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.

Online Social Networking and Politics

Politics has the power to divide people but it also has the power to bring people together and create progressive ideas and discussions from local to global political issues.

Getting Involved without Leaving Your Computer Chair

If you are looking for a site to read about politics and have an urge to contribute or be involved with articles, Political Grind is your answer. This website allows users to read bipartisan editorial articles from the eleven staff writers that touch on a plethora of issues. Political Grind also plays host to users who want to write their own articles and add their own flavor to the website. Also, because this is a blogging site, users can give and share comments on posts.

Touchy Subjects

This website does write just about political leaders in the governmental and social world. The Political Grind focuses on all things political and gives viewers an array of articles and topics to choose from. Just to name a few here are a few examples of topics that are covered:

• Campaigns
• US Economy
• Environment
• European Politics
• Middle Eastern politics
• Social Issues
• Religion
• Legal Issues

Why It Works

Political Grind works well because it is very user friendly. The site is easy to navigate and it is simple to look up political topics as well as archived articles because of the links in the side bars. Also, this site very clearly shows articles posted by the staff and articles posted by contributing user writers. I enjoy reading articles from this website because of the different views that all of the writers have. I also enjoy reading comments and thinking about the ideas that users have about certain subjects and topics.

Political TV on the Web

If you prefer watching video about political talk rather than just reading articles online, I suggest you take a look at The Bleepin Truth. This Tampa, Florida based cable television show is streamed online and is available for all to see. Chris Krimitsos, the Executive Producer of The Bleepin Truth has put together a strong cast of characters that are solid in their political views and are passionate about their opinions.

Each episode features a new guest and a politically controversial or debatable subject that the cast discusses. Previous show topics have covered

• Religion and politics
• Political party debates
• Gay Rights
• President George W. Bush's time in the White House
• Military Issues
• Environmental Issues
  

The show is informative as well as entertaining. The Bleepin Truth is vibrant and full of energy and has a semblance of the old TV show Crossfire in each episode.

Information is Power

Politics1 is a website dedicated to informing American voters on controversial and highly debatable issues and political party ideals and characteristics. This website is handy if you are overwhelmed by politics but would still like to be involved with the political process and want to exercise your right to vote.

Politics1 provides links to Conservative, Liberal, Libertarian, and Radical websites. They also have a list of political issues that explain both sides to every issue to help you relate to an issue and create an opinion on it. For example, by clicking on the Abortion link there are links to websites that explain reasons to oppose abortion and reasons to support a woman's right to choose.

I like this website because it is simple and easy to understand. It takes away the overwhelming overload of political information. Also, this site is unbiased and it provides an easy to use and categorized a ton of information about politics. Politics1 is an example of true democracy at it's finest.

A Guidline to Your Vote

If taking a survey is not your style to figure out what political candidate you like, I found a website that displays a chart of all the 2008 Presidential nominees' political outlook. This site is called 2008 Presidential Election Candidates on the Issues. With this site you can quickly and easily look at a table that tells you what major issues Presidential candidates support or oppose.

I like this site because all of the candidates' views are listed right next to each other and it is easy to compare and contrast each candidate and learn a little more about the lesser known nominees.

The only set back to this site is that in some cases there is more than a simple yes or no answer about an issue. The site highlights this issue and encourages viewers to go directly to a candidate's website if there is any missing information or uncertainty.