and humiliation than probably any other network
— all in the name of condemning it
— while under-showing violence in Iraq,
all in the name of supporting it
It's not the sex that bothers me
It's the hypocrisy
In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Ministry of Truth is responsible for providing a steady supply of “prolefeed” to Oceania’s broadcast system. Here’s a key description:And the Ministry had not only to supply the multifarious needs of the party, but also to repeat the whole operation at a lower level for the benefit of the proletariat.There was a whole chain of separate departments dealing with proletarian literature, music, drama, and entertainment generally.
Here were produced rubbishy newspapers containing almost nothing except sport, crime and astrology, sensational five-cent novelettes, films oozing with sex, and sentimental songs which were composed entirely by mechanical means on a special kind of kaleidoscope known as a versificator.
There was even a whole sub-section — Pornosec, it was called in Newspeak — engaged in producing the lowest kind of pornography, which was sent out in sealed packets and which no Party member, other than those who worked on it, was permitted to look at.
Fox News Stands for Decent God-Fearing Family Values
Most of you are aware, and most likely have been for a while, that under the guise of "news" Fox has offered its viewers a steady stream of bias pertaining to social and political issues since its inception in 1996.
From attacking Black America to pushing for war with Iran, from demonizing bloggers to distorting environmental issues, theirs is quite a record of achievement in propagating propaganda that is neither fair nor balanced.
Today we have a surprise (well at least it surprised all of us at Brave New Films). Thanks to the terrific work of the News Hounds, we bring you Fox and ole' Billy O'Reilly attacking decency.
Yes, you read that right. The self-righteous, pompous, bloviators who deign to lecture on how we should behave in our personal lives, are in fact exploiting women, pandering to the lowest common denominator and pushing smut out on the airwaves on a daily basis!
And this will definitely raise your hackles. YOU ARE PAYING FOR THIS! Yes, you read that right too. So watch the video and pass it along to as many on your email list as possible.
We simply must let the FCC know we are mad as hell about having their smut in our homes and as being forced to pay for it. And we're simply not going to take it anymore. More at News Hounds
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The prospect of a more pliable, Iraq-chastened and multilateralist US, willing to solve international problems on terms comfortable to Europeans, is an alluring one.But, as Kori Schake wisely points out in a pamphlet just issued by the Centre for European Reform, it is also mostly an illusion.
Democrats Frame Differences
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A stark beauty exists in the images, which include a man suspended by hooks piercing his epidermis, close-ups of women with bloody cuttings decorating their body, genital organs studded with rings and tattooed girls having fun together.Debt Is Slavery
As a society, we told ourselves we could all get rich, put our feet up on the decks of our new vacation homes, and let our money work for us. Earning is for the unenlightened. Equity is the new golden calf. Sadly, this is a hollow dream.Maureen Dowd Supports Writers' Strike [I Should Hope So, Too]
“Some of these writers are living check to check,” said James Brooks - writer and a creative force behind “The Simpsons” — who is on the picket line in Los Angeles. “And I fear union busting. It’s happening all over the place, and we’re not immune.”Iran Intel: CIA Spooks Won't "Cook the Books" for Cheney
Cheney has been trying to pressure intelligence analysts who have not drunk the neocon kool-aid on Iran to go along with his line on the issues at stake in a National Intelligence Estimate on Iran that the White House has delayed for over a year.Last Week's Front Page Photo Stories
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I Had a Dream...Democratic Presidential Candidates Turn Radically Left
Tired of defending their business-friendly and state-capitalist policy proposals against Republicans' insistent description of them as Leftist "class warfare radicals?" Democratic candidates for the presidency have taken a surprising new turn.