Talk Nation Radio for March 5, 2009
Karl Frisch and Eric Boehlert of Media Matters for America
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Right Wing Conservatives at CPAC spew rage, NPR covers event as if all in good political fun and form, Karl Frisch on upcoming battle for 2012 election, conservatives plan to try more redistricting ala Tom Delay’s Texas schemes, and the conservative little mouse that continues to ‘roar’ a big lie.
We also hear from Jordan Elgraby, Executive Director of the Levantine Cultural Center, where Hollywood celebrities joined in a live video link up between L.A., Cairo, and Gaza, featuring CODEPINK cofounder Jodie Evans, Eric Roberts and others, including Medea Benjamin and author Alice Walker in Cairo, and activists on the ground in Gaza. This aired on KPFK 3-4-09 and is available at their web site here.
Total Running Time: 29:39 music fades
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Karl Frisch, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, joins us as we ask what if any changes there have been in the corporate press since George W. Bush left office and Democrat Barack Obama stepped in. The media watchdogs, historians and headline analysts, at Media Matters for America continue to track such questions as they document what gets said, then fact check it.
You can find them online at Media Matters dot org, and their blogs County Fair and the new Limbaugh Wire about conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
See Eric Boehlert’s work here. County Fair page where former US Ambassador to the UN under George W. Bush, John Bolton, jokes about a nuclear attack on Chicago here.
We hear clips of NPR news programming, Mara Liasson, ‘At Conference, Conservatives Assail Budget Plan’ see
Morning Edition, February 27, 2009·
Media Matters for America blog County Fair on CPAC Conference here The ghost of CPAC past… and soon to be present, Published Thu, Feb 26, 2009 12:08pm ET by Karl Frisch, and also see Down for the Count: The Real Fight for 2012 as Karl Frisch looks at the upcoming fight to change voter redistricting, remember Tom Delay’s Texas efforts?
Karl Frisch has worked on numerous political campaigns over the past decade. He served as multimedia communications director and member of the renowned Web team for Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign. In 2005, Frisch worked as press secretary for Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) on the House Rules Committee. Most recently, he served as national press secretary of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). Prior to his work with progressives, Frisch worked for Republicans for several years, including Sen. John McCain (AZ), during his 2000 presidential campaign, among others. Frisch now serves as a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, the nation’s preeminent progressive media watchdog.
See press release: 50 international delegates to arrive in Gaza with gift baskets for Gazan women Vows to camp on border if blocked, demand its opening. 50 international delegates to camp out at Gaza border until allowed inside; plan to meet with women’s groups, call for end to blockade.
WASHINGTON — A 50-member international delegation will attempt to cross the Egyptian border into war-torn Gaza early next month, carrying 2,000 gift baskets to pay tribute to Gazan women on International Women’s Day, March 8. more here.