Tag Archives: Broadcast Media

Rush Limbaugh : Get Well, Class Clown

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Rush Limbaugh. From “Republican Clowns” / Daniel Kurtzman / Ask.com.Sick, sick, sick…Rush Limbaugh, Class ClownBy Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / December 31, 2009 There’s one in every classroom. Competing with the teacher for attention, cracking jokes, disrupting … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal : Eat the Rich!

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by chrisjfry / Flickr.Serve the people!Carve up Wall Street By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2009 See Amy Goodman’s interview with Robert Scheer on Wall Street and the economy, from Democracy Now!, Below. Yesterday, Democracy … Continue reading →

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Crazy for God : Frank Schaeffer on the Rachel Maddow Show

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

[There was a remarkable segment on last night’s Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC (Nov. 17, 2009). Former evangelical leader Frank Schaeffer described for Maddow and her audience some genuinely frightening activity that is occurring on the fringes of the religious … Continue reading →

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Rag Radio! : Healthcare NOT Warfare

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

TUESDAY ON KOOP RADIO IN AUSTIN:RAG RADIOHOSTED BY THORNE DREYER KOOP, 91.7 FM — Every Tuesday afternoon — 2-3 PM The latest addition to the Rag media family, Rag Radio presents issue-oriented discussion and cutting edge cultural programming in the … Continue reading →

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RAG RADIO!

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

PREMIERING TUESDAY ON KOOP RADIO IN AUSTIN: RAG RADIO HOSTED BY THORNE DREYER KOOP, 91.7 FM — Every Tuesday afternoon — 2-3 PM The latest addition to the Rag media family, this show will present issue-oriented discussion and cutting edge … Continue reading →

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Journalism at its Best : Rachel Maddow Takes on Tom Ridge

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Rachel Maddow leaves Tom Ridge begging for Homeland Security In what essentially amounted to a seminar on left-leaning critiques of the Bush administration, Maddow asked pointed questions on the gamut of security issues… By Joe Coscarelli / September 2, 2009 … Continue reading →

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Bad Boogie at Austin’s KUT : ‘We Built This City’

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Paul Ray, Texas Hall of Fame jazz musician and KUT radio host. Photo by Christina Murrey). Changes abound at KUT Programming changes at KUT have cut longtime hosts Paul Ray and Larry Monroe to one night a week each. “Paul … Continue reading →

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Houston : Walter Cronkite’s Map

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Now it’s Dan’s By Dan Earhart / The Rag Blog / July 20, 2009 Here is my work space. The map has no roads. I look at it every day. It used to hang in the KTRH newsroom in Houston … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military to GI’s in Afghanistan : ‘Hunt People for Jesus’

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Evangelical Christian soldiers praying at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. Photo from Al Jazeera.Military officials at Bagram are caught on tape urging U.S. soldiers to evangelize in the Muslim country. U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan are told to ‘hunt people … Continue reading →

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The 2009 Tea Parties: Fox News Is Responsible

Posted on April 18, 2009 by RagBlog

If Fox News Had Been Around. Graphic: Source.Media verdict is in: Fox News driving force behind tea parties Summary: Like local media across the country, major national news outlets noted that Fox News was a driving force behind the April … Continue reading →

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Rachel Maddow and the Irresistible Rise of Sarcastic News

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The Sarcastic Times. . . For Rachel Maddow and the other ironic anchors, absurdity is serious stuff What has caused sarcastic news to flower? For starters, today’s bloggers and YouTube snidesters see parody as information and information as parody. By … Continue reading →

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Cable TV : A Republican Punch and Judy Show

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog. Cable TV news and commentary channels seem to make little distinction between featuring a live two-headed mule on their shows or a live falsehood-spouting politician. By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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