Talk to some experts
One of Spocko's problems is long windedness. And I'm not an expert on everything, "I'm a Doctor, not an Expert!" oops that's Bone's line. So Spocko v. ABC/Disney is a convenient narrative to help discuss bigger issues. I need to step back for a bit and people can follow up on the stories that really matter. (Also because this story is getting so high up in the blogosphere I'm getting green blood nosebleeds.)
So if journalists and others want to check in with experts on some of the issues raised I'm going to recommend a few folks.
1) Mark Danner who wrote the excellent book Torture and Truth, whose talk at "A Clean Well Lighted Place" bookstore in San Francisco inspired me to help educate people on the horrors of Abu Ghraib. From his book and the Army's own Schlesinger Report:
We now know that the number is higher, but I never hear about these five dead or the other 23 on right-wing talk radio. Only about the ones with "underwear on their head."
Mark Danner's website
Check out the book Torture and the Truth
2) Eric Boehlert, who wrote a brilliant series on the radio industry for Salon. Who has an amazing book titled "Lapdogs, how the Press Rolled over for Bush" and who just wrote a great column in Media Matters on how the right wing bloggers attack the media, titled "For warbloggers, 'The Media Are the Enemy'". He can be reached via Media Matters.
3) Electronic Frontier Foundation. Whose blogger's rights series is great, and their legal guide for bloggers should be "required reading at the academy" as my former Captain used to say. And Matt Zimmerman who can discuss issues about fair use and who keeps reminding me to be accurate and to tell you all that "The EFF is providing me free legal representation in the ABC matter. Please consider supporting them!" He inspired me and helped calm me down. EFF contact info.
4) The journalist/blogger/author Allison Hantschel, whose passionate, excellent writing about journalism, blogging, politics and life lifts us all up every day. I wish SHE would get the call to talk about these issues on blogging and journalism rather than say, Wonkette. (Please, please talk to her the next time you want a liberal blogger to comment on journalism and blogging. If I see one more panel with only Wonkette to represent the left on journalism and blogging someone is going to get a Vulcan nerve pinch!) Her blog, First Draft , has excellent first person reporting on the Katrina flooding by Scout Prime, Gaggle coverage by Holden (aka Pony Boy) and Life in Bush's Texas by Tena, is on my reading list every day.
Her book, Special Plans: The blogs on Douglas Feith and the faulty intelligence that led to war, might be interesting reading today for a few people who wonder how this all happened and who on the left blogging world noticed it.
5) Joe Conason, whose story in Salon, about the hosts at KSFO "calling for "traitors" in the press to be killed -- all brought to you by Disney." first drew attention to this on a national level. You want a guy with a sharp wit, insight into deep attacks on liberals and journalists and will sound great on your radio program, CALL HIM. Please. He's much smarter and a better writer than me, and I'll bet he can take on professional verbal bullies on the radio better than a 5th tier blogger can. Plus he has a great deep radio voice we all wish we had.
Contact And I'm sure that his book, Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth will soon be, "required reading at the academy".
6) Paul Krugman. Who got pretty much got EVERTHING right and was writing with insight everyday on the Bush administration, media, and what it all means. A hero and a modest man and a true "rock star" for many of us.
7) Atrios. At Eschaton whose community talked to me and the other uncool kids. How he manages to stay sane and spot on is a true wonder. And also, for never linking to me because he knows I'm long winded and boring most the time, thank you. The last thing I need is more attention.
8) John Aravosis at Americablog,who is braver than I'll ever be. For you beltway types, he is a Washington DC-based writer and political consultant, specializing in using the Internet for political advocacy. He is the creator of StopDrLaura.com, Matthew Shepard Online Resources, and DearMary.com, among other activist Web sites. He also grows great orchids.
Okay, well check these people out and I'm going to get busy on keeping the lights on.
--Spocko
So if journalists and others want to check in with experts on some of the issues raised I'm going to recommend a few folks.
1) Mark Danner who wrote the excellent book Torture and Truth, whose talk at "A Clean Well Lighted Place" bookstore in San Francisco inspired me to help educate people on the horrors of Abu Ghraib. From his book and the Army's own Schlesinger Report:
"There were five cases of detainee deaths as a result of abuse by U.S. personnel during interrogations... There are 23 cases of detainee deaths still under investigation..."
-- The Schlesinger Report, August 2004
We now know that the number is higher, but I never hear about these five dead or the other 23 on right-wing talk radio. Only about the ones with "underwear on their head."
Mark Danner's website
Check out the book Torture and the Truth
2) Eric Boehlert, who wrote a brilliant series on the radio industry for Salon. Who has an amazing book titled "Lapdogs, how the Press Rolled over for Bush" and who just wrote a great column in Media Matters on how the right wing bloggers attack the media, titled "For warbloggers, 'The Media Are the Enemy'". He can be reached via Media Matters.
