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October 17th, 2008
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JOHN MCCAIN SOWS THE SEEDS OF HATRED
By Rory O'Connor, RoryOConnor.org
John McCain: You're better than that! Stop the hate speech
before it's too late.
http://www.alternet.org/election08/102860/
THE DEATH OF THE CONSUMER RIGHTS MOVEMENT
By Trudy Lieberman, Columbia Journalism Review
The press focuses on consumerism over consumer rights,
leaving people vulnerable to predatory lending and other
shady business practices.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/102963/
STOP BEING A NARCISSIST -- IT'S TIME TO QUIT FACEBOOK
By Carmen Joy King, Adbusters
In the end, what does all this online, arms-length
self-promotion ultimately provide?
http://www.alternet.org/election08/102684/
ANTI-ABORTION GROUP TRIES TO SWIFTBOAT OBAMA
By Bill Berkowitz, Media Transparency
BornAliveTruth.org plays loose with the facts in an ad
targeting Obama.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/102826/
NEWS MEDIA PROPAGANDA HELPED PUSH THROUGH FAILED BAILOUT
By Norman Solomon, AlterNet
The news media played a pivotal role in stampeding the
country into a bailout that was unwise and unjust.
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/102773/
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AlterNet Blogs:
DISCUSSING MCCAIN'S FAUX POPULISM WITH RACHEL MADDOW
By David Sirota, Campaign for America's Future
What we are seeing from McCain is old-school right-wing
populism: package tax cuts for the wealthy as a "gift" to
regular folks.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/103504/
OBAMA BRINGS THE FUNNY: '(HOUSING) CRISIS HAS BEEN 8 TIMES HARDER ON JOHN
MCCAIN'
By Ian Welsh, Firedoglake
Obama tears up the joint at the Al Smith charity dinner in
NYC.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/103470/
DAVID LETTERMAN MAKES MCCAIN SQUIRM
By Melissa McEwan, Shakesville
John McCain finally made it to the Letterman Show yesterday,
but the results weren't pretty.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/103468/
MCCAIN'S NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING IS BACKFIRING BIG TIME
By Steve Benen, Washington Monthly
New polls show that people care a lot more about the economy
then political attacks.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/103067/
BILL KRISTOL RETURNS FIRE AT MCCAIN CAMPAIGN ON FOX NEWS
By Faiz Shakir, Think Progress
Harsh words for the right-wing candidate from a right-wing
pundit. This seems to be happening a lot these days.
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/102878/
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