political scene after only 21 months in office came about with the help of a media relations and marketing consulting firm hired to draw national attention to the state's proposed natural gas pipeline project.

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Washington Post, October 10, 2008

Don't We Deserve Better than More Attack Ads?

by Diane Farsetta — October 2, 2008 - 12:44pm

As the political action committee (PAC) "Our Country Deserves Better" prepares for its national tour of "patriotic rallies" against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, columnist Bill Berkowitz interviews the PAC's coordinator

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MediaTransparency.com, September 26, 2008

Reach Out and Smear Someone

by Diane Farsetta — September 19, 2008 - 4:24pm

The Republican Jewish Coalition says it hired the political polling firm Central Research to "understand why Barack Obama continues to have a problem among Jewish voters." But the poll questions upset many of the hundreds of Jewish voters in Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New

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Politico.com, September 16, 2008

Has Fake News Become the Real News?

by Anne Landman — August 18, 2008 - 5:16pm

An article in the New York Times asks whether Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's Daily Show has become the most trusted man in America, pointing out that his fake news

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New York Times, August 15, 2008

Spinning the Spin on Barack Obama

by Anne Landman — July 14, 2008 - 2:26pm

The cover of the upcoming issue of the New Yorker magazine bears a satirical cartoon that incorporates practically every jab the right wing has taken at Barack Obama and his wife Michelle: the couple is pictured standing in

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The Boston Globe (Boston.com), July 14, 2008

A Match Made In Political PR Heaven

by Judith Siers-Poisson — July 10, 2008 - 3:10pm

Former undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs and longtime George Bush advisor and confidante Karen Hughes has taken a position with PR giant Burson Marsteller.

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Wall Street Journal (sub req'd), July 9, 2008
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