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.

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

What's A Vice-President To Do? On Harris, Cheney, and Agnew

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After Kamala Harris became the de facto Democratic Party nominee for President, the Trump Republicans didn't waste any time launching s...

Friday, July 19, 2024

Ten Bold Cover Tunes, Part XIV: Summertime Blues Edition

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As Robert Plant might say, it's been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely time since I've d...

Monday, July 01, 2024

The Katie Dobbs Debate Principle And Other Post-Debate Musings

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I don't have anything particularly profound to say about President Biden's train wreck of a debate performance against the felonious...

Saturday, June 01, 2024

Celebrating the Music of 1974, Part 2

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Back in April I released Part 1 of my celebration of the 50th anniversary of some notable musical releases of 1974. In the United States 19...

Friday, May 24, 2024

Ten Bob Dylan Covers

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Somehow Bob Dylan is 83(!) years old today. For his birthday, here are 10 of my favorite cover versions of Dylan tunes. #10: Patti Smith. A...

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Campus Protests and Occupation in the Digital Age

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In 1996 I was the Democratic Party nominee for Wisconsin's 54th assembly district--the same seat that Lori Palmeri holds today. At that ...

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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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