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Mon Jul-25-11 08:14 AM
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| I saw a few minutes of the musical "1776", and was astounded when I heard the Tea Party explained: |
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John Dickinson: "...don't forget that most men without property would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich, than face the reality of being poor."
The film was released in 1972.
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| Little Star
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Mon Jul-25-11 08:22 AM
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| 1. Sounds like most Republicans to me, not just tea partiers.... |
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Republicans love to pretend that the rich provide jobs and that trickle down works! We just need to keep on giving the rich more tax breaks and we may possibly become rich like them. How naive can they be? That has never worked and it never will no matter what Ronnie Reagan said. Dumb Shits!
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Mon Jul-25-11 08:22 AM
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| 2. To the right, ever to the right. Never to the left. Forever to the right. |
| FreakinDJ
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Mon Jul-25-11 08:23 AM
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| 3. The whole premise of Working Class RATpubliCONs |
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I meet then all too often
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Mon Jul-25-11 08:24 AM
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| 4. I played "Stephen Hopkins - Old Delegate from Rhode Island" in High School |
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So I remember 1776 very well. The entire "Cool Considerate Men" Number is a perfect description of Right-Wingism
"To the Right, ever to the Right, never to the LEFT, forever to the right!"
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Mon Jul-25-11 08:33 AM
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| 5. In the 1990s Minnesota RW radio host Jason Lewis was selling this snake oil... |
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telling his listeners that the Democrats will screw them when they get rich.
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Mon Jul-25-11 08:46 AM
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| 6. Dickinson was a tory tool of the Crown |
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No doubt he would have taken that view.
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Mon Jul-25-11 09:00 AM
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| 7. Great show; watched film July 4. |
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Mon Jul-25-11 09:07 AM
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| 8. I think that's when I saw it too. |
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Mon Jul-25-11 09:08 AM
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| 9. Yes, but that scene wasn't seen until the most recent DVD release. |
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The song in question was cut from the film, believe it or not, at the request of President Nixon. It's discussed on the DVD commentary.
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Mon Jul-25-11 09:13 AM
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| 10. 1776 premiered on the Broadway stage in 1969 |
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It won Best Musical and two other Tony awards, ran for over 1200 performances. Written by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone. It had a successful revival on Broadway in 1997, again winning Tony awards, best revival among them.
Support your local theater.
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Mon Jul-25-11 09:37 AM
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| 11. This is why art is a necessity, not just a luxury. |
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Mon Jul-25-11 10:08 AM
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| 12. George Carlin said it best |
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"The American Dream... You have to be asleep to believe it".
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