Posted on 09/29/2011 7:13:41 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
If Ken Burns ever decides to stop making documentaries, he could always go into comedy . . .
On today's Morning Joe, Burns claimed he was non-political, despite repeatedly attempting to draw parallels between Prohibition, the subject of his current film, and themes in current conservatism, particularly immigration. At the same time, Burns ignored the modern-day prohibitionist sitting right across the table from him--Mika Brzezinski--the neo-Carrie Nation who would ban everything from cigarettes to soft drinks, transfats to fast food.
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Ken Burns bashes conservatives using his new movie, Prohibition. Ignores fact he is being interviewed by modern-day prohibitionist, Mika Brzezinski. Ping to Today show list.
I have never heard of Ken Burns.
In fairness, he has created some great documentaries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Burns
Yes, he has. I loved the Civil War documentary he did in the 90s.
Too bad he’s a flaming lib.
Consider yourself lucky. He does long winded, 58 part documentaries that only PBS will bother with. Just in case anyone believed a word out of this Commie Pinkos mouth about being non political, this is from his Wiki page.
Burns is a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party, with almost $40,000 in political donations. In 2008, the Democratic National Committee chose Burns to produce the introductory video for Senator Edward Kennedy's August 2008 speech to the Democratic National Convention, a video described by Politico as a "Burns-crafted tribute casting him [Kennedy] as the modern Ulysses bringing his party home to port." In endorsing Barack Obama for the U.S. presidency in December 2007, Burns compared Obama to Abraham Lincoln. He plans to be a regular contributor to Keith Olbermann's Countdown show on Current TV.
Actually, its surprising that Burns, who has shown himself a capable historian, would associate Prohibition with American conservatism. The 18th Amendment was part of the Progressive agenda, right there amid the other “Progressive Era amendments”: income tax, direct election of senators and women’s suffrage.
I can do without the rest of Burns’ documentaries. Even they keep hammering on race — witness his stupid comments today.
Leftist twit.
Prohibition was a HUGE “progressive” cause.
The mentality behind Prohibition was Progressive: The State enforces a ban on something that they feel will reduce crime and misfortune associated with it. It also entailed the state becoming incredibly Draconian to make sure you weren’t making, selling, or buying it. If that wasn’t enough, another reason was being pushed that it would make life better for women when you crack down via Prohibition on the alcoholic husbands. Similar to how some think that banning speech or hate crimes legislation reduces all general hate in America, when what makes a bigger difference is whether or not some kid is indoctrinated in the gangster mentality or not.
Ken Burns is just confused...
His Civil War Documentary was perhaps his best by a long shot. It was great because it was primarily just storytelling.
>Prohibition was a HUGE “progressive” cause<
Bingo. The very root cause of libtardism is CONTROL. And people wonder why leftards have a hard-on for commie dictators.
*** And even it was marred by the constant drumbeat about slavery. Yes, the primary issue as to why The War of Northern Aggression was fought, ***
I believe the Civil War came about because of financial matters, and slavery was a “throw in”, a way to raise passions, and garner support.
The primary motivating factor, as I was taught, is that the North needed the South’s cotton for it’s textile mills. But the South wanted to sell to England because England was paying a much better price for the cotton.
The other factors matter, and aren’t small. State’s rights and slavery were big, but the economics were the primary motivating factor.
Prohbition is alive and well. It’s called The Drug War, didn’t require a Consitutional Amendment, and will never end. To stretch the correllary to anything BUT the Drug War is pure bullshit.
I loved “The Old Negro Space Program” myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6xJzAYYrX8
“Don't throw away your Confederate money boys, the South shall rise again!”
8~)
Yes, he has, but HIS best, academy award worthy role is as a ‘non-partisan.’
“Don't throw away your Confederate money boys, the South shall rise again!”
8~)
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