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JEFF9K

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42. Republican Depression.

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 08:56 PM

Nov 2012

Thom Hartmann still calls it the Great Republican Depression. For ten years or so, leading up to the Great Depression, Republicans held the Presidency, the Senate, and the House. It's hard to not blame it on Republican policies. It's also a nice talking point!

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DID GOP PRESSURE PBS TO DELAY DUST BOWL DOCUMENTARY? [View all] JEFF9K Nov 2012 OP

Trouble maker, eh, or troll? elleng Nov 2012 #1

+1 likesmountains 52 Nov 2012 #4

Silly, eh? elleng Nov 2012 #7

watch it JEFF9K Nov 2012 #9

BEEN watching it. elleng Nov 2012 #11

Probably held it back from the fear of being called the liberal media n/t doc03 Nov 2012 #2

Yeah, they don't need to be pressured. They know better. ToxMarz Nov 2012 #16

This is excellent. northoftheborder Nov 2012 #3

It's also reasonable to ask wtf??? chollybocker Nov 2012 #5

tote bag JEFF9K Nov 2012 #13

Why not wonder! SoapBox Nov 2012 #6

The irony is, that was such a shit movie all on its own, too Scootaloo Nov 2012 #15

seriously, it was embarrassingly bad... magical thyme Nov 2012 #36

Seriously? It is bad? SouthernDonkey Nov 2012 #44

The Dust Bowl documentary is good...we got off on a tangent magical thyme Nov 2012 #47

Probably not, but could be. Republicans like to fuck with PBS Orangepeel Nov 2012 #8

even less JEFF9K Nov 2012 #10

At one point in tonight's second half of the documentary.... Grammy23 Nov 2012 #12

good points JEFF9K Nov 2012 #14

When people troll, they have to be careful not to use their regular right wing words alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #17

right-wing words JEFF9K Nov 2012 #20

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #21

WRONG! RobinA Nov 2012 #28

Did your caps lock key get stuck? frazzled Nov 2012 #18

nope dsc Nov 2012 #19

SWEEPS JEFF9K Nov 2012 #39

I doubt they had a hand in it, but I'm sure they're relieved it didn't show before the election. sadbear Nov 2012 #22

Many of the dust bowl victims moved to California and they are now Democrats. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #24

The documentary said only about 16,000 of the over 350K migrants to California during the 30's sadbear Nov 2012 #25

Rather narrow view of who is a "victim" I would say. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #27

That's what the documentary said though. sadbear Nov 2012 #31

350, 000 went there from OK, TX, AR, and MO. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #34

Same Reason RobinA Nov 2012 #29

It shouldn't be this simple, but perhaps it is. sadbear Nov 2012 #32

what's wrong JEFF9K Nov 2012 #40

In the absence of any evidence, why ask such a question? yellowcanine Nov 2012 #23

harmless JEFF9K Nov 2012 #41

Reality is interesting enough, I see no need for hypothetical scenarios. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #43

no, these new republicans just hate the real American history that PBS features. Sunlei Nov 2012 #26

They made sure the movie lasted at least 4 hours so there wouldn't be anyone LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #30

I watched the whole thing. (They broke it up into two parts.) sadbear Nov 2012 #33

I watched the whole documentary, very good. Love PBS, the best 'free TV' America has left. Sunlei Nov 2012 #48

I recall a year or 2 ago hearing it was supposed to be in Sept or October. ErikJ Nov 2012 #35

Yeah... We can't be having facts of history getting out world wide wally Nov 2012 #37

Better question: Will the GOP let Burns do "Great Depression" documentary? ErikJ Nov 2012 #38

Republican Depression. JEFF9K Nov 2012 #42

Man! You guys are a tough crowd! :) SouthernDonkey Nov 2012 #45

Interesting, yet baseless, conjecture. bluedigger Nov 2012 #46