The Rhetorist

Steven John Thompson, PhD. All rights reserved. Content on this website is not free for download, post, and/or any other use elsewhere

Schlock Jock Media: Empowering an Empire of Poly Parrots

I liked Rush. As a matter of fact, I owe him one. Because Rush Limbaugh made the AM radio talk show so popular in the late 80s by helping recreate an industry almost single-handedly, after my 10 years as a broadcaster, I entertained an idea of entering the market specifically  [ Read More ]

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White Elephants: Netizen Political Rhetorics in Social Media

Back in 2008, the political hype was centered on how well the Obama campaign had used the Internet to rally troops for the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency. The action is considered historic on several levels. Four years later, the dynamic has taken on more interesting dimensions as the  [ Read More ]

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“Ground Control to Player Tim…”

In what is bound to tick off macho men and evangelical Christians everywhere, the rhythmic moniker ‘Homo Tebow’ has raised its ugly little head and stuck like white on rice to football superstar Tim Tebow, despite heavily televised displays of his religious fervor and reported relationship with a girlfriend that  [ Read More ]

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HBO and The Trials of Ted Haggard

Point that nasty thing right back at yourself there, buster…! America’s most famous religious hypocrite has taken to the talk circuit and airwaves in a new HBO documentary by Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Haven’t seen it yet but looking forward to Haggard’s apology to  [ Read More ]

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Sad, Pathetic Moment for Racial Bigots Over…?

Well, Bob Jones University has officially apologized for racism it has held to over the last few decades. This is further evidence of how so-called Christian entities have failed in their mission to ‘think ahead’ for Christ in order to reach and change the world, and how their inbred bigoted  [ Read More ]

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On the Clouds Again

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