A Bit Of Reality. . .

Knowledge - Why Is Such A Reality-Based Concept So Elusive
compiled by The Old Hippie, Because Manufactured Reality Is An Abomination

Just a few items to stimulate the sound-bite abused cells of our political minds.  Interviews, videos, Opinions, Articles, and animations that I have been able to discover during my travels inside what

Bush referred to as the "internets."  I've endeavored to avoid the overly intellectualized, and unfairly biased items as best as I could.  That is not to say that some of the items are not obviously biased, but I hope biased toward reality, and not political propaganda. I've also attempted to include items that are interesting, important, and have an unexpected "eye-opening" perspective.  Especially during this historic period of bombarding bombast. These are strange times people.  As Garcia said, "What a long strange trip it's been."  I sincerely hope these items help in your own research of our political reality. . .

(From Doonesbury)

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Hyping Terror For Fun, Profit - And Power
by Thom Hartmann, CommonDreams.org, Dec. 7, 2004

Watching "The Terror of Nightmares" is like taking the Red Pill in the movie The Matrix.

Link To This Story & Its Links To The Videos Here

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The Hidden (in Plain Sight) Persuaders
by Rob Walker, New York Times Magazine, Dec. 5, 2004

"I think we all do this naturally anyway," Bollaert concluded.  "If you find something you like and somebody asks your advice and you have a product, good or bad, you'll say don't get it or do get it.  We're a consumer society."

Link To This Story

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Activists Crawl Through Web to Untangle U.S. Secrecy
by William Fisher, Inter Press Service News Agency, Nov. 29, 2004

To combat the Bush administration's penchant for secrecy, U.S. citizens have been forced to un-
earth new sources for information they once read in their daily newspapers.  But thanks to a few dedicated individuals and not-for-profit groups -- and the Internet -- such material is easier to come by than ever before.

Link To This Story

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Across Asia, The Sound of Sharpening Knives
by William Pesek Jr. Bloomberg News, Dec. 7, 2004

...as Japan and Asia's central banks watch the falling dollar and the U.S. current-account deficit.

Link To This Story

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Did You Know You Could Watch The Daily Show Online?
by Jon Stewart & The Fake News Crew at Comedy Central

The most watched "news" program by Americans 28 and under, and definitely worth the time to watch, and it may explain some aspects of the American political generational gap.

Link To The Daily Show's Videos Here

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Conyers Hearings on Ohio Vote Fraud Coverage
by William Rivers Pitt, Ongoing Coverage at his Blog, Beginning Dec. 7, 2004

William Rivers Pitt has dedicated a blog to these important hearings.  C-SPAN is supposedly going to be covering it also.

Link To The Ongoing Coverage Of The Conyers Hearings Here