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.

Thursday, November 01, 2018

What Came First? The Awful Ad or the Awful Media?

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Back in July Eliot Nelson of the Huffington Post put together an amusing compilation of the worst campaign ads of 2018. Two of my "fa...

Monday, October 01, 2018

"Judges are like umpires": John Roberts' Supremely Silly Simile

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October 4th, 2018 Update: 2,400 plus law professors have signed on to a letter arguing that Judge Kavanaugh has not demonstrated the temper...

Saturday, September 01, 2018

Ocasio-Cortez, Shapiro, and Arguers as Lovers

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In late June, 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez--a former Bernie Sanders for President organizer and self-declared democratic socialist--...

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Wisconsin Elections: A Cure For Lazy Journalism

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Wisconsin Residents: Did you know that August 14 is primary election day in Wisconsin? Did you know that on that day voters will be choosing...

Sunday, July 01, 2018

Eric Burdon's 1968 Rock Gospel Against Empire

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During Donald Trump's ascent to the White House, his presence on television was as in-your-face and irritating as lake flies in spring ...

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tony palmeri: 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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