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A film from 1947 predicting the effects of the 112th Congress. (Original Post)
salvorhardin
Aug 2012
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Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)1. Absolutely precious!
Sadly, no one like the guy in this film ever has their "light bulb" come on.
PDJane
(10,103 posts)3. That's partly because there has been 50 years or more
Of right wing propaganda on the airwaves. It has now become the norm, and the truth of the matter is that congress is way to the right of the American people. It's disturbing, especially since I'm hearing echoes of the same propaganda here.
icarusxat
(403 posts)6. or 65 or more
valerief
(53,235 posts)2. Absolutely prescient!!! Thanks so much for posting. nt
allan01
(1,950 posts)4. re: A film from 1947 predicting the effects of the 112th Congress.
wonderful . this should be a obama commercial .
WhoIsNumberNone
(7,875 posts)5. Teabaggers would probably call this communist propaganda
You should cross post it in GD so all the right wing lurkers will see it.
elleng
(131,056 posts)7. 'We can't be too careful
about those we elect to Congress.'
http://www.powellforva.com/