Must Read Blogs and Op-Ed’s — June 30, 2009
I am watching MSNBC as I write this, and I dont know whether to be shocked or abhored. Out of all the channels, MSNBC is my clear favorite, but as of late, I have become a little “unhinged” by its coverage. Let us start with #iranelection coverage, MSNBC has seriously (except for Rachel Maddow) [...]
Magic 60 — Obama Wins Filibuster Proof Senate
More Breaking News: 6/30/09 — 4PM Norm Coleman concedes to Al Frankin. Breaking News: It is being reported on MSNBC that Norm Coleman will hold a press conference at 4:00 PM followed by Al Frankin at 5:15 PM. Could Coleman finally concede? — AC ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Democrat [...]
Iran: An Electoral Crisis! #iranelection – ARCHIVE 3
Main Post: Here Earlier posts Archive #1 and Archive#2, Archive #3, Archive 4, Archive 5 Green Brief # 8 is out here Bazaaris in Tabriz join the people and go on strike – Unconfirmed Source: Here این خبربسیارمهم دقایقی پیش ازتبریزمخابره شد اطلاعیه بسیارمهم بازار تبریز انالله واناالیه راجعون ملت شریف وتاریخ ساز آذربایجان”فرزندان غیورستارخان [...]
Iran: An Electoral Crisis! #iranelection – ARCHIVE 2
Main Post: Here Earlier posts Archive #1 and Archive#2, Archive #3, Archive 4, Archive 5 Revolutionary Guard Threaten Crackdown Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have threatened to crack down on any new street protests against the results of the country’s presidential election. In a statement, the guards vowed to react in a “revolutionary” way to suppress unauthorised [...]
Iran: An Electoral Crisis! #iranelection – ARCHIVE
Main Post: Here Earlier posts Archive #1 and Archive#2, Archive #3, Archive 4, Archive 5 Time for a change – by Iranian-American hip-hop artist WeaponXEmcee “My message to my Iranian people in the struggle. You are not alone. www.myspace.com/wxmc “ List of Worldwide rallies, protests, demonstrations, and vigils in support of Iran http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgdt5wfz_3kgdw9gfc Christiane Amanpour [...]
Top Stories — June 18, 2009
Afternoon Remix: As Dana Milbanks from the Washington Post continues to obsess about Ensign’s zipper and what he does with his disco stick (thanks Lady GaGa), the rest of the world is focused on the continued crisis in Iran. According to Ali Rizva the issue in Iran is not about the Presidency, as they [...]
Top Stories — June 17, 2009
The Breakfast Club: Good Morning Everybody, well its Wednesday — and I am quite dismayed by the coverage by the media today. Ok, I know you hear that everyday, but I am more dismayed now. Washington Post and many news outlets are covering the affair with Ensign and a staffer — as if this [...]
Iran: An Electoral Crisis! #iranelection
Latest From Iran: (Feel Free To Post Any Updates You May Have) – Refresh for live updates as they happen – Live Blogging Archive Follow us on Twitter - Time Line of the Iran Election Protests 20/08/2009 — Green Brief #59 Protests / Unrest 1. On Thursday, Ahmadinejad is scheduled to give a speech that is [...]
Top Stories — June 16, 2009
Afternoon Remix: I must admit it was quite hard to take a break over pouring over twitter to check out the latest headlines. Iran still seems to be dominating the news, but a few squeakers got through the headlines including Social Media Giant MySpace laying off 30% of its workers due to Ad Sales [...]
Must Read Blog’s and Op-Ed’s — June 16, 2009
Will Twitter bring Cable News back to the table? As I stated yesterday in my news segment, the weekend featured traditional TV Fail from MSNBC, CNN, and FOX. RE-returns galore and MSNBC’s fixation with prisons and incest ruled the news airwaves. Meanwhile on the Internet, the protests over the Iranian election was spread far [...]