"Jeff Daniels: America is not great" clip from HBO's "The Newsroom"

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[John_Doe80004]

1. we may not like his delivery or what he has to say

and it may be hard to swallow for many of us, but he is speaking a lot of accurate truth in this video clip.

[MynameisBlarney]

4. The only part I didn't agree with

was the his reasoning for why people supposedly don't like liberals.

That is demonstrably false.

40 Hr. work weeks, child labor laws, environmental protections, etc. etc.

It's a looong list.

We get shit done, despite of the the GOTP fighting tooth and nail against everything.

[napi21]

2. You have no idea how many times Ive said similar things to my TV

when some politician brags about the US being THE GREATEST! Thanks HBO. I hope this idea gets spread across the Country and opens peoples eyes.

[vollehosen]

3. Every time

I see this pop up in my Facebook feed this is all I can think of.

[Auggie]

5. An old clip (2012) but still relevant

[longship]

6. Although fiction, a great clip.

And Jeff Daniels is an absolutely awesome person. Here he is within his fictional persona, nevertheless the real Jeff comes through here.

R&

[Wraith20878]

7. Indeed

I've always liked him, ever since I saw him portray Joshua Lawrence Chamberlaine in Gettysburg

[cadaverdog]

8. Hey, Jeff Daniels is a fine actor, but

he did not write his own dialogue, rather the words are from the pen, er, computer of Aaron Sorkin, of West Wing, Sports Night, and A Few Good Men fame, among many others.
Next time, perhaps the poster can include the name of the writer when referencing a scene that gains its power from someone's word strength as well as the talents of a fine actor.
Just a thought.