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Fox “News” And The War On Woonsocket’s Poor

Fox “News” And The War On Woonsocket’s Poor

By Bob Plain on March 25, 2013

If you didn’t know that local conservatives were going to take to Fox “News” to exploit Ken Block’s food stamp fraud report, I would like to bet you that the sun will rise tomorrow morning. Then, maybe we can go double or nothing on whether or not the days will get longer until late June, [...]

Posted in Class Warfare, Economy, Featured | Tagged costa, fisher, fontaine, fox news, SNAP, washington post, Woonsocket | 16 Responses

Fontaine On Fox News: Blames SNAP Not CVS

Fontaine On Fox News: Blames SNAP Not CVS

By Dave Fisher on March 22, 2013

It isn’t just progressive news outlets like RI Future who are shining a light on the alarmingly high percentage of Woonsocket residents who can’t afford to feed themselves without public assistance. Fox “News” interviewed Mayor Leo Fontaine about the national spotlight the city finds itself in.

Posted in Economy, Featured | Tagged ALEC, cvs, fox news, leo fontaine, washington post, Woonsocket | 3 Responses

Daily Show Declares ‘War on Christmas’ a Joke

Daily Show Declares ‘War on Christmas’ a Joke

By Bob Plain on December 4, 2012

Sometimes only the court jester can successfully call out the king for wearing no clothes. While Fox News, John DePetro, Bishop Tobin and Rep. Doreen Costa are hardly still royalty in post-tea party America, John Stewart can still shed some sanity on their completely fabricated and self-indulgent “war on Christmas.” After all, I’m certain the [...]

Posted in Religion | Tagged christmas, daily show, depetro, Doreen Costa, fox news, Holiday Tree | 27 Responses

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