Author: Richard Eskow

Papantonio: Tea Party Terrorists Given Free Pass by Mainstream Media

Papantonio: Tea Party Terrorists Given Free Pass by Mainstream Media

Posted by | Jan 10, 2011 | , |

Leadership for the Tea Party movement has shown zero remorse for the lunatic hate movement they have helped create alongside Fox News, Glenn Beck, and Rush Limbaugh. Their first press release says the obvious. It says that the Tea Party crazies will be blamed for creating the atmosphere in America that resulted in the death and crippling of 20 innocent people, including a nine-year-old child. The Tea Party has gotten a free pass from a media far too long. It’s as if traditional media has enhanced the Tea Crazy movement so new political stories could be created. Reported by...

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This Week on Ring of Fire Radio!

Posted by | Aug 27, 2010 | , |

  This week’s Ring of Fire Radio, hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mike Papantonio and David Bender:  Saturdays at 3 o’clock Eastern, rebroadcasts Sunday nights at 8 pm Eastern    This week on Ring of Fire Radio, Michael Wolff, Vanity Fair contributor and author of the best-selling book on Rupert Murdoch, “The Man Who Owns The News,” will join us to discuss the real origin of the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy and to tell us why he believes Sarah Palin is already running for president.   We’ll also be talking with John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for The Nation magazine, about how the Republican Party is doing everything in its power to purge the party of all moderate politicians who don’t follow in lock step with the Tea Party movement.    And author Deanna Zandt will be here to tell us how social networking websites can help progressives spread vital information and create relationships with people who share common interests.   JOIN US IN THE RING! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST by clicking on the “Podcast” tab at the top of the Ring of Fire Radio blog.  Your support helps keep progressive radio on the air.  Sign up today for our Podcast and take Ring of Fire with you everywhere you go.  Plus, stay tuned for special benefits for Ring of Fire Members!   And we welcome you to join...

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Papantonio: Mosques and Right Wing Crazies

Papantonio: Mosques and Right Wing Crazies

Posted by | Aug 19, 2010 | , |

The arguments against the inappropriately termed “Ground Zero Mosque” are getting very ridiculous. The right wing is now speculating that the money to fund the community center, which is not even at Ground Zero, will come from terrorist organizations. They have no basis for these claims, but that doesn’t prevent Fox News from airing them. Mike Papantonio appears on Fox Business’s Money Rocks to try to counter some of the hate talk coming from the...

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