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Lobby sunlight
So much great input by so many informed people--informed because of the DR show. So, here's something different: I want there to be federal law requiring that I get to listen in to all lobbyist conversations with all elected officials or their reps. Perhaps a "glass room" where all such conversations are monitored and recorded--and where all "campaign" checks (bribes) are presented. Lobby or pay outside the glass room and you go to federal prison. Why shouldn't I know what Pfizer is saying to our elected officials?
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Proactively, "Coersively" draft TV Journalists, Producers into the Big Picture, long view NARRATIVE
Demanding they ENLIST in the journalistic campaign, bringing each their own set of unique curiosities, to truly address and QUESTION unsubstainable trade, fiscal, and sans-regulatory policies and how they effect America. And ramping up how they hold public officials ACCOUNTABLE, while killing off their inner "access journalism" bent, a runaway cancer in the industry. Why broadcast/cable TV? They are the first to be sucked into the vortex of playing for TV ratings... and racing to the bottom to collect viewers, dumbing down, ginning up segments for the greatest appeal. It's the lazy way out too. Result: Americans "FEEL" the Big… more
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