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ananda

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37. Steinbeck riled up the California owning class farmers to the point that ..

Fri May 24, 2013, 08:07 PM

May 2013

.. he had to leave the state because of death threats, never to return.

That's how fucking great he was, always for the poor, the downtrodden,
and organized labor.

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Who is Tom Joad? [View all] Taverner May 2013 OP

FUCKING BRILLIANT !!!! Let's go viral! elehhhhna May 2013 #1

It says the video is blocked... Ohio Joe May 2013 #2

Just Google Tom Joad. RebelOne May 2013 #5

no clip of fonda giving the speech at the end, though elehhhhna May 2013 #25

OMG The link says the video has been blocked by FOX elehhhhna May 2013 #3

Aw fuck... Taverner May 2013 #4

You know what? That's actually babylonsister May 2013 #52

Tom Joad is the iconic hero of "Grapes of Wrath"... Demoiselle May 2013 #6

It is my all time favorite book! sammytko May 2013 #7

He is all three and then some... Taverner May 2013 #13

Me, neither, Ma, but - just somethin' I been thinkin' about. Brother Buzz May 2013 #8

+1000 Taverner May 2013 #11

Amen. nolabear May 2013 #43

You and me, both Brother Buzz May 2013 #55

He's the main character in one of the greatest American novels. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #9

Fuck Google and Fox sideways. Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #10

+1000000000000 - go see the movie and read the book Taverner May 2013 #12

Read the book and saw the movie a long, long time ago. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #14

Awesome. So you are "here" then. nt Taverner May 2013 #15

Yeah, exactly........ socialist_n_TN May 2013 #16

Yes. Exactly. eom. Taverner May 2013 #24

Grapes of Wrath is on Netflix right now LeftInTX May 2013 #31

Woody Guthrie wrote a long song that summarized the movie for "people who didn't have enough byeya May 2013 #17

The Ghost of Tom Joad... DreamGypsy May 2013 #18

THAT was powerful........ socialist_n_TN May 2013 #20

He was an OKLAHOMAN CBGLuthier May 2013 #19

No, he was a SOCIALIST treated like shit by CAPITALISTS n/t Taverner May 2013 #22

who just happened to live in California CBGLuthier May 2013 #27

YES - that happened to live in California Taverner May 2013 #28

CALIFORNIA IS FOR ALL!!!! Taverner May 2013 #51

Exactly what the parasite class wants, I'm sure they appreciate it. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #23

You and Tav are on FIRE today...... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #26

at EVERY turn! Seriously. Taverner May 2013 #29

Thank you, I had the time and the resident faction of corporatist/authoritarian/fascists here Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #35

Bakersfield Californians they are our tea party people upaloopa May 2013 #30

And half a century later the same parasites, grown from sociopathic growers Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #36

He is the embodiment of modern evil. NT Taverner May 2013 #47

Thanks upaloopa lhooq May 2013 #38

Steinbeck dedicated Grapes of Wrath to the manager of Weedpatch Camp. They became Friends when upaloopa May 2013 #56

And this is still happening with migrant kids nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #39

Fox doesn't block hard hitting Shirley Temple movies - LOL LeftInTX May 2013 #21

That's because she was one of Reagan's political appointees. nt rdharma May 2013 #32

Yep! LeftInTX May 2013 #33

Shouldn't Evangelicals love this novel? lhooq May 2013 #34

Yep. Pretty much. Taverner May 2013 #62

Steinbeck riled up the California owning class farmers to the point that .. ananda May 2013 #37

Never to return? Brother Buzz May 2013 #40

To be buried there is not to live there Taverner May 2013 #45

Bad Form Brother Buzz! oildummy666 Jun 2013 #63

I do not believe Brother Buzz is being disrespectful or stupid. redwitch Jun 2013 #64

Good grief. Welcome to DU, may you learn something here. And, fwiw, Steinbeck is buried lower uppityperson Jun 2013 #65

Good Grief, Indeed oildummy666 Jul 2013 #66

Steinbeck is my model Taverner May 2013 #44

It's been blocked by FOX. Anyone have it elsewhere? nolabear May 2013 #41

Do you want the t 0 rr 3 n+ link? Taverner May 2013 #46

Aw man, let me upload it to my Dropbox Taverner May 2013 #48

Thank you! nolabear May 2013 #54

h3r3 Taverner May 2013 #50

"This video contains content from Fox, who has blocked it on copyright grounds." Cleita May 2013 #42

Here! Taverner May 2013 #49

From The Grapes of Wrath...Wikipedia SummerSnow May 2013 #53

Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. More American than the Bible. nt PufPuf23 May 2013 #57

WAAAAYYYYY more AMERICAN than 'The Bible'..... Taverner May 2013 #58

Someone using the name Tom Joad posts some great stuff on Facebook dflprincess May 2013 #59

Here's a version of "Tom Joad" my friend made Generic Other May 2013 #60

This is the 1st year in my teaching career I haven't taught it Nevernose May 2013 #61