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Misstating the state of the Union

Title
Misstating the state of the Union / by Mediamatters.org, Media Matters Action Network ; with an introduction by David Brock.
Publication
New York : Akashic Books, [2004], ©2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Brock, David, 1962-
  • Mediamatters.org.
  • Media Matters Action Network.
Description
158 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
Summary
"Misstating the State of the Union reveals a simple truth that the media too often obscures: By every objective measure, the Clinton presidency was immeasurably better for America than the Bush presidency. Yet an army of conservative pundits have conspired to lie to the public about both the Clinton and Bush records, denying the proven success of progressive policies and leadership while shamelessly covering up abject conservative failures. This book dissects the conservative misinformation campaign to distort and discredit the progressive agenda point by point, while unmasking the dark ideological agenda and rank dishonesty behind all the cable TV and radio hot air."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Conservatism > United States
  • Mass media > Political aspects > United States
  • Right-wing extremists > United States
Note
  • "Right-wing media distortions about the Clinton and Bush presidencies"--Cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction / David Brock -- No jobs? : no problem! : conservative commentators' rose-colored view of the Bush economy -- Fiscally what? : spendthrift conservatives and their apologists in the press -- Squandered unity : right-wing pundits' blind support for Bush's national security policy -- Bad medicine : how right-wing pundits can really make you sick -- Miseducation : the conservative media's smoke screen around right-wing attacks on public schools -- Environmental policy : conservative commentators treat science as optional -- "39 million greedy geezers" : what the right-wing media really thinks of America's seniors -- Not what you hear on TV : the comparative record on crime and public safety -- No sense of shame : conservative pundits' destructive rhetoric about values.
ISBN
1888451807
LCCN
2004112182
OCLC
  • ocm56638159
  • SCSB-5089934
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries