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.
WAIT, BEFORE YOU GO…Boing 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.
What makes the ongoing slaughter of Americans at the hands of our police so troubling—as if that’s not enough—is how rare it is for any cop to end up in jail for one of these murders.
Corporate media are not covering the fight for America's soul, but the establishment will not be able ignore the growing community that is leading it much longer.
This movement has nothing to do with left or right, Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal. It's all about right and wrong.
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