The Emerging Majority

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On today's show we will be joined by author and media critic, David Brock. He is the author of the bestseller, Blinded by the Right. His new book, The Republican Noise Machine looks at the rise of hard right wing media and its corrosive effect on our democracy. Listen to the show Friday at 5:05 PM EDT; Saturday at 1:05 PM or Sunday at 9:05 AM...all here. You can also listen to an audio clip from David's book from Random House audio.

We will also be looking at the week in Iraq, Greenspan, gas prices and our Goat of the Week and a book review from Dennis.

Ben

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Count on Rush to add clear thinking to any tragedy...

From the Center for American Progress...LIMBAUGH SAYS THOSE INVOLVED IN ABUSE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME: MediaMatters.org reports conservative Rush Limbaugh equated the abuses chronicled in the army's report on abuse in Iraq to a lighthearted prank. "This is no different than what happens at the Skull and Bones initiation and we're going to ruin people's lives over it and we're going to hamper our military effort, and then we are going to really hammer them because they had a good time. You know, these people are being fired at every day. I'm talking about people having a good time, these people, you ever heard of emotional release? You [ever] heard of [the] need to blow some steam off?"

More on this, an interview with Bob Brorosage at The Campaign for America's Future, our Goats and talk about the film The Weather Underground all on The Emerging Majority. Can be heard here on Fridays at 5:05 PM EDT, Saturday at 1 PM and Sunday morning at 9 AM.