Bush Cultural Managers at work--Censoring Sh**, Manufacturing Consent:

• We weren't doing anything wrong'

Couple in anti-Bush T-shirts were arrested at president's speech
A husband and wife who wore anti-Bush T-shirts to the president's Fourth of July appearance aren't going down without a fight: They will be represented by lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union as they contest the trespassing charges against them Thursday morning in Charleston Municipal Court. Police took Nicole and Jeff Rank away in handcuffs from the event, which was billed as a presidential appearance, not a campaign rally. They were wearing T-shirts that read, "Love America, Hate Bush." Spectators who wore pro-Bush T-shirts and Bush-Cheney campaign buttons were allowed to stay. [more]

• Radio Stations Censor 9-11 Rap Lyrics in Jadakiss CD

Artist Jadakiss -- also a member of raptrio the Lox -- is receiving a lot of attention for his single "Why?" The song questions Dictator Bush's involvement in the events of Sept. 11, 2001, with the lyric " Why did Bush knock down the Towers? "The line  has prompted some radio stations to edit the song. According to sources at MTV, the "Why?" video arrived at the network without the lyric in the video. [more]

• Clear Channel Kills Nonprofit's Ad for N.Y.'s Times Square
  

A group of antiwar advocates is accusing Clear Channel Communications, one of the nation's largest media companies, with close ties to national Republicans, of preventing the group from displaying a Times Square billboard critical of the war in Iraq. The billboard - an image of a red, white and blue bomb with the words "Democracy Is Best Taught by Example, Not by War" - was supposed to go up next month, the antiwar group said, and it was to be in place when Republicans from across the country gathered in New York City to nominate President Bush for a second term. [more] and [more] and [more]

• New Documentary Aims to Demonstrate Bias on Fox News
  

A new documentary backed by liberal political groups aims to document that the Fox News Channel is anything but ``fair and balanced,'' despite the cable-news network's motto. The film, `` Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism ,'' draws on clips compiled during weeks of round-the-clock taping of the network to demonstrate what the filmmakers believe is a pattern of right-wing bias and support for the Republican agenda. [more]

• Fox Attacks
  

With the much-anticipated premiere of the movie " Outfoxed " set for tonight in New York City, Fox News went on the attack, trying to intimidate other media outlets into not covering the story. Instead of responding to the well-documented charges made in "Outfoxed," Fox claimed the whistleblowers featured in the film were only "low-level" employees, even though at least one was a former West Coast reporter for the network. [more]

• Fake Ass Republican Paper Lies  -- The New York Post rewrote 2000 election history 

A July 12 New York Post editorial informed readers that there was no evidence Florida voters were disenfranchised in the 2000 presidential election. The paper -- owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch -- editorialized: "There is no credible evidence that a single voter was disenfranchised in 2000 for any reason whatsoever. Not one." But a June 2001 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report documented[more] the widespread disenfranchisement of African American voters in Florida in the election. The report found that a disproportionate number of spoiled ballots originated from African American voters and that the misuse of felon purge lists had a similarly disproportionate impact on African American voters.  [more]

• GOP Supportive Company Slim Fast Drops Whoopi Goldberg after she Criticized Bush

The Slim-Fast diet drink company has dumped Whoopi Goldberg from its advertising because its executives are unhappy with remarks the entertainer made last week at a Radio City, New York, fundraiser that mocked President Bush. "We are disappointed by the manner in which Ms. Goldberg chose to express herself and sincerely regret that her recent remarks offended some of our consumers. Ads featuring Ms. Goldberg will no longer be on the air," said Terry Olson, general manager of the Florida-based diet giant. [more]