Clipmarks - masbury's news

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POPS FACT: US economy does better under Democrats

by masbury 7-17-2008

Graphic proof: Democratic admins usually bring growth in jobs, GDP, and stock values; Repub admins bring deficits, greater gap between rich and poor. If blue-collar Americans ever understand this, it'll be mighty bad news for Republicans.

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POPS Dobson: 189; Pew on tolerance of people of faith: 8

by masbury 6-27-2008

James Dobson's attack on Barack Obama was all over the news yesterday. A new Pew Survey “documenting the diversity and tolerance of people of faith and the growing consensus around issues like poverty and the environment” was mentioned only 8 times.

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POPS "He said it first" - satire on McCain's c-word whack on Cindy

by masbury 6-26-2008

Mock news crew discusses why it won't be on TV

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POPS Fox News struggles to keep up

by masbury 6-11-2008

During 1st quarter of 08: CNN up 90%; MSNBC up 68%; FoxNews up 12%. CNN wins for an entire quarter for the first time.

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POPS Clarke to McClellan: I think I can forgive you now

by masbury 5-30-2008

Now under fire, McClellan got the job of blasting Clarke when Clarke wrote a book similar to Mc's in 2004.

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POPS Real McCain 2 video is #1 on YouTube, #2 on Digg

by masbury 5-23-2008

More viewers than cable news shows. Will corporate media be shamed into returning to journalism?

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POPS Porky Pig confronts Bill and Hillary

by masbury 5-9-2008

(political cartoon)

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POPS Hillary summits Mt. Giveitarest

by masbury 5-9-2008

political cartoon

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POPS Hillary Python

by masbury 5-9-2008

"It's just a flesh wound!"

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POPS Does changing capital gains tax hurt middle class?

by masbury 5-1-2008

FoxNews' Chris Wallace and FactCheck.org disagree

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POPS Eliz.Edwards: Media give "Cliff's Notes" on campaigns

by masbury 4-29-2008

Well said!

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POPS Pentagon: "Stick our hands up your backs and move your mouth for you"

by masbury 4-22-2008

Sen. Levin says new analysts "apparently on the payroll of defense contractors"

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POPS That network "military analyst" got talking points from Pentagon

by masbury 4-21-2008

And gets paid by military contractors. Is he going to oppose the party line? NY Times breaks a major story ...

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POPS Priest fires back to Fox reporter on Jeremiah Wright

by masbury 4-19-2008

Father Michael Pfleger, a white priest who is a friend of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, gets ambushed by a Fox reporter, and dishes it back, point by point on Wright's compassion, American loyalty, and anti-racist record. Excellent!

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POPS Graph: Individual vs Corporate Income tax since 1940

by masbury 4-16-2008

Corporations pay less and less of the US tax bill

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POPS Washington Post poll: Obama up, Clinton "dishonest"

by masbury 4-16-2008

Among Democrats, he has 2 to 1 electability rating

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POPS Rightwing Reality: "Economic unease is fear Bush tax cuts might go away"

by masbury 4-16-2008

That's what those losing their homes are REALLY worried about. Big Gubmunt the problem - tax cuts the answer. Never mind that this mess wouldn't have happened without the deregulation of the industry during the Reagan and Clinton years.

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POPS White Women Quit Clinton

by masbury 4-14-2008

graph from McClatchy

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POPS ABC: Bush, Cheney, top leaders explicitly OK'd torture

by masbury 4-10-2008

First report of a direct link to the White House

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POPS McCain whiffs on Shi'ites & Sunnis yet again!

by masbury 4-8-2008

"and repeated the false claim that Muqtada al-Sadr declared the ceasefire in Basra last week." Would your average armchair news-watcher make that mistake? Again and again? This is important, friends, not as a put-down of McCain, but as an essential part of the evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of candidates for the most powerful elected office on earth. Does he have it together on the basics of foreign policy?

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POPS Clintons' income 25X Obamas's

by masbury 4-6-2008

Multi-millionaire in top 1/10 of 1% of American incomes

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POPS Dems Fear Clinton's 'Tonya Harding' Option

by masbury 3-27-2008

Good news! MSM brave enough to observe HRC is the source of the trash-talk. Will she respond by claiming media unfair to her again?

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POPS MSNBC mandates 2 pro-war for every 1 anti-war interview

by masbury 1-20-2008

The corporate media serving corporate America

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POPS FCC Commissioner bemoans media consolidation

by masbury 12-27-2007

Big Media gets richer, news staffs get smaller, Corporations control information