On 9.12.2009, we went to Washington DC to document the Tea Party protests against, well, a lot of things, including health insurance reform, the IRS, abortion, global warming, and our “socialist/communist/fascist/Nazi/Muslim ” president, Barack Obama. Some of them called for a return to McCarthyism, while others called for Glenn Beck to run for office--indeed, it seemed the only thing that everyone agreed on was Fox News.
VIEW OUR INTERVIEW B-ROLL HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fevga9…
This NEW LEFT MEDIA film was produced and edited by Chase Whiteside (interviewer) and Erick Stoll (camera operator).
A NOTE ON CZARS:
Some users have pointed out that White House “Czars” existed long before Ronald Reagan. As it turns out, Donald Nelson, appointed under FDR as a “Wartime Production Czar”, was the first. The Republican Gov. of Colorado, John A. Love, was later appointed under Nixon as an “Energy Czar”. We appreciate this correction, though such an oversight does not dilute our point. The current outcry against Czars is merely alarmist propaganda perpetuated by Glenn Beck and the rest of the right-wing media.
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You can make a difference in the health care debate without leaving your bedroom. So stop typing that narcissistic Facebook status, pause your Mafia Wars game, and actually do something in reality to advance the cause you support on Facebook by calling your representative. This is so easy. Many people are timid about making phone calls, but a phone call to your representative now could save you a series of phone calls to an uncooperative insurance company in the future. Too lazy to look up your representative’s number? This website makes it even easier--it will find the number, call it for you, and then call your cell phone to connect you. Tell your representative’s office that you support comprehensive health care reform, and urge them to support the public option.
http://tools.advomatic.com/8/hcn
“We can do this. At this point, all that stands in the way of universal health care in America are the greed of the medical-industrial complex, the lies of the right-wing propaganda machine, and the gullibility of voters who believe those lies.”
- Paul Krugman, The Swiss Menace
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/17/opi…
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One Comment
I would like to congratulate New Left Media on an excellent series of videos and blogs. How Mr. Whiteside can keep a straight face during his interviews is beyond me. To be presented with this level of ignorance and illogical reasoning would reduce me to a twitching mound of profanities. I also wish to endorse the civil nature of each video clip. Mr. Whiteside rarely, if ever, sets intellectual ‘traps,’ or challenges the opinions of each interviewee, letting the nature of the interview expose itself. Again, I would be champing at the bit with pure adrenaline, using every single ounce of will power to maintain my pacifism! Credit is also due to Mr. Stoll for keeping a steady camera on the subject matter. The editing makes sure to cut between the wonderful placards and their disconcerting owners.
Once again, congratulations on a fine job. I look forward to reading and viewing any future instalments, and I’ll be making sure you stay the course and don’t sell out…
We Canadians are watching you!
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