Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– At least 80 advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck’s Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred for white people." Here are his February 17 sponsors, in the order they appeared: American Petroleum Institute Rosland Capital Sylvan Learning[Read More…]
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Maddow Calls Out Beck For Falsely Claiming That “Nobody’s Saying” D.C. Snow Disproves Climate Change
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– On her February 12 program, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow responded to Glenn Beck’s claim that "nobody’s saying" the Washington, D.C. snowstorm disproves climate change by noting that Beck himself previously forwarded such a suggestion. In response, Beck accused Maddow of selectively editing his remarks — by airing a[Read More…]
James O’Keefe and the Myth of the ACORN Pimp
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Last September, when the ACORN scandal that his website helped launch was breaking in the press, Andrew Breitbart wrote a column for The Washington Times detailing the rollout of the undercover, right-wing gotcha. He recalled a 2009 meeting with "filmmaker and provocateur James O’Keefe" that took[Read More…]
Rich Countries Have No Excuse for Broken Aid Promises
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Responding to OECD predictions that 2010 will see overseas aid stand at a staggering $21bn lower than promised, Head of Oxfam Campaign, Emma Seery said: “This missing $21 billion could pay for every child to go to school, and could save the lives of 2 million of the[Read More…]
Iran ‘Shows Contempt’ for Human Rights by Rejecting UN Recommendations, Says Amnesty International
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human rights in the country. The recommendations rejected by Iran include: ending the execution of juvenile offenders, upholding fair trial guarantees, releasing people detained for peacefully exercising their human rights and investigating torture[Read More…]
National Whistleblowers Center Refutes False Charges Made Against UBS Whistleblower
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Today, the National Whistleblowers Center released evidence regarding the case of UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, which demonstrates his heroic efforts to expose tax fraud. Attached to the fact sheet prepared by the NWC are scanned original documents related to the illegal UBS tax scandal. "The record shows[Read More…]
Tell Cable News: No More PR Pundits
Channels disguise corporate propaganda as ‘analysis’ NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)– Scores of pundits appearing on cable news networks are paid corporate lobbyists and PR flaks–and the networks aren’t disclosing their corporate ties. In a new report in the Nation (3/1/10), reporter Sebastian Jones writes: Since 2007 at least 75 registered lobbyists, public[Read More…]
New Hampshire House Overwhelmingly Rejects Attempt to Repeal Marriage Rights
“New Hampshire Joins Iowa in Reinforcing the Freedom to Marry" NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)– Statement by Evan Wolfson, Executive Director of Freedom to Marry following the New Hampshire House of Representatives votes rejecting HR1590-FN, a bill that would repeal the freedom to marry, and CACR 28, a resolution seeking to amend the[Read More…]
More Proof That Marijuana is Medicine
Commentary The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), based at the University of California, San Diego, published a report today summarizing the results of clinical trials studying medical marijuana’s efficacy in treating pain. The studies, funded by CMCR under the mandate of a 1999 legislative action, found that marijuana is[Read More…]
Iowa’s Board of Pharmacy Votes to Recommend Medical Marijuana
Commentary Great news from the great state of Iowa: Today the state’s Board of Pharmacy voted 6-0 to recommend to lawmakers that the state reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II drug and create a task force to study the possible implementation of medical marijuana in the state. This recommendation puts[Read More…]
