Tag Archives: American Voters

HBO: George Carlin on Politicians

  Source: This piece was originally posted at FRS Daily Journal America has Freedom of Speech and I love that, as long as we don’t threaten, libel, harass people or yell fire in a movie theater. Perhaps you can yell fire at … Continue reading

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Russia Today: The Resident- ‘American Monarchy, It’s Time’

You can also see this post at The Daily Journal, on WordPress. “America’s federal republic is failing its citizens, who more and more do not feel properly represented in their government. And there is no doubt that America is celebrity-obsessed. It … Continue reading

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Intelligence Squared Debates: The Two-Party System is Making America Ungovernable

Source:Intelligence Squared Debates moderator John Donvan. “The Republican and Democratic parties are entrenched in calcified partisanship, where politics is played as a zero-sum game. The rise of the Tea Party, liberal backlash, and the exodus of moderate voices from Congress … Continue reading

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Sommer 57: The Candidate (1972) Robert Redford: ‘Social Warfare Speech’

Source:Sommer 57– Robert Redford, as Bill McKay, in The Candidate (1972) Source:The Daily Journal “This 1972 film starred Robert Redford and Peter Boyle, and is the property of Warner Bros. This brief speech is from the middle of the film. … Continue reading

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Thinking Peace: ‘Thanks to Decades of Conservative Spin, Americans Are Hopelessly Confused About Taxes, Spending and the Deficit’

Source:Flagler Live– I guess it’s never too early to prepare for a 2012 political convention. “The right’s victory in separating taxes from the services they pay for is apparent when citizens are asked what they’d like to see cut in … Continue reading

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