Just saw an amazing History Channel doc on the Dust Bowl........

[KansasVoter]

And it is amazing how the US Government "Soil Conversion Service" saved the great plains from being ruined.

In three years this GOVERNMENT RUN program stopped the dust bowl that had destroyed the plains for 10 years.

It is amazing how many people (GOP Idiots) think the government cannot actually do any good when there are so many examples when they do!!!

[tammywammy]

1. I've seen that documentary, Black Blizzard

It really is great!

[KansasVoter]

3. Yep, that was it!

[tammywammy]

10. I've seen it a couple of times

If it's on, I'll watch it.

[LiberalLoner]

19. Really great, and the book by Timothy Egan is unforgettable - I highly

recommend "The Worst Hard Time" by Timothy Egan for anyone who is interested in this topic who has not already ready the book. I think it's really the best book I've ever read, honestly.

[pipi_k]

2. Just watched it myself... n/t

[Poboy]

4. I saw it as well Fantastic documentary. -nt

[Lifelong Protester]

5. If it's the one with Timothy Egan, it was a good one. Read his

book, "The Worse Hard Time ". You will never think we are suffering all that much when you read about how awful that time was. I don't know how folks made it through, really I don't.

[KansasVoter]

6. Just ordered it on Amazon! Thanks. Weird, kindle edition was $10.18 and real book was $11.00........

I got the real book. I much rather have a book I can give to friends or give to a library!

[Lifelong Protester]

17. You won't regret the purchase. And I have a friend who just

got a kindle, and she wants me to consider one, but every book I've looked at on Amazon is never more than a buck over the cost of the download. I donate or resell my books too, rather have the real deal.

[KansasVoter]

7. LOL...an unrec for this? How could this offend anyone? Weird place!

[Drale]

8. Yeah

The history channel does great work, when the subject doesnt have anything to do with the END OF TIMES!, I really cant wait for december 23rd 2012 so all that bullshit goes away.

[KansasVoter]

9. Yes, ghost stories on the Discovery channel pisses me off also.

[one_voice]

11. I've seen that...

think it was called Black Blizzard. Unbelievable.

Makes you wonder, if something like that happened today, how would the Repugs respond.

[Drale]

14. You can sort of tell

by looking at other countries, there are Giant dust storms in China and Africa right now, 2 areas where the governments only care about power just like the republicans

[madinmaryland]

12. Just finished watching it. Very impressive coming from the "History" channel.

They said what had happened and there were no strawmen arguments from the other side trying to dispute the facts of what had happened.

[KansasVoter]

13. Can you imagine now? Nothing would happen.

[madinmaryland]

15. Nothing IS happening. Thanks to the party of Boner.

[AnnieBW]

16. One of their best

When they're not being the WWII Channel, History can do good stuff like this.

[lunatica]

18. What the GOP says is that they don't want government, not that it doesn't work

The government works for us, the middle class and it works for the poor, although I think it should do more. What the GOP want it for government to get off rich people's backs by regulating them. The want unfettered Capitalism where their buddies can have a lower class slave labor. Think of Schindler's list with industrialists having slave labor while they live the high life.