Andymatic

Category: 3. Enemies and Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause

  • US now detaining 18,000 prisoners in Iraq

    Blessed are the peacemakers: The United States currently holds some 18,000 detainees in two US-run Iraqi detention facilities, Camp Bucca and Camp Cropper, the Washington Post reported Sunday, citing US military sources. In the past month, the US has increased security in Baghdad, leading to an additional 1,000 arrests. The detainees are considered “enemy combatants”, […]

  • Gwen Ifill Calls Nails Tim Russert to the Wall

    Gwen Ifill Calls Out Russert, Brooks For Their Silence On Imus: A lot of people did know and a lot of people were listening and they just decided it was okay. They decided this culture of meanness was fine — until they got caught. My concern about Mr. Imus and a lot of people and […]

  • Press Aims at Hip-Hop, Misses Shock Radio?

    Watching AC360 podcast – now they are all focusing the Imus fallout on rap and hip-hop… it seems to me this is really missing the real issue – of conservative talk show hosts known to say outrageously racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic things. Anyone else see an obvious disconnect?

  • Orwell Reads the Finale of 1984

    Bouncing around YouTube on a Friday night:

  • Kurtz on Imus: 'Imus made fun of blacks, Jews, gays, politicians. He called them lying weasels. This was part of his charm”

    Media Matters On April 12, during a report on the controversy sparked by Don Imus’ remarks about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team, ABC’s World News aired comments by Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz, in which he said: “Over the years, Imus made fun of blacks, Jews, gays, politicians. He called them lying weasels. […]

  • Bill Moyers Program on Iraq War Lies to Air April 25 on PBS

    Program that Tivo: David Swanson | Record of Iraq War Lies to Air April 25 on PBS: Bill Moyers has put together an amazing 90-minute video documenting the lies that the Bush administration told to sell the Iraq war to the American public, with a special focus on how the media led the charge. I’ve […]

  • Indiana Apologizes for Role in Eugenics

    Newsvine – Indiana Apologizes for Role in Eugenics: The practice was not ended until 1974, by which time Indiana had sterilized about 2,500 people; nationally, 65,000 people in 30 states were given state-authorized vasectomies, tubal ligations and other operations.

  • Don Imus: I'm Sorry I'm a Bigoted Asshole

    I really don’t get this at all. It took how many days for the leadership at MSNBC to respond to this? But now he says that he is sorry… well that just totally excuses the remarks. He’s sorry. And I can’t believe this is the top story right now. This is an easy reach story, […]

  • No Sh_t, Shylock: Anti-Semitism Goes Mainstream Again

    As I’ve said before, I’ve never really understood anti-semitism, I can’t pick a Jewish person out of a line-up. I do know that when we had to do East Coast accents and scenes from Neil Simon in acting class my Jewish acting teacher said I’d make such a perfect little mensch. I know that you’re […]

  • Secret FBI Unit Worked with DC Cops to Interrogate War Protesters

    Back in 2002: On April 20, 2002, FBI agents in plain clothes targeted the protesters because of their black garments, apparently the definitive anarchist fashion choice. Then, the people were separated and asked about their political and religious views as well as the names of their friends and associates. Some of the interrogations were videotaped […]