Exposing Political Sabotoge

If you are a Progressive Liberal like me you will appreciate the website, CrooksAndLiars.com. This is a blog based website that focuses on political debauchery through both serious and satiric posts.

Bloggers bash media and political icons that have unfairly condemned or attacked the general public or specific persons in a given circumstance. Basically this site it used to raise awareness of unjust individuals in the political world and to highlight their and expose their controversial misconducts.

My favorite post today is entitled “She’s A Barbie Girl, In A Barbie World.” It features a YouTube video of a spoof on recent toy recalls from China because of lead poisoning. The video shows Barbie and Ken dolls flirting and then suggesting that they were intimate. The video then shows later that week Barbie calling Ken to tell him that she contracted lead poisoning and he could be in danger of illness. The video is then followed by federal product safety facts that are pretty unsettling for consumers.

With posts like these that bring attention to social and ethical problems, CrooksandLiars.com is a good link for finding hidden agendas and ruthless behavior from what are supposed to be our strong, moral, political leaders. With the use of blogs and a long list of links, this progressive site gives readers a different perspective of the things we hear about individuals and enlightens citizens on the cruelty that can take place in politics.

Digging for the Truth in Political News

Media consumers have it hard when searching for truth in news. With so many media outlets being biased or just plain wrong, it is our job as consumers of television, radio, websites, and print to decipher between fact and fiction in the news.

Finding Truth in Politics Via Truthdig.com
To help us consumers get to the bottom of things, Truthdig.com has made it their mission to “dig” beneath top stories and search for truth and objectivity when it comes to current events. This web magazine not only sifts through stories to find honest reporting but it also focuses on important political and global issues that the American media may no report.

TruthDig offers stories on more than politics and governmental affairs. This site also keeps viewers both informed and entertained by using other sources of media outlets such as

• Arts and Culture

• Audio and visual files and clips

• Podcasts

• Political cartoons

• Interviews

Why TruthDig Works
I enjoy reading this site because it isn’t a cookie cutter news source. This web magazine offers alternative and progressive views on government affairs as well as uncovering more in depth analysis of current political issues. I also like this site because it offers alternative viewpoints and provides links to sources to back up their reasoning and logic in their articles.

For example, in an article about Rudy Giuliani, Truthdig sites sources in which Giuliani spoke of fighting terrorism since the 1970’s while showing other sources of him saying he did not know as much about terrorism until after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers.

So if you are sick of seeing the same viewpoint on major political issues from every source you read, I suggest you pay a visit to truthdig.com.

The Ants Have Megaphones

For those of you that need something richer than just text, Blog Talk Radio is a site that hosts online talk radio. The site allows users to interact (for free) by either hosting their own show or calling in and speaking on a different broadcast.


A Show for Every Viewpoint
While Blog Talk Radio is used to broadcast about any subject that you could possibly want to hear about, for the purpose of this blog I checked out some shows about politics. I listened to a show about progressive politics and a show about the War in Iraq. Whether you are liberal or conservative or anywhere in between, Blog Talk Radio has something for you. In the political radio category alone there is 2,527 different shows. I sifted through a handful of them before I found 2 good shows and that is what you will have to do to find a show that appeals to you.


The Downside
This site is very unique because it gives everybody and anybody a chance to participate in radio. Because of this though, not everybody can broadcast professional broadcasts. Sound quality is not the best and most shows sound like you are listening to somebody's phone conversation. While radio shows do speak of politics and offer alternative political ideas and outlooks, you have to really pay attention and dig for a good show.


Try It
Blog Talk Radio is definitely worth a try. It is very easy to use. All you have to do is register and then go dig around on the site to find a radio show that fits your taste and enjoy.