CounterSpin: Long lines, vote suppression, Evoting questions, etc.

[tommcintyre]

Listen online here:
http://www.fair.org/counterspin/110504.html

Miles Rapoport on voting rights & Dave Lindorff on Bush's "bulge" (11/5/04)

This week on CounterSpin: Long lines of people waiting to vote, many giving up and going home; shortages of provisional ballots, registered voters who found their names weren't on the rolls, last-minute polling site changes, and don't forget those electronic voting machines. Despite big media's desire to declare the 2004 general election over and essentially unproblematic, our guest says that many vital questions remain about the sanctity of the vote in this country. And the big question is, "Why can't we get our elections systems right?" We'll talk with Miles Rapoport, president of the public policy group Demos.

Also on the show: In a CounterSpin exclusive, journalist Dave Lindorff will join us with his scoop on how the New York Times killed a story about the device George Bush wore on his back during the presidential debates. The spiked story included compelling photographic and scientific evidence that would have contradicted Bush's claim that the bulge on his back was just a matter of poor tailoring.
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CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. Combining lively discussion and a thoughtful media critique, CounterSpin is unlike any other show on the dial.

CounterSpin exposes and highlights biased and inaccurate news; censored stories; sexism, racism and homophobia in the news; the power of corporate influence; gaffes and goofs by leading TV pundits; TV news' narrow political spectrum; attacks on free speech; and more.


"You should tune in to CounterSpin, the program that sees things and says things about the media you'll see no place else."
--Ben Bagdikian, author of The Media Monopoly

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[tommcintyre]

1. kick

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2. I download and listen to counterspin every week - never miss it

Thanks for posting!

[tommcintyre]

3. It's definitely one of my favorites