Bundy Ranch: what you are not being told

http://youtu.be/68C3MklkOPQ

Political Documentary

Hey!
Here's Born Rich by Jamie Johnson of the corporation Johnson and Johnson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xhuSxyHWRw


Enjoy.

Joe Biden's Selfie

This week we have been discussing pop culture and how it relates to politics. Obama and Biden posted a "selfie" on The White House Twitter account. Of course the photo caught everyone's attention and received many retweets and favorites. Biden also posted this on his newly created Instagram account. The media has a huge influence on politics today and definitely brings attention to the important people in our country. This allows people of every age, especially the millennial generation, to connect with our President and Vice President.

LOOSE CHANGE

hope these links work, if y'all are interested.

http://www.free-tv-video-online.me/movies/2007/loose_change%3A_final_cut.html

Hi again!

Here are the links to the documentaries discussed in class:
Hearts and Minds
Fahrenheit 9/11
Dirty Wars (preview only - it is available on Netflix, Amazon, etc., but, like most things in life, is not free :))

Hey everyone!  Here's the link to the Bassem Youssef bio I tried to show in class: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-the-jon-stewart-of-egypt-bassem-youssef/

What an inspiring man!  Something that I missed in class: While he mostly operates in the comic frame, I find that when he breaks character and sends a direct response to his opponents he is actually using a tragic frame.  For the most part, tragic frames are negative to discourse, but I think his occasional use of the tragic frame is the only option to create change within Egypt.  Just my two cents! :)

I will use the theory is Public Sphere