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Pat Buchanan’s recurring role on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” has got to be some kind of border violation. And I mean that in the best possible way! It’s great to watch Buchanan trying to apply nuance to his irrational, nativist positions in the face of thinking, intelligent people from both the left and the right. The “Morning Joe” show is proof that, (1) not all Republicans are nut jobs, and (2) not all Democrats shoot themselves in the foot.
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” models Democrats and Republicans communicating with intelligence, humor and a willingness to listen. Think what could be accomplished in a truly cooperative congressional environment! We could disarm the big mouths of the radical right while repairing America’s foundation and its vision for the future. (more…)
A Korean student in the Intergrated Media Arts MFA Program at Hunter College, recently clued his classmates into the national pride that Koreans take in their family-owned “father,” Samsung Group. According to Wikipedia, Samsung is, “one of the largest super-multinationals in the world.” Not surprisingly, many Koreans are proud of Samsung’s presence at the heart of Times Square, a kind of mountain top for international corporate striving, and, according to my friend, it is customary for Koreans visiting NYC to photograph themselves in front of the giant screen advertisements, in which Samsung thanks its loving customers for supporting them. There is a definite paternalistic nature to the ads. 
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