‘The Newsroom’: That Jeff Daniels Rant About America’s Lost Greatness So you missed “The Newsroom”? Here’s the relevant Sorkin-y rant: </noscript> That starts off superbly. Jeff Daniels’ Will McAvoy begins by hitting the left and the right equally, giving him the moral superiority to lay down a nonpartisan critique of everything that’s wrong with modern American society. And he does almost make that case … but things go off the rails a tad when McAvoy veers into the same skid he’s criticizing and the cheesy music starts (that’s when you know it’s time to feel your feelings!). SEE ALSO: Sorkin Haters Are Sad as Hell Did we really fight wars for moral reasons? Had we really cultivated the “world’s greatest artists?” Wait, we never beat our chests? In four short minutes, Aaron Sorkin showed us what political rhetoric and discourse could be like — then he quickly made a 180 and drove down the same streets we’ve been lost on for decades now. Close, but no cigar. What do you think? Weigh in below. If you don’t subscribe to HBO, you can watch the entire first episode right here. Many thanks to HBO for actually posting this online. Follow us Follow Us
conspunk 06.07.12 @ 4:27 pm This country has been ruined by liberals. “We’re seventh in literacy, 27th in maths, 22nd in science,” Who has run our education system for the past 40 years. Ask us if we know how to put on a condom or how green we are?? “49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality” Who has regulated healthcare for the past 70 years. Making it a cottage industry for lawyers and insurance companies raising healthcare costs?? “third in median household income, fourth in labour force and fourth in exports.” Who has backed labor unions that have forced companies into bankruptcy or out of the country through extortion. pay us obscene benefits or we will destroy you?? And yet it allowed an Maxican immigrant like me to become a successfull businessman, a millionaire, the architect of my destiny. Does Britain offer this? France? Sweden? Poland? Belgium America IS the greates country in the world
spartanal 08.07.12 @ 8:08 pm This reply demonstrates your absolute ignorance. Get your head out of your butt and read your history book which was probably taught to you by a liberal and then maybe you can talk!
Jean 11.08.12 @ 7:12 am Does Britain offer this? France? Sweden? Poland? Belgium? Well, I don’t know, you tell me. I got a visa to study in France when getting one for the US was near impossible. My education was almost entirely free, and I say almost because I paid something line $300 a year. I have a PhD, I owe money to nobody, and I work for something I believe in : I can tell you how green you are not. I am not a millionaire, and I am thankful that greed is not the tally here. I come from a small town in Algeria, when I came to study for 6 months in the US, they made me swear on the bible at the airport that I was not going to commit any crime here on American soil. Not only was that demeaning, ridiculously stupid and absolutely useless, but it is allowed. I am not saying that France, or any other country is the best in the world. Not because I think it is a bad place, but because I have some level of intellectual integrity and I know what is going on in the world, also, I wasn’t aware this was a pissing constest. Nobody is perfect, no country is the greatest, and blindly believing in your country superiority is neither becoming nor is it proof of any rational thinking. I agree with this: the first step to solving a problem is recognizing there is one. Proudness for proudness’ sake shouldn’t be encouraged.
conspunk 04.10.12 @ 9:52 pm Ahh… your education was almost free. Tell me who paid the teachers. Who paid the building, the maintenance, the gardening… Free huh. What did it cost?? Look at the normal unemployment rates in Europe for college graduates. The financial crisis Europes free stuff cost. Free?? You are a fool. A very expensively educated one.
conspunk 04.10.12 @ 9:53 pm The engine that drives leftist is racism and victim mentality . Which are you??
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