Payback for Journalists Who Sold Torture | Xenophobic Media Jumps on Swine Flu | Is Glenn Beck a Big Fraud?

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What About the Journalists Who Sold Torture? By Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org Hell should reserve a special place for the journalists who supported torture in exchange for access and exaltation. Read more »   Michelle Malkin and Michael Savage Use Swine Flu Crisis to Peddle Their Xenophobia By Joshua Holland, AlterNet The right-wing pundits who seized on the swine flu to push their anti-immigrant rhetoric are employing an ancient racist tactic. Read more »   Glenn Beck: A Savvy Fraud Who Knows Just How to Please His Audience of Conservative Suckers By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet The right-wing faux pundit is laughing and crying in the backseat of his stretch limo, all the way to the bank. Read more »   Are Celebrities Destroying Twitter? By Deanna Zandt, AlterNet To balance out the inanities of celebs trying to self-promote, you should get on Twitter and talk about what's important to you. Read more »   Flu Schmlu ... Forget the Media's Hype By Cervantes, AlterNet There are many things to fear in this world, but so far the swine flu isn't one of them. Read more »   Fox News Continues to Hallucinate About a Socialist/Fascist Menace -- And It's Causing Real Damage By Timothy Karr, Huffington Post Fox news' insane rants about the impending onset of socialism/fascism has trickled into mainstream media. This is extremely dangerous. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Really?! RNC Leader Michael Steele Thinks Obama 'Is the Magic Negro' By Ali Frick, Think Progress Steele laughed when a caller called Obama the "magic negro" and seemingly agreed with the characterization. Read more »   Biden's Swine Flu Gaff: I'm Telling My Family To Avoid Trains, Airplanes By Staff, Huffington Post Biden spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander released a statement shortly after the appearance, clarifying his remarks. Read more »

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