Weekend Video Salon: Casino Jack

One of the many concerns which arise from living in our context-free media world is that our media generally tend to present events as a series of isolated occurrences. So, we are left to try to figure out for ourselves if any given event is the direct result of a long-standing way of doing things--a mere continuation of a given methodology or trend.

Like this guy, James O'Keefe. He was recently arrested after allegedly tampering with a sitting Senator's telephone lines. Did he just pop up out of nowhere? Or is he maybe following in the footsteps of an inspirational conservative god?

It turns out that "Casino Jack" Abramoff, the uber-lobbyist who is now doing a little time himself, got noticed by the conservative establishment by doing some things that seem kinda similar to what the fine Mr. Keefe has allegedly done.

Well, waddya know? There's a new movie coming out this spring that may just interest you:







What a proud family tradition. Now in context.

Progressive Talk Radio Success Via The Funny

As should be clear by now, most of the successful progressive radio show hosts have had little or nothing to do with the now defunct Air America. This is Stephanie Miller (syndicated by Dial Global). She knows the secret to successful radio programming--it's called entertainment. That means funny. Get it?

Weekend Video Salon: Scanning Our Way To Safety?

You've gotta wonder. What is it about conservatives that they will protest every seeming "encroachment" by the government upon their right to do as they choose--yet they will gladly accept the use of invasive technology like body scanners at an airport?

Conservatives might reply that they have nothing to fear because "they're not terrorists". But doesn't this very reply completely contradict their oft-stated desire to do as they choose? To not be told by the government how to behave? Or what to think? Or their fundamental distrust of what they government does with all the data it accumulates about them?

Like the naked pictures of them taken by government officials at the airport?

So, what about it? Can we scan our way to safety? Or are we just giving up our civil liberties so that a few companies can make massive profits (another conservative goal)?

Haiti: Do The Right Thing

The Rush/WXIT Tampon Problem

Is WXIT proud to carry this kind of programing? Here he calls a female caller to his show a "bigot" with "tampons in her ears". That's some quality family programming there, WXIT.

WXIT's Psycho Talker

Time for some much needed pushback against the kind of garbage carried on our local public airwaves:

Listen, Human. The Internet Is Talking:

And it wants net neutrality. January 14th is the deadline:

Weekend Video Salon: It's All GOOD

Have we been conditioned by the private sector/corporate media to simply accept the idea that what is efficient and profitable is automatically good for the country? Here's a good discussion on that very concept:

PBS has the video here.