Mouseland - Electing Cats. Why not elect some Mice for a change ?

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1. The Greatest Canadian Ever!

The best political speech ever: Mouseland by Tommy Douglas

Tommy Douglas was voted to be the Greatest Canadian ever a couple of years ago. Tommy Douglas was the man who brought single payer health care to Canada along with a lot of other great accomplishments.

This speech by Tommy Douglas in 1944 is relevant to everything that is happening worldwide right now: the protests in the midwest, the freedom movements in North Africa, the Middle East and China. Wikileaks, Anonymous, the PIIGS etc. (Ireland is one of those I's). I think everyone should review this classic speech now. It will be true 1000 years from now. The speech is timeless

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/2/27/950715/-

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2. k and R!

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3. The Cream Separator

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4. K&R...thank you Donkees...

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5. Fantastic

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6. 'Mouseland' by Tommy Douglas, Greatest Canadian, Father of Medicare, Keifer Sutherland Grandfather

*WATCH. The remarkable accomplishments of TOMMY DOUGLAS (1904-1986), Canadian Politician, Saskatchewan Premier and Leader, Social Democrat, Social and Equal Justice Advocate, Visionary Achiever.
Tommy Douglas established Single-Payer/*Universal Healthcare Called "MEDICARE" IN Canada in 1966, the first Healthcare Service in North America. Tommy was voted THE GREATEST CANADIAN OF ALL TIME by the people of Canada in 2004.
Similarities with BERNIE SANDERS are evident in this portrait of Canada's innovative, progressive & influential leader. The story breaks me up with respect and admiration, and highlights what we've lost and lack in the US from the polices of the last 35 years.
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*TOMMY DOUGLAS, The Greatest Canadian, Weyburn Review
http://www.weyburnreview.com/community/tommy-douglas
http://www.weyburnreview.com/community/tommy-douglas/t-c-douglas-the-greatest-canadian-1.1457605
More: http://www.democraticunderground.com/128097131





- JUSTIN TRUDEAU, CANADA'S NEW, YOUNG LIBERAL PARTY PRIME MINISTER Bravo!

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7. Perfect!

An' it ain't no fable!

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8. The Story & Message of "Mouseland" and Tommy Douglas with grandson Keifer Sutherland.

*WATCH. Story of "MOUSELAND" told by Tommy Douglas 1944. Introduction by Kiefer Sutherland, his actor grandson.

~ MOUSELAND, THE STORY AND MESSAGE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME ~
They even had a Parliament. And every four years they had an election. Used to walk to the polls and cast their ballots. Some of them even got a ride to the polls. And got a ride for the next four years afterwards too. Just like you and me. And every time on election day all the little mice used to go to the ballot box and they used to elect a government. A government made up of big, fat, black cats.
Now if you think it strange that mice should elect a government made up of cats, you just look at the history of *CANADA for last 90 years and maybe you'll see that they weren't any stupider than we are.

Now I'm not saying anything against the cats. They were nice fellows. They conducted their government with dignity. They passed good laws--that is, laws that were good for cats. But the laws that were good for cats weren't very good for mice. One of the laws said that mouseholes had to be big enough so a cat could get his paw in. Another law said that mice could only travel at certain speeds--so that a cat could get his breakfast without too much effort.
All the laws were good laws. For cats. But, oh, they were hard on the mice. And life was getting harder and harder. And when the mice couldn't put up with it any more, they decided something had to be done about it. So they went en masse to the polls. They voted the black cats out. They put in the white cats.
Now the white cats had put up a terrific campaign. They said: "ALL THAT MOUSELAND NEEDS IS MORE VISION." They said: "The trouble with Mouseland is those round mouseholes we got. If you put us in we'll establish square mouseholes." And they did. And the square mouseholes were twice as big as the round mouseholes, and now the cat could get both his paws in. And life was tougher than ever.

And when they couldn't take that anymore, they voted the white cats out and put the black ones in again. Then they went back to the white cats. Then to the black cats. They even tried half black cats and half white cats. And they called that coalition. They even got one government made up of cats with spots on them: they were cats that tried to make a noise like a mouse but ate like a cat.
>You see, my friends, the trouble wasn't with the colour of the cat. The trouble was that they were cats. And because they were cats, they naturally looked after cats instead of mice.
Presently there came along one little mouse who had an idea. My friends, watch out for the little fellow with an idea. And he said to the other mice, "Look fellows, why do we keep on electing a government made up of cats? Why don't we elect a government made up of mice?" "Oh," they said, "HE'S A BOLSHEVIK. LOCK HIM UP!" So they put him in jail.
>But I want to remind you: that you can lock up a mouse or a man but you can't lock up an idea.



~ Keifer Sutherland Attends Statue Unveiling of Grandfather TOMMY DOUGLAS in Saskatchewan, Canada ~

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9. Prairie Giant is worth watching to learn more about Tommy Douglas

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