Hear a Great Public Radio Program - Looking Back At the Past Week

On The Media takes a look at the past weeks events, focusing on the election, the future of the Republican Party, and how the media covered the stories.

Topics include: The Obama victory, Studs Terkel's work, Lee Atwater and the Southern Strategy...and how Karl Rove & The Republican Party carried on the Atwater tradition, The civil war in the Republican Party, and other interesting topics. I was going to post just one or two segments, but realized how much I liked the entire show this week. Listen to the program below.


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See all the topics from this week from the On the Media website.

Three great stories on recent political events

The public radio program On The Media looks at the stories behind the stories from the past week.

Three interesting stories:

1. How Cable News drowned out last weeks historic events

2. The overlooking of those who came before.... (I noticed this too). On The Media talks with Melissa Harris Lacewell.

3. The healthcare debate is louder and more important this time around.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone Takes Ari Fleischer to Task On 9/11 Ads

NPR's Brooke Gladstone challenged Republican operative (and former Chief White House mouthpiece) Ari Fleischer about propaganda ads that try to trick viewers into believing that there was a direct link between the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and Iraq.

It's amazing that the Iraq-9/11 Lie is still being told 6 years after the terrorist attacks. Listen to interview below.

From On The Media

Stories this week about the Iraq War policy debate sat next to others about the anniversary of September 11th. A more deliberate attempt to link the anniversary and the war came in a series of TV spots from the conservative group Freedom’s Watch. Founding member Ari Fleischer defends the controversial ads.

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