by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
October 30, 2008
Obama supporters are exuding a potentially fatal air of confidence and expectation. Intoxicated by favorable polls and a gusher of campaign spending, many are, in John McCain’s phrase, “measuring the drapes in the White House.”
It is a classic error, made lethal by the Democratic Party’s on-going unwillingness [...]
Bill Moyers sits down with Mark Crispin Miller, professor of Media, Culture and Communication at NYUBill Moyers sits down with Mark Crispin Miller, professor of Media, Culture and Communication at NYU
Bob FitrakisJune 18, 2007The current scandal involving the firing of U.S. attorneys cannot be separated from the Bush administration’s scheme to suppress black, poor and working class voters. In order to divert attention from its voter suppression tactics that won Bush the White House in 2000 and 2004, the Bush administration created the myth of [...]
Gook examines McCain’s partnering with leading white supremacist Richard Quinn, as well as McCain’s endorsement of hate group lecturer George Wallace, Jr. for lieutenant governor, both actions fitting with his support for the Confederate flag as an official state symbol.
Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters
Dr. Bob had an interview with Mr. Tang on [...]
The Columbus Dispatch is at it again. This time it’s Thomas Suddes on the Sunday October 12 Op-Ed page. Suddes sank to a new low even by Fourth Reich-style Dispatch rhetoric and propaganda standards. Suddes wrote: “To weigh Obama’s Ohio prospects, Al Gore’s 2000 tally might offer some hints, except to conspiracy freaks who know [...]
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
October 10, 2008
The GOP assault on American voters has hit full stride as the economy and John McCain tank in synch.
With just over three weeks until election day, the Republicans have mounted an all-out attack against newly registered voters and the organizations working to sign them up. As many as [...]
October 11, 2008
Free Press Second Saturday Salon
NEW LOCATION: 1021 E. Broad St., parking in rear. 6:30pm-midnight. Co-sponsored by the Central Ohio Green Education Fund.
Meet progressive friends for socializing, networking, talking politics, and fun. Music, art, and refreshments. Presentations by the Central Ohio Peace Action Network and “Struggle” a movie by Ohio’s Roger Hill.
Location: 1021 E. [...]
by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman
October 1, 2008
Ohio 2008 has opened with a surge of first-time voters and the subpoena of a shadowy Bush electronic operative who may have helped steal the White House, a subpoena that may be followed by one for Karl Rove.
The presidency could again be decided here by how well [...]