MOYERS - Voting Nightmare Ahead?/Dovish Dems paint themselves as warriors

[Dover]

This week on NOW:

* Another vote-counting nightmare ahead? NOW reports in ONE PERSON, ONE
VOTE?
* A show of strength? Dovish Democrats painted themselves as warriors
in Boston, but did it work? Bill Moyers asks political commentator Kevin
Phillips and journalist Michel Martin.
*The new world. With national security and foreign policy center stage
in the campaigns, political theorist Benjamin Barber discusses where
America fits in a post-9/11 world. A Bill Moyers interview.

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ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE?

Remember Florida 2000? An obsolete voting system and allegations about
partisan election officials threatened the legitimacy of the nation's
last presidential election. Four years and millions of dollars later,
is America at risk for an even bigger election debacle this November?
NOW's Michele Mitchell travels to Florida to examine costly and
controversial new technology that may not make the system any more
accurate or tamper-proof than it was before, along with new concerns
across the country about partisan politicians controlling official
election tallies.

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KEVIN PHILLIPS AND MICHEL MARTIN

The Democrats put on a good show for a stronger more secure America, but
what's the substance behind the images? Bill Moyers asks NOW returning
analysts Kevin Phillips and Michel Martin about how carefully
orchestrated convention themes might play with voters. Kevin Phillips
was the chief political strategist for Richard Nixon's victory in 1968
and wrote the bombshell book EMERGING REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. Ten years ago
his best-selling book on the politics of rich and poor influenced the
1992 elections and his recent WEALTH AND DEMOCRACY: A POLITICAL HISTORY
OF THE AMERICAN RICH looks at how big money and political power are the
invisible hand in the hidden story of the American experience.
Award-winning journalist Michel Martin spent more than a decade
reporting on politics at THE WASHINGTON POST and THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL, where she was White House Correspondent. Currently, she
contributes to ABCNews' NIGHTLINE, where she has been for the past
decade.

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BENJAMIN BARBER

Fresh from the convention, political theorist Benjamin Barber analyzes
the backroom discussion behind the unified public face as Democrats
grapple with how America should act in a post-9/11 world. With national
security and America's world view the central issue in Boston, Barber
examines the strong public front versus the struggle for a progressive
platform. Benjamin R. Barber is the Gershon and Carol Kekst Professor
of Civil Society and Distinguished University Professor at the
University of Maryland and a principal of the Democracy Collaborative,
with offices in New York, and Maryland. Barber's 17 books include the
classic STRONG DEMOCRACY (1984); JIHAD VS. MCWORLD (1995); and FEAR'S
EMPIRE: WAR, TERRORISM AND DEMOCRACY (2003). His next book, THE DECLINE
OF CAPITALISM AND THE INFANTALIST ETHOS is due out next year.

[Dover]

1. bumpity bump bump

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[Wonk]

2. This thread will need a few more of those to keep it out of the archives

until tomorrow night, at the rate things are going around here lately.

:kick:

[Feanorcurufinwe]

3. Can you get moyers off a PBS website?

I don't have PBS.

[Dover]

4. No, not that I'm aware of. But the transcripts and other good info

from his various shows are available at the NOW With Bill Moyers website http://www.pbs.org/now/

[Wonk]

6. Check this thread later tonight or tomorrow

[Feanorcurufinwe]

10. You da' man!

[truth2power]

5. I'll give it a kick.

:kick:

I rarely miss Moyers on Fri. nights. It's on at 9 pm here.

[supernova]

7. SIGH! I have to wait til Sunday

to see NOW.

[Wonk]

8. kick

[Wonk]

9. kick

[Wonk]

11. Great show tonight

Here are links to some dupe threads

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2120128
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2119754

[madfloridian]

12. Great and simple explanation of the Florida fiasco.

Also I really was impressed by the Jihad and McWorld author.
Top rate show completely.

[Wonk]

13. mp3s & videos here for those who missed it

One person one vote
3 M mp3
32 M vp3

Kevin Phillips and Michel Martin
5 M mp3
56 M vp3

Benjamin Barber
3 M mp3
37 M vp3