The successor to politics will be propaganda. Propaganda, not in the sense of a message or ideology, but as the impact of the whole technology of the times.* ...
Tonight's questions to Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama: 1. What do you think is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to this country? 2. Who are the three people who are alive you would most like to have dinner with? Following is the transcript from tonight's broadcast. COURIC: What do you think is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to this country? MCCAIN: Obviously our founding was the best thing that ever happened to our country, because that was a unique collection of the most wise, informed and incredible individuals who joined together to found our nation and create a document that is still a model to the rest of the world. Maybe the worst thing that happened to America, in modern times is the great depression. It affected probably more, a greater percentage of our population than any other economic or other impact that we experienced. And literally, half the population, or 40 percent. Whatever it was, huge numbers that are incomprehensible were out of work. And people literally starved in America. And that, we can't ever repeat. OBAMA: Look, I--the best thing that ever happened to this country was the founding fathers and the starting premise of America. You know, we hold these truths as self evident that all men are created equal endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, among these, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That idea just kept pushing through --throughout centurie ...
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Tonight's questions to Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama: 1. What do you think is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to this country? 2. Who are the three people who are alive you would most like to have dinner with? Following is the transcript from tonight's broadcast. COURIC: What do you think is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to this country? MCCAIN: Obviously our founding was the best thing that ever happened to our country, because that was a unique collection of the most wise, informed and incredible individuals who joined together to found our nation and create a document that is still a model to the rest of the world. Maybe the worst thing that happened to America, in modern times is the great depression. It affected probably more, a greater percentage of our population than any other economic or other impact that we experienced. And literally, half the population, or 40 percent. Whatever it was, huge numbers that are incomprehensible were out of work. And people literally starved in America. And that, we can't ever repeat. OBAMA: Look, I--the best thing that ever happened to this country was the founding fathers and the starting premise of America. You know, we hold these truths as self evident that all men are created equal endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, among these, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That idea just kept pushing through --throughout centurie ...