Talking to Americans
In this Canadian TV series, a host asks everyday Americans how they feel about news stories that are, in fact, fake news. It's played for laughs: But if you wonder how Bush's version of reality went unchecked for so long, look no further than the people featured in this show.
In this Canadian TV series, a host asks everyday Americans how they feel about news stories that are, in fact, fake news. It’s played for laughs: But if you wonder how Bush’s version of reality went unchecked for so long, look no further than the people featured in this show.
Dig, Root, GrowBoing Boing:
Talking to Americans was a segment on the uproariously funny “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” CBC news/commentary show, in which Rick Mercer would go to the USA and ask Americans whether they believed that Russia should [give] the Chechens in Saskatechwan their freedom, or for help defending our national igloo, or for congratulations on legalizing insulin.
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Military strength has become our national religion, as well as our very own road to perdition.
The civil rights icon's courageous call for peace and criticism of his government in a time of war must not be lost to history.
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