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freshwest

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18. VIDEO here. Yes, I remember that speech. When there was sanity in media:
Tue Aug 27, 2013, 12:20 PM
Aug 2013


That was the era when a Democratic president could get air time on network television, often pre-empting programs with entertainment.

Carter did not have to put up with being talked over or words edited out as Obama has. We've lost that ability to get our message out and people just don't realize it, for the most part. The pulpit is being used, but it's not televised. What a waste.

In the seventies, I was working in subdivisions that pre-installed passive heaters for hot water as energy measures were made standard. It was the logical thing to do.

Reagan and his pals took this country backwards, but many people never saw anything better. So they are skeptical things can be different, their world view was shaped by conservative power.

Obama has done all he could with this despite the cynicism. We don't have to continue living under Reagan's stupidity. It's time to stop being led by the nose by the RW pundit media.

Thanks for providing that transcript. It is the reason why Carter 'had' to be shoved out of office by the oil cabal. I expect nothing but trouble from this group for anyone who does not embrace their interests, always.

Ridiculous. That would assume some sort of connection between Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #1
I can remember watching the news back then (all 3 channels) while they showed thousands marching in Dustlawyer Aug 2013 #2
His reason for nationalizing oil The Wizard Aug 2013 #7
That must be where so many South American countries got the idea... Blanks Aug 2013 #24
The CIA ties to assassinations caused Congress in 1976 to authorized (280 to 65) the AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #3
Two who were on the Commission The Wizard Aug 2013 #9
Another member, of course, was Allen Welsh Dulles, former Director of the CIA AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #11
The Dulles brothers were, The Wizard Aug 2013 #17
Highly recommended: "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters," Peace Patriot Aug 2013 #10
Douglas uses some of the latest info obtainable through the FOIA in his book. pocoloco Aug 2013 #12
Surprise, the people working in the military-intelligence field have political agendas,. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #4
If JFK could not dismantle the CIA, what are the odds that we can ever do that? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #5
Anything for the good of St. Reagan and the military industrial complex. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #6
"we" the People, the 99%, DIDN'T go wrong, our self-appointed 1% Elitists went wrong Demeter Aug 2013 #8
And Americans lapped it all up and voted for Reagan. I tried to get people to rememeber what good freshwest Aug 2013 #14
Exactly. Reagan got far more than 1% of the vote. Americans bought it. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #15
One of Reagan's first acts... Old and In the Way Aug 2013 #16
VIDEO here. Yes, I remember that speech. When there was sanity in media: freshwest Aug 2013 #18
K and R the thread mrdmk Aug 2013 #19
electric vehicles....40 years sooner. Old and In the Way Aug 2013 #20
This has been fairly common knowledge since the 80s blackspade Aug 2013 #13
Nah. It's not fascism Doctor_J Aug 2013 #21
This is no conspiracy "theory". Why doesn't this thread have hundreds of recommendations? Enthusiast Aug 2013 #22
How complicit was the media? Enthusiast Aug 2013 #23
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