Wednesday, June 29, 2011

So Much For The Kagan Rationale

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When President Obama nominated Elena Kagan to replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court, the major rationale offered was that Kagan wou...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Media Rants: On Heckling vs. Techling

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On Hecklers vs. Techlers Media Rants By Tony Palmeri Controversial public communicators on the Left and Right can always count on the p...
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Monday, May 02, 2011

Media Rants: Inside Looking Out

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Inside Looking Out Media Rants by Tony Palmeri Shortly after moving to Oshkosh in 1989 to teach at the university, a student asked me to gra...
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Monday, April 04, 2011

Media Rants: On Legacies; Ellis, Moore, and Us

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Note: The Media Rant below was submitted to the SCENE before the controversy erupted involving UW Madison Professor William Cronon and th...
Saturday, March 05, 2011

Media Rants: Scott Walker and the WI Media's View From Nowhere

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Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Media’s View from Nowhere Media Rants By Tony Palmeri Back in January of 1991 I traveled to Milwaukee to part...
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Media Rants: Censored in 2010, Part 2

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Censored in 2010, Part 2 Media Rants By Tony Palmeri Last month I identified half of the top ten censored stories of 2010. They were: (10) ...
Friday, December 31, 2010

Censored in 2010, Part 1

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Censored in 2010, Part 1 Media Rants By Tony Palmeri From The January 2011 edition of THE SCENE Annually since 1976, Project Censored has i...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The 2010 TONY Awards

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There's only one TONY Award this year, and it's kind of an "award of distinction." Colin Crowley's done much admirable...
Saturday, October 30, 2010

Media Rants: Happy Anniversary to (Me)dia Rants

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The following piece will appear in the November 2010 edition of The Scene . Happy Anniversary to (Me)dia Rants Media Rants By Tony Palmeri T...
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Thursday, October 07, 2010

Two Screenings of "Mad City Chickens"

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From citizen Dan Hoyt: On behalf of the citizen group calling ourselves " Oshkosh Backyard Chickens " I would like to invite you t...
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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Compulsory Voting on WPR Thursday Morning

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I'll be on Wisconsin Public Radio Thursday morning at 6 a.m. (yikes!) talking about compulsory voting with Joy Cardin. http://www.wpr.o...
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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Media Rants: For Compulsory Voting

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The following piece appears in the October 2010 edition of The SCENE . For Compulsory Voting Media Rants By Tony Palmeri The day after the S...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Joys of Teaching

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One of the great joys of teaching is the experience of reading critical commentary written by former students. We (teachers) usually don...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Neumann Deserves To Win Republican Primary

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I don't think he will, but Mark Neumann does deserve to win today's Republican primary for governor of Wisconsin. Several reasons: *...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

Media Rants: The New(t) Know Nothings

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The following essay will appear in the September 2010 edition of The Scene . The New(t) Know Nothings Media Rants By Tony Palmeri In the mid...
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Media Rants: WikiLeaks vs. Corporate Media

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Note: The piece below appears in the August, 2010 edition of The Scene . It was submitted for publication before WikiLeaks' release of t...
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Friday, July 02, 2010

BID requests 50 grand from taxpayers

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July 2, 2010 City Council Members P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 Dear Council Members, I would like to make a formal request, on beha...
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Thursday, July 01, 2010

Media Rants: LZ Lambeau and The Good Soldier Consensus

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The following piece appears in the July, 2010 edition of The SCENE . LZ Lambeau and The Good Soldier Consensus Media Rants By Tony Palmeri F...