Tony Palmeri's Media Rants

Welcome To Tony Palmeri's Media Rants! I am a professor of Communication Studies at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I use this blog to try to promote critical thinking about mainstream media, establishment politics, and popular culture.

Sunday, April 30, 2006

George W. Bush's Stunning Disregard For The Law

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Remember grade school civics? Remember being taught that the legislative branch of government makes the laws, the judicial branch interpret...
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Your Tax Dollars At Work

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According to this morning's Journal-Sentinel , from 2002-2005 the eight members of Wisconsin's Congressional delegation spent nearly...
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Saturday, April 29, 2006

Interview With Michael Hopkins

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The Radio Commentary interview with music critic Michael Hopkins can be found here . I think this is one of the better Radio Commentary sh...
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Friday, April 28, 2006

"I have here in my hand a list of . . ."

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There I am at the Appleton Public Library on Thursday night with Brian Farmer (left) and Michael Bergan, doing my best impression of Joe McC...
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Living With War Is Here!

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I have to admit I did not expect much from this album. From the press reports it seemed like it may have been rushed and overly sloppy; an ...

Michael Hopkins to Discuss "Living With War" on Radio Commentary

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Neil Young is set to audiostream Living With War off his website some time on Friday. To mark the event, I will be discussing Neil's m...
Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Thursday: Free Showing of "Good Night, and Good Luck"

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Just as a reminder, the Appleton Public Library and the Valley Scene are sponsoring a FREE showing of " Good Night, and Good Luck ...
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Sign Petition: Get Country Joe & Canned Heat in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

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Okay, so for all the sold out, aging, hemorrhoid-pained, hypocritical ex-hippies out there looking to recreate the acid hazed joy of days of...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

DNR: Floating Docks Can't Swim

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The 2005 Oshkosh Common Council will long be remembered as the gang that said yes to charging a fee for a need--garbage collection--at the s...

Yo-Yos Take On Yo-Yos

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A few years ago Green Bay Press Gazette columnist Lou O'Malley argued that the only solution to Wisconsin's pervasive legislative co...
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Monday, April 24, 2006

Early Eye on Oshkosh: Shout Fest?

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Stew Rieckman says this about Eye on Oshkosh, yesterday and today: "Hentz, meanwhile, moved freely between the roles of freelance jour...
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Fund on Cole: Real Libel?

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Locally, the Fremgen v. Full of Balogna affair provided an opportunity to learn about legal standards for libel and defamation. Today, wing...
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Sunday, April 23, 2006

Hear John Lennon From The Other Side -- For $9.95

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Perhaps in a fit of jealousy over all the attention Elvis received after he left the building, John Lennon is allowing himself to be heard i...
Saturday, April 22, 2006

Doyle Should Veto Guard Deployment

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Less than 3 weeks after 24 Wisconsin cities, towns, and villages said yes to referendum questions asking for immediate withdrawal from Iraq ...
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Happy Birthday, WRST

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WRST-FM 90.3 celebrated its 40th birthday on April 20th. Yesterday I had the privilege of interviewing Robert L. "Doc" Snyder o...
Friday, April 21, 2006

Neil Blogs; Takes on the Southern Man Again

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Neil Young has an anti-war album, "Living With War," coming out soon. One of the songs advocates impeaching George Bush. Go to...
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GOP outfoxed while Dems get out of the way

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You know things are going downhill for George W. Bush and the Republican congress when even Fox News can no longer hide the bad news. The...
Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Official Recount Minutes + Monte's

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The official minutes from the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education election recount can be found here . I would like to thank T...
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Union of Concerned Scientists--Bunker Buster: The Movie

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Explosive stuff . (pun intended). See also Dr. Kurt Gottfried's statement, " Administration's Nuclear Saber Rattling on Iran Th...
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Herzig, Shields Walk the Walk

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Jeff Herzig, the outgoing president of the Oshkosh Student Association, calls for increased student participation in this week's Advance...
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I teach Communication Studies (First Amendment, Classical Rhetoric, Civic Engagement, Rhetoric of Rock Music) at UW Oshkosh. Served two terms on Oshkosh City Council. Originally from Brooklyn, NY.
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