3) Electronic Frontier Foundation. Whose blogger's rights series is great, and their legal guide for bloggers should be "required reading at the academy" as my former Captain used to say. And Matt Zimmerman who can discuss issues about fair use and who keeps reminding me to be accurate and to tell you all that "The EFF is providing me free legal representation in the ABC matter. Please consider supporting them!" He inspired me and helped calm me down. EFF contact info.
4) The journalist/blogger/author Allison Hantschel, whose passionate, excellent writing about journalism, blogging, politics and life lifts us all up every day. I wish SHE would get the call to talk about these issues on blogging and journalism rather than say, Wonkette. (Please, please talk to her the next time you want a liberal blogger to comment on journalism and blogging. If I see one more panel with only Wonkette to represent the left on journalism and blogging someone is going to get a Vulcan nerve pinch!) Her blog, First Draft , has excellent first person reporting on the Katrina flooding by Scout Prime, Gaggle coverage by Holden (aka Pony Boy) and Life in Bush's Texas by Tena, is on my reading list every day.
Her book, Special Plans: The blogs on Douglas Feith and the faulty intelligence that led to war, might be interesting reading today for a few people who wonder how this all happened and who on the left blogging world noticed it.
5) Joe Conason, whose story in Salon, about the hosts at KSFO "calling for "traitors" in the press to be killed -- all brought to you by Disney." first drew attention to this on a national level. You want a guy with a sharp wit, insight into deep attacks on liberals and journalists and will sound great on your radio program, CALL HIM. Please. He's much smarter and a better writer than me, and I'll bet he can take on professional verbal bullies on the radio better than a 5th tier blogger can. Plus he has a great deep radio voice we all wish we had.
Contact And I'm sure that his book, Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth will soon be, "required reading at the academy".
6) Paul Krugman. Who got pretty much got EVERTHING right and was writing with insight everyday on the Bush administration, media, and what it all means. A hero and a modest man and a true "rock star" for many of us.
7) Atrios. At Eschaton whose community talked to me and the other uncool kids. How he manages to stay sane and spot on is a true wonder. And also, for never linking to me because he knows I'm long winded and boring most the time, thank you. The last thing I need is more attention.
8) John Aravosis at Americablog,who is braver than I'll ever be. For you beltway types, he is a Washington DC-based writer and political consultant, specializing in using the Internet for political advocacy. He is the creator of StopDrLaura.com, Matthew Shepard Online Resources, and DearMary.com, among other activist Web sites. He also grows great orchids.
Okay, well check these people out and I'm going to get busy on keeping the lights on.
--Spocko
12 Comments:
I thought your blood was blue. I guess that's why I'm not an expert...
Hey, so does Glenn Beck joining ABC proper make your life easier or harder?
Are you able to capture video clips and post them on YouTube (or maybe somewhere less... compliant)?
Keep up the good work, Spocko!
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Bail ó Dhia (Allah) ar an obair!
No, you are not long-winded. Tracking comments about the blogswarm over this, and people have praised your letter for hitting all the points and well written.
I've taken off the boycott label on things I post about you, Spocko. Reward good behavior is the new battle cry.
Spocko, I saw the CBS 5 news clip on C&L and wanted to say YOU KICK ASS. Brilliant idea! I wish I would have thought of it. You hit KSFO in the purse. The only thing that was going to change anything. I am so tired of these extremist nuts who are, in my mind, no better than the people they vilify. It's totally maddening that they even have enough of an audience to keep that stuff on the air. I have been tracking these guys for just a short while now, as I am way out in Chicago. To at least my midwestern sensibilities they seem TOTALLY NUTS and Xenophobes. You, however, have done a courageous and noble thing in confronting this kind of craziness and not backing down to the bullying tactics and spurious claims of ABC. Bravo my man!! Bravo!!
Spocko, I saw the CBS 5 news clip on C&L and wanted to say YOU KICK ASS. Brilliant idea! I wish I would have thought of it. You hit KSFO in the purse. The only thing that was going to change anything. I am so tired of these extremist nuts who are, in my mind, no better than the people they vilify. It's totally maddening that they even have enough of an audience to keep that stuff on the air. I have been tracking these guys for just a short while now, as I am way out in Chicago. To at least my midwestern sensibilities they seem TOTALLY NUTS and Xenophobes. You, however, have done a courageous and noble thing in confronting this kind of craziness and not backing down to the bullying tactics and spurious claims of ABC. Bravo my man!! Bravo!!
Spocko, put up ay PAYPAL link, so pipples can show joo their appreciation and support.
Eef joo do no do eet, I weel get someone to set eet up for joo.
so.
Thanks for your efforts.
Enjoy.
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The journalist/blogger/author Allison Hantschel, whose passionate, excellent writing about journalism, blogging, politics and life lifts us all up every day.
Goddamnit, I saw her first!
I just read the article in the Chronicle and couldn't believe somebody finally did what I've been telling my friends and family about for ages. These national advertsiers that sponsor right wing hate talk radio don't have a clue what they are supporting with their ad dollars.
KSFO is one of the worst and most arrogant stations with low rent Limbaugh's Morgan and Rodgers, two previously failed broadcasters, who jumped on the radical right bandwagon demonizing Democrats with no accountability to earn a buck. Another hate talk phony you should go after is Michael Savage, (Michael Weiner) a self loathing Jew, who also failed at everything he tried before even left wing politics. He has a PHD in nutrition,but his brainwashed followers think he is some intellectual that speaks their language. Instead of PHD, it should be AFB, anything for a buck, Savage.
This guy latched on to the radical right financial gravy train by calling Senator Boxer a rat,and much more hate talk.
Yet he also attracts national advertisers who are supposed to be neutral politically with their ad dollars. Yet for years banks,airlines,car brands,etc. have all supported right wing radio, who's total programming on thousands of stations across the US is simply free political advertising for Republicans. Between Limbaugh, and Hannity,and OReilly, and Savage the major leaguers and all the minor leaguers, which number in the thousands, such as Morgan and Rodgers, across the country,the Rebublicans have had free and unaccountable propaganda broadcast 24/7 financed by major advertisers such as Bank of america, Toyota and United Airlines.
This is an audience of lock step Republican voters that is 30 to 40 million. And surely explains why a minority party, The Republicans, have been able to shape the debate and keep a bumbling fool such as Bush in office, and control of Congress,(until this last election where the left finally got some air time). Yet the Democrats have been too stupid to figure this out, until recently Air America, came into play. But with no help or direction from Democratic candidates.
I think a national campaign of monitoring right wing talk radio, such as Spocko is doing in SF and a national letter writing campaign to these national advertisers threatening to boycott their products and services unless they spend equal ad dollars on liberal radio programming (this would save Air America financially). Or if they don't want to support liberal programming, then they must stop supporting right wing propaganda radio,else the boycott. There are plenty of ways to get bang for their advertising dollars rather than giving the Republicans free air time. Spocko,you;re the man now,go for it. Get Moveon.org on your side.
I just read the article in the Chronicle and couldn't believe somebody finally did what I've been telling my friends and family about for ages. These national advertsiers that sponsor right wing hate talk radio don't have a clue what they are supporting with their ad dollars.
KSFO is one of the worst and most arrogant stations with low rent Limbaugh's Morgan and Rodgers, two previously failed broadcasters, who jumped on the radical right bandwagon demonizing Democrats with no accountability to earn a buck. Another hate talk phony you should go after is Michael Savage, (Michael Weiner) a self loathing Jew, who also failed at everything he tried before even left wing politics. He has a PHD in nutrition,but his brainwashed followers think he is some intellectual that speaks their language. Instead of PHD, it should be AFB, anything for a buck, Savage.
This guy latched on to the radical right financial gravy train by calling Senator Boxer a rat,and much more hate talk.
Yet he also attracts national advertisers who are supposed to be neutral politically with their ad dollars. Yet for years banks,airlines,car brands,etc. have all supported right wing radio, who's total programming on thousands of stations across the US is simply free political advertising for Republicans. Between Limbaugh, and Hannity,and OReilly, and Savage the major leaguers and all the minor leaguers, which number in the thousands, such as Morgan and Rodgers, across the country,the Rebublicans have had free and unaccountable propaganda broadcast 24/7 financed by major advertisers such as Bank of america, Toyota and United Airlines.
This is an audience of lock step Republican voters that is 30 to 40 million. And surely explains why a minority party, The Republicans, have been able to shape the debate and keep a bumbling fool such as Bush in office, and control of Congress,(until this last election where the left finally got some air time). Yet the Democrats have been too stupid to figure this out, until recently Air America, came into play. But with no help or direction from Democratic candidates.
I think a national campaign of monitoring right wing talk radio, such as Spocko is doing in SF and a national letter writing campaign to these national advertisers threatening to boycott their products and services unless they spend equal ad dollars on liberal radio programming (this would save Air America financially). Or if they don't want to support liberal programming, then they must stop supporting right wing propaganda radio,else the boycott. There are plenty of ways to get bang for their advertising dollars rather than giving the Republicans free air time. Spocko,you;re the man now,go for it. Get Moveon.org on your side.
Hey "Spocko".
I'd like to point out an episode of "Star Trek" that has some real parallels with what is happening here in the states and the talk about a "Draft". To all of us who wonder why it is a bad idea, no one will disagree. ...but to quote your good captain "...you have made war neat and painless, it is to the point that it is no longer something to be avoided." The episode is "A Taste of Armageddon" and your readers can grab a copy for $2 bucks @ iTunes.
Live long and prosper and good luck with ABC/Disney.
*shakes head*
Do you people not understand the concept of "free speech"?
You'd piss yourselves if someone tried to shut you down for the lies and bile you spew here; you have no right to take away the speech of others because you don't like it.
(You're not even going to approve this comment!)
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