*MEDIA ACTIVISTS SCORE* *DEMS OUT OF TOUCH *TEUN VOETEN’s “HOW DE BODY”* Program Note: Tonight at nine, PBS stations nationwide launch Frontline’s new WORLD show. Globalvision’s Rory O’Connor and filmmaker Gil Rossellini preview their new film HOLE IN THE WALL on the show — a story about kids in India who found a unique way [...]
*FRAUD, FRAUD EVERYWHERE* *I TRIED, BUT FAILED, SAYS RUSSIAN REPORTER* *UNIVERSITY FOR A NIGHT* Tomorrow is Halloween but the Gremlins are already out there. Here’s the headline: “THERE WILL BE MORE ELECTORAL FRAUD IN FLORIDA” in the upcoming election. So predicts a Republican lawyer named Burkman- — sorry my eyes were still hermetically sealed–on CNN [...]
*WILLIAM SAFIRE CARRIES THE WATER* *MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT WELLSTONE’S DEATH* *DAVID HOROWITZ RESPONDS, I RETORT* You could almost see his finger wagging as William Safire, the Zeus of the New York Times Op Ed Page, warned the United Nations yesterday that its days may be numbered and that it is our way or the highway. [...]
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