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Volaris

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11. Thank you for posting the whole thing, its fascinating, AND....
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 01:11 AM
Aug 2013

while the medium is drastically different, this lecture COULD be almost given to anyone who wanted to make a living engaged in Public Policy/Government/Politics/Public Service. The SPIRIT needed get things done, to progress, to move forward, is the SAME; creative poeple engaged in new ways of confronting problems, guided by what History shows WORKS, and having Leaders/moneyguys with the BALLS to wait it out, rather than the "ratings" that come from winning the next News Cycle.

"WITH ABANDON" should be the motto of every one of us who KNOW that politics and Public Policy in America can, and MUST, be done BETTER. Fuck the rulebook, and to hell with what "The Party" wants from the proles. Be responsive to the needs of THE PEOPLE, and watch "the ratings" go through the fuckin' ROOF.

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He GETS it LittleGirl Aug 2013 #1
Yes he does, Volaris Aug 2013 #5
same here LittleGirl Aug 2013 #6
ala carte cable would be sooooo bad-ass, Volaris Aug 2013 #10
damn he's good! FirstLight Aug 2013 #2
intelligent, knowledgable, and articulate burnodo Aug 2013 #3
And it's not just young people! SouthernLiberal Aug 2013 #4
I agree with what he is saying. avebury Aug 2013 #7
Spacey's full (46 min) talk is available here... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #8
Thank you for posting the whole thing, its fascinating, AND.... Volaris Aug 2013 #11
This a good sign. agent46 Aug 2013 #9
This is a creative person talking about non-creative executives syberlion Aug 2013 #12
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