Couple in anti-Bush T-shirts were arrested at president's speech
A husband and wife who wore anti-Bush T-shirts to the president's
Fourth of July appearance aren't going down without a fight: They will
be represented by lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union as
they contest the trespassing charges against them Thursday morning in
Charleston Municipal Court. Police took Nicole and Jeff Rank away in
handcuffs from the event, which was billed as a presidential
appearance, not a campaign rally. They were wearing T-shirts that read,
"Love America, Hate Bush." Spectators who wore pro-Bush T-shirts and
Bush-Cheney campaign buttons were allowed to stay. [more]
Radio Stations Censor 9-11 Rap Lyrics in Jadakiss CD
Artist Jadakiss -- also a member of raptrio the Lox --
is receiving a lot of attention for his single "Why?" The song
questions Dictator Bush's involvement in the events of Sept. 11, 2001,
with the lyric " Why did Bush knock down the Towers? "The line
has prompted some radio stations to edit the song. According to sources
at MTV, the "Why?" video arrived at the network without the lyric in
the video. [more]
Clear Channel Kills Nonprofit's Ad for N.Y.'s Times Square
A
group of antiwar advocates is accusing Clear Channel Communications,
one of the nation's largest media companies, with close ties to
national Republicans, of preventing the group from displaying a Times
Square billboard critical of the war in Iraq. The billboard - an image
of a red, white and blue bomb with the words "Democracy Is Best Taught
by Example, Not by War" - was supposed to go up next month, the antiwar
group said, and it was to be in place when Republicans from across the
country gathered in New York City to nominate President Bush for a
second term. [more] and [more] and [more]
New Documentary Aims to Demonstrate Bias on Fox News
A new documentary backed by liberal political groups
aims to document that the Fox News Channel is anything but ``fair and
balanced,'' despite the cable-news network's motto. The film, ``
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism ,'' draws on clips
compiled during weeks of round-the-clock taping of the network to
demonstrate what the filmmakers believe is a pattern of right-wing bias
and support for the Republican agenda. [more]
Fox Attacks
With the much-anticipated premiere of the movie "
Outfoxed " set for tonight in New York City, Fox News went on the
attack, trying to intimidate other media outlets into not covering the
story. Instead of responding to the well-documented charges made in
"Outfoxed," Fox claimed the whistleblowers featured in the film were
only "low-level" employees, even though at least one was a former West
Coast reporter for the network. [more]
Fake Ass Republican Paper Lies -- The New York Post rewrote 2000 election history
A
July 12 New York Post editorial informed readers that there was no
evidence Florida voters were disenfranchised in the 2000 presidential
election. The paper -- owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch --
editorialized: "There is no credible evidence that a single voter was
disenfranchised in 2000 for any reason whatsoever. Not one." But a June
2001 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report documented[more]
the widespread disenfranchisement of African American voters in Florida
in the election. The report found that a disproportionate number of
spoiled ballots originated from African American voters and that the
misuse of felon purge lists had a similarly disproportionate impact on
African American voters. [more]
GOP Supportive Company Slim Fast Drops Whoopi Goldberg after she Criticized Bush
The Slim-Fast diet drink company has dumped Whoopi
Goldberg from its advertising because its executives are unhappy with
remarks the entertainer made last week at a Radio City, New York,
fundraiser that mocked President Bush. "We are disappointed by the
manner in which Ms. Goldberg chose to express herself and sincerely
regret that her recent remarks offended some of our consumers. Ads
featuring Ms. Goldberg will no longer be on the air," said Terry Olson,
general manager of the Florida-based diet giant. [more]
