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I think you forgot your Dude link -- man...

Edit: Jeff Bridges, Duh-oh!

OK, fixed it. Thanks for telling me.

A fair enough assessment, but...

I disagree that there was ever a "golden age" in America's history. It's always been about the money.

Which office is he running for? :)

It's hard to argue with his facts.

The solution starts with public campaign finance, so everyone has a chance of being elected based on their own qualities rather than on how much cash they can raise.

Damn Straight!

First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one.

Hmmm, where did I hear that before? Oh yeah,

Dan8267 says

The first step in changing an injustice is acknowledging its existence.

Dan8267 says

The first step to solving a problem is acknowledging its existence.

Dan8267 says

The first step to solving any problem is acknowledging its existence.

Dan8267 says

The first step to solving a problem, any problem, is acknowledging it's existence. The second step is understanding the problem.

Dan8267 says

The U.S. ranks 9th in this study by Richard Lynn, a British psychologist, and Tatu Vanhanen, a Finnish political scientist, who analysed IQ studies from 113 countries, and from subsequent work by Jelte Wicherts, a Dutch psychologist.

We are way below the curve for Nobel Prize winners.

We've placed 26th in this list.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development places the United States 18th among the 36 nations examined, USA Today reported Wednesday.

New report ranks U.S. teens 29th in science worldwide

Mediocre rating in reading, math, and science
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Yeah, I think the evidence is that America is not #1 in intelligence or education. And denying this fact isn't patriotic. The first step to solving a problem is acknowledging its existence.

It's nice to know that Jeff Daniels is a fan and an avid reader of my patrick.net posts.

I'm surprised by the writing and his portrayal of that character.
I expected a Liberal fluff piece, I watched it because I respect Jeff Daniels, but I expected fictitious news events, that eerily mirrored recent debacles in the news. From a every one is stupid but us, point of view. Or he worked for a station like FOX and he riled up against them.

I find the timing of the series premier odd(the one with the scene the video is from), a week after the "You're not special speech".

The stories are about real events the Deep Horizon gulf leak, but his news team refrains from doom and gloom fear and hype reporting of the stories. While it's great acting, and well, the story wrote it's self really. He and his News team try to report it with dignity.

But make no mistake, it's Liberal porn, it's from the Liberals that wish the Liberal News were more like "The Newsroom" POV.

Dan8267 says

It's nice to know that Jeff Daniels is a fan and an avid reader of my patrick.net posts.

Like so many Hollywood... where did they stash their wealth?

Real Estate.... not many bothered to invest their millions into new business ventures, new ideas, new industries, new factories.. just a new house for inflated prices somewhere in NYC, Milan, London, and some Jet Set city. So like Nick Cage they lose everything, and get depressed and screem like little girls... Hollywood is for chumps, always has been always will be.

CaptainShuddup says

"You're not special speech".

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David McCullough was right. You're not special. There are nearly 7 billion people on the planet. You have to compete with them all.

The sooner the young realize this, the better they will do in the real world.

Every one is special, they just aren't entitled.
What you do with your inner specialness, is up to you.

Dan8267 says

David McCullough was right. You're not special. There are nearly 7 billion people on the planet. You have to compete with them all.

The sooner the young realize this, the better they will do in the real world.

This isnt new to many of us! When i graduated from HS... we all pretty much knew we had to pull ourself by the boot strap...but the outcome of our labor has became special. Yes, you can be special.. after about 20 years if your willing and able... and others will get out your way.