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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: joseffy who wrote (119605)	12/11/2011 12:47:21 PM
From: MJ	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) of 224749

Sometimes we can learn from articles even though this one is by Politico and is attributed to the Soros network. I read the full article regarding Newt Gingrich and C-SPAN. Eleanor Clift is correct that Newt Gingrich recognized the value of C-Span in getting information to people about Congress that was not known . Gingrich saw a valuable opportunity to keep people in the loop on legislation and Congress. That was a good thing to do! In 1979-----there was a revolution in how people received news. Newt Gingrich was a part of that revolution. In addition to CSPAN on the floor of Congress, there was the start up of Local Cable Television. Local citizens could sign up for workshops and learn about television production for a fee-----not a lot different from producing a play with staging, microphones, cameras. In Northern Virginia there was even a political battle ground there-------as the left wanted to control the programming and prevent programs produced by conservatives or Republicans off of the local cable. As citizens educated themselves via new media the tide shifted and Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States of America. The Hollywood that Reagan had left and actively criticized for its communist bent and the major networks was no longer the only source for information. In Washington D.C. the Washington Post was a monopoly. The Washington Star went out of business. Then as with any good revolution, there arose numerous organizations to get the information to people without the WAPO bias. About the same time we entered the pre- internet days------------technology, as rough as it was with the early word processors, made it possible to get information flowing. An organization could get copy rapidly to the printer and you had a 1000 newsletters ready to go within a few days. Today in 2011----------I see many of those organizations based on Reagan's Conservative, pro American philosophy being mentioned on SI today. They are here today and an active part of the political dialogue. Just a little grassroots background --------- mj

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