Arianna on Election Fear Factor
Arianna Huffington issues an appeal for calm in the face of election season fear-mongering: "Remember FDR. 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.' And, of course, those who use it for their own political purposes." (Video & Transcript)Arianna Huffington issues an appeal for calm in the face of election season fear-mongering: “Remember FDR. ‘The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.’ And, of course, those who use it for their own political purposes.”
